
RIPLEY
COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS
DONALD DUNBAR, PRESIDENT
829 E. BEECH
P.O. BOX 122
OSGOOD, IN
47037
(812) 689-4406
LAWRENCE
NICKELL
6170 E. CO. RD.
800 S.
CROSS PLAINS,
IN 47017
(812) 667-4981
DEPHANE
SMITH
5796 E. CO. RD.
475 N.
MILAN, IN 47031
(812) 654-2619
JUANITA BAUER
P.O. BOX 119
127 W. FIRST
NORTH STREET
VERSAILLES, IN
47042
(812) 689-7121
WILLIAM
H. DRAMANN
347
S. PARK AVE.
BATESVILLE, IN
47006
(812) 934-4280
DAVID
C. SIMON
5127
W. COUNTY RD. 500 N.
OSGOOD, IN 47037
(812) 689-5226
EDWARD
L. ARMBRECHT
1784
E. COUNTY RD. 800 S.
VERSAILLES, IN
47042
(812)
667-5690
2003
Council meeting schedule
Meetings
begin at 7:00 pm in Commissioner's room in Annex building
TUESDAY JANUARY 21, 2003 |
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 18, 2003 |
TUESDAY MARCH 18, 2003 |
TUESDAY APRIL 15, 2003 |
TUESDAY MAY 20, 2003 |
TUESDAY JUNE 17, 2003 |
TUESDAY JULY 15, 2003 |
TUESDAY AUGUST 19, 2003 |
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2003 |
TUESDAY OCTOBER 21, 2003 |
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2003 |
Unapproved
Council
Meeting Minutes for 11/18/03
November
18, 2003
The Ripley County Council met on
Tuesday, November 18th, 2003
at the Ripley County Annex in
Versailles, IN.
Don Dunbar, Ripley County Council President called the
public meeting to order promptly at 7:00PM with Council Members Dephane Smith,
Juanita Bauer, William Dramann, David C. Simon and Edward Armbrecht in
attendance. Lawrence Nickell was not in attendance. This is a public meeting of
the Ripley County Council.
Kathryn A Wiley, acting for the Auditor, Mary Ann McCoy (at
a state board of accounts meeting) took
the minutes of the meeting.
Neil Comer, Ripley County Attorney was present to advise
the board on legal matters.
Council Member Armbrecht made the motion to approve the
minutes of October 21st &
November 14th, 2003
and seconded by Council Member Dramann. Motion approved unanimously.
Fred Sagaster, Learning Network, presented Council with the
option of allowing
Ripley
County
businesses to hook into the fiber cable that has been installed to all of
Ripley County Schools. Ripley County Commissioners will have to designate 5
members to a committee with Ripley County Council authorization. The
requirements for members of the committee are: (1. Must be 18)
(2. Reside in Ripley
County
) (3. Must be bonded). Neil Comer,
Ripley County Attorney will have to prepare an Ordinance.
Council Member Smith made the motion to move forward
seconded by Council Member Simon. Motion approved unanimously.
County
Attorney
will prepare the Ordinance for the next Council Meeting.
Judge Taul requested that the additional Appropriation of $5,000 to
account#100-14700-000-020 Petit Juror for Ripley County Circuit Court to
be tabled.
Council Member Smith made the motion to approve the
additional appropriation of $65,000
to account#203-29532-000-003 Ripley County Highway/for Bridge #180 repair costs
scheduled to be completed by the end of 2003 and seconded by Council Member
Simon. Motion approved six Council
Members (Simon, Smith, Armbrecht, Dunbar, Bauer & Dramann) and one Council
Member not present (Lawrence Nickell).
Council Member Smith made the motion to approve the
additional appropriation of $10,000 (to new account #) Ripley County Highway for
750N Overflow to cover expenses anticipated by the Bridge Department and
seconded by Council Member Simon. Motion approved by six council members
present.
Council Member Smith made the motion to approve the
appropriation the Ripley County Health Department (Environmental Division)
Bioterrorism Grant of $18,451.00
into the following appropriations ($9,500 to Contractual Services/ $6,626
Communication Services/ $2,325 to Communication Services) and seconded by
Council Member Bauer. Motion approved by six Council Members present.
Council Member Armbrecht made the motion to approve the
appropriation for $566,961 Edit (County
Economic Development Income Tax) Council Member Simon seconded the motion.
Motion approved six Council Members present.
Council Member Armbrecht made the motion to approve the
appropriation of #208,388.20
Riverboat Gaming Belterra and seconded by Council Member Simon. Motion approved
six Council Members present.
Council Member Armbrecht made the motion to approve the
appropriation of $136,675.80
Riverboat Gaming Revenue/Rising Sun and seconded by Council Member Simon. Motion
approved by six Council Members present.
Council Member Armbrecht made the motion to approve the
transfers for Ripley County Highway Department of $3,452.08 from Fund
#201-25700-000-027 Garage & Motors/ $9,000 from Fund #201-28900-000-027 Gas,
Oil & Lubes/ $3,000 from Fund #201-29100-000-027 Tires & Tubes to Fund
#201-43100-000-027 Machinery & Equipment and seconded by Dramann. Motion
approved by six Council Members present.
Council Member Bauer made the motion to approve the
transfers for EMS of $250.00 from Fund #100-36520-000-018 EMS Services &
Charges to Fund #100-25306-000-008 EMS Director/Office Supplies and $250.00 from
Fund #100-36520-000-018 EMS Services & Charges to Fund # 100-28900-000-018
EMS Director (Fuel For New Trucks) seconded by Council Member Smith. Motion
approved by the six Council Members
present.
Council Member Armbrecht made the motion to approve the
transfer for Prosecuting Attorney of $3,000 from Fund #260-34700-000-047 Bond
& Insurance to Fund # 260-12402-000-047 Part time Secretary and seconded by
Council Member Bauer. Motion approved by the six Council Members present.
Council Member Smith made the motion to approve the
transfer for Sheriff’s Department of $1,200
from Fund #100-32330-000-014 Physician/Nurse to Fund # 100-11161-000-014 Payroll
Account For Nurse and seconded by Council Member Armbrecht. Motion approved by
five Council Members (Armbrecht, Simon, Smith, Bauer & Dunbar) one
abstaining (Dramann). (Council Member Nickell not Present)
Council Member Smith made the motion to approve the
transfer for Sheriff’s Department of $11,000
from Fund # 100-32330-000-014 Physician/Nurse to Fund #100-28200-000-014 Inmate
Medical & Dental and seconded by Council Member Armbrecht. Motion approved
by five Council Members (Armbrecht, Simon, Smith, Bauer & Dunbar) one
abstaining (Dramann). Council Member Nickell not present).
Council Member Armbrecht made the motion to approve the
transfer for Judge Taul, Circuit Court of $750.00
From Grand Juror/Fund # 100-14701-000-020/ $1,292.00
from Copy Machine Maintenance/ Fund # 100-32301-000-020/
$856.00 from Training Fund # 100-32600-000-020/ $400.00 from Mileage Fund
# 100-32700-000-020/ $5,000 from Pauper Transcript
Fund #100-36800-000-020 to Fund #
100-14700-000-020 seconded by Council Member Dramann. Judge Taul withdrew the request of $2,640 from Pauper Counsel
Fund # 100-32700-000-020. Motion approved unanimously.
Council Member Dramann made the motion to approve the
transfer of $500.00 from Meeting Fund # 100-32800-000-004 and $500.00 from
Office Supplies Fund #100-25300-000-004 to Capital Outlays Fund #
100-43800-000-004 seconded by Council Member Smith. Motion approved unanimously.
Daryl Caldwell of Safe Passage reported current status of
the Safe Passage Project. Recommendations for the project include: 15,000 sq.
ft. building with 24/7 crisis line, support groups, training, community
resources, legal assistance, education, transition for clients. They are working
toward more fundraisers and grants to support the facility. The goal is to have
a staff of 10 by March of 2004.
County
Attorney
, Neil Comer addressed the issue of the request to transfer $100,000 from 911
funds to
EMS
. It was noted that the transfer request at the lst meeting was not put into
writing or officially tabled.
County
Attorney
Comer stated that this transfer
cannot be completed without the State Tax rates in place, as per Mary Ann McCoy,
Ripley County Auditor. Council President Dunbar recommended recessing until
Monday, November 24th, 2003
@
7:00PM
in the Commissioner’s meeting room to decide on
EMS
to barrow money from the Riverboat Fund until the State Tax rates have been
approved. Council Member Smith made the motion to approve recessing until
Monday, November 24th @
7:00PM
and seconded by Council Member Simon. Motion approved unanimously.
Ginger Bradford, Ripley County Clerk, informed the council
members and public that donations were being collected for Mary Stutler,
Probation Department, who passed away due to an accident on
Sunday, November 16, 2003
.
Council Member Bauer requested if emergency Council meeting
are called, to please have them at
7:00 PM
to allow her to attend since she works during the day.
Committee Reports:
Economic Development- Chuck Folz had nothing to report.
Technology Committee-Edward Armbrecht reported GIS Mapping
was discussed with no motions of approval.
E911 Advisory Board-Juanita Bauer had nothing to report.
SEI Regional Planning Committee-Dephane Smith reported no
grants and discussed elections.
Grants Committee-Donald Dunbar & Robert Reiners met
with Ted Spurlock and Ed Sullivan of the Rising Sun Regional Foundation
Thursday, November 13th to discuss grant applications for
EMS
, Map Grant, and Technology Grant for computer systems.
Meeting went well.
Solid Waste District-Donald Dunbar reported not enough
members attended for a meeting.
EMS Advisory Committee-Dephane Smith advised
meeting will be held
Wednesday, November 19, 2003
.
Welfare Committee-William Dramann had nothing to report.
Meeting was recessed until
Monday, November 24th, 2003
@
7:00PM
in the Commissioner’s meeting room in the Ripley County Annex,
Versailles
, In.
Monday, November 24th, 2003
Council President, Donald Dunbar opened the meeting
promptly at
7:00 PM
with all Council Members present (Dunbar, Armbrecht, Simon, Dramann, Smith,
Nickell and Bauer.
Council President Dunbar reported that there were no
minutes to read or approve.
Council Member Bauer made the motion to approve the
transfer of $50,000 from Fund # 100-13300-000-018 to EMS Equipment Fund #
100-36525-000-018 seconded by Council member Bauer. Motion approved by Six
members (Dramann, Smith, Simon, Dunbar, Nickell and Bauer) and one opposed
Armbrecht. It was noted that this was a loan until the approval of the
$100,000/County General come down from the state.
Council decided that the first pay for the EMS Workers
would be
January 19, 2004
and that money collected from the
EMS
runs will go to the new EMS Fund.
Council decided to do additionals at the December 16th
meeting for (No Tax Rate Funds) only,
due to the date of December 15th being the last date that the state
will receive additional appropriations.
Council Members decided to have a council meeting on
January 2nd, 2004
for additional appropriations advertised in December.
Start date for the
EMS
is Sunday, 4th of January 2004.
Auditor McCoy reported to the council that Soil & Water
would like to have the balance of the grant given to
Ripley
County
back at the end of the year. This was tabled to next meeting on
December 16, 2003
.
Council Members advised that council budgeted the total
amount for (Soil & Water) with the understanding that they pay the grant in
to County
General.
Council Member Smith made the motion to adjourn until the
next regular meeting on December 16thst at
7:00PM
in the Ripley County Annex,
Versailles
, In., seconded by Council Member Nickell. Motion approved unanimously.
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