RIPLEY COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS

DONALD DUNBAR, PRESIDENT

829 E. BEECH

P.O. BOX 122

OSGOOD, IN 47037

(812) 689-4406

MARK BUSCHING

608 CLEARVIEW LANE

VERSAILLES, IN  47042

(812) 689-7119

DEPHANE SMITH

5796 E. CO. RD. 475 N.

MILAN, IN 47031

(812) 654-2619

BEN PEETZ

9570 N. COUNTY RD. 250 W

BATESVILLE, IN  47006

(812) 852-4573

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

2005 Council meeting schedule

Meetings begin at 7:00 pm in Commissioner's room in Annex building

Unapproved Council Meeting Minutes for 12/21/04

December 21, 2004

The Ripley County Council met on December 21st, 2004 at the Ripley County Annex in Versailles , Indiana .

Donald Dunbar, Ripley County Council President called the meeting to order promptly at 7:00 PM with Council Members Dephane Smith, Lawrence Nickell, David Simon, William Dramann, Edward Armbrecht & Donald Dunbar  in attendance. Council Member Bauer could not attend.

Mary Ann McCoy, Auditor, acted as clerk to the Council taking minutes for the meeting. 

Neil Comer, Ripley County Attorney, was present to advise the Council.

Council Member Smith made the motion to approve the minutes of the November 16^th meeting seconded by Council Member Nickell. Motion approved unanimously.

Council tabled to a meeting in 2005 the additional appropriations of $432.00 from Adult Probation User’s Fees to Fund # 246-12401-000-040 & $1104.00 from County General to Fund # 100-12400-000-021.

Council Member Smith made the motion to approve the additional appropriation of $56,135.26 / Belterra seconded by Council Member Nickell. Motion approved unanimously.

Council Member Smith made the motion to approve the transfer of $7550.73 from fund #293-46900-000-293 Infrastructure to Fund#293-13300-000-293 Group Insurance & $50,000 from Fund # 100-34600-000-018 Liability Insurance to Fund # 100-13300-000-018 Group Insurance seconded by Council Member Nickell. Motion approved by 5 (Five) Members Smith, Nickell, Simon, Dunbar & Dramann and 1 (one) opposed. (Armbrecht)

Council Member Armbrecht made the motion to approve the transfer $8157.50 from Fund # 100-13801-000-007 Deputies overtime to Fund # 564-37800-000-564 Ripley County Community Tobacco Grant/ Contractual seconded by Council Member Nickell. Motion approved unanimously.

Council Member Dramann made the motion to approve the transfer of $18.80 from Fund # 523-99999-000-523 Lilly Grant to Fund # 520-99999-000-523 Rising Sun Grant seconded by Council Member Simon. Motion approved unanimously. 

Council Member Smith made the motion to do one copy of the Encumbrances and have for review seconded by Council Member Nickell. Motion approved unanimously. 

Council Member Smith made the motion to approve $898,774.09 Encumbrance’s for 2004 seconded by Council Member Simon. Motion approved by 5 (Five) Council Members (Dunbar, Simon, Nickell, Smith & Dramann) 1 (one) opposed. (Armbrecht ).

As Follows:

100/County General/ $177,061.69

201/Highway/$73,005.10

203/Cumulative Bridge/$429.83

214/County Health Department/$2,103.14

217/Local Road & Streets/$7,057.67

245/Health Maintenance/$794.96

246/Adult Probation/$52.65

248/Family  & Children/$523,869.60

255/Recorders Perp/$560.00

260/PreTrial/$366.88

261/Law Enforce. Cont. Ed. Fund/$99.00

262/Law Enforce. Cont. Ed. Sheriff/$21.82

268/Gal Gasa/$468.00

274/Co. Cum. Cap. Dev./$51.64

277/Emergency Telephone/$16,771.77

288/Cumulative Jail/$4,825.43

290/Community Policing/$83.52

291/Sheriff Improvement/$130.76

293/Riverboat Gaming Fund/$60,195.18

295/Property Reassessment 2006/$23,065.28

329/Juvenile Detention In Home/$654.00

425/Park & Recreation/$2,746.04

523/Lilly Grant—RC Comprehensive/$860.27

585/ Park Building Grant/$2,853.26

588/RSRF-EMS Building Renovation/$646.60

Council Member Nickell made the motion to approve the Resolution Establishing Fees for Recycling Center seconded by Council Member Simon. Motion approved unanimously.

Council Member Nickell made the motion to table the Ordinance Amending the Rainy Day Fund. The council members made no second.

Rick Hertel, Ripley County Prosecutor updated the council members on the Victim Assistance Grant and how it works in the county.

Council Member Armbrecht made the motion to approve the Salary Ordinances for  $17,357.00 Probation  (County) & $22,253.00 for the Probation (Adult) Departments seconded by Council Member Simon. Motion approved unanimously.

Council Member Armbrecht made the motion to approve the Salary Ordinance for the Jail/ Sheriff Department (Longevity) seconded by Council Member Simon. Motion approved unanimously.

Council Member Armbrecht made the motion to approve the Salary Ordinance for Kelly Vollet in Cum Cap Development seconded by Council Member Simon. Motion approved unanimously.

Council Member Armbrecht made the motion to approve Andy Clark ordering the new veteran’s van when the grant check has been deposited seconded by Council Member Smith. Motion approved unanimously.

Council Member Armbrecht made the motion to approve the Ripley County Council 2005 Meeting Schedule seconded by Council Member Smith. Motion approved unanimously.

Council Member Smith made the motion to appoint Don Dunbar to the Solid Waste Board for 2005 seconded by Council Member Armbrecht. Motion approved unanimously.

Council Member Dunbar appointed Dephane Smith to the Southeastern Indiana Regional Planning Commission until December 31, 2005 seconded by Council Member Armbrecht. Motion approved unanimously.

Scott Melling, EMS Director updated the council members on the EMS billing for Ripley County and presented the Council members with a printout on the start date, billed year to date, payments year to date by Milan, Sunman, Batesville & Southern Ripley units in Ripley County.

Committee Reports

Economic Development – Chuck Folz – No report

Technology Committee – Edward Armbrecht – No report

E911 Advisory Board – Juanita Bauer – No Report

SEI Regional Planning Committee – Dephane Smith – No Report

Grants Committee – Donald Dunbar – No Report

  Solid Waste District – Donald Dunbar – No Report

EMS Advisory Committee – Dephane Smith – No Report

Welfare Committee – William Dramann –Reported that he had received a report from welfare.

Council Member Dramann made a motion to adjourn until the next regular meeting on January 18^th, 2005 seconded by Council Member Smith.  Motion approved unanimously.

Archive

BACK TO RIPLEY COUNTY