[0:08] I would like to call the public hearing
to order for this public hearing. We
[0:14] have one piece of property. Well, one
address we should say, 60 West 5th
[0:20] Street. It's in Sab Acres.
[0:26] I'm making a recommendation to continue
that until spring based upon the tenant
[0:33] is
seems to be moved out. However, the
[0:37] landlords or the owners can't get into
the property yet for a legal purpose to
[0:43] clean it up, but I really do think
they'll clean it up. So, so it's a
[0:47] notice of continuence order,
more or less an extension for Safe
[0:53] Acres. It would reconvene on March 17th,
2026 at 5:30. They're asking for the
[0:59] time so the park owner can clean it up.
So, any questions on the recommendation?
[1:09] » So, move to do continuation.
>> I have a motion to do the continuence
[1:14] order. Do I have a second?
>> I have a second by Barry. All those in
[1:17] favor?
>> I opposed. Motion carries.
[1:25] With that said, we will close.
the public hearing and open the regular
[1:32] town council meeting.
First order of business, calling it to
[1:37] order. Approval of minutes. This would
be for the October 21st, 2025 meeting.
[1:44] Any questions on the minutes? Any
corrections? Do I have a motion for
[1:49] approval?
>> So move.
[1:52] » I have a motion for approval. Do I have
a second?
[1:55] » Second.
>> Second by Scott. All those in favor I
[1:59] opposed.
Motion carries.
[2:04] The next claims payroll comp time and
appropriation reports. To that I would
[2:10] like to add a invoice from Indiana Pump
Works LLC.
[2:16] This is an invoice in the amount of
$8,000.
[2:19] This is for pump
repair etc. And it would be as such with
[2:27] Jimmy's approval to make sure
everything's done correctly. So that
[2:31] would be added.
Any questions on this particular bill
[2:36] edition? Okay. Do I have a motion for
claim payroll comp time funding program
[2:43] report?
>> Have a motion by Ash. Do I have a
[2:46] second?
>> Second.
[2:48] » Second by Bill. All those in favor?
I opposed.
[2:55] Motion carries.
Old business.
[3:01] DLC.
Updates.
[3:08] Street projects are all done. Those were
closed out at the last meeting. So,
[3:12] those are all good. Um, still next
year's projects are on
[3:17] um tackle with API for for the spring.
Um, we did submit the CCMG application
[3:26] in October. Um, fingers crossed's going
to be making those awards in December of
[3:32] some sometime. Um, so then we'll be
looking at bidding those out right after
[3:37] the first of the year.
Uh, been working with Kathy on the
[3:44] alley, so we'd like permission to get
that alley quoted out. It's going to be
[3:49] under should be under 150. So we can
just do a quote package for that. So we
[3:54] need a motion to um move forward on that
quote that
[4:01] » So you want permission to bid it out.
[4:08] » So have a motion by Barry to go ahead
with that. Do I have a second?
[4:14] » Second by Scott children have his drink.
All those in favor?
[4:18] » I
>> I oppose.
[4:21] Motion carries.
[4:24] » And then uh the other big thing we've
been evaluating the water plant um and
[4:30] working with the water guys and Kathy.
We'd like to go ahead and uh get
[4:37] approval to submit the SRF application
and get on the SRF list.
[4:44] » Okay. With regards to the water plant
action item of approval to begin with
[4:50] the approval and submit the application.
Do I have a motion?
[4:55] » Motion by Gary. Do I have a second?
>> Second by Ashley. All those in favor.
[5:01] » Opposed.
>> Motion carries.
[5:03] » All right. And that includes the
application's due in March. Um and
[5:08] hopefully we hear back by I think it's
July they make the announcements if
[5:12] we're on the funding list. Um that
includes the application and the per and
[5:18] asset management plan. So
that'll be good.
[5:26] Other than that, that's all I have.
>> Any questions for Todd?
[5:34] Great job.
[5:38] Next
on the
[5:42] agenda, Stuben County Economic
Development Contract. This is a 2026
[5:49] contract,
14,400.
[5:54] And I presume everybody read it. In that
contract has a whole harmless, which is
[6:02] good for us.
Any questions on that contract? Any
[6:07] comments?
Do I have a motion to accept that
[6:11] contract?
>> So moved.
[6:14] » Have a motion by Bill to accept this
contract for services. Do I have a
[6:18] second?
>> Second.
[6:19] » I have a second by Barry. All those in
favor?
[6:22] » I opposed. Motion carries. There also is
needed an appointment to the board.
[6:29] Kathy has served in that position before
and does currently.
[6:39] appointment her again to serve.
>> Would you be willing to take another
[6:44] appointment?
>> Yes.
[6:47] » She's willing to do it.
>> I make a motion.
[6:51] » Motion for appoints
to continue on that board. Do I have a
[6:58] second?
Have a second by Asha. All those in
[7:02] favor? I I motion carries.
new business
[7:11] utility credits.
[7:15] » Yes, I'm sorry. You have your normal
monthly credit and then we have one that
[7:19] um is a adjustment and that was verified
by the water department.
[7:25] » And I will say that's probably the
nicest request we've ever had for an
[7:30] adjustment. Most formal request we ever
had. Okay. So, we have the normal
[7:36] credit for Horizon and then the very
nice request for an adjustment. Any
[7:43] questions on the utility credits?
>> Do I have a motion to approve the
[7:47] utility credits?
>> Got a motion by Barry. Do I have a
[7:51] second?
>> Second by Bill. All those in favor?
[7:56] » I opposed. Motion carries.
Holiday schedule.
[8:06] You've got a listing of all the holidays
for the upcoming year of 2026.
[8:11] Any question on I mean holidays?
Any questions? Do I have a motion to
[8:18] accept the 2026 holiday schedule?
>> Salute.
[8:23] » Have a motion by Ashley. All those in Do
I have a second?
[8:27] » Second.
>> Second by Scott. All those in favor?
[8:31] » Opposed? Motion carries.
There's also the meeting schedule for
[8:37] 2026.
Fremont Town Council, Fremont Plan
[8:41] Commission, Fremont Park Board, Fremont
BCA, Fremont Tree Board. This is for the
[8:48] entire year of 2026.
Any questions on the schedule?
[8:55] Do I have a motion to accept the
schedule for 2026?
[9:00] » Have a motion by Scott. Do I have a
second? Second. Second by Ashley. All
[9:04] those in favor?
>> Opposed? Motion carries.
[9:11] We have a fire alarm upgrade. This is
being submitted by Horson Fire. It is an
[9:20] annual monitoring system contract as
well as an upgrade.
[9:28] Let's see. We're looking at $600 from
the annual monitoring fee brings into
[9:34] dispatch and also alerts the fire
department. You're looking at the
[9:38] upgrade of 13,78650.
[9:42] Any questions on either one?
[9:47] Do I have a motion to accept both?
>> I have a motion by Barry to accept both.
[9:53] That's for the animal monitoring
as well as doing the upgrade. Do I have
[9:58] a second?
Second.
[10:00] » Second by Scott. All those in favor?
>> Opposed.
[10:06] Motion carries.
>> If they tell us this is an outdated
[10:10] system when we buy it.
>> Yeah.
[10:12] » That be very frustrating.
>> Oh, you mean like a new one? Yeah. Yeah.
[10:16] » Like the old one was.
>> Right. Right. Right. Which we didn't.
[10:20] » Yeah.
>> Oh, the one was put in.
[10:22] » Yeah.
>> Howdy. When it was put in. Yeah. That's
[10:25] » You like the phone calls on it, though.
You got to be right.
[10:29] » Congratulations whoever's in first or
second.
[10:33] Just saying.
Next on the agenda is the appointing of
[10:39] two appraisers using the same ones we've
used in the past. Any questions on those
[10:45] two appraisers?
Do I have a motion to use those two
[10:51] appraisers?
[10:54] Motion by Scott. Do I have a second?
Second by Bill. All those in favor?
[10:59] » I opposed. Motion carries.
[11:06] Mural patchwork building.
[11:10] This would be just to start the process
because you're going to I mean, we've
[11:15] already talked to her. She's on board
with it to use her building.
[11:22] This would be to find an artist, get an
estimate, and apply for grants so it can
[11:27] be paid for hopefully.
Any questions on doing a mural? Mural
[11:33] doing the history of Fremont beginning
one end with the history and moving
[11:38] forth to current.
>> Didn't Portland.
[11:48] » Yep. And they just put I mean it's not a
history mirror on an they just put one
[11:54] in
>> Anola.
[11:58] » Yeah. Neat. So do I have a motion to
approach this mirror and see what we can
[12:04] do with it?
>> I like the motion.
[12:06] » Have a motion by Ashley. Do I have a
second?
[12:09] » Second.
>> Second by Scott. All those in favor?
[12:14] » Opposed? Motion carries.
[12:19] Next, renewal of health insurance for
the town. This is a 6.86%
[12:26] increase,
which is a increase of 2,15134,
[12:33] which is lower increase than most places
are looking at. Any questions on doing a
[12:40] renewal on the insurance because this is
a grandfather policy?
[12:47] Do I have a motion to do the renewal on
the health insurance?
[12:51] » So I have a motion by Barry. Do I have a
second?
[12:54] » Second.
>> Second by Ashley. All those in favor?
[12:58] » I opposed.
Motion carries.
[13:03] » We just worked right through that.
>> We have trees
[13:09] that need attention. We have three bids.
[13:16] A top tree service put their bid in two
different ways. One portion 16,000.
[13:24] They remove the wood 13,500.
The town keeps the wood, but we have
[13:30] people that will take that wood.
We next one is set tree service. That's
[13:37] 19,600.
And the last one is H and K and that's
[13:42] $18,450.
[13:45] And when you read and compare them,
they're all the same.
[13:50] Any questions on the bids for the trees?
[13:57] » And we have people that would take the
wood.
[13:59] » That's amazing. That's
>> okay. I've got a motion for a top tree
[14:03] service and doing it for the 13,500
whereas the town keeps the wood it would
[14:09] get people to remove it. So I have a
second for a top.
[14:13] » I have a second by Barry. All those in
favor
[14:16] » I oppose.
Motion carries.
[14:32] 17 cents a minute.
>> I guess
[14:37] I guess
[14:42] » I just like to see you.
>> Yeah, that's fair.
[14:48] » Your attorney's contra This fixed fee
for meetings is unchanged. The only
[14:54] thing that changes is there's a 4%
hourly rate increase which is $10
[15:01] which is 17 cents a minute.
[15:06] » Do we have any and I don't get to keep
it?
[15:10] » Bet you've never had anybody for him.
>> No, I have not. That was a first.
[15:16] » I bet. Do we
>> Do we have any questions on his
[15:20] contract? Do
>> do I have a motion to accept the
[15:25] contract with the 4% increase?
>> So moved.
[15:30] » Motion by Barry. Do I have a second?
>> Second.
[15:33] » Second by Scott. All those in favor?
>> I.
[15:37] » Thank you.
>> Motion carries.
[15:42] » We just like to get you going.
>> It doesn't take much. I appreciate it.
[15:49] since you're back in such good shape.
>> Okay.
[15:55] Department reports. We have
>> Fremont Fire.
[16:01] » He let me take his money today.
[16:09] » Police report. Um the new vehicle is in
shop so it should be up and operational
[16:15] probably in the next couple weeks it's
looking
[16:18] » so looking at first part of December to
mid December.
[16:21] » Yeah. Um the only other request I had
was uh for the board to consider our
[16:27] animal purchase for training and duty
carry. It went up a little bit more so
[16:32] we had to have it rebid with from a
month and a half ago. uh asked the board
[16:38] to approve 13,165
for ammo purchase for pistols, rifles,
[16:45] and uh the shotguns.
And
[16:50] I was working with Kathy to see if
she could uh find the extra funds to
[16:59] remove from.
Any questions on the police report to
[17:05] begin with?
And Joe's asking to purchase a home.
[17:15] Motion
>> move.
[17:19] » Got a motion by Bill to purchase the
web. A second.
[17:22] » Second.
>> Second by Barry. All those in favor? I
[17:27] » oppose. Motion carries.
[17:32] Anything else, Joe?
>> No, thank you.
[17:35] » Okay.
Zoning.
[17:42] See, she's sent our orders have been out
to new violators.
[17:47] We already had the public hearing, so
she's working on
[17:52] her job.
[17:57] Street
[18:00] I will say that um they're very busy
doing the leaves and they will pick up
[18:05] fresh again, but right now they need to
get one last time, which they said will
[18:08] probably be that first week in December
if they need to get the leaves done and
[18:12] finish up their Christmas decorations.
And we did get a phone call
[18:16] complimenting them on going out and
doing the leaves in the rain. So that
[18:20] was nice to get congratulations on
there.
[18:23] » It's kind of nice when once you hear
something good.
[18:27] Just one quick question. I know that we
did our last like brush pickup months or
[18:32] so ago. What about the ones that are on
20?
[18:36] » They'll get those when they do that.
Should we get December when they're
[18:39] thinking that they'll be able to get
back out through the brush? Because we
[18:42] had so much come down here.
>> Yeah. So one more time, get it back out.
[18:47] Yep.
I guess there was even some
[18:55] water.
[18:58] Looks good. Water report.
Waste water.
[19:04] We're good
[19:10] part.
[19:16] Okay, that finishes
those.
[19:22] Just as an update, the audits are
complete
[19:26] and Kathy and I have a meeting come
Thursday,
[19:31] two days from now to have an asset
conference on the audit.
[19:37] The budget has already been approved for
2026. Kudos to Kathy.
[19:46] We are still working with Baker Tilly on
property tax study, hoping and praying
[19:51] that in this next section
maybe they can get the towns over 2,000
[19:58] that we would be able to set our own tax
rate instead of relying
[20:02] on neighboring town. We're still waiting
on the DORA app.
[20:08] We've had 44 responses on the survey
that was sent out with bakery,
[20:17] coffee shop, restaurant, and
entertainment,
[20:24] but that was what came through as the
responses. So, that was kind of
[20:30] interesting if nothing more.
And then on Wednesday, December 10th at
[20:36] 7 a.m. is the chamber breakfast. And
you're all invited to attend.
[20:43] » And what time?
>> 7 a.m.
[20:47] in the morning.
[20:52] » Now, we were here at 7 a.m. this
morning,
[20:56] » right? Yes, we were.
The other thing is Surf Net is going
[21:01] around town now, visiting different
homes, passing out fires, and I know a
[21:06] couple people that have signed up.
>> Get mine tomorrow,
[21:10] » huh?
>> Get mine tomorrow.
[21:12] » Yeah, because they start out at $30, no
contract. Um, let's see. That's one.
[21:19] » So, lock in fees.
>> Yeah. And then 30, 50, and 65, I think,
[21:25] are the three rates. So
>> that's 100 200 300 gigabytes. So that's
[21:32] » So they started.
>> Does anybody have anything else?
[21:38] » Two ma'am.
>> We're at 100.
[21:40] » We're good.
>> We're paid. Do I have a motion? Do you
[21:44] have anything you would like to add?
>> Just thank you. It's nice to be here.
[21:48] » Well, we're happy to have you back.
>> Don't scare us like that. What's that?
[21:55] » Yeah. I mean spirit try not to
>> they told me 3 to four weeks off work
[22:00] and this is 3 weeks from the day surgery
so I am very
[22:08] happy well you haven't seen it all
we might after the meeting
[22:20] but thank
you
[22:23] » anything
Do I have a motion to adjurnn?
[22:28] » Got a motion. Second.
>> Second.
[22:31] » Got a second. All those in favor?
Motion carries. Meeting is adjourned.