DECATUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

FEBRUARY 5, 2007


The Decatur County Commissioners opened their February 5th meeting with following present: Charles Buell- President, Jerome Buening, John Richards and Bridgett Weber-Auditor.

The January 16th meeting minutes were read and approved as corrected.

Mark Mohr – Highway Department discussed questions of addresses on 600W also being known as 421 North. Ms. Polanski addressed questions and stated that addresses would remain 600W.

Mr. Mohr reported a meeting being held in February about Indiana Historic Bridge Inventory at South Bend.
Mr. Mohr discussed a 16 inch gas line coming from Shelby County that will service the Honda Plant and eventually provide service to the City of Greensburg.

Sharon Fischer – Fiddle fest Committee requested permission to use the Courthouse grounds and restrooms during festival on June 29th and 30th. Commissioners agreed and asked Mrs. Fischer to fill out the request form available in the Auditor’s Office.

Ms. Polanski discussed the structure of the proposed Regional Water District. Mr. Buening moved to take the necessary steps to include Ripley and Jennings Counties to form a Regional Water District, Mr. Richards seconded and Mr. Buell concurred. Julie Berry from SIRPC sent out request for qualifications sent to engineering firms and is to be submitted to the Auditor’s Office by March 2, 2007.

Ms. Polanski requested signatures on letters from Barnes & Thornburg. Mr. Buening moved to sign letter consenting to Barnes & Thornburg representing Honda on other matters not associated with Decatur County, Mr. Richards seconded and Mr. Buell concurred.

Mr. Buening moved to hire Barnes & Thornburg as bond counsel for the Hulsbosch Dairy, Mr. Richards seconded and Mr. Buell concurred.

Tim Ortman discussed the GIS support contract with Schneider Corporation for 2007. Mr. Buening moved to sign a notice to proceed for the Enhanced Package with Schneider, Mr. Richards seconded and Mr. Buell concurred.
Mr. Ortman also discussed the back-up policy and procedures plan recommended by the State Board of Accounts. The IT Committee will discuss it further at their next meeting February 21st.

The public unveiling of the GIS and County Website will be February 6th from 1-3pm for county offices and 6-8pm for the public.

Mr. Ortman also discussed the recommendations of the IT Committee for hosting the county website and email. It was recommended by the committee to go with Enhanced Telecommunications to host the county website and domain address decaturcounty.in.gov. Mr. Buening moved to use ETC for domain hosting and website for Decatur County, Mr. Richards seconded and Mr. Buell concurred.

Pepper Cooper-Maverick Insurance discussed Health Insurance for Decatur County. Mr. Cooper reported that the maximum claims benefit could be raised to $55,000.00 of risk per employee based on several good claims years in Decatur County. Mr. Buening moved to raise the maximum claims benefit per employee to $55,000.00, Mr. Richards seconded and Mr. Buell concurred.

Mr. Buening moved to appoint Scott Simmonds to the Decatur County Memorial Hospital Board, Mr. Richards seconded and Mr. Buell concurred.

Shari Hinds-USI introduced her company to the Commissioners. The company specializes in transportation projects; will do water/sewer work; worked with the State of Indiana and neighboring counties on several projects; and is conducting bridge inspections in many counties.

Marshall Cameron-Clarksburg discussed closing a road near his residence. Mr. Cameron will contact the Highway Department and the Auditor’s Office to discuss the procedure further.

Steve Barth presented his yearly agreement to perform services to Decatur County for 2007. Mr. Buening moved to sign agreement, Mr. Richards seconded and Mr. Buell concurred.

Mr. Richards moved to appoint William Pearsey to the Lake Santee Regional Waste & Water District, Mr. Buening seconded and Mr. Buell concurred.

With nothing else to come before the Commissioners, Mr. Richards moved to recess, Mr. Buening seconded and Mr. Buell concurred.


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Charles Buell, President

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