PORTER COUNTY COUNCIL
Special Meeting
August 27, 2002

The Porter County Council met prior to second reading on Tuesday, August 27, 2002, at 5:15 p.m., in the County Administration Center, 155 Indiana - Suite 205, Valparaiso, Indiana.

Members present were William Carmichael, Karen Conover, Carole Knoblock, Karen Martin, John Ruge, Leon West and President Barbara Stroud. Also present was Attorney David Hollenbeck, Auditor Sandra Vuko, Jamie Dziabo, Sheila Riley and Jan Balcerak.

Ms. Stroud, Before we get into the second readings of our budgets we have some things to take care of. The Highway, the Jail and the Council, then we will get into the second reading. But before I do that I have to have the first reading. Mrs. Vuko.

FIRST READING

At this time, Mrs. Vuko read the Notice to Taxpayers.

HIGHWAY 02
Additional Appropriation

$3,000 into account 2360.191 Stone
$19,500 into account 2362.191 Bituminous
$20,000 into account 3650 Vehicle Repair
$6,000 into account 3950 Contractual Services

Ms. Stroud, Mr. Jarnecke.

Jack Jarnecke, Good evening.

Ms. Stroud, Good evening.

Mr. Jarnecke, In the MVH Fund 02, we're asking for $3,000 to account 2360 for District 1-Stone; $19,500 to account 2362 for District 1-Bituminous; $20,000 additional for account 3650 Vehicle Repair; and $6,000 for account 3950 Contractual Services.

Ms. Stroud, Since this is an additional we'll need a motion to…

Mr. Carmichael moved to grant the request for additional appropriations as submitted by Highway 02. Mrs. Conover seconded, motion carried unanimously.

HIGHWAY CUM-BRIDGE 25
Additional Appropriation

$6,58.28 into account .9323 Boone Twp 320 W 700 S Material, Labor & Equipment
$11,634.92 into account .9327 Pleasant Twp 325 E 1125 S Material, Labor & Equipment
$11,997.92 into account .9329 Porter Twp 50 W 450 S Material, Labor & Equipment
$8,727.78 into account .9332 Pleasant Twp 400 E 700 S Material, Labor & Equipment
$9,052.12 into account .9339 Washington Twp 150 N 550 E Material, Labor & Equipment
$8,822.28 into account .9340 Morgan Twp 490 S 150 E Material, Labor & Equipment
$16,640.56 into account .9358 Center Twp 10 W 175 N Material, Labor & Equipment
$18,083.42 into account .9363 Boone Twp 780 S 50 W Material, Labor & Equipment
$10,090.08 into account .9409 Portage Twp 591 W 1050 N Material, Labor & Equipment
$33,062.16 into account .9410 Union Twp 375 W 500 N Material, Labor & Equipment
$11,790.43 into account .9411 Westchester Twp 70 W 1300 N Material, Labor & Equipment
$10,103.96 into account .9412 Washington Twp 340 E 400 N Material, Labor & Equipment
$7,474.78 into account .9413 Boone/Pleasant Twp 640 S Smoke Material, Labor & Equipment
$10,543.92 into account .9414 Boone/Pleasant Twp 745 S Smoke Material, Labor & Equipment
$2,610.14 into account .9415 Jackson/Washington Twp 500 E 600 N Material, Labor & Equipment
$4,330.14 into account .9416 Morgan Twp 230 E 400 S Material, Labor & Equipment
$12,266.18 into account .9417 Westchester Twp 155 W 1200 N Material, Labor & Equipment
$12,503.88 into account .9418 Pleasant Twp 50 E 1100 S Material, Labor & Equipment
$4,330.14 into account .9419 Morgan Twp Material, Labor & Equipment
$9,656.04 into account .9420 Jackson Twp 850 N 300 E Material, Labor & Equipment
$4,330.14 into account .9421 Morgan/Pleasant Twp Material, Labor & Equipment
$37,899.84 into account .8422 Morgan Twp 400 E 100 S Material, Labor & Equipment
$24,010.56 into account .9423 Jackson Twp 935 N 250 E Material, Labor & Equipment
$14,269.76 into account .9424 Pleasant Twp 1500 S 500 E Material, Labor & Equipment
$21,594.81 into account .9425 Westchester Twp 145 E 1100 N Material, Labor & Equipment
$9,333.47 into account .9426 Jackson Twp 300 E 850 N Material, Labor & Equipment

Ms. Stroud, The second part is for the cum-bridge.

Ms. Martin, Would it be possible instead of reading them, just approving them as submitted?

Ms. Stroud, I don't have a problem with that.

Mr. Hollenbeck, Absent any objection from someone, that motion could certainly be made.

Ms. Martin moved to grant the request for additional appropriations as submitted by Highway Cum-Bridge. Mr. Carmichael seconded, motion carried unanimously.

Ms. Stroud, Thanks, Jack.

Mr. Jarnecke, Thank you.

JAIL 217.32
Additional Appropriation

$120,238.70 into account 1110 Salaries
$9,189.26 into account 1210 FICA
$5,410.74 into account 1230 PERF
$18,193.59 into account 1220 Medical/Life Insurance

Ms. Stroud, Good evening.

Sgt. Mike Krawczyk, Good evening.

Ms. Stroud, It is my understanding that this is the account that was approved by the commissioners and set up using the monies from the federal prisoners. Am I correct?

Chief Deputy Dave Lain, That is correct.

Ms. Stroud, I can go through and read the request. From Fund 217, the amount of $120,238.70 to account 1110 Salaries; the amount of $9,189.26 for FICA/Medicaid and that's account number 1210; the amount of $5,410.74 to account 1230 PERF; and the amount of $18,193.59 to line item 1220 for medical insurance. Is that correct?

Sgt. Krawczyk, Yes.

Chief Deputy Lain, Yes.

Ms. Stroud, Unfortunately, I do not have a total for that.

Mrs. Knoblock, Will this come out of the county then to…

Ms. Stroud, No.

Mrs. Vuko, The total is $153,041.29.

Ms. Stroud, The total is $153,041.29. Carole, I didn't mean to cut you off. This is to be strictly from the fund and will continue to be from the funds coming from the federal prisoners.

Mrs. Knoblock, Okay.

Mr. Hollenbeck, Madam Chairperson, as I indicated to you in my correspondence, this is to clarify the auditor's trail where this money should come out of.

Ms. Stroud, Right.

Mr. Hollenbeck, So any motion to approve this should first be couched in terms of rescinding what you did by way of appropriation at your last meeting because there was some indication from the State that at least part of that was to be taken out of the general fund and that was not our intention. So what this does is clarify your previous action that the entire cost of the 11 new employees will come out of the new fund created by the commissioners, which is the depository for the federal prisoner reimbursement monies. Based on the action of the commissioners and the sheriff, $200,000 has been moved into that fund from what we've come to call the signing bonus monies for the federal prisoners.
This will cover the 11 people between now and the end of the year. Then what we'll have to do is, in December, we'll have to publish what amounts to an additional appropriation from this fund, that you will approve in January for all of next year to pay for these 11 people. I'm also led to believe that the commissioners and the sheriff intend to try to pay for some other things out of this fund as well, by way of operation of the jail.

Ms. Stroud, Okay. So do we have to take any action on it to rescind?

Mr. Hollenbeck, Just part of the motion approving this additional appropriation, I think it should be started out and couched in terms of, I move to rescind the prior appropriation at the last meeting and adopt this additional appropriation as the means of funding the 11 slots between now and the end of the year.

Mr. Carmichael moved to rescind the previous appropriation approved at the June 25, 2002 meeting and approve the additional appropriation as submitted by the Jail 217.32 Fund to fund the 11 positions approved in June 2002. Mrs. Conover seconded, motion carried unanimously.

Ms. Stroud, Thank you.

COUNCIL 01.25
Additional Appropriation

$18,000 into account 3110 Legal
$3,600 into account 3120 Consultants

Ms. Stroud, The next thing on our agenda is the council's business, where we have to pay our legal bills we've incurred this year because of the Bethlehem bankruptcy and the consultant fees for another. As we all know, we had to file a joint-action suit with other entities and of course, Ice Miller is the law firm out of Indianapolis that is handling the major portion of this. We have to do an additional appropriation, from Fund .01, in the amount of $18,000 to account number 3110 and Fund .01, in the amount of $3,600 to account number 3120 for Consultants. Does anyone have anything to add? Okay, I'll need a motion to approve this.

Mr. Ruge moved to grant the request for additional appropriations as submitted by the Council. Mr. Carmichael seconded, motion carried unanimously.

SECOND READING

Ms. Martin moved to approve second reading. Mr. Carmichael seconded, motion carried unanimously.

There being no further business, meeting adjourned.

PORTER COUNTY COUNCIL
PORTER COUNTY, INDIANA

William Carmichael
Karen Conover
Carole Knoblock
Karen Martin
John Ruge
Barbara Stroud
Leon West

Attest: Sandra Vuko, Auditor