Monday, December 12, 2011

Agenda -- December 2011 Council Meeting

BOONE COUNTY COUNCIL
BUSINESS AGENDA FOR DECEMBER 13, 2011
LOCATION: CONNIE LAMAR MEETING ROOM, ROOM 105
116 W Washington St
Lebanon, IN 46052

Call meeting to order – 8:30 a.m.

Approval of November 2011 Minutes, 2012 Budget Hearing and Adoption Minutes

Re-Appropriation Requests:
Surveyor, Drainage Board, Superior Court I, Circuit Court,Re-Assessment

Additional Requests:
Auditor, Sheriff, Prosecutor, Co Gen Health Fund, County Corrections, Highway, Highway Health Fund, Cum Bridge, CCD

New Business:
Ken Campbell and Morgan Stanly Rep – Sheriff’s Pension
Rick Carney, Highway Superintended – Narrow banding
Approval of 2012 Council Meeting Dates
Tonya Thayer, Office Manager Prosecutors Office – Benefits for Employee
Dax Norton, Director Boone EDC - Update
Melody Price, Auditor - Financial Update

Old Business:

Public Comment:

Document Signing:
Re-Appropriations, Additionals, November 2011 Council Minutes, 2012 Hearing and Adoption Minutes

Adjournment


This agenda is subject to change.

About the County Council

The County Council approves the county budget, sets the tax rate, borrows money, makes appropriations of funds and is responsible for county employee salaries, among other things. Essentially, the County Commissioners are the executive branch of county government, setting most policies and making decisions on issues as they arise, while the County Council is more like the legislative branch, approving those decisions (or not) and finding a way to pay for them.The Council has seven members, one representing each of four geographic districts and three at-large members. (I am one of the at-large seats, so wherever you live in Boone County, I am your representative.) Members serve four-year terms. Every voter is represented by a majority of the Council members: one member from the voter's district, plus three at-large members.

About Me

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Lebanon, IN, United States
I am a life-long resident of Boone County and a 1989 graduate of Western Boone High School. My wife Rylin and I, along with our children Matthew and Laura, live southwest of Lebanon on the old family dairy farm that has been in my family nearly 70 years. I am a graduate of Purdue University, and for the past 20+ years have taught history, government and English at Zionsville High School. I have a Master's degree in American Studies from Purdue and am working -- slowly -- toward a Master of Public Affairs degree at IUPUI. Before being elected to the County Council in 2008, I served six years on the Jackson Township Board, having first been elected in 2002. I also serve as the Council's representative on the board of the Boone County Economic Development Corporation.