- That was bad. We will call to order the Monday, May 11th, 2026 meeting of the Elksville town council
- chief the prayer. Thank you for the officials here tonight. We thank you for all the people that are
- here. We ask these blessed this board as they make the decisions that work the town. We ask you saying
- Jesus name. Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
- and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice
- for all. When you're ready, roll call. Scott Oldham. Here. Dan Swafford. Here. William Ellis. Here.
- Trevor Sager. Hand sample. Approval of the minutes for 427 and 2026. So moved. Second. Motion to second.
- All those in favor say aye.
- Any opposed any abstaining action to pay accounts payable vouchers and payroll Motion second all those
- in favor say aye aye any opposed any abstaining The next thing is the opening of the Sealed
- Street resurfacing quotes
- So it is from Lent's Paving for all five streets. And the bid is, the total bid for South Deer Run,
- East Benjamin Street, South Lantern Lane, East Appomattox Court and North Daisy Drive is $142,515.56.
- 142-519-56.
- The next bid is from Milestone Contractors. Total bid for all five streets is $139,775.03. Final bid
- is from E&B Paving, LLC.
- Total bid for all five streets is $141,952.25. $141,952.25. To entertain a motion from counsel to table
- this until such time as we are due diligence legal review of all the bids. So moved. Second. Roll call,
- please. Scott Fulgham. Yes.
- Yes. Yes. That motion is tape or that action is table and will come back to us after legal review. Next
- on the agenda is one of two public hearings for this evening. The first public hearing is the purchase
- of DPW equipment under Resolution 07-2026 and 08-2026. So you have, as you've noted, two resolutions
- before you, and the first one is a resolution which essentially sets forth
- that the town is purchasing the three pieces of equipment, that being a street sweeper, a single axle
- dump truck, and the Ford F-550 cab from Sourcewell, which is, as you're aware, a governmental entity
- up in Minnesota that engages in purchasing powers broadly, and so they can buy large quantities of equipment
- and items.
- resell them at a savings to municipalities in Indiana and other states. So the purpose of Resolution
- 07-2026 is simply to state that you're purchasing the equipment from Sourcewell because doing so offers
- a substantial savings to the town instead of soliciting three quotes for each
- particular piece of equipment. And then resolution 08, 2026 is a resolution to amend the master lease
- agreement with the People's State Bank to approve the financing of the DPW equipment. So the town has
- already entered into the master lease agreement with People's State Bank on at least a couple of occasions
- for different equipment. This would simply be an amendment of the master lease agreement to purchase
- the equipment and the global M4 street sweeper is $382,072.
- The Kenworth single axle dump truck is $213,272, and the Ford F-550 cab and chassis is $87,480. So there's
- one master lease agreement amendment to cover all three pieces of equipment. And you have in your packets
- the amortization schedule for each piece of equipment. And just so we're clear for the public, this
- is not an actual lease. These are loans, and we will wind up owning this equipment. Correct.
- Master lease agreement is what it's called. Right. Right. Okay. Are there questions or actions on Resolution
- 07-2026 to approve the purchase of equipment for the Department of Public Works? Do we have to have
- public comment for this? Well, we're going to do the resolution first and then we'll do the public comment.
- Okay. Okay. So we are voting on this tonight? All right. I'll make a motion to
- You want to do both resolutions or do them separately? Separately so we can entertain public comments
- separately. To resolution 07-2026 to approve the purchase of equipment for Department of Public Works.
- Is there any comment from council, from supervisors? I just want to add that this is not adding additional
- to the fleet. This is to replace equipment that's becoming outdated.
- Finally, is there comments or questions from the public? No one rising, no one signifying such online.
- Back to council. We have a motion and a second. Whenever you're ready. Scott Willem. Yes. Dan Svalberg.
- Yes. William Ellis. Yes. Motion passes. Now resolution 08, 2026 to amend the master lease agreement
- with People's State Bank and approve financing for the Department of Public Works equipment as previously stated.
- I move approval of resolution 08-2026 to amend the master lease agreement with People's State Bank and
- the approved financing DPW equipment. I'll second. Further questions or comments from council? From
- supervisors? I just want to add that the global sweeper will be purchased solely out of stormwater utility.
- and then the two trucks will be within the DPW split up with the utilities as well. And the money is
- in the budget lines. Okay. I would like to add, just for the public, one of the pieces of equipment
- is 20 years old, the other is 18 years old, and the other one is over 15 years old, it looks like.
- So hats off to the department for using it and make it work and take care of it to the point where we
- could use it that long. So they get their money's worth out of equipment. Absolutely. Kip, will these
- still stay in the fleet as backups or what's your plans? Maybe for a little bit, but my plans eventually
- is to probably surplus them. And then so probably through govdeals.com. Eventually, maybe.
- Any further questions or comments from supervisors? Now to the public, anyone? No one rises, no one
- signifies such online. We have a motion and a second whenever you're ready, please. Scott Oldham? Yes.
- Dan Swofford? Yes. William Ellis? Yes. Motion passes. Second public hearing tonight is the loan agreement
- to finance repair of the aerial ladder fire truck. This was also discussed at a previous town council meeting.
- I think the fire chief pointed out that the ladder truck is 2005? 2007. And there are some issues with
- the ladder truck and it's more economically feasible to go ahead and repair the ladder than to purchase
- a new ladder truck. And so the resolution before you authorizes the town to enter into a loan agreement
- with the People's State Bank to make those repairs
- and the amount of the loan is not to exceed $300,000. We actually think it's going to come in a little
- bit under that. I just put $300,000 in just to give you some wiggle room in case you need it. And that
- is a loan through the People's State Bank. That is not an amendment to the Master Lease Agreement because
- it's a repair. Okay. Is there questions, comments from Council on Resolution 09-2026? Just I want to
- thank Kevin for being
- kind of talking us through this process and going through, I mean, we need the equipment. I'm sure you'd
- prefer to be working. How long is it gonna be out of service again? Six months, probably? Six to seven
- months, so yes. But this is a relatively inexpensive repair to replace it, you're pushing three million
- dollars. Right, yes. And the following truck is what, 18 months out still?
- The pumper or the other area that you looked at? They're looking at 12, maybe 14 months. And the TIFF's
- paying for that 100%. Is there action from council on this resolution? I'll make a motion to approve
- resolution 09-2026 authorizing the town to enter into a loan agreement with People's State Bank for
- repairs to the aerial ladder truck in the amount not to exceed $300,000. Second.
- Second is the further comment from counsel? Further comment from supervisors comments for questions
- from the public Seeing none we have a motion a second Scott. Yes, Dan Swafford. Yes, William Ellis.
- Yes motion passes There are no ordinances on first reading this evening. There are no ordinances on
- second reading There is no old business under new businesses Eltsville Police Department award for police
- officer of the year
- Thank you for allowing us to do this tonight. I'd like to have Richard Parsons and Paul and his wife
- Tara to come forward if you would. This is a kind of special night for me because I watched this young
- man grow up. His father and mother back there, Steve and Carol Hall, can you wave Steve? Steve was my
- communications officer at the state police post when I worked out there. You okay? I am sir, I am.
- It is a great pleasure for the 25 police officers here that I nominate Sergeant Richard R. Hall of the
- Ellesville Police Department. He has all the qualities of a true public servant, as evident as his five
- years of dedicated service to the town of Ellesville is outlined below. Sergeant Hall began his law
- enforcement career with the Ellesville Police Department as Reserve Officer in 2011, volunteering his
- time to fulfill his functions as a full-time police officer.
- Sergeant Hall is a perfect example of the lead from the front supervisor. Since that time, he has excelled
- in his aspects of his career. In 2025 alone, he responded to 267 calls for service, made 558 traffic
- stops, and arrested 23 individuals for impaired driving. In addition to his duties as public police officer,
- and Elstville Police Department Sergeant Hall is also a member of the Monroe County Major Crash Investigation
- Team. He serves as one of three DREs on the team and responsible for evaluation of drivers involved
- in vehicle collisions which result in fatality, gastrophobic injury. Your profession and enthusiasm
- is second to none. So ordered this 11th day of May, 2026 by Elstville Town Council President Scott Holden,
- Town Manager Michael Farmer, Chief of Police Jimmy Dirtle.
- I really appreciate it. It's an honor to be able to work for those with police department. I really
- enjoy going after impaired drivers. I really enjoy doing DRE evaluations on people as well. It's really
- important to me. Mostly due to the fact that this is a simple thing of people I've known that's been
- affected by impaired drivers. And so I just want to keep them at least off the streets in Ellisville
- and at least also throughout Monroe County. Congratulations. Thank you, sir.
- For those of you who have an agenda, you will note that there was supposed to be a hiring this evening
- for Ellsville PDE. We're gonna have to delay that, pending some applicable paperwork from the state
- coming through to make that possible. Seeing the end of new business, we'll move down to privilege of
- the floor. Anyone having business for the council that's not part of our normal agenda? Step up, sir.
- Just as a reminder, you have three minutes for comment.
- aware that I have three minutes that's why I sent you my memo so you have it already in your inbox okay
- and it's and what I'd like but I like the comment about is sort of the end of the memo where I sort
- of I mean I have sort of acknowledged the that we've written a lot of tickets on State Road 46 but State
- Road 46 is not the only traffic
- the only Artery in Ellisville about which we need to be concerned. I think about speeds State Road 46
- may be less safe partly because of the accidents, but I also suggest that we consider widely reported
- and objective measures of performance and in looking at the
- the uh... internet and what's written on the internet one of the issues and one of the issues raised
- in one of the articles that i cited one of the public media was the frequency with which vehicles are
- going ten miles or more over the speed limit uh... and i think there are some areas that are probably
- worse than state road forty six that uh... that put the fear in this in the in the hearts of citizens
- in aliceville the other
- Point I made was reported a performance or reporting a performance for major arteries in Ellisville
- and in that I would include McNeely Road sale Street Abigail Lane, I know for instance when I'm trying
- to pull out of the Area 10 agency on aging which I go to every couple of months one of my concerns is
- pulling out on the sale Street because the the speeds are
- quite rapid there. And then the other point I raised was this radar control, radar speed monitors with
- digital readouts, which we had two years ago, and I raised that in a meeting at least two years ago,
- but I've not seen any of those systems or seen any discussion. I know we've talked about
- vehicles here tonight and Fairly significant expenditures, but we have but the as my understanding is
- the radar speed monitors are relatively modest and cost But we had one that I know we sent to Illinois.
- I Don't know where it is now But somebody else can speak to that I can't and I did send the memo also
- to Jimmy and to Mike so that they understood what I was the point I was raising
- I'm done You have you have what I wanted to say though, and I hope there's some action on it. Okay.
- Thank you, sir Is there anyone else? Seeing no one in chambers no one online when I move to supervisor
- comments beginning with town manager Sure, I'll say something Amanda booth for reorganization to give
- out information at the farmers market last weekend on Saturday and
- And so I met some really nice people, a lot of people moving into town for a lot of different reasons.
- And the two booths on each side of me, they'd never been to the farmer's market, so they were new to
- the process as well. One family had been here for about 100 years, and the other people, they'd just
- moved in. They were two years in to being here, and they started a business.
- and they sold out with baked goods and stuff. So anyway, I just wanted to mention, I don't go to the
- farmer's market a lot just because I can't get around that good, but it was really pleasant. The farmer's
- market is worth going down to as produce becomes plentiful. It'll even be better. And there was a lot
- of nice boosts there and it's just quite the,
- Quite the thing, so I encourage everybody to go to the farmer's market. Quick question along that line.
- Is food truck Wednesday coming back or no? No. Okay. Chief? No, thank you. Seeing nothing from around
- there. Council comments? I just want to follow up with Mr. Perry's question. Where is that speed sign?
- It's not okay. So we would have to purchase a new one. Okay. Maybe worthwhile. Yeah. You know, I've
- bought several times to get the, the signs that have the electronic slow down that you see popping up
- everywhere. I've been trying to get those in here for years and they're around 5,000. Um,
- They're permanent, and I think that would be a great investment. Something we can look at during budget
- time, which is coming up rapidly. Yes. I think that would be the use of funds to... Other council comments?
- Seeing none, there's no further, for the council, we'll stand adjourned.