NEW WHITELAND TOWN COUNCIL
JUNE 20, 2006
MEETING MINUTES
Town Council President
MINUTES
Member Noonan moves to approve the minutes of
the previous meeting. Motion seconded by
Councilman Alspach. Vote 4 affirmative.
OLD
BUSINESS
Disconnect Policy / Door Hangers
Public Works Superintendent Lasiter states they
delivered 32 door hanger reminders last month allowing 23 people to make their
payment and avoid disconnect. Of the 9
that were shut off, 2 of the houses were vacant where the people had moved
without telling us or leaving forwarding address information. President Perrin states he has spoken with
several employees and the consensus is that the door hanger policy is more cost
effective and less time consuming. Supt.
Lasiter recommends making this a permanent policy for the reasons President
Perrin mentioned as well as because it allows us one more opportunity to
provide customer service. Councilman
Alspach moves to make the policy to deliver door hanger reminders on disconnect
day allowing one (1) additional day for payments before actually disconnecting
the service. Full payment must be made
before the office opens the next morning to avoid disconnect. Member Noonan seconds the motion. Vote 4
affirmative.
Unsafe Structure
Mr. McAfee of
Property / General Liability Insurance
Renewal
Clerk-Treasurer Alspach states that Betty
Bush presented a revised renewal after the vehicle corrections were made. The new renewal premium is $39,332.00. Clerk-Treasurer Alspach also prepared a
breakdown of the premium by fund for the council. Clerk-Treasurer Alspach asks that the renewal
be approved and recommends waiving the terrorist coverage. Councilman Spencer asks if the Police
Department disposes of the old pick up truck would the premium go down. Alspach states probably not due to the age of
the truck and notes the rates don’t usually change unless we add or delete 5 or
more vehicles in a policy year.
Councilman Spencer moves to accept the renewal with an annual premium of
$39,322.00 and waive the terrorist coverage. Motion is seconded by Member Noonan. Vote 4
affirmative.
Utility Bill Extension Requests
The following requests were made and granted:
Ariel McCray,
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Marilyn White, 542 Delbrook will pay $139.03
on July 3, 2006. Approved.
Mindy Skeen, 1126
Storm Damage
Councilman Spencer asks about storm damage
from the recent storm and power outage last weekend. Supt. Lasiter states that lightning hit a
transformer on
Eagle Scout Projects
Councilman Noonan asks for an update on the
Shelter House project. Park Director
Facemire states that she has not heard back from any the boys who approached
the council with Eagle Scout projects.
Police Department
Marshal Stephenson asks the council about the
new copier lease. He gets a new copier and
an additional 500 copies per month while spending $2.00 less per month. Council approves contingent on Attorney
Robbins reviewing the contract.
Marshal Stephenson presents council members
with copies of the department’s case/run report and states he will be providing
this information on a monthly basis. He
also provides copies of the new fireworks law for their review. Stephenson states that he will be on vacation
for the next meeting. Officer Glaze will
attend the meeting.
Cancellation of Council Meeting
The next regular council meeting would be
July 4, 2006. Due to that being a
holiday the meeting will be cancelled.
Clerk-Treasurer Alspach will run the docket on June 30, 2006 and asks
all council members to stop by the office and sign it so that bills can be
paid. President Perrin recommends
closing the offices on July 3rd along with the 4th of
July holiday. Councilman Noonan moves to
close the town offices on July 3rd and is seconded by Councilman Alspach. Vote 4
affirmative.
NEW BUSINESS
None.
LEGISLATIVE
Ordinance 2027
Attorney Robbins states that he does not
believe an ordinance is required to change the amount of the meter
deposit. The deposit is a form of
security and not a rate or a charge. As
the Board of Works, the Town Council can adjust the meter deposit amount as
necessary. Member Spencer moves to raise
the meter deposit to $75.00. After the
2nd disconnect customers would still be required to post a 2nd
deposit in the amount of $40.00.
Deposits are non-refundable until the account has been closed and final
payment has been made. Councilman Noonan
seconds the motion. Vote 4 affirmative.
Ordinance 2033
Clerk-Treasurer Alspach reads the ordinance amending
the 2006 salary ordinance and explains on final reading. Councilman Alspach moves to adopt Ordinance
2033 on final reading and is seconded by Member Spencer. Vote
4 affirmative.
Ordinance 2034
Attorney Robbins reads and explains the
ordinance changing the zoning map in its entirety. This rezones
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Commission has sent a favorable
recommendation in the form of a resolution to tonight’s council. They are recommending the change with the
following conditions:
1.
Privacy slats in the chain link fencing would be provided and
maintained.
2.
Fire Hydrant on the southeast corner of the property near
3.
The area designated as outside storage on the drawing that was
submitted to the Plan Commission in May will not be enlarged at any point in
the future.
The petitioners, Mr. & Mrs. Flick, are in
the audience and acknowledge and accept these conditions. Councilman Spencer
moves to approve with the aforementioned conditions. Motion is seconded by Councilman
Alspach. Vote 4 affirmative.
Ordinance 2035
Clerk-Treasurer Alspach reads the transfer ordinance
in its entirety on first reading.
Councilman Noonan moves to adopt Ordinance 2032 on first reading and is
seconded by Member Spencer. Vote 4 affirmative. This
item will be placed on the July 18th agenda.
OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC
None.
Being no other
business the meeting was adjourned at 7:37 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
____________________________
Maribeth Alspach, Clerk- Treasurer
Approved: _____________________________