August 27, 2001
The Ellettsville, Indiana, Town Council met at 7:00 PM for the pre-adoption 2002 budget hearing. Members present were Jerry Pittsford, President; David Sorokoty, Vice President; Michael Cornman, and David Drake. Jerry Pittsford called the meeting to order.
Jerry Pittsford opened the floor to anyone wishing to speak on the budget. There were no comments from the floor.
After speaking with Charlie Pride from the State Board of Accounts, Sandra Hash explained in order to accommodate a request from Jim Davis, Fire Chief, to reduce his budget this year by $7,342 and increase next years budget by the same amount will require a resolution for the reduction and an additional appropriation request for next year.
There were no additional comments.
A motion was made by Mike Cornman and seconded by David Drake to close the hearing. Motion carried.
The Ellettsville, Indiana, Town Council met in regular session at 7:30 PM, Monday August 27, 2001. Jerry Pittsford called the meeting to order. Jerry also led the prayer. Geraldine McIntyre led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Jerry asked for roll call of Council Members. Members present were Jerry Pittsford, President; David Sorokoty, Vice President; Michael Cornman, David Drake, and Geraldine McIntyre. Also present were Sandra Hash, Clerk-Treasurer and Mike Spencer, Town Attorney.
Approval of the Minutes of
the regular meeting on August 13, 2001
A motion was made by Mike Cornman and seconded by David Sorokoty to
approve the minutes of the regular meeting on August 13, 2001. Motion carried.
Voluntary Annexations
Fiscal Plans
Zion Church of the
Nazarene-Foster and McCoy property
Tom Ruemler represented the Zion Church of the Nazarene. He forwarded the certified letter
notification and publication to the Clerk-Treasurer. Rick Coppock said he had reviewed the fiscal plan and everything
is in order.
Geraldine McIntyre moved to do the fiscal plan for the voluntary
annexation of the Zion Church of the Nazarene.
David Drake seconded. Motion
carried.
Ordinance on First
Reading
Ordinance 01-23
David Drake read the title as follows, Ordinance 01-23 an ordinance
concerning the annexation of adjacent and contiguous territory of the
Ellettsville Town Code. He also
explained this is the Ordinance concerning the Zion Church of the
Nazarene. Mr. Ruemler said the property
is located on West Ratliff Road across from the property owned by Kenton
Robinson developer of Green Briar Knolls and Deer Run subdivisions. Mike Cornman added it is about the 6300 block
of West Ratliff.
Ordinances on Second
Reading
Ordinance 01-15 the
annexation of Campbell’s Park
Ordinance 01-16 the
annexation of the Well Site Phase One
Ordinance 01-17 the
annexation of Mary and Michael George’s property
Mike Cornman read Ordinance 01-15 by title as follows an ordinance
concerning the annexation of adjacent and contiguous territory of the
Ellettsville Town Code.
David Sorokoty moved to accept Ordinance 01-15 the annexation of
Campbell’s Park. David Drake seconded.
Mike Spencer requested time to speak with Rick Coppock, Town Engineer
concerning the timetable for the annexation process before the vote.
Mike Spencer requested the annexations ordinances be tabled until the
next meeting.
David Sorokoty withdrew his motion.
David Drake withdrew his second.
David Drake moved to table Ordinance 01-15, 01-16, and 01-17. Geraldine McIntyre seconded. Motion carried.
Ordinance 01-20
David Drake read Ordinance 01-20 by title as follows, ordinance to
amend section 255-10 of the Ellettsville Town Code concerning personnel.
David Drake moved to accept Ordinance 01-20 seconded by David
Sorokoty. Jerry stated this ordinance
changes the definitions of part-time for the Fire Department. Motion carried with Mike Cornman abstaining.
Ordinance 01-21
David Sorokoty read Ordinance 01-21 by title as follows, ordinance to
amend section 725-15 of the Ellettsville Town Code concerning sewer rates. Jerry explained this would change the amount
of the deposit.
David Sorokoty moved to accept Ordinance 01-21 amending section 725-15
of the Ellettsville Town Code. Mike
Cornman seconded. Motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS
Agenda Amendments
Mike Cornman moved to add Ron Hahn, Butler Telecom, representing
Smithville Telephone Company’s construction related to the INDOT project to the
agenda. David Drake seconded. Motion carried.
David Sorokoty moved to amend the agenda to include the agreement
between the hospital and the ambulance service and the hiring of the part-time. David Drake seconded. Motion carried.
Ron Hahn, Butler Telecom
Ron Hahn will be the project engineer for Smithville Telephone
concerning the INDOT project facility relocation. He wishes to make a matter of record the intent of Smithville Telephone
Company to begin construction of a new underground telephone system to be
located at Vine Street, from Jack’s Defeat Creek to Walnut Street. They will go north to Main Street and west
to Main Street and Temperance Street intersection. This work is scheduled to begin on September 4, 2001 and will be
coordinated with other utility construction area. This will be the initial construction phase of the over all
project to relocate existing Smithville Telephone Company facilities from Main
and Temperance Streets presently located within the
construction limits of the highway project. Another portion of this project will consist of placing
facilities on Third Street to Association, West to Sale Street then east to
Paul Street and will begin at a later date.
Construction is to be suspended during the week of September the 16th
to September the 23rd so as not to interfere with the annual Fall
Festival. It is the wishes of
Smithville Telephone Company to work in conjunction with each and every other
entity here in Ellettsville to continue to provide good telephone service.
Ambulance agreement with the
Bloomington Hospital Ambulance Service
Jim Davis, Fire Chief discussed the ambulance agreement with the
Bloomington Hospital Ambulance Service.
The agreement grants our entire request. We will be providing a back up ambulance. It will be housed at the Curry Pike Station,
which is centrally located in the County.
Bloomington Hospital will fully stock the ambulance and re-supply as
needed. They will provide fuel and all
maintenance. They will provide
certification classes the EFD personnel will require free of charge and all
necessary in-service training. They will
also furnish all liability malpractice and collision insurance. They will provide orientation for all EFD
employees as well. We will provide a
minimum of one EMT and one First Responder to staff the ambulance and make
every effort to provide 2 EMTs as soon as possible. If the Town is on a fire call they understand we will be out of
service for the ambulance. The hospital
will only use this ambulance if all other ambulances are out on calls. This ambulance will be for emergencies only. Bloomington Hospital will pay us
$31,868.04. The agreement will enable
the Fire Department to have 2 employees around the clock at station 8.
David Drake pointed out that the contract does not say the ambulance
will be for emergencies only or that it will be out of service when the
firefighters are fighting a fire.
Mike Spencer agreed to make those changes to the contract.
David Drake moved to approve the agreement with the Bloomington
Hospital Ambulance service for the ambulance at station 8 with amendments to
the written contract stating the ambulance will be for emergency calls only,
the ambulance will not be available when the firefighters from that station are
on a fire run and changing the date from August 1, 2001 to October 1,
2001. Geraldine McIntyre seconded. Motion carried with Mike Cornman abstaining.
Mike Spencer asked if an auto accident was considered a fire run. Mike Cornman replied yes. David Drake suggested listing it as fire
related emergency calls in the contract.
Hiring of part-time
employees to cover back up ambulance for Bloomington Hospital Ambulance Service
Jim Davis explained the ambulance contract would require additional
personnel. The need will be filled with
9 part-time people who have other jobs.
They will be working from 12 to 24 hours per week. They will be covering 168 hours per week or
the equivalent of three full time positions.
Jerry read a letter as follows:
At this time, the chief Officers and Council Liaison would like to
recommend the following personnel be hired as part-time employees to cover the
back up Ambulance for Bloomington Hospital which will be in operating service
in the near future, as well as, work as Firefighters:
Jason Crouch Brian
Leonard Mike
Stalcup
Ryan Fipps Clinton
Moore Ronald
Vandeventer
Karin Jenkins Dale
Nicholson Tim VanDeventer
David Drake moved to approve the part-time employment of the nine
people just mentioned, seconded by Geraldine McIntyre. Motion carried with Mike Cornman abstaining.
Both the Town and the Ambulance Service will benefit from this
agreement. We will now have 2 people on
duty at all times at station 8 on Curry Pike.
The Hospital will gain housing for the employees and ambulance at
station 8 in addition to the ambulance housed at station 7 in Ellettsville.
Action to pay Accounts
Payable Vouchers
Michael Cornman moved to pay the Accounts Payable Vouchers, seconded by
David Drake. Motion carried.
Ron McGlocklin, Town Marshal, explained that the school administration requested
a committee be formed to research the School Resource Officer grant. The meeting would start in September. Mr. Rubush, Mr. Sparks and Mr. Ackerman will represent the school. Mike Cornman; Police Liaison, Ron McGlocklin, and Sergeant Stone will represent the town.
Jerry stated for public record that the Police would actively watch the speed on the newly opened section of Highway 46. He also added all 5 lanes of traffic must stop for school buses.
Jim David, Fire Chief, presented a Ordinance to revise the fee schedule for the building permits which will add the wordage any other structures are 10 cents per square foot. It will be on the September 10 agenda.
Mike Spencer, Town Attorney, advised the Council we had won the judgment concerning the canine in Michigan. It was the result of good representation from the attorney in Michigan, Mr. Petrangelo and good witnesses representing the Town.
Sandra Hash, Clerk-Treasurer requested permission to attend the Regional meeting of the Indiana League of Municipal Clerks and Treasurers on October 30th and 31st. Her Deputy, Lynn Weiss will attend on the 31st. Mike Cornman moved to approve travel for the Clerk-Treasurer and Deputy Clerk. David Drake seconded. Motion carried.
Geraldine McIntyre, Town Council Member and Town Representative on the Monroe County Solid Waste Board, announced a fifth site has been opened for Monroe County Solid Waste on Anderson Road. This will allow orange bags and recyclables to be dropped off at this site instead of entering the landfill. This cost of the orange bags will increase in January from $6.00 per roll to $7.00.
David Drake, Town Council Member spoke of a Herald-Times editorial,
which explained the payment of taxes through out the County. The people living in Ellettsville as well as
Bloomington pay the same share for services offered by the County through the
County property tax. Therefore
Ellettsville is contributing to those services and paying their fair
share. We should not be obligated to
pay twice. We also pay a surcharge for
911 on our telephone service to help fund that system. Maybe we could help out more than we do, but
we are paying our fair share.
Mike Cornman, Town Council Member added to Mr. Drake’s comments during his term as Council President there were several times that it came up Ellettsville should be contributing more than the standard, but there was never a proposal made or a committee formed to try to work out a solution. Mike said if we are that much of a
burden on the County maybe we should consider our own Public Safety Answering Point.
Mike also said he had a request from Curt Hayes of Eastern Richland Sewer Corporation to approve the sewer hook-ons at the Lost Mans Lane and Maple Grove development. Mike and Jerry agreed nothing has changed at this time that would allow them to change their opinions on the IDEM inquiry.
Jerry Pittsford, Council President announced the appraisals are in the process on the two properties West of Town Hall, which could be the future site of a New Town Hall.
Jerry also expressed his appreciation and admiration to the Comprehensive Planning Committee and the Planner, Bill Land for the hard work on the creation of the Ellettsville Comprehensive Plan. The Plan will be a valuable tool in the future of Ellettsville Planning.
Darlyne Sowder, Park Board President thanked Jim Ragle and his crew for setting the new limestone sign for Campbell’s Park, transforming the basketball courts from 2 half courts into 3 full courts and all the other things they have done to improve Campbell’s Park and the Marci Jane Lewis Park. She also thanked Mike Farmer for the drinking fountain the Utility Department installed by the Skate Park.
Adjournment
Motion to adjourn was made by Mike Cornman seconded by Geraldine McIntyre. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:32 PM.
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Jerry Pittsford, President David Sorokoty, Vice President
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Mike Cornman David Drake
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Geraldine McIntyre Sandra C. Hash
Clerk-Treasurer