RIPLEY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

ROBERT REINERS, PRESIDENT

10105 N. SPADES RD.

SUNMAN, IN 47041

 (812) 623-3209

CHARLES FOLZ

2072 S. CO. RD. 400 E.

DILLSBORO, IN 47018

 (812) 689-3592  

LAWRENCE NICKELL

6170 E. CO. RD. 800 S.

CROSS PLAINS, IN 47017

(812-667-4981)

2005 Meeting Schedule

Commissioner's meeting room in the Annex building, begins at 8:00 am

Unapproved Commissioner's Meeting Minutes for 09/26/05

September 26, 2005

The Ripley County Board of Commissioners met on Monday, September 26th, 2005 at the Ripley County Annex, Versailles, Indiana.Commissioner Reiners promptly called the meeting to order at 8:00 AM and all stood for the opening pledge to flag. Commissioner Reiners, Chuck Folz and Lawrence Nickell were in attendance.

Mary Ann McCoy, Auditor of Ripley County acted as secretary for the Board of Commissioners.

Neil Comer, County Attorney was present to advise the Board on legal matters.

Commissioner Folz made a motion to approve the minutes of September 12^th meeting as written seconded by Commissioner Nickell. Motion approved unanimously.

Commissioner Nickell made a motion to approve the payroll check and claim register for September 26th, 2005 seconded by Commissioner Folz. Motion approved unanimously.

Commissioner Folz made a motion to roll CPI Supply Contract for the 2006 calendar year seconded by Commissioner Nickell.  Motion approved unanimously.

Commissioner Reiners advised that he had talked to Nancy Marticke, Vice President of Patient Services/ Margaret Mary Hospital and reported that the hospital will continue with the same amount of payment for 2006, as it was in 2005, for the new EMS Director, Don Bowman.

Andy Clark, Veteran Service Office updated the commissioners on the trips that are being made by the Veteran’s Office.

Kelly Vollet, Technology reported she had received generator proposals for the EMS location from RC Electric/ Rodney Crabtree $4,000/ 12,000 KW Briggs & Stratton & J.R.’S Electric/J.R. Stephen $4,050/ 10KW.

Commissioner Folz made a motion to go with RC Electric/Rodney Crabtree/ $4,000 for 12,000 KW generator for the EMS Location seconded by Commissioner Nickell. Motion approved unanimously.

Commissioners met with Mr. Ken Boatwright, Developer, Owen Heaton Jr., Highway Superintendent and Tad Brinson, Area Planning Commission.  Ken Boatwright, Boatwright Development is proposing a 31 Lot Subdivision (Milan Commons Subdivision) in the Milan area. Phase II of the development will be using existing County Road 600E. (One (1) lane gravel road). Commissioners made three (3) recommendations to Mr. Boatwright for the proposed development when it is presented to the Planning Commission for approval.

1.          Mr. Boatwright brings the existing portion of County Road 600E up to the County Specifications for a grave road at the current time.

2.          The sixty (60) foot right of way shall come from the proposed development land East of the existing road.

3.          Eighty (80%) of phase two is to be developed, or up to five (5) years form secondary approval before the road is to be paved.

        All improvements to the existing County Road shall be at the developer’s expense and the Commissioners may grant an extension of time.

Commissioners signed three (3) Release of Liens on Real Estate, for Loretta Rose, 608 Floyd Drive, Versailles, In, Janie Griswold, 119 Carr Street, Milan, In. & Jason Lagaly & Vicki Zinser, 1000 South Main Street, Milan, In.

Gene Bishop, Maintenance updated the commissioners on the shelving for the Storage area.

Neil Comer, Ripley County Attorney advised the commissioners that the building inspector is the only one that is under the commissioners’ commission and the other employees are under the Planning Commission.

Commissioner Reiners reported that the re-licensing will be November 17^th at Beltarra.

Commissioners received a letter from Barth & Associates in reference to Ripley County Bridge#100 over Mollenkramer Reservoir. The final design of the superstructure steel is the responsibility of C.P.I. and the final bridge seat elevations are to be determined by C.P.I. based on the final roadway elevation and the steel design.

Commissioners received a Letter of Commitment from the Indiana Department of Transportation in reference to Bridge# 89 over Ripley Creek on Old Milan Road Street (Federal Funds for the construction phase only for the subject project and only for those work items eligible within federal guidelines) Commissioners decided to not sign the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Letter of Local Commitment for Federal Aid for Bridge #89.

Mary Ann McCoy, Auditor updated the commissioners on the State-wide Data Status at the present time. McCoy reported that the data presented to the state is not compliant and that we are working with Low to correct.     

Commissioner Nickell made a motion to set the November 7^th, 2005 meeting as the designated date for the Health Insurance bids seconded by Commissioner Folz. Motion approved unanimously.           

John Graf, Barth Associates advised  the  commissioners  that there was a meeting on Wednesday, September 28^th @10:00AM with the contractor and the city of

Batesville at the Bridge#100 site.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Commissioner Folz made a motion to adjourn until the next regular meeting on Friday, October 7th, 2005 @ 8:00AM at the Ripley County Annex, Versailles, Indiana seconded by Commissioner Nickell. Motion approved unanimously.

Ripley County Board of Commissioners

             Mary Ann McCoy, Auditor

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