Commissioner’s Meeting Minutes

April 6, 2021

Meeting Called to Order by Vice President
Prayer
Pledge Of Allegiance
Present: Commissioner Darlene Likens and Commissioner Kelly Gaskill

Also Present: Madison County Auditor Rick Gardner, Chief Deputy Auditor Todd Culp, and County Attorney Jeff Graham
Absent: President John Richwine

Play >>  Approval of Minutes:
March 16, 2021 Regular Meeting & March 19, 2021 Special Meeting
Motion: to accept the minutes
Moved: Kelly Gaskill
Seconded: Darlene Likens
Motion Passed unanimously

Play >>  Approval of Claims:
Motion: to approve claims number 188986 – 189121, Auditor’s Discretionary claims (with the exception of voided check 188840), and all Payroll claims.
Moved: Kelly Gaskill
Seconded: Darlene Likens
Motion Passed unanimously

Play >>  Motion: to accept the Highway Department – 2^nd Reading of Litter Control Ordinance
Moved: Darlene Likens
Seconded: Kelly Gaskill
Motion Passed unanimously

Play >> County Attorney Jeff Graham speaks on the settlement agreement of Catherine Ray.
Motion: to accept the settlement per the insurance in the sum of $9500.00
Moved: Kelly Gaskill
Seconded: Darlene Likens
Motion Passed unanimously


Play >> County Auditor makes a comment regarding the Weight Limit Ordinance passed at the Special Meeting. The Ordinance number passed should have been 08 instead of 07.
Motion: to correct Ordinance 2021-BC-O-07 to Ordinance 2021-BC-O-08
Moved: Darlene Likens
Seconded: Kelly Gaskill
Motion Passed unanimously

Play >> County Clerk Olivia Pratt presents a Gordon Flesch Lease to update printers.
Motion: to accept the lease agreement with Gordon Flesch contingent to litigation change requested from Wisconsin to Indiana
Moved: Kelly Gaskill
Seconded: Darlene Likens
Motion Passed unanimously

Play >> Jessica Bastin, County Engineer, states that 3 bids were received for Bridge 88 and recommends to award the contact to Hoosier Pride with a bid of $554,206.00.
Motion: to accept the bid from Hoosier Pride Excavating Inc. per Jessica Bastin
Moved: Kelly Gaskill
Seconded: Darlene Likens
Motion Passed unanimously

Play >> County Coroner, Dr. Abbott, speaks on deaths that may be related to Covid may be reimbursed up to $9,000.00 for funeral expenses with FEMA.

Play >> Kayla McKnight, First Choice for Women, speaks on having moved to 6 W. 8^th St and is looking to lease the empty lot located behind their new address to provide safer parking space for their clients and staff.

Play >> Motion: to remove parcel 48-11-01-304-036.000-003 contingent on a letter from the City of Anderson requesting the parcel
Moved: Kelly Gaskill
Seconded: Darlene Likens
Motion Passed unanimously

Play >>  Motion: to adjourn
Moved: Darlene Likens
Seconded: Kelly Gaskill
Motion Passed unanimously

Next Commissioner’s Meeting will be April 20, 2021 at 10AM