The Ellettsville, Indiana, Town Council met in regular
session at 7:30 PM, Monday, August 12, 2002 at the Town Hall. David Sorokoty called the meeting to order
and David Sorokoty led in prayer. Mike
Cornman led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll
Call
David Sorokoty asked for roll
call of the Council Members. Members present were David Sorokoty,
President; David Drake, Vice-President; Mike Cornman and Geraldine
McIntyre. Also present was Sandra Hash,
Clerk-Treasurer and Mike Spencer, Town Attorney.
Supervisors Present Jim
Davis, Jim Ragle, Mike Farmer, Jeff Farmer.
Jay Humphrey stood in for Ron McGlocklin.
Approval
of Minutes of the meetings on July 17, July 22, July 29 and August 5, 2002
Mike Cornman moved to approve the minutes. Geraldine McIntyre seconded. Motion carried.
Action
to pay Accounts Payable Vouchers
Geraldine McIntyre moved to approve the accounts
payable vouchers. Mike Cornman
seconded. Motion carried.
Resolutions None
Ordinances on First Reading None
Ordinances on Second Reading
Ordinance
02-13 adopting Chapter 610 concerning use of safety equipment at the
Ellettsville Skate Park
David Drake read Ordinance 02-13 by title. Geraldine McIntyre moved Ordinance 02-13 be
adopted. David Drake seconded. Motion carried.
Ordinance
02-16 to amend Chapters 441, 442 and 443 of the Ellettsville Town Code
designating speed limits, through/stop streets and No Parking Areas
Geraldine McIntyre read Ordinance 02-16 by
title. Mike Cornman summarized that
this ordinance was for Deer Run Subdivision and Green Briar Knolls
Subdivision. David Drake made a motion
that Ordinance 02-16 be adopted.
Geraldine McIntyre seconded.
Motion carried.
Old Business None
New Business
Indiana
Department of Transportation requests permission to use the Town Parking lot as
a temporary turn around
Rick Coppock said INDOT would be closing the
intersection of Main Street and Sale Street for construction. Barricades will be staggered on Sale Street
south of Town Hall so that traffic will still be able to conduct business. They will put asphalt wedge on the curb of
Sale Street in order to use the parking lot as a turn around. This will start in the next 2-3 weeks and
will last approximately 2-3 weeks.
David Drake made a motion to allow the Indiana Department of
Transportation to use the town parking lot on Sale Street as a temporary turn
around. Geraldine McIntyre seconded.
Mike Cornman wanted to remind everyone to keep the State Road 46
Improvement Committee informed. Darlyne
Sowder said that both the co-chairs of
that committee were at the last INDOT meeting and
were informed that INDOT would be asking for Town Council permission to use the
parking lot. Motion carried.
Agreement
between the Town of Ellettsville and the Monroe County Public Library
concerning local access television programming
David Sorokoty said it was just a renewal of the
existing contract. This contract is for
1 year and the last contract was only for half a year. This is to keep the Town Council meetings on
BCATS TV. Mike Cornman made a motion to
approve the agreement between the Town and Monroe County Public Library. David Drake seconded. David Drake said he was amazed at how many
people tell him they watch it on TV.
Motion carried.
Conflict
of Interest disclosure statement from Kevin Patton
Jay Humphrey stated that Kevin would be doing some
work installing the light bars on the new police cars. He would be doing it at his residence on his
own personal time. He would be paid for
the work and the money will come from police funds. Geraldine McIntyre moved for approval of the Conflict of Interest
disclosure. David Drake seconded. Motion carried. Mike Cornman abstained.
Request
for medical leave of absence from Donya Medley
Donya Medley is requesting to be on medical leave
and is also requesting the Town pay her medical insurance while she is on
leave. She anticipates her leave to be
approximately six months or less. David
Drake moved to approve a medical leave of absence not to exceed six months for
Donya Medley and also for the Town to continue to pay her insurance premiums
during the leave of absence. Geraldine
McIntyre seconded. Motion carried. Mike Cornman abstained.
Jim Davis stated that while Donya is on medical
leave, she does not have enough sick time saved. Several of the firemen and some of the ladies in the utility
office would like to donate some of their sick time that they have accumulated
to Donya to cover her while she is on medical leave. They have donated a total of 432 hours and the list was given to
the Council. Jim anticipates that she
will be back to work before all of the hours are used up. Geraldine McIntyre moved to allow the
employees to transfer some of their sick leave time to Donya Medley’s sick leave
time in order to cover her while she is on medical leave. David Sorokoty said this is a nice gesture
and Jim explained that it has happened in the past and the employees are trying
to take care of their fellow employees.
David Drake seconded. Motion
carried. Mike Cornman abstained.
Sandra Hash asked for clarification about the
insurance being paid just as it always has been. Donya will still have her typical 20% deducted from her paycheck
and the Town will pay their standard 80%.
The council agreed that this is the way it should be handled.
Ellettsville
Park and Recreation Board appointment – Jeff Frownfelter
David Sorokoty appointed Jeff Frownfelter to the
Ellettsville Park & Recreation Board to fill the one seat that is
open. David wanted to commend Jeff for
the job he will do.
Privilege of the Floor None
Supervisor’s Comments
Mike
Farmer
requests permission to fill a couple vacancies in the Utility Department. Both are temporary full-time laborer
positions. They will be utilized for
water main extensions and relocations on the Highway 46 project. David Sorokoty asked if the jobs were
posted. Mike Farmer said they were
posted and advertised in the newspapers and that they followed proper
procedures. Mike Cornman asked whom he
was going to hire. Mike Farmer said if
they accept, it would be a couple local people who have both worked in the
utility field. Scott Pate and Roger
Drake both have Class A CDL’s and the utilities department has some experience
with them. Mike Cornman moved to
approve the Ellettsville Utilities to hire Scott Pate and Roger Drake as
temporary full-time employees.
Geraldine McIntyre seconded.
Motion carried.
Mike Farmer said that they are moving on to the
Highway and will be moving on to Dewey Drive in a couple of weeks. In order to do this, they need a piece of
equipment for construction, specifically on the Highway. They are looking to lease, rent or purchase
a skid loader. They found a rental with
a purchase option that is favorable to the Town. He wants permission to enter into an agreement that says there is
a purchase price attached to the skid loader of $29,090. It will only be rented at this time for 12
months. This rental is included in the
46 contract and the Town will be reimbursed for the monthly rental amount. At the end of twelve months, we will have
the option to send the equipment back or purchase it as a balloon payment. Geraldine McIntyre moved to allow the
Ellettsville Utilities Department to enter into an agreement for the rental of
a skid loader with the option to purchase at the end of a twelve-month
period. David Drake seconded. Motion carried.
Mike Farmer also wanted to remind everyone that
they started on the Highway and are in the Poplar Drive and 46 area and will be
heading across Edgewood Drive, hopefully they will be past there before school
starts next week and will be moving into the downtown area. Any questions or concerns should be directed
to the Utilities Department. Also, they
will be starting on Dewey Drive upgrading a 4” water main to an 8” water main
where there have been water quality problems.
They will be going from Park Street all the way to Third Street.
Adjournment
David Sorokoty asked for a
motion to adjourn. Geraldine McIntyre
moved for adjournment. Mike Cornman
seconded. Meeting was adjourned at 7:53
p. m.
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David Sorokoty, President David Drake, Vice President
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Mike Cornman Geraldine
McIntyre
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Sandra
C. Hash, Clerk-Treasurer