Town Council Minutes December 17, 2013

Town Council Meeting December 17, 3013 7:30 PM

Present : Council members: Dan Adams, Todd Everling, and J. Scott Flick; Terri Sommers, Clerk-Treasurer; Jeremy Peele, Town Attorney.

Absent : Scott Deyoe, Joyce Higginbottom

The meeting was brought to order by Vice President Dan Adams. R Everling made the motion to accept minutes of the previous meting, Mr. Flick seconded, Motion passed.

Jeremy Peele: (1) Jeremy presented his contract for 2014, which is the same as previous years.

New Business: (1) Mr. Everling told the council that the Clerk Treasurer has informed him that the laptops for the police department, which had been voted on and approved at the last meeting, were out of stock, so he will search for another deal. (2) Mr. Adams read the 2014 Salary Ordinance #2013-5. After the reading, Mr. Everling made a motion to suspend the next two readings of the ordinance. Mr. Flick seconded the motion, motion passed. Mr. Flick then made a motion to accept the salary ordinance as read. Mr. Everling seconded, motion passed. 9#0 Mr. Flick made a motion to accept the Town Attorney’s contract as written, Mr. Everling seconded, Motion passed. (4) Mr. Adams announced that the Wastewater Superintendent will be contracted starting January 1, instead of being a salaried employee. Bryan Klein (Klein Enterprises, LLC) will be in charge of all operation at the WWTP. The contract will be presented and voted on at the January 7, 2014 meeting (5) Mr. Adams announced a change to the meeting times for 2014. Beginning in January caucus will begin at 6:00 pm, with council meeting at 6:30 pm. This is one hour earlier than the meting times have been in the past. He also announced the Reorganizational Meeting to be held on January 7, 2014, as follows:

6:00 pm Town Council Reorganization

6:15 pm Plan Commission Reorganization

6:30 pm Board of Zoning Appeals Reorganization

7:00 pm Town Council Caucus

7:30 pm Town Council Meeting

Guests: (1) Jolene Rule addressed the Comprehensive Plan/Memorandum of Understanding regarding the two-mile buffer zone around Greentown, dated may 2002. Attorney Jeremy Peele stated that he will follow up on this.

Motion to adjourn was made by Mr. Flick, seconded by Mr. Everling. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 7:58 pm.