Only four members present – Steve Jacob, David Rodgers, Tom
Santelli, Debby Shubert; Secretaries Carla Newcomer and Chelsea Young.
Meeting was called to order just after 8:30 a.m. by
President Steve Jacob and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Council approved the minutes from its December meeting.
The members present unanimously re-elected Steve Jacob as
Council President and Marcia Wilhoite as Vice President
RE-APPROPRIATIONS:
Sheriff (Mike Nielsen):
Requested transfers from the Deputies lines to Secretary,
Executive Secretary and Evidence Tech to re-align salaries. These transfers
reflect re-assignment of duties, but all within the approved budget for 2016. Approved.
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS:
By council ordinance, a super-majority of five of seven
members is required to approve additional appropriations. As only four members
are present today, the additional appropriation request submitted by the
auditor was tabled until the council’s next meeting.
NEW BUSINESS:
Penny Bogan, representing Mike Miller of the Maintenance
Department, requested an encumbrance from 2015 to pay off the remaining
vacation days of an employee who has retired. That money was budgeted in 2015
but not paid out before year’s end. Approved.
Commissioner Jeff Wolfe, on behalf of the Highway
Department, presented a series of salary ordinance changes proposed by Engineer
Craig Parks. The plan includes detailed job descriptions and performance
evaluations to create a tiered salary structure. All told, the positions’
salaries come in at slightly less than the council had allotted for 2016.
Approved.
President Steve Jacob presented a variety of positions to
which the council makes appointments. The council would like anyone who is interested
in those positions to contact President Jacob via phone or email so that
appointments can be confirmed next month. Positions are listed below.
Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Area Plan Commission
Lebanon Public Library
Thorntown Public Library (2)
Property Tax Board of Appeals (2)
Redevelopment Commission (1)
Council members were appointed to a variety of boards as
well:
Convention & Visitors Bureau – Tom Santelli
Redevelopment Commission – Marcia Wilhoite
Solid Waste District – Marcia Wilhoite
Child Advocacy Center – Tom Santelli
OLD BUSINESS:
Council President Steve Jacob noted that the
representative from Waggoner, Irwin & Schelle to discuss a wage study was
scheduled to attend today’s meeting, but due to the reduced numbers on the
council, it would not be appropriate. The representative is unable to attend
the February meeting, and those present thought waiting until March would be
too late to start the process. The
President Jacob asked the council to set its meeting
schedule for 2016. After much discussion, the council approved a schedule
similar to last year’s, with regular meetings on the second Tuesday of each
month at 8:30 a.m., with quarterly evening meetings in March, June, September
and December. Those meetings will begin at 6:30 p.m., with the exception of the
December meeting, which will start at 5:00 p.m. to accommodate holiday plans. Also,
because the second Tuesday of November falls on Election Day, which is a county
holiday, that month’s meeting will be moved to Wednesday, November 9.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Lebanon resident Aaron Smith thanked the council for
scheduling evening meetings.
Jay Schaumberg, the council’s appointee to the Area Plan
Commission, introduced himself and expressed his interest in continuing to
serve in that role.
Meeting adjourned at approximately 9:15.
Next regularly scheduled meeting will be Tuesday, February
9th, at 8:30 a.m.
