Monday, May 7, 2012

Council Agenda -- May 2012

BOONE COUNTY COUNCIL
BUSINESS AGENDA FOR MAY 9, 2012
CONNIE LAMAR MEETING ROOM, #105
116 W. Washington St
Lebanon, IN  46052


Call Meeting to Order – 8:30 a.m.

Approval of Minutes from the April 10, 2012 Meeting

Appointment to the Lebanon Public Library

Re-Appropriation Requests:  Circuit Court

Additional Requests:  Auditor, Sheriff, CCD/Commissioners

New Business:  Financial Report – Auditor Melody Price

Old Business:  Boone County Bridge #220

Public Comment:
 
Document Signing:  Additionals, March and April 2012 Minutes, Appointment to Lebanon Public Library                                            

                           
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.