[0:00] world stand
[0:05] to the flag of the United States of
[0:08] America and to the republic for which it
[0:10] stands. One nation under God,
[0:13] indivisible with liberty and justice for
[0:16] all.
[0:21] My apology I gathered a discussion there
[0:23] and let couple minutes go by.
[0:26] First item on agenda approval of the
[0:28] April one council minutes. Everyone had
[0:31] a chance to review those minutes. Any
[0:32] questions, comments?
[0:36] Entertain a motion to approve. Move to
[0:38] approve the 4126 council. Motion by Mr.
[0:43] Second. Second by Mr. Chad. All in
[0:45] favor? I opposed. Motion carries 4.
[0:48] Thank you. Uh Mr. Morgan, any public
[0:50] comments?
[0:51] >> I've had no request to speak tonight.
[0:53] However, I do have a uh request for a
[0:56] change in the agenda.
[0:58] >> It uh is a minor change under section C
[1:02] or item C, the documents where we have
[1:05] the five items that HR will be talking
[1:08] about. We'd like to remove sick leave
[1:10] usage policy for tonight and take it up
[1:13] on another night. That will require
[1:15] that.
[1:18] I'll move to amend the agenda to remove
[1:21] the sick leave usage policy from item
[1:26] 5C.
[1:28] Motion members second. Second by Mr. D.
[1:30] All in favor I.
[1:32] >> All opposed. Motion carry 4. Thank you.
[1:34] Uh first up on the agenda if
[1:38] wishes to be heard from the library.
[1:40] Miss Dos.
[1:45] Good evening
[1:47] and uh thank you so much each of you for
[1:49] meeting with us ahead of time. So I'm
[1:51] not going to take too much of your time
[1:52] and go over every detail because we've
[1:54] had good conversations about this
[1:56] already. But we wanted to come tonight
[1:59] to request beginning with the process
[2:01] for a replacement bond for the library.
[2:04] Uh we have a variety of things we need
[2:07] to improve. We have a 124 year old
[2:11] library so it's got some aging on it.
[2:14] Um, and if you go into the next one,
[2:17] we're working to preserve that. Since
[2:19] I've been here seven months ago, we've
[2:21] been working really hard to conserve
[2:23] money and we have stay we have stayed by
[2:25] cancelling contracts. We've gotten it
[2:27] down just as tight as we can. We're
[2:30] fundraising as well. So, our new
[2:32] foundation has raised over $40,000 in
[2:35] the last seven months, which is, you
[2:37] know, drop in the bucket in some ways,
[2:38] but a big deal to us. So, we're trying
[2:41] really hard to do it on our end as well.
[2:43] and partner with this process. Um, we
[2:46] also wanted to include in our
[2:48] conversation tonight just how busy the
[2:51] library has been in the last seven
[2:53] months. Our door count's been up. Our
[2:55] programming attendance has been way up,
[2:58] especially teens. We're having a lot of
[2:59] teens coming into the library. Story
[3:01] time is always full, but we're really
[3:04] proud to say that this is a busy and
[3:06] active library doing good work for the
[3:08] community.
[3:10] Um,
[3:13] if you go to the next slide, we did a
[3:16] strategic planning survey. We're in the
[3:18] middle of that process right now. And I
[3:20] won't go through those, but I left you
[3:22] have them in front of you as well. But
[3:24] we got 309
[3:26] uh responses, which is pretty good for
[3:29] our survey back. And 97% of those people
[3:32] say that they believe a public library
[3:34] is an important part of their community,
[3:36] which is not a surprise to us, but we
[3:39] just want to say that out loud that that
[3:41] matches with uh surveys done nationwide
[3:44] as well. People believe public libraries
[3:46] are important to their communities. So,
[3:48] you can read some of those comments. I'm
[3:50] going to go to the next one. So, we have
[3:53] a prioritized list of things we'd like
[3:56] to accomplish with this bond. Um, we
[3:58] have things like HVAC controls, a
[4:00] hydraulic a hydraulic pump replacement,
[4:03] some VAV work. Um, we have accessibility
[4:06] issues, lighting, drainage. We have
[4:09] water coming in front of the Carnegie
[4:11] building. We're trying to solve that
[4:13] problem. So, we have just a variety of
[4:15] things. We're trying to get the building
[4:17] to a low maintenance point because we
[4:20] know, just like you guys, we're going to
[4:21] be struggling in the next years because
[4:23] our revenue is down and different
[4:25] legislation has affected us. So, we're
[4:27] trying to get the building to a place
[4:28] where we're not going to have surprise
[4:30] maintenance projects. So, that's our big ask. Um,
[4:36] can you go to the next one? I'm going
[4:37] fast because I know you guys have all
[4:38] heard this. Um,
[4:42] one of the hard things for us in the
[4:44] funding that's coming our way is that
[4:47] our revenues are going to be cut. They
[4:49] are being cut. We've lost 133,000 from
[4:51] our revenue this year and we know that's
[4:53] going to continue the next couple of
[4:55] years and depending what they do with
[4:57] the local income tax. We could be seeing
[4:59] an even greater loss in three years. So
[5:03] we hope none of that happens. We're but
[5:05] we're holding steady. We have a project
[5:08] from the past 2017 when we put on solar
[5:10] panels on the roof. Those are still
[5:13] there. They're still functioning. They
[5:14] do provide between six and $8,000 a
[5:18] month of electricity for us. So that's
[5:20] significant and we need them to keep
[5:22] functioning and we're not changing our
[5:24] mind on that. But that loan is currently
[5:27] being paid out of our operating fund and
[5:29] we're asking to go ahead and put that
[5:31] with our request for the debt fund. So
[5:36] 3.4 plus that five would be about 3.9
[5:39] million. and Baker Tilly is here tonight
[5:41] and they're going to talk the numbers
[5:42] with you and show you how that will
[5:44] impact our community or not. Um, but
[5:47] that's going to help us a lot by freeing
[5:49] up the operating fund so I can continue
[5:52] to pay my staff. That's my I have 15
[5:55] people right now which is absolutely
[5:57] minimal. We at the last three weeks we
[6:00] probably had four times where we're like
[6:02] are we going to close tonight because
[6:04] somebody's sick and we just are that
[6:06] tight on staffing. I cannot reduce that
[6:08] expense anymore. So, this will help me
[6:11] in the next couple of years kind of get
[6:13] through this time of low low revenue.
[6:16] We're pleased tonight to have my
[6:19] assistant director Britney Huar is set to be the director
[6:25] um after I am done here. So, she's here
[6:27] with me and we have three board of our
[6:30] board trustees, Sheree and Carrie and
[6:35] Tracy are here with us tonight to uh
[6:38] support us and then Baker Tilly has some
[6:42] um words for you as well with their
[6:43] spreadsheet. Do you have any questions
[6:44] on the library part of it?
[6:47] We already talked. So, and thank you so
[6:50] much by the way for being a panel that
[6:52] responds and comes and walks around the
[6:54] library with me. That's uh that's pretty
[6:56] awesome. Thank you.
[6:58] >> Yeah. A couple of questions if I may.
[7:00] Yeah.
[7:00] >> Uh first of all, I appreciate it. You uh
[7:03] you offered to give all of us tours and
[7:05] I I I took the tour. I appreciate it.
[7:08] Very helpful. Uh you mentioned increase
[7:10] in teen use. That's that's interesting.
[7:12] Teams generally have some ability to
[7:14] influence their own action. So what are
[7:15] you doing to attract an increase in teen
[7:18] use? I think that's
[7:20] >> that's good.
[7:20] >> It is fantastic. It is a staff person.
[7:23] So, our team librarian goes to the high
[7:26] school and does uh inservices there and
[7:29] does a book club and those kids that are
[7:31] in that book club are coming to the
[7:33] library then when they're out of school.
[7:36] We also have like this weekend we have
[7:38] homeschool events. So, we have a
[7:39] homeschool prom happening this Saturday
[7:42] and I think we have 21 people signed up
[7:45] for it. So we have teens from various
[7:48] places from the school from the local
[7:49] home schools both coming into the
[7:52] library and our I would say the main
[7:54] reason is our teen librarian.
[7:56] >> Great. Good. You mentioned revenue and
[7:58] loss. What what's the primary revenue
[8:00] loss that you've experienced to date?
[8:02] >> Well, I don't know that I can parse it
[8:05] to all the causes, but the loss of
[8:08] property tax revenue is one. And then I
[8:12] think that worked together with the fire
[8:14] district and those kinds of things. But
[8:16] in the end, I don't think it was as much
[8:18] of a loss as we thought since we do have
[8:21] such a vibrant growing area. Um, but
[8:24] 133,000 was what the state board of
[8:27] counts um predicted we would lose this
[8:30] year and that was pretty close.
[8:32] >> Yeah. Thank you. Last question. What are
[8:33] your hours? We are open 9 to 7 Monday
[8:36] through Thursday and um 9 to5 on
[8:41] Saturday and Friday.
[8:43] >> So that's just one shift that works all
[8:45] day every day.
[8:46] >> Um no, it's mixed up. We have part-time
[8:48] and full-time people.
[8:49] >> Okay. Thank you. I have no further
[8:51] questions.
[8:53] >> Thank you.
[8:54] >> Okay.
[9:01] » My name is Megan Gibson. I'm with Baker
[9:03] Tilly and we serve as the library's
[9:04] municipal advisor. Um, so we just wanted
[9:07] to go through some of the financial
[9:08] information bond issue that Cheryl just
[9:12] described. So currently payable from the
[9:16] library set sort of fund. We have one
[9:18] bond outstanding. Um, it has annual
[9:20] payments of around 230,000
[9:23] and it's actually going to mature after
[9:26] this year.
[9:29] Um, so we anticipate the total
[9:33] authorization amount the library will
[9:35] ask for being around 2.9 million. And so
[9:39] that's about 476,000
[9:42] that's remaining on the solar loan that
[9:44] Cheryl described. So moving that into
[9:46] debt service and then a bond issue for
[9:48] about 2.4 million um on the solar loan.
[9:53] So if everything gets approved, we
[9:55] anticipate those payments, we've moved
[9:56] to the debt service fund beginning in
[9:59] 2027 and then there's about 11 years of
[10:02] repayment left on that one. Um on the
[10:05] bond issue, so on that 2.4 million par
[10:09] amount, we're showing up estimated
[10:11] interests there of 1.6 million. That's
[10:13] based on a 5 and a half% interest rate,
[10:16] which is higher than your rates
[10:18] currently are. So there's hopefully some
[10:19] cushion built into that. Um
[10:23] and then we anticipate those would be
[10:25] issued later this year with again
[10:27] payments beginning in 2027.
[10:30] Um with both the solar loan and then
[10:33] those annual payments on the bond issue,
[10:36] we are right now estimating there would
[10:38] be an increase above that 230,000 that
[10:41] the library's annual payments are
[10:43] currently at. We're currently estimating
[10:45] that increase at $33,433.
[10:48] Um again that is based on that 5 and a
[10:50] half% interest rate. So there is a
[10:52] chance it would not be that high. Um
[10:54] that roughly $33,000 though based on the
[10:57] library's 2026 assessed value that would
[11:00] be a tax rate impact of about 028. So a
[11:04] little over a quarter of a
[11:08] graph you can just see how limits are
[11:11] returning. And then you would have the
[11:12] solar loan payments there in green and
[11:15] the um estimated payment on the 2026
[11:20] months there in purple layer.
[11:22] And then on the last page um we included
[11:27] some tax impact information. I'm not
[11:29] going to read through all these numbers
[11:31] but so this impact is based on that
[11:34] 0.0028 0028
[11:36] um potential tax rate increase
[11:39] for the US census. The median home value
[11:41] in Dandel is 298,200.
[11:44] That would be an annual impact of $3.90.
[11:48] Um and the impact information on this
[11:51] slide does take into account um the
[11:54] deductions for pay 2027 that are in sea
[11:57] one that was passed last year. So the
[11:59] deductions um changed a little bit from
[12:01] prior years.
[12:03] So with that, are there any questions?
[12:08] » I just have one and probably just not up
[12:12] to speed on this. Was there something
[12:14] about a cooling off period with bonds
[12:16] that was passed last year and
[12:19] >> how does that work?
[12:20] >> Yes. So there was Sarah can Sarah's here
[12:22] with Miller. She's the attorney. So she
[12:24] can get into that in more detail, but
[12:26] the library doesn't fall into that. So,
[12:28] you had to meet certain criteria with
[12:30] the bonds uni for a certain amount of
[12:32] time. And um since we're looking at a
[12:35] 20-year repayment term and based on the
[12:37] repayment term for the 15 bonds, we'll
[12:39] be okay.
[12:39] >> Excellent.
[12:44] » Thank you.
[12:45] >> Over to Sarah. She's going to talk a
[12:47] little bit about the process from here.
[12:50] >> All right. Thank you. Um I'm Sarah
[12:51] Carell with Ice Miller. We serve as bond
[12:53] counsel to the library. Um and Megan's
[12:56] exactly correct. So, the
[12:57] legislaturator's target really was
[12:58] short-term borrowings. Um, these were
[13:00] both long-term bonds, so no issues for
[13:02] the library with the new restrictions.
[13:05] Um, as you know, library boards in
[13:07] Indiana are appointed rather than
[13:08] elected. And because of that, um, we
[13:11] need to talk to our fiscal bodies before
[13:12] we can issue any bonds. Um, we're here
[13:15] this evening really not asking for
[13:16] anything, but just trying to give an
[13:17] introduction at a public meeting of the
[13:19] project and what the library is
[13:21] considering. um with the intent that we
[13:23] would come back for an appropriation
[13:24] hearing and hopefully the approval of a
[13:27] resolution approving the bonds in May.
[13:29] Um do want to want to clarify that this
[13:32] is not a debt of the town nor does it
[13:34] count against your general obligation
[13:35] bond limit. Um we just have to have the
[13:37] approval of the fiscal body because of
[13:39] the appointed status of the board. I'm
[13:41] happy to answer any procedural questions
[13:43] that you may have.
[13:47] » I have none. Okay.
[13:49] >> Thank you. Anything
[13:54] else regarding the library?
[13:58] » Thank you. Thank you to all. Thank you.
[14:01] Uh that proclamation, Mr. Morgan.
[14:08] Come before you tonight with a
[14:10] proclamation
[14:12] recognizing April 24th, 2026 as Arbor
[14:16] Day. Whereas trees are a vital part of
[14:19] our environment, providing clean air,
[14:20] reducing pollution, conserving water,
[14:22] improving property values, and enhancing
[14:25] the beauty of our town. And whereas
[14:27] trees contribute to the well-being of
[14:29] our citizens by offering shade, reducing
[14:32] energy costs, supporting wildlife, and
[14:34] fostering a sense of community pride.
[14:37] And whereas Arbor Day is an annual
[14:39] observance that celebrates the
[14:40] importance of trees and promotes tree
[14:42] planting and care as an essential
[14:44] investment in our future. And whereas
[14:47] the town of Danville is committed to
[14:48] maintaining a healthy and sustainable
[14:50] environment for current and future
[14:52] generations by encouraging tree
[14:54] planting, preservation, and education.
[14:57] And whereas Arbor Day provides an
[14:59] opportunity for individuals, businesses,
[15:02] and organizations to participate in tree
[15:04] planting activities, helping to enhance
[15:06] our community's green spaces.
[15:09] Now therefore, the down of Danville or
[15:12] the Danville Town Council hereby
[15:13] proclaims April 24th, 2026 as Arbor Day
[15:16] in the town of Danville. And be it
[15:18] further resolved that the town of
[15:20] Danville or the town council encourages
[15:22] all citizens to celebrate Arbor Day by
[15:24] planting trees, caring for existing
[15:26] trees and supporting efforts to maintain
[15:29] a healthy, vibrant, and green Danville
[15:32] and witness whereof we have a hero to
[15:34] set our hands and cause the seal of the
[15:36] town of Danville to be affixed this 15th
[15:39] day of April, 2026.
[15:42] >> Thank you, sir. Any questions, comments?
[15:45] Entertain a motion to be approved for Arbor Day.
[15:51] >> Motion by Mr. Chadam. Second by Mr.
[15:55] Herby
[15:58] both of you. All in favor?
[16:00] >> I motion carries 40. Thank you. Uh
[16:04] policy man.
[16:08] » Right. Good evening. I will just run
[16:10] down the list here. We'll start with the
[16:13] incident reporting policy. We will come
[16:15] back to sickly once we have a little bit
[16:17] of time to uh review it a little more.
[16:19] Um the incident reporting policy, this
[16:21] is already current practice. It's just
[16:23] writing out exactly what the steps are
[16:26] so that uh any employee can take a look
[16:28] at this and know what to do if an
[16:30] incident were to happen. Um the safety
[16:32] committee this year has been working to
[16:34] get everybody on the same page. So a lot
[16:36] of these policies are going to reflect
[16:38] that. Um we want consistency with
[16:40] reporting and documentation. Um, we want
[16:42] consistency with our OSHA log. So, this
[16:45] just outlines whose responsibilities are
[16:47] what from the supervisor to the employee
[16:49] to when documents are sent to myself.
[16:52] Um, if the click treasurer's office is
[16:53] involved and insurance is involved. So,
[16:55] this outlines all of that. It shows
[16:57] where to find all of the documents in
[16:59] Bamboo HR and uh when they need to be
[17:03] turned in by so that we don't find out
[17:05] about something weeks after it's
[17:07] happened. Um,
[17:10] yes. So, it explains what each form is
[17:12] as well. Um, for example, the medical
[17:15] authorization form, that's something
[17:17] that the employee completes. It gives
[17:19] them an explanation of why they're
[17:20] signing that form and why um it's
[17:23] necessary for iPad to have the access to
[17:26] their medical documents regarding that.
[17:30] So, that is our incident reporting
[17:31] policy.
[17:33] The next that we have is let's do the
[17:37] travel and expenses, please. Travel and
[17:40] expenses. This was in the 2009 handbook.
[17:43] Somehow it got left out of the 2024
[17:47] update, so we've put it back in. Um
[17:50] Carrie has set the amount to be raised
[17:52] from $35 to $50, but all of this wording
[17:56] is exactly the same as what was in the
[17:59] 2009 handbook. Otherwise,
[18:04] goes over vehicle lodging wheels. Again,
[18:06] this was exactly what was in the old
[18:08] handbook. Um, the next thing we have is
[18:11] going to be the fitness for duty policy.
[18:13] Um, again, this is going to align with
[18:15] the safety committee's goals of keeping
[18:17] everybody on the same page for helping
[18:19] to reduce the town's liability, making
[18:21] sure that if an employee is out from
[18:23] work for an extended period of time,
[18:25] that before they come back, we have
[18:27] verification that they're safe to do so.
[18:29] um and that if they're not if they need
[18:31] any kind of an accommodation or
[18:32] restriction that we can prepare for that
[18:34] ahead of time. So this explains the
[18:36] purpose of that. Um it explains how this
[18:39] coordinates with FMLA
[18:42] um as well as ADA and see
[18:47] um the 21 days that is going to align
[18:54] with some curb 77 timelines I believe is
[18:57] where that specific day amount comes
[19:00] from. just thought that worth mentioning
[19:02] because it seems like a long time
[19:05] period, but um I believe there's
[19:07] language in the per 77. I'm looking at
[19:09] Carrie because she also works with perk
[19:11] a lot. Um but there's language in there
[19:14] about when um police and fire need
[19:16] fitness for duty return to work
[19:19] obligations. So that's where that number
[19:20] comes from. Um and then it goes over
[19:24] removable accommodations. Again, if an
[19:25] employee needs to come back and they
[19:27] can't lift overhead or they can't push
[19:29] or they, you know, need team lift or
[19:31] whatever it might be. Um, let's see. The
[19:34] next thing we have,
[19:37] um, this is just an update to FMLA
[19:40] language. Um, it's not a full new
[19:42] policy. Um, this is already Department
[19:45] of Labor practice. We already do this.
[19:48] It's just writing it out so the
[19:49] employees don't feel caught off guard if
[19:52] I hit them up in an email and say, "Hey,
[19:55] you've been out. You gotten an ankle
[19:57] surgery. Let's get you on FMLA." Um
[19:59] because we are obligated as an employer
[20:02] to um sign employees up for FMLA if they
[20:05] meet the definition of a serious health
[20:07] condition or if there's a family member
[20:09] health condition, of course. So this
[20:11] just adds the wording that um as soon as
[20:13] we have sufficient information um or if
[20:17] I need to reach out and ask you know hey
[20:19] does you know do you meet these
[20:21] definition criteria um and how they'll
[20:23] receive the medical certification
[20:26] paperwork and then their job description
[20:28] as well so that they can take that to
[20:29] their doctor. Again, we want a doctor to
[20:32] be able to review their full job
[20:34] description and their essential
[20:35] functions and make sure that they are
[20:37] able to perform those functions or what
[20:39] types of restrictions are needed. So
[20:41] again, that's kind of in line with the
[20:43] fitness for duty and with the incident
[20:45] reporting. Um, the next thing we have in
[20:47] here is an update to bereavement lead.
[20:51] It's just a slight change in wording
[20:52] from consecutive days or shifts. just
[20:55] taking out the or shifts because we do
[20:57] have um some departments that are in um
[21:00] off day shifts like one every 24 hours
[21:04] every you know three days. So this
[21:06] removes the possible reading that
[21:08] someone could take five days off which
[21:11] for example for police or fire it could
[21:13] take them off for several weeks if their
[21:16] ships line up as such. Um the last thing
[21:20] that we have is an update to the dress
[21:22] code wording. Um, this is just giving a
[21:24] little bit of additional detail.
[21:26] Currently, it lists decorum. I wanted to
[21:30] spell that out a little bit more and
[21:32] just give a little bit of further
[21:34] clarification on that. Um,
[21:39] and the last thing that I've got, so um,
[21:41] anything that's approved, employees will
[21:43] be notified with new HR. This will be
[21:46] slightly updated, um, to include the
[21:49] attachments. won't just say attached but
[21:51] they'll have an overview of all the
[21:53] updates and then uh the handbook itself
[21:56] will be recent so I can send signature
[21:58] requests in bamboo and I can send that
[22:00] to everybody and start with department
[22:02] heads and say hey make sure that your
[22:04] people have a chance to go in and review
[22:05] these and make sure they understand
[22:07] these policies if they have questions to
[22:09] reach out to me but that's how everyone
[22:11] will be notified
[22:17] questions
[22:20] I mean the only thing that I would
[22:22] potentially ask more like traveling
[22:24] expense uh you know kind of earmark 50
[22:27] miles unless otherwise authorized by the
[22:30] town council I guess I would potentially
[22:33] suggest or maybe see if Mark could grant
[22:36] that approval as well and where I'm
[22:38] going with this is yes they come for us
[22:40] but our proximity to Indie for a lot of
[22:43] major conferences things like that it's
[22:45] unless you're going up north to Fort
[22:46] Wayne which obviously past miles down
[22:49] French Lake. Most of the other ones are
[22:51] probably going to be up around 50. And
[22:54] it just seems like the amount of
[22:57] especially if you're going up as a
[22:59] couple two or three from department,
[23:01] right? The uh bonding that can happen, I
[23:04] guess, after the actual conference and
[23:06] sessions, etc. The networking and
[23:08] discussions I think are invaluable. And
[23:12] so that'd be my only potential feedback
[23:15] or thought on that. I'm not sure if
[23:16] anybody's ever actually come before the
[23:18] council to ask for approval on that, but
[23:21] nothing I could think of.
[23:22] >> Mr. Ly,
[23:24] >> my board actually had uh the group
[23:26] volunteer. If they were local, they had
[23:28] to volunteer for the conference to be
[23:30] able to be have the opportunity so to
[23:33] make them kind of work for the money.
[23:37] That that's all I got. I mean, just our
[23:39] proximity to to Indie and and a lot of
[23:41] the conference venues. I guess clearly
[23:44] not going to meet that. But I think
[23:45] there's a lot of benefit to being able
[23:47] to stay down to two or three day
[23:50] outside of that grant.
[23:53] >> Are you suggesting a change?
[23:55] >> I would suggest if Mark is willing that
[23:58] we also put it in there that Mark has
[24:01] the authority to say grants approval on
[24:03] those exceptions.
[24:06] >> I mean
[24:08] I
[24:10] that aligns with a few of the changes. I
[24:12] know we made updates in the 2024 updates
[24:15] where um it was a little more
[24:17] flexibility so that Mark can take
[24:19] ownership of those things or car's
[24:21] office. So that does line up with a lot
[24:23] of the other changes that we made.
[24:26] >> Make a motion with that change.
[24:28] Um,
[24:32] I would move to approve all the uh
[24:35] policy manual updates with the amended
[24:38] travel expense policy to include town
[24:42] manager being able to approve those
[24:43] exceptions uh within 50 miles. Second
[24:48] motion by Mr. Tob, second by Mr. Irby.
[24:50] All in favor?
[24:51] >> I oppose. Motion carries 40. Thank you.
[24:54] Do I need to bring that
[24:56] updated policy back or does the
[24:58] amendment?
[24:59] >> You're good.
[24:59] >> Just good.
[25:00] >> Thank you.
[25:01] Uh, next up is resolution
[25:04] 72026. Ambulance police is welcome.
[25:08] >> Yes. This is um for a lease for an
[25:11] ambulance for the fire department that
[25:14] was originally started with center
[25:16] township trustee and with the formation
[25:19] of the territory that's now going to be
[25:22] part of the town's and I'm meeting to do
[25:25] a credit application and they need a
[25:27] resolution to go along with that
[25:33] question discussion on
[25:38] Have we resolved issues just on
[25:40] ownership and ensuring? I mean, I'm all
[25:42] in favor of moving forward, but we just
[25:45] they know there some questions on
[25:47] ownership and how it's going to be title
[25:49] and insurance, etc. Are those issues
[25:52] resolved or do we need to resolve them
[25:54] before approving this?
[25:56] >> I believe we're all looking towards our
[25:57] attorney.
[25:59] >> My understanding is, and I think Mr.
[26:01] development would agree that the um this
[26:05] document would be filled out on behalf
[26:06] of the territory and so the title would
[26:10] be taken into the territory. Um, didn't
[26:13] get confirmation on the insurance, but
[26:15] that was where it left things.
[26:22] Chief Dun, would you come up please?
[26:33] » Yes sir. Given my discussion with you,
[26:38] can can the territory take title to
[26:42] assets or can it not? My understanding
[26:44] is it cannot have fire trucks or
[26:47] ambulances. That is my understanding
[26:49] because we're not the government unit.
[26:51] That's the reason why when we do things
[26:53] like this, it has to be done through the
[26:55] town. Um I didn't go to law school. I'm
[26:57] just reading what I read online. Uh so
[27:01] we'll figure it out. It'll be here next
[27:02] month. We'll definitely figure out one
[27:04] way or the other. So, I know we bought
[27:06] the we bought Italian truck and it's
[27:09] titled in the town and I pay the
[27:11] insurance. So,
[27:15] if that helps. I thank you. I I guess my
[27:18] suggestion would be that we probably
[27:20] approve this, but subject to resolution
[27:22] of
[27:24] ownership title and who's going to
[27:26] ensure it going forward.
[27:27] >> Well, we're paying for it. So, that's I
[27:29] want to do on record and say that the
[27:30] town's not paying. Yeah, understood
[27:33] there. Yeah,
[27:37] » thank you. Thank you. Excellent. Any
[27:39] other questions?
[27:43] Motion
[27:46] move to approve resolution 7 2026.
[27:49] Second. Motion by Mr. Herby. Second by
[27:51] Mr. Chadam. Any further discussion? All
[27:54] in favor? I.
[27:56] >> All opposed. Motion carry 4 Z. Thank you
[27:58] very much.
[28:00] All right. down to staff and council
[28:02] comments. Mr. Morgan, anything?
[28:04] >> I've just got a couple things real
[28:05] quick. Um just a reminder that April
[28:09] 25th is community cleanup day and uh
[28:14] it'd be great if you've got time to come
[28:16] and I saw an article on the news this
[28:19] morning where they're turning clean up
[28:22] into a fitness like uh
[28:25] there's in Broadripple they they go out
[28:28] and they meet once a week or something
[28:30] like that with their little sticks and
[28:32] they walk and that's how they get their
[28:33] fitness in. So, I thought that was kind
[28:35] of interesting. Um,
[28:38] Will and I will be at an in municipal
[28:41] managers conference starting April 29th
[28:44] through May 1st.
[28:45] >> How many miles away is it?
[28:48] >> A lot.
[28:48] >> That's a lot. Yeah. Somewhere like the
[28:50] northern part of this northwestern part
[28:52] of the state.
[28:55] And then, um,
[28:58] all the departments, all the department
[29:00] heads, Madison, uh, are going through
[29:02] their, uh,
[29:04] web pages to start the process of a new
[29:09] um what am I trying to say Madison? A
[29:11] website or yeah a new website. So um so
[29:15] it's exciting. We get to rebuild
[29:17] something that was built I don't even
[29:20] know how long ago. So uh we all get a
[29:23] chance to kind of tweak it a little bit.
[29:25] So uh if you have anything you'd like me
[29:27] to put on the council page, let me know
[29:29] and we'll make those suggestions. That's
[29:31] all I have.
[29:34] Good. Mr. Young,
[29:41] um, one quick question for Barry, but
[29:45] the people that I'm putting in the fiber
[29:48] um, congesting all of our traffic, are
[29:51] they permitted to do that? Do they have
[29:53] to come to us and ask to block our
[29:55] roads? Should they come to us and block
[29:57] our roads? So to answer that question as
[30:00] best I can, they they have a right to be
[30:03] in the rideway by state session. If they
[30:06] do a full road closure there, they come
[30:08] being left to know and come in before
[30:09] the council and the public's not. If
[30:12] it's a moving um
[30:15] like stop, then they're just going to
[30:17] have flags to try to control the traffic
[30:19] best they can. 36 we don't own, so we
[30:23] don't have jurisdiction over that. I
[30:25] know
[30:26] just tonight I had to go through on
[30:29] Columbia Street and they were it was
[30:31] 6:30 and it's baseball and I'm like oh
[30:33] no this is not going to be good. So I
[30:35] will contact them and say you know we
[30:37] don't we don't have set hours in our
[30:39] ordinance and we really need to have
[30:40] them in the ordinance to be able to
[30:42] enforce it. Uh this is kind of new to us
[30:44] at this, you know, at this level. Um so
[30:48] we're learning along the way. we've held
[30:50] their feet to the fire on se we've had
[30:51] several meetings talk about how we can
[30:53] do better. Um I will reach out to them
[30:56] and say hey let's get this in a time
[30:57] where they kind of try to do it outside
[31:00] our busy hours. Yeah. And then I noticed
[31:02] it was during busy hours. It's in during
[31:04] the middle of the day weren't busy.
[31:07] There was nothing.
[31:08] >> They they choose I and I don't know what
[31:10] their operations are. So I don't
[31:11] understand. But I did call and tell them
[31:14] after what happened on 36 and say,
[31:16] "Look, if you can start at 9:00 in the
[31:18] morning and work till 4, we will avoid a
[31:21] lot of problems." And they'll say they
[31:22] said they were doing that.
[31:24] >> So we have two more coming through. So
[31:26] we're going to get a little bit more
[31:26] experience on it. And that that's the
[31:28] other thing that I want to make sure
[31:30] Mary didn't quite touch on that it's
[31:32] more than one company that's doing this.
[31:34] We're we're getting inundated with fiber
[31:37] companies right now. Everybody wants a
[31:38] piece of the pie.
[31:39] >> Yeah. There's a race right now and
[31:41] that's fiber to the home and it's
[31:43] Spectrum Joint AT&T and Comcast. They're
[31:47] all at different levels, but two of
[31:49] those companies are trying to hit 4,000
[31:51] homes. That's about every utility bill
[31:53] we have.
[31:57] It just seems like a hugely expensive
[31:59] undertaking for multiple companies to be
[32:01] doing it all at the same time. I I don't
[32:03] see how economically it makes sense, but
[32:05] not my money. But
[32:07] >> Mr. Do anything apologize for missing
[32:10] last meeting, but again appreciate y'all
[32:12] keeping the town running.
[32:15] >> Mr. um just want to thank everybody for
[32:18] what they do.
[32:20] Also wanted to thank Chief Hilton. He
[32:24] had awards night for his officers the
[32:26] other night. We had some great awards
[32:29] given out. Just some very deserving
[32:31] officers. So you see those guys
[32:33] questioning about it. James Kina, I want
[32:37] to point out he's only been here how
[32:38] long, Chief?
[32:40] >> Three or four years?
[32:43] Officer of the year. And that is
[32:45] appointed by his peers. So that that
[32:48] takes a lot to get there in the short
[32:50] time he's been here. Great officer. So
[32:53] just want to thank the chief for doing
[32:54] that for him and thank everybody else
[32:56] for what they do.
[32:58] >> Thank you. All I have is just a add on
[33:01] to my comment uh at the last meeting.
[33:04] Thanks to Mr. Morgan for his continued
[33:05] pursuit of progress with INDOT. And
[33:08] since uh Senator Clark is here, I want
[33:10] to say thanks to he and uh
[33:12] Representative Ster Wall and Thompson
[33:14] for their support they've already
[33:15] provided on that endeavor and their
[33:18] commitment to continue to support us uh
[33:20] in in getting what we need from from
[33:22] INDOT. So, thank you. Uh that's it for
[33:26] the claim docket.
[33:30] Move to approve the claim docket in the
[33:32] amount of $669,6554.
[33:37] Motion by Mr. Irby. Second. Second. Mr.
[33:39] Chadam. All in favor? I. All
[33:41] >> oppose. Motion carries 40. Payroll
[33:43] docket. Move to approve payroll docket.
[33:45] >> Motion by Mr. Irby. Second. Second. Mr.
[33:47] Dob. All in favor?
[33:49] >> I. All opposed. Motion carries 4. Motion
[33:52] to adjurnn.
[33:53] >> Motion to motion by Mr. Chadam. Second.
[33:56] Mr. Dob. All in favor? I. All.
[33:59] Motion carries 4. Meeting is a journ.
[34:02] Thank you.