MONROE COUNTY COUNCIL Monroe County Courthouse Room 306
100 W Kirkwood Avenue Bloomington, IN 47404
Phone: (812) 349-7312 Fax: (812) 349-2982
Cheryl Munson, President
Shelli Yoder, Vice-President
Ryan Cobine
Marty Hawk
Lee Jones
Geoff McKim
Eric Spoonmore
R. Michael Flory, Council Attorney
Kim Shell, Council Assistant
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
4. DEPARTMENT UPDATES
5. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
6. 2016 COUNCIL CALENDARS
A. Resolution 2016-01
Personnel Administration Committee (PAC) Calendar
B. Resolution 2016-02
Council Regular Session Calendar
C. Resolution 2016-03
Council Work Session Calendar
7. COUNCIL ORGANIZATION
A. Council Appointments to Boards and Commissions
B. Appointments of Council Liaisons and Committees
8. HEALTH DEPARTMENT, Penny Caudill
A. Request for Approval of Additional Appropriation Pages 8-9 FUND 8138-000, IMMUNIZATION
30.0001 Immunization Expense $67,378.00
The MCHD has been awarded $67,378 for the immunization program in 2016. The funds will go directly to the Public Health Clinic which administers the immunization program.
B. Request for Creation of New Fund and Budget Lines Pages 10-11 FUND 9130-000, SYRINGE EXCHANGE
20.0001 Supplies
30.0001 Syringe Exchange Expenses
The MCHD was awarded $15,000.00 for the local syringe exchange program which will be used to assist the Indiana Recovery Alliance in funding the operations of the program in Monroe County. The award is to cover insurance, supplies, vehicle maintenance, and gasoline for the mobile unit.
9. SECOND READING OF TAX ABATEMENT APPLICATION Pages 12-24 Resolution 2015-49B – Part II Approval of Tax Abatement for RSSJ Rentals, LLC
10. COMMISSIONERS, Angie Purdie Request for Approval to Transfer Funds FUND 4806-000, 2015 GO BOND
During the October 13, 2015 Council Session the Council approved the appropriation of no more $2,000,000.00 in the 40’s in bond funds 4806. The Auditor has receipted the money in a revenue line and distributed to the 40’s as per the Council’s appropriation, however the Commissioners need $25,000.00 in the 20’s for an Administrative line.
11. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, Jim Comerford Pages 27-28 Request for Approval of Additional Appropriation
FUND 8147-000, 2015 SHSP COUNTY COMPETITIVE GRANT
30.0001 Homeland Security Grant $15,129.79
This is a state pass-through grant for the SHSP County Competitive Grant. These funds are for items to promote and operationally perform Monroe County Emergency Management functions. This grant will fund two (2) portable radios to allow EMA to communicate with partner agencies and an application to perform and record disaster damage assessment activities. We are requesting FUND 8147 be created with a line and appropriation in the amount of $15,129.79.
12. YOUTH SERVICES BUREAU
Request for Approval for Additional Appropriations FUND 9129-000, GYSD GRANT
YSB was awarded a $1,000 grant to assist with the cost of youth initiatives on Global Youth Service Day, April 15, 2016. These funds will be used to cover the cost of transporting youth to various project sites and to purchase supplies for the various projects.
13. HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS: A. Building Commission
Deappropriation of FUND 1000-312-10.0008
Secretary – COMOT III
An opening was anticipated during the Budget Hearings. The Salary line for 10.0008 was set at the Midpoint level and approved by the Council. A person was hired with no M.C. Government experience and was placed at the Minimum level for the 2016 Salary Ordinance.
B. Auditor’s Office Pages 33-34 FUND 4604 – 2013 GO Bond
Declaring Fund 4604 dormant and move remaining cash balance to transfer to fund 4605 2014 GO Bond. I.C. 5-1-13.2
14. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
-October 13, 2015 – Regular Session -October 13, 2015 – Budget Adoption -October 14, 2015 – Budget Adoption
15. COUNCIL COMMENTS
16. ADJOURNMENT
