[0:00] All
[0:04] right. It's Monday, January the 12th,
2026, 7 p.m. So, we'll call this town
[0:10] board meeting to order at 7 o'clock.
There's no one here from the public, so
[0:16] I will have to read the disclaimer. So,
we'll do roll call. Joe Seard,
[0:20] » present.
>> Janet Dailyaly is not present. Steve
[0:24] Turner
>> present.
[0:25] » And Michelle Roberts present. So, we'll
do the pledge of allegiance.
[0:34] I pledge algiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the
[0:40] republic for which it stands. One nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[0:46] justice for all.
[0:50] » All right. So,
um we'll look over our financials for
[0:55] December.
[1:01] All right. So the top is your
all-incclusive.
[1:07] So at the top we have our bank balances
and then we have our CDs.
[1:12] We have our total bank balances plus the
certificate of deposits there almost
[1:18] halfway through. Um we had outstanding
checks and you'll see those um a few
[1:24] pages later. So we had outstanding
checks in general and wastewater. Um and
[1:29] we had an outstanding deposit in
wastewater at the end of the year. Um
[1:34] and so you can see the balance minus
those checks plus the deposits in
[1:39] transit
and then the book balances which you'll
[1:43] have the breakout reports after this
one. Um and so your total of your book
[1:49] balances is down there at the bottom
plus the investments. And as you can
[1:53] see, then that balances with what the
bank shows that we have in those
[1:57] accounts.
So the second page is exactly the same
[2:03] thing. It's just it's in the typed fund
report on the computer. So all of those
[2:09] totals there will match the ones that
you have on the front and your very
[2:14] bottom right corner
um is going to reflect that total on the
[2:19] front page. um that's in balance.
[snorts]
[2:23] Okay.
And so page three is going to be just
[2:27] your general fund
and that's all of those book balances
[2:33] and everything there is in good
standing.
[2:38] Nothing concerning. Um page four is the
outstanding check. There's one
[2:47] [laughter] every January
No,
[2:50] » surely not. Um, so that's the only one
that's outstanding in the general fund.
[2:55] And page um five is your sanitation and
your sewage breakout
[3:04] and those numbers are what's on the
front page.
[3:09] Page six is going to be your outstanding
for wastewater utility. [snorts] So,
[3:15] we've got two um receipts that
were um
[3:24] on the 1231, that one hadn't hit yet, of
22. Um the receipt that's dated 1113
[3:31] 2025
FSB, that's Fairmont State Bank. We got
[3:36] um a check from them for one of our CDs
and I receeded it in on 1113 and took it
[3:43] to the bank. The reason that it's still
outstanding is is because then in
[3:48] December when I balance the books,
Fairmont State Bank had a change uh they
[3:54] went to a different computer program or
they computerized whatever they did.
[3:59] [clears throat]
So it was 4 days after they had just
[4:03] transitioned
>> and that I did not she gave me my
[4:07] receipt and everything my my copy but
when I got the December statement that
[4:13] um receipt that I deposited was take she
entered it as a check and withdrew it
[4:20] from our account.
So, I had to go back in um and Sam
[4:27] helped me and she put it back in because
she saw the code that they used was
[4:34] wrong. So, that's why it was outstanding
on this report here. Um because when Sam
[4:44] put it back in,
[4:48] we still didn't get credited for our
actual deposit of 314. They just put the
[4:53] 314 back in that they took out. It took
us to zero and then didn't put our
[4:59] deposit in yet. So, I finally got that
straightened out. And I asked um I'm not
[5:04] sure if it if it was Kim or the other
gal, but um they took care of it. They
[5:10] gave me a slip here at the beginning of
the year and I asked them to write
[5:14] something out on their end for me to put
in the files um for the state board of
[5:19] accounts when it gets audited in however
many years because I may not remember
[5:25] » what it is.
>> Okay. So that's why that one's from
[5:28] November. So that's take I mean it's
going to be taken care of. You'll see
[5:31] that um at the next report. Um and then
we had three checks that were still
[5:37] outstanding.
Um and then page seven is the renewing
[5:43] um account. So the revenue that comes in
there is from your interest on your CDs.
[5:48] So that um amount matches the front
and nothing different on there. So does
[5:55] anybody have any questions on the
financial report? No.
[5:59] » Okay. [clears throat]
So we'll go over minutes. [snorts] We
[6:02] actually have two to go over. So we'll
look at the regular meeting on the 8th.
[6:08] So that one should be your top copy that
you have.
[6:13] So I'll give you a moment to look over
that and then I will entertain a motion
[6:18] to accept those.
[6:26] » Yeah.
>> Okay.
[6:39] I'll make a motion we accept those
minutes from December the 8th.
[6:43] » I'll second.
>> Okay. All those in favor say I.
[6:47] » I.
>> Okay. And then we'll look at the 22nd
[6:51] which was our end of the year meeting.
And that should be right underneath this
[6:56] one here. Jo.
[7:01] » Yeah. Okay.
>> Sticks together.
[7:06] » Yes.
[7:18] So, we just had those two things on old
business and then I just let them know
[7:21] that town attorney Kyle Percinger said
he would represent us again.
[7:35] Make a motion we accept the minutes from
December 22nd.
[7:40] » Second.
>> Okay. All those in favor say I.
[7:43] » I.
>> Okay. So those have been accepted.
[7:46] All right. Um public comments. I haven't
obviously no one's here. Um, I've not
[7:53] received any
>> concerns or calls or anybody come in
[7:58] about anything. So, there's nothing
there. Um, old business.
[8:04] Um, the salary ordinances taken care of.
I have that for you to sign. I'll grab
[8:10] it. Um,
I sent a message to Kevin Boyce about
[8:16] the sanitation. So, we should be getting
he'll send the actual contract. um for
[8:22] me to sign and send back to him. Um so,
let's see. Um I don't believe there's
[8:29] any other old business unless you guys
have something.
[8:35] » I saw that the Christmas lights are
down. So, a had contacted me to find out
[8:40] the beginning date and the end date. So,
>> you you got them all down anyway, would
[8:45] you?
>> Mhm.
[8:46] » Okay.
>> Yeah. Got all that. So do you guys have
[8:50] any new business?
>> You have to have appointed all the
[8:55] officers and everything for for the
year.
[8:57] » Okay. So appointment of officers. So we
have council president
[9:04] and then we have over the
town park.
[9:10] » Yes.
>> And then we have street department that
[9:14] oversees
that. So
[9:18] » make a motion. We had in last year we
had again this year.
[9:24] » I'll second that. Yeah. Status quo. They
know what they're doing. [laughter]
[9:29] » Okay. Um so Steve, that puts you over
park just so you know.
[9:36] » And I need to give you a key actually to
the shelter so you can do that. And that
[9:41] um retains Janet as over streets and Joe
Seward as council president.
[9:49] Okay. Um we already took care of the
salary ordinance last time.
[9:55] Um
[9:59] is there anything else that we take?
[10:04] I think just the appointment of those
areas
[10:08] » the areas I'll take care of all all the
everything would be on that too.
[10:12] » Do what? Oh, the areas. Yeah. Of what
the districts are. Um because the
[10:16] districts haven't
>> you guys haven't voted to change
[10:19] districts or anything like that. So it
has the outline of the streets.
[10:24] Um so
>> you got anything else we need?
[10:28] Everybody's happy on my side of the
tracks. Nobody said anything good.
[10:32] » They haven't had anything. So, um,
>> got my new neighbors over there. They
[10:37] seem to be going to work out all right.
>> Yeah.
[10:40] » I told him I met them or I met her and
she's seems really sweet. So, looking
[10:46] forward to being in town.
>> Oh, really young?
[10:50] » Um,
>> she's 64.
[10:52] » And then it's her son.
>> Joe is
[10:55] » another Joe in town.
>> And you got two dogs.
[10:59] » 40ome.
>> Yeah, I think he's 46. He's got a son at
[11:01] the senior.
>> Okay. and they moved here from Moonville
[11:05] Moonville. A lot of people don't heard
of that, but I've been there a couple
[11:08] times. South of
>> Hill, you know, Moonville.
[11:11] » She has high oaks of flower beds and all
that. She's talking to Janet Underwood
[11:14] down there. And uh he's got he wants to
put a pole bar up, you know. So, you
[11:20] have to let us know when you get ready
to do that. So, you'll know where the
[11:23] utilities are under this ground here.
>> Yes.
[11:26] » Yeah. Because they come back to bite you
someday. [laughter] Um Joe, at the end
[11:30] of the year meeting, this was the
ordinance that they passed and signed
[11:34] for the salaries.
Um and everything stayed the same as
[11:38] 2025.
>> Yes. Uh the green sheet is the 2025. I
[11:44] had made a copy of it so they would have
that as reference. I think you guys got
[11:49] that actually at the beginning the
December the regular town meeting. Um,
[11:53] and so then the top one is the actual
ordinance for 2026 that need to be taken
[12:00] care of. So, um, everything's the same.
So, other than that, it's just the
[12:06] warrants that we need to sign. And, um,
there's a couple I haven't gotten yet,
[12:12] but they're the normal. It's like, um,
Travis's. So, I mean, it's a standing
[12:17] that we just Oh, you already signed,
too.
[12:21] » Yeah. And there were a couple on the
green that were from the very end of or
[12:26] from the end of December. So you'll see
there might be a couple that to the same
[12:30] place, but one's the December and one's
the January.
[12:34] So,
[12:40] and I will have you guys when he's done
with that and I'll let him get his
[12:45] steps, but I have the minutes for you to
sign them that you pass tonight.
[12:52] and initial.
[13:03] » Think you missed that one, too? Did
>> I miss one? I have signing in.
[13:08] » Oh, I already did.
[laughter]
[13:11] » Sorry.
>> All right. Well, Steve, I'll give you
[13:13] the two minutes that you guys just
passed.
[13:18] I keep my stacks
[13:37] and then that's the report and you can
see that it matches the one that you
[13:41] got. That's the original that you just
need to initial
[13:46] » anywhere on the front. All right.
>> Yeah. Anywhere down there
[14:08] going Wednesday night? July.
>> The governor's going to give his speech
[14:12] Wednesday night.
>> Oh, was he?
[14:13] » Yes.
>> What time?
[14:16] » What time? I guess I didn't hear what
time it was.
[14:19] » Probably normally about 8:00. We'll see
what that is. They're supposed to talk
[14:22] about
reducing your utility bills.
[14:25] » Yeah.
>> We take those fees off there. We figure
[14:28] out a way to reduce those.
>> That's That's what Well, I tell you, we
[14:33] let that go all these years. We should
have been complaining years ago. Should
[14:36] have stopped before we got that far down
the road.
[14:38] » Yes.
>> Yeah. I know. I think we added ours up
[14:42] and I mean it's like $120 some dollars
in fees.
[14:46] » Yeah.
>> I mean, we barely I mean, you know, if
[14:50] we just paid our regular our actual
usage,
[14:54] people could afford it.
>> Yeah,
[14:56] » pretty much.
>> I still count the lucky stars. We ended
[14:58] up with natural gas and then because
bottle gas was not friends to nobody.
[15:03] » So, well, that'll be interesting to hear
what they proposed then.
[15:07] » Yes. I probably people need to begin
>> uh listen to that and see what they're
[15:11] saying and they need to talk to their
legislators
[15:14] » and be mad that they do something
because it's you know
[15:17] » well I was going to say for some
families those fees alone could buy
[15:21] groceries for some families or pay
another
[15:26] » bill pay a rent
>> yeah [laughter]
[15:28] pay a rent another utility
>> it's crazy
[15:34] I mean because the fees that I pay that
we pay to them is more than we pay like
[15:38] for our um to center point energy for
the gas.
[15:43] » Yeah.
>> We don't need to use that much.
[15:46] » Hey, power is going to be a problem in
this country as we go down the road it
[15:49] looks like. So,
>> yeah.
[15:52] » Well,
>> several generations down.
[15:54] » If they let the data centers come in,
they will use all your power.
[15:58] » Yeah.
>> They're talking about now you have
[16:00] blackouts
>> in your water.
[16:02] » They will they will have that in the
water. Did the one that they were going
[16:05] to put there by Tuttle Orchards in
Greenfield, did it get knocked down?
[16:09] » I think it got knocked down.
>> Uh there's just a lot of Blackford
[16:13] County over getting bombarded with all
that stuff.
[16:15] » Are they?
>> They're going to put some nuclear power
[16:16] plants in Indiana,
>> but I don't know what capacity.
[16:20] » Yeah. Well, I know they were looking at
Marian at one time. Um, I'm going to try
[16:25] to search around for internet service
that um, if I can get a good price on
[16:34] just internet and then get a good price
just on the Simple Mobile, then
[16:42] I think we need to switch to that. If I
get a good price on just
[16:50] the the thing is is for the phone if we
go back to the regular phone then we
[16:57] have to have like Frontier or something.
So you're paying you're paying a larger
[17:03] amount where right now like the mobile
is $1710
[17:07] a month
but the cable the internet
[17:12] » keeps going up and up.
>> That is not a Wi-Fi.
[17:17] » So what I wondered was if I could find a
simple mobile plan to switch to that
[17:24] that would be comparable like a smart
talk or something for what we use. Um,
[17:31] » like I know Starlink, you can get
Starlink for I believe they said those
[17:35] the bottom package is like $80 a month.
>> Um, or try to find something because
[17:42] Comcast is just actually getting
ridiculous. So, that is on my list for
[17:47] mobile. You can't get off of them when
they're
[17:50] » I can check and see.
>> They they sent me a thing says you can
[17:53] get on.
>> Oh, really? Like a flyer in the mail?
[17:56] » You can get off this shower. say,
>> "Okay, so I'm going to do some because
[18:02] obviously we can't just have I mean we
have to have the the phone, but if we go
[18:07] back to Frontier, then we're going to
pay for
[18:11] » you have to I mean, you got to pay for
the bottom package, which is going to be
[18:15] » Where's our phone?"
>> Well, the we do the mobile right now and
[18:19] it's $1710
>> on your mobile.
[18:24] » Mhm. because it's through Comcast.
>> Comcast.
[18:29] » So if we drop the internet though, then
the mobile goes away or the mobile goes
[18:34] up because it was part of it was like a
it was like a promotion that
[18:40] » you you can find what they told me was
$25 a month. You can get some services
[18:44] and get just a cell phone.
>> Okay.
[18:47] » You know,
>> that's what I was going to look into. So
[18:49] » just get one of them.
Yeah.
[18:53] So, but I'll check some different um
>> how many people have gone past year in
[18:58] town now?
>> We do.
[19:01] » I got
>> We do. I would like to switch to
[19:04] Starlink. I know Jeff switched to
Starlink. There's like an $80 and then
[19:09] the upper is like 120. the lower one. I
guess the way I understand that it
[19:14] works, and I could be completely wrong,
the more people that's on it at the
[19:19] upper, the lower slows down,
if that makes
[19:24] » it slows down.
>> Mhm.
[19:27] All the the um it all goes to the upper
tier. I have to have two
[19:34] for the school. I can't I can't do a
lower package at my house and carry it
[19:39] over to the school because I got 11 kids
on that could possibly do be doing
[19:44] typing. I mean, they're on devices here
throughout the day. So, I can't I can't
[19:50] do that at home. So, I'm kind of stuck
with Comcast and
[19:56] um so,
>> and you call them up and talk to them
[19:59] about reducing the price. Um, well, our
contract's just ending, so yeah, I mean,
[20:05] I'll see if if something we can get
something better. Um,
[20:11] and if not, I mean, I'll tell them then
we'll be shopping elsewhere.
[20:16] » But I'm still going to look into the
others because
[20:20] » it's it just keeps going up like
everything. So,
[20:23] » yeah,
>> but that is on my on my list here.
[20:27] » I think Frontier, they're in Fairmont
again. And theirs is getting down to
[20:32] » $30.
>> I think for the phone. Oh, for the phone
[20:36] part.
>> For the phone part now because they're
[20:38] coming. They got they put the fiber
optic over there. So, you can get that.
[20:43] It's okay. But, you know, that's kind of
not far around,
[20:46] » right?
Yeah. It'll just take me some some calls
[20:52] and some searches to figure out.
[21:12] » [snorts]
[21:29] » I think the bank up there is finally
getting used to their system.
[21:33] I know it's a hard change when you go
from
[21:39] one to I think the system is way
different than what we were ever used
[21:43] to.
>> Finances at large now we got that auto
[21:48] change. It's
>> a big change. I know.
[21:54] change is tough.
[22:00] » They'll get it. That's what I kept
telling him. You'll get it. You'll get
[22:03] it. You'll get used to it and then it'll
>> change again.
[22:06] » It'll be nice. And then there's the
financial report to initial by Steve and
[22:11] you can see that it's matches your copy.
>> Mhm.
[22:22] All right. [snorts] Any other business?
>> You got anything else, Dave?
[22:27] » No, I'm good.
>> All right, then I'll motion to adjourn.
[22:31] » We'll second that.
>> Meeting adjourned. Shut the light.
[22:41] I said that stop by Gas City today and I
saw a woman with