[0:34] That the YouTube thing was all screwed up.

[0:40] » Okay, there it goes. Yep. >> All right.

[0:52] » Okay. We'll call meeting the order at 6. water.

[0:58] » All right. Um, let's let's take a look at the meeting minutes and then we'll

[1:02] introduce the guest. Any changes or questions on the minutes

[1:08] for

[1:12] any motion to approve? >> Motion in a second.

[1:17] All in favor? Anyone

[1:22] last month? Um, we do have some visitors. So, if you guys just want to

[1:28] say your names and why you're here, be great.

[1:32] » I'm Brian Carter. Um, I go to J County High School. I'm here as part of my

[1:37] government class. We go to uh town council meetings and um answer questions

[1:42] about it for our class. >> Um, why also J County government?

[1:52] Danny Stan here to get approval for uh Did you say

[1:58] to say why we're here? >> Yeah.

[1:59] » To get approval for the Spencer Caliber memorial tournament that we do every

[2:04] year. I think it's the seventh or eighth year

[2:07] 7th. >> What day are you?

[2:10] » September 12th with a rain date of the very next Saturday.

[2:23] Yes,

[2:28] » this is my wife Amanda. Hi.

[2:33] » Think I have any questions about the Spencer Cal?

[2:39] So, I need a motion to since we've had this for the past seven years. I need a

[2:43] motion to approve the 912 date to have that or the 9 and the 98 date just in

[2:50] case. Motion

[2:54] motion second. >> All in favor?

[2:59] Any oppos? >> All right. So

[3:03] » that doesn't uh the rain day doesn't mess anything with you. No, I just love

[3:09] that. >> So, 912 and 98.

[3:14] » Thank you. >> Thank you.

[3:17] » You guys have a good night.

[3:23] » Okay. Um, pickle wall signage is installed. Saw that out there last

[3:28] weekend. So, looks good.

[3:33] Randy, you can jump in here and reference our law when I when I talk

[3:36] about this, but um there was a an amendment to

[3:44] the city structure about our non-reing fund. The non-reing fund that we set up

[3:49] to put our

[3:54] building wasn't set up correctly. So, that has been changed and that is set up

[3:59] now. And the money that we fundraiser went into that. So that is taken care of

[4:06] and the fees from the pool are all for will be deposited into the regular not

[4:12] working. So it will start to go a little bit. So that's the changes

[4:18] fund that went to the council last night and I believe was passed.

[4:24] Questions on that? Okay.

[4:28] Um charreat. haven't heard anything about trunk or treat. I know we're a

[4:32] little early, but I thought I'd throw it out there. No,

[4:36] Sandy Sandy brush.

[4:42] I'll see if I can get a hold of her just having it or not, if she is still doing

[4:47] it.

[4:53] Um, there was a little bit of food left.

[4:59] If not, I will travel with him. If not, that will take care of just a very

[5:08] small. >> Okay. I know at texting when you sent me

[5:11] a picture and we're talking like a couple bags of chips and just small, so

[5:16] they did really good food.

[5:21] Um, day camp, they were not filmed for the pool yet, and I have right here. So

[5:28] I will figure out how many kids went and we'll get an invoice at the community

[5:34] center. So we get that paid notion

[5:45] before I get to salaries. Um, Portland Foundation

[5:54] has the honor of partnering with Lily endowment

[5:58] on the Giving Indiana funds for tomorrow's gift initiative. They're in

[6:02] the ninth phase of it and found Foundation has a grant of $750,000

[6:08] to be regranted for nonprofit organizations during the day county. We

[6:12] have a very simple form that we can fill out and send in and describe a project

[6:19] name that we want to do and submit it for approval.

[6:25] Um, it's just a grant. It doesn't say it's a matching grant, but the deadline

[6:30] to submit this is 12 p.m. on September 30th.

[6:38] The first thing that comes to my mind are the

[6:45] completely redo the bathrooms.

[6:51] Either that or install bathroom.

[6:58] I think one of those two or maybe both of those.

[7:04] » That's my first thought. I have a track above and I I'd have to

[7:10] talk to Jack, but you know, we

[7:17] I think we might have an an estimate and a rough draft of the ones up here.

[7:22] » I thought we did. >> Have to ask to be sure, though.

[7:27] So you guys okay with me just submitting this for restructure or remodeling redo

[7:33] the bathrooms department and then install new.

[7:37] » Is there anything we can do for the little

[7:42] scoreboards? I always have trouble with scoreboards.

[7:49] » I think you have to pick one. >> I don't know. I think it's a project

[7:54] name. I don't know if they can do >> what

[8:04] I mean on that

[8:08] part, >> but

[8:15] the bathroom. Bathrooms are a necessity though.

[8:17] » Yeah, they are.

[8:21] » You guys, >> yes. Okay. So, that's what I'll do. I

[8:26] will pull this out. I'll I'll email it to everyone to look at and see if you

[8:30] want something say something different and then get back to me as soon as you

[8:34] can. And I'll get email

[8:57] Okay.

[9:01] Um, last month, last month we talked about salaries for 2027.

[9:08] Um, the proposed

[9:12] increase for city is 3% I believe. Right.

[9:16] » Okay.

[9:20] So, I figured this both ways. I think just the 3%

[9:24] and then I thought we really weren't sure exactly how we're

[9:30] going to go about increasing. So, I had two ideas. I'm going to throw

[9:35] them out and talk about just a straight 3% across the board, which I know more

[9:41] than that. And then I thought with like the manager of the pool,

[9:50] we can match the the rate that the pooling point gets from the manager. So

[9:56] both of them get paid. The assistant manager

[10:03] would be a little bit less than the manager. Of course, lifeguards I think

[10:11] perhaps being paid the same as the assistant

[10:16] they've done too. Um full staff

[10:27] that again just a little bit less than that. There's really not a formula. I

[10:32] just kind of went with it. And then the full-time part and the part-time part

[10:39] are the 3% increase because they were they haven't fully. So what I came up

[10:46] with was the full-time part for the 3% increase

[10:51] is 1626. So the manager matches that.

[10:58] » 1626.

[11:02] » Um 1291. No, no, no. 73 >> 12:54 for the manager

[11:09] 1273 I'm sorry 1273 for the manager 12

[11:20] » what' you say 16 >> 126

[11:24] » so about 1626 it's going to be a little bit different if I didn't have the right

[11:27] number to start with but it'll be close um the assistant manager and lifeguards

[11:33] at 1840

[11:40] the pool staff at 1219

[11:45] fulltime park 1626 and part-time park at 1255

[11:51] way too fast what you need

[11:56] pool staff 1219

[12:02] fulltime park 1620 26 and part time 125.

[12:12] Oh, I see the 16 the fulltime part employee just

[12:18] how 16 26 same as me and then part time.

[12:27] » Do you have any fulltime work?

[12:32] » Are they just part time? I think they're all part I don't think they have full

[12:37] time. >> Not anymore.

[12:40] I >> think it was Tom.

[12:42] » Yeah. >> So the fulltime parttime park is just

[12:47] that 3% increase. I guess I think we bumped them up. Not that we can't bump

[12:52] them up but what is going on?

[12:57] Thoughts?

[13:02] Is it one of those Portland?

[13:06] » What does Portland? >> I don't know. $18, I think.

[13:11] » I think I think the leverage $18.

[13:18] I think that's really great for our area because

[13:29] so that 3% what you get across the board would be those new codes.

[13:35] » Is that 3% 12.91

[13:41] » right? >> Yes. I hate that.

[13:47] » Okay. But you said increase by 3% across the board or pay a month. Okay. Yeah.

[13:58] » And how I figured how I figured the assistant and the

[14:05] artist is I took everything different between the full time and part time

[14:10] split it in half and added that to it. So that's how I did. That's how I did

[14:15] this.

[14:18] » We our budget can >> we're going to go for it though

[14:25] » as a proposal.

[14:30] » What What are the thoughts? Like it's a good

[14:35] incentive.

[14:38] » I don't know if we'll be able to because >> I know

[14:41] » I mean We've already been through the reading of it and it's posted at 3%.

[14:47] So I don't know that we can make those changes other than 3%.

[14:52] » I don't know. I just know because when we talked about last month we think

[14:56] about it bring it back this month and then we'll talk see what we can do. I

[14:59] don't know if we can change it or not

[15:04] if we can

[15:10] find out. Okay.

[15:14] And what's your honest opinion? This is just a thought.

[15:23] I think the only thing you can do is send a proposal on the council.

[15:29] Um these are much needed changes

[15:34] » that needs to be done. Um but

[15:40] » yeah I mean ultimately council has to approve but

[15:44] » we can only suggest I

[15:46] » think it's an incentive to bring in serious I know it's only for the summer

[15:52] but like good

[16:01] um because I remember this I and submit it

[16:05] to the council. I can speak and talk about it

[16:11] just

[16:17] here. >> Maybe the 8th

[16:22] they'll probably cancel it do the Labor Day. So probably 22

[16:27] I can make it the 8th. So can you make it on the 8th?

[16:42] So they have they will present next Sunday Monday.

[16:56] » If if we can submit it, Dave's going to submit it on the 8th. If you guys have a

[17:01] council meeting, we don't have council meeting that time that I'll submit to

[17:05] you. >> Our next council meeting will be the

[17:08] 14th. >> Oh, yeah. 14.

[17:14] » 148. >> It's all you.

[17:27] » Yeah. She can't be changed cuz it's already been voted in 3 years old.

[17:35] Well, then we will space.

[17:39] » We will do it next year. All right. So, since it can't be used

[17:50] if it could be, everyone was okay with it.

[17:53] » Mhm. >> Okay. I'll just keep it in the notes

[17:56] that way we can bring it.

[18:00] » Okay. Look at it this way. If we have to wait till next year, then it can be even

[18:04] more. >> That's true.

[18:08] » Nice value. Okay. So, I have a list here.

[18:11] » We'll have to talk to about it before August.

[18:13] » Yes, it will being submitted for 20 28 2028.

[18:24] All right. So, I have some items here that need attention at the pool that uh

[18:31] the manager left for us. It looks like the admissions we need a new chair and

[18:35] to fix paperwork prices.

[18:41] I'm not sure what that is, but I'll I'll find out.

[18:44] » So, why didn't you buy a new chair cleaning?

[18:48] » It's a good question. I didn't even know I was going to have this up here. So,

[18:51] this is this is used concessions. Looks like we need a crock pot, a cheese pump.

[18:58] Evidently, there is a leaky pipe in the possession stand.

[19:04] Another chair.

[19:14] Um,

[19:20] there's a problem. This is no line. Need a CPR breathing a CPR mask,

[19:29] waterproof advantages,

[19:33] umbrellas,

[19:37] umbrella stands. You don't have to umbrellas.

[19:43] Yeah.

[19:46] Um

[19:54] Handy cut charger needs fixed. Fixed chair arm keeps coming out of the pool.

[20:00] Fix take out and replace loose slide which we do.

[20:06] All right. I will get Brad at least for the leaky pipe and the loose slide and

[20:12] all that and just talk to me about that.

[20:18] And I guess >> it sounds [clears throat] like me and

[20:21] the majority of those issues should have already been impressed.

[20:24] » I thought she was going to buy a couple chairs.

[20:28] » Gave her permission to buy a couple chairs.

[20:37] » And we do have umbrellas. >> Sorry. Who would bought one?

[20:44] » I don't know if we bought one this year. Do you still have the the magazines that

[20:50] have >> Yeah, they

[20:54] can find

[21:00] one of the submitted that last night. I've gotten frogs

[21:07] in the category. >> And they said they needed helpful lights

[21:10] or umbrellas, too. >> Yeah.

[21:16] Umbrella for the slight.

[21:27] This is the first I've seen this list.

[21:32] I'll give her a call to figure out my office or anything

[21:46] here. See it?

[21:52] You guys have any questions yet? >> No.

[21:57] » Can you just scan that and send it out? Yes, that's canc

[22:23] about that actually or just in that Um, the daughter of Nazarene was asking

[22:31] about the Christmas tree again or

[22:36] like what they wanted to do, but Jack's on here like planting a Christmas tree

[22:42] or just putting one up, >> right? We got one out from the nursery

[22:46] out there and dug a hole and put it in the ground for the season and it looked

[22:50] really pretty and it stopped, but we had to kind of keep going up there and

[22:54] fixing it cuz you have to blow it over and we had discussed planting a tree at

[23:01] the depot park because they wanted to plant it in the green space but they

[23:06] don't want that due to the mural which is understandable.

[23:11] Um, so I told him I would talk to you guys

[23:16] and Jack about cuz um, Jack had said something about

[23:23] getting one of the trees from the nursery and how planted before Christmas

[23:27] this year at the depot

[23:31] » kind of where we have the other one.

[23:36] » They planted it but then they gave it away to somebody, right? Apparently she

[23:41] never claimed it. >> Yeah, she had but

[23:46] that was the idea. But >> same idea.

[23:50] » No. What? >> You want to find something permanent?

[23:53] » Right. We had talked about that last year.

[23:57] So, they have a nice tree,

[24:02] but I don't know if they put it in the same spot and it grows, is it going to

[24:07] interfere in structure of the shell house, but

[24:14] we could put one in a different location. I mean Jack's not here, but

[24:21] you guys are okay with it. >> But

[24:28] what took out on the east side?

[24:52] Yeah,

[24:56] talking about it,

[25:00] » right? I guess I mean the location is movable the tree and just having a tree

[25:07] real tree plant that would decorate and light

[25:14] feel whatever what do you need to know?

[25:20] um just if it's something that we can do or

[25:24] continue with or I don't think the issue was

[25:30] planning it and removing it at all and that's fine cuz we did that before but

[25:35] planning it keeping it

[25:40] find the right space for

[25:47] Jack is talking I can already thought about planning.

[25:54] Yes, it's still only August. Yeah, somebody was seeing Christmas yesterday.

[26:02] It wasn't me. Wasn't me.

[26:07] Okay, we'll just put it in the meeting for Jack then talk with the board.

[26:20] question.

[26:24] Okay, so

[26:31] » um Brad went to order that pump for the

[26:35] pool. He cannot get it. Please find it right now. Spears. That's

[26:41] $5,000 more. Everybody else wants money up front.

[26:49] Yeah.

[26:52] Keep looking until you find somewhere.

[26:58] » Yeah. >> I mean, there's

[27:03] there's enough

[27:09] » 10,000. >> You can get it.

[27:15] I >> mean, obviously he's he's working, but

[27:18] keep in mind we got about what about 3 months.

[27:25] » Yeah. We really need to know why the meeting.

[27:28] » Yeah. >> So, if he doesn't find one by then,

[27:34] we'll have to do that.

[27:40] Anything else? name.

[27:45] » No, >> no,

[27:49] I will get foundation. I will scan.

[27:58] I will scan the list for the pool to everyone. Then I'll also get here

[28:06] some of the way back to the next meeting.

[28:12] Do you guys have anything before we dismiss?

[28:16] » No, we're good. >> Okay, I just want to be sure. All right,

[28:20] so the next meeting September 23rd at 6 need a motion to

[28:28] » a second. All in favor? Hi.

[28:31] » Any opposed? All right. Meeting is adjourned.

[28:41] » Thank you guys. >> Thank you.

[29:04] That's better.

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