- We call to order the Monday, July 27th meeting of the Eltsville Town Council. William, you want to do
- the prayer? Yes. Thank you, Lord Jesus. Give us wisdom over the decisions we make this night and for
- the town in general. And make sure that we keep the best interest of the community and for your will
- to be done. In your 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. Rose Ball when you're ready. Scott Oldham. Here. Dan Swaffer. Here.
- William Ellis. Here. Trevor Sager. Here. Pamela Samples. Moving down to minutes from the 7-13-2026 town
- council meeting.
- Actually, we're not doing those things. Yes, sir. I have them available They were available today, but
- I didn't want to send them out and not have the council any time to review them So we'll have both of
- them available for the next council meeting. Okay, we'll leave that go X to pay accounts powerful vouchers
- and payroll vouchers Motion second all his favor say aye. Aye any opposed any abstaining There are multiple
- resolutions this evening. The first resolution is 13 20 26 and
- Transfer of funds and appropriations MVH restricted to local roads and bridge matching fund This is
- in conjunction with the community crossings matching grant This is what the town has to pay for their
- portion So we are just transferring it from the restricted to the grant fund in order to pay the grant
- Okay, and how much was this in total? $29,566 and 82 cents
- Questions from Council? There are motions from Council. Okay, I apologize, is there anyone from the
- public? Seeing no one, Council? Move to approve Resolution 13-2026, Transfer of Funds and Appropriations
- MVH Restricted to Local Roads and Bridge Matching Fund. Second. Motion to second roll call please.
- Oldham yes, Dan Swafford. Yes, William Ellis. Yes, Trevor Sager. Yes motion passes Resolution fourteen
- twenty six twenty six clerks department additional appropriation Fifty nine thousand dollars
- for miscellaneous professionals is for Baker Tilly nine thousand one hundred forty two dollars is for
- the Monroe County Animal Control, the increase that happened from the 25 to 26 contract, because we
- approved the contract in October after the budgets were already approved. So the 2025 budgeted amount
- was 28,350.
- The 2026 budgeted amount was the same because in 25, we only paid $23,158. And so the 2026 budgeted
- amount of 28,350 does not meet the contracted amount that they gave us for $37,492. It was a 61.9% increase.
- the council approved at the time so yes, sir, okay anything else the $27,300 for promotion of town business
- is to cover the Communications contract we have with fields and company to carry us through the end
- of the year and the six thousand three hundred and twenty five in the CCD fund for computers and software
- is for a server update that we're splitting with the DPW department because we need to update our servers
- here and at the DPW building and
- Yes, sir for a grand total of what? for both of the funds under this resolution 101 thousand seven hundred
- and sixty seven dollars, okay questions from council For the promotion of town business That is a contract
- that we have with fields and company Which is our communication contract and that will carry us through
- the end of the year. I Mean, what is it? What do they do?
- They promote town business on social media. They take care of all of our anything that we want to put
- out to the general public. They've been helping us promote the reorganization and getting the word out
- to people who attend the meetings, things like that. This was a contract we approved, what, three or
- four months?
- This is a contract we approved what three or four months ago Last year, I thought yeah, okay So this
- is the entire year the 27,000 no, sir This is to carry us through the rest of the year. The original
- contract was for nineteen thousand five hundred dollars and we exceeded that so this will carry through
- the rest of the year at the rate that was established with the town manager and
- for the hours and I do not have the contract sitting in front of me but I can get the contract for you.
- We had to do quite a bit of work out of contract to promote and to not promote but to notify the public.
- The public that rare organizations takes place when the meetings were and so we did a lot of Facebook,
- things like that. Text blasts, the blasts for the text cost money too.
- So, but the 19,000 was the contract. The 27 is what I'm asking, is that the total? No, sir. So it's
- 19 plus the 20. Yes, sir. In addition to. Okay. One of the projects that we're currently starting to
- look at is updating the website, because in order to be compliant with the new legislation, we need
- to move to an IN.gov, and they're helping facilitate that project. Okay. Other council questions?
- for the public. Seeing none, back to council. I'll make a motion to approve resolution 14-2026, clerk
- department additional appropriation. Second. Motion to second, focal please. Scott Oldham. Yes.
- Dan Swafford. Yes. William Ellis. Yes. Trevor Sager. Yes. Motion passes.
- next resolution 1520 26 dpw department additional appropriation. The constraints. Cutting budgets especially
- in the community crossings grant I mean it went from like 300 million to 100 million all they distribute
- so there's a lot of small towns in Indiana that didn't even get any of the grand at all. We did fortunately
- get part of the grant for some of the streets and
- those streets that I didn't get funding for, I was wanting to pay it also so that we didn't pay part
- of the subdivision and leave the rest of it wide, leave one last street out. So I'm coming before you
- for this appropriation to help pay for some of that work and some additional work that we'll be doing
- in a house with our own paver as well. Okay, and how much is that in total? 35,000. And that's in my
- NVH, that's not to do with the general fund. Sure, just for purposes of public knowledge. Okay, questions
- from council?
- from the public and back to count. I'll make a motion to approve resolution 15-2026, the additional
- appropriation for DPW. Second. Motion second. Scott Oldham. Yes. Dan Swafford. Yes. William Ellis. Yes.
- Trevor Sager. Yes. Motion passes. Thank you. Next is resolution 16-2026, fire department additional
- appropriation. This would be me.
- This will to put some money back in the overtime line We've currently got two full-time positions are
- open that we're working on getting filled But we've obviously been having to keep those shifts filled
- plus we've had some injuries and illnesses so far Already this year and then just an increase in calls
- for service. So the amount of
- that we're requesting is basically taking an average of what we've been using to get us through the
- end of the year. Hopefully, when we get these spots filled, we won't be having to fill them with people
- that are already in overtime. We have increased our part-time staffing. We hired four or six month ago.
- So the hopes is that we won't have to have all of this used at all, but this should carry us through
- the rest of the year.
- How much is this until 53,000 questions council. From the public. In fact, council. Make a motion to
- approve resolution 16 dash 2026. The additional appropriation for the fire department. Motion and second
- when you're ready.
- yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
- This is Zach Michael, LTP. We too have also had an unfilled position, so we've had to use quite a bit
- of overtime to keep our shifts staffed. So that's the request for 55,000 additional overtime. You'll
- see an additional appropriation for an officer spot that is filling. Well, we had filled it. Now we
- have another one open.
- because of a recent retirement. So that is to get us through the end of the year for that position.
- So similar to the fire department, we're hoping when we're fully staffed, we won't have to use as much
- of the overtime, but we do have a couple of events coming up that's gonna expend some of that money
- as well. Okay, questions from council? From the public and back to council.
- to approve resolution 17 dash 2026 police department additional appropriation. Second. And in a while
- before we do this, how much was this in total? The total for this police resolution is $111,301
- and 40 cents. And I would like to make a note that this is out of the lit public safety fund, not the
- general fund. None of these transfers from what I understood
- on the emails and the explanation are putting any of these funds in jeopardy? No, sir. Actually, I included
- in the packet a supplemental lit distribution that we received in May. For the general fund, we received
- $94,257,000 for the lit public safety. For the lit public safety, we received
- Twenty three thousand eight hundred and thirteen dollars and in the lit public safety currently we have
- a cash reserve of four hundred and fourteen thousand dollars and for economic development an additional
- revenue came in of a hundred and fifty four thousand three hundred and thirty seven Scott Oldham. Yes,
- Dan Swaffer. Yes, William Ellis. Yes, Trevor Sager. Yes, motion passes
- Next is resolution 18, 2026 planning additional appropriation. Two additional appropriations totaling
- 65,127. The first is for heritage, heritage trail plan update for $35,702. Due to a change in the routing
- the heritage trail, the DNR told us we had to have a new completely engineered set of plans.
- Bynum, Fanion and Associates had already surveyed a majority of the trail. So we hired them to provide
- the engineer plans of the trail. The other one is for Taylor Seifert and Williams Design Group. That's
- for $29,425. They've been hired to update the UDO, the comprehensive plan and the zoning map for the
- town reorganization. The amount of their contract is the $29,425.
- Questions from Council? Is the Heritage Trail money, is that any that go into those bathrooms? I was
- just thinking today they've been fixed, finished, completed the restrooms. Okay. I'll be sending you
- some information in the next couple weeks about Heritage. Okay, thanks. And I'm sorry, I don't remember
- what it was in the rotations. Are there any questions from Council?
- Any questions from the public? And back to council I Make a motion to approve resolution 18-2026 planning
- department additional appropriation second motion second Scott Oldham. Yes, Dan Swaffer. Yeah,
- William Ellis. Yes Trevor Sager motion passes Next is resolution 2026
- Adopt a resolution for financial or sorry, we go back Resolution 19 2026 transfer funds and appropriation
- for the police department again No, I'm just making sure we're correct here we have typo, okay There are
- We're taking two thousand dollars out of uniforms and gear to fund our physicals and testing line That's
- in in anticipation for the new employee We have to send in public safety medical to do their testing
- that line does not have anything in it right now the second one vehicles and equipment 22,000 from that
- to radar arms and equipment We've got some equipment we need to buy and we're shuffling the money over
- to make it come out of an appropriate line and then
- police body armor and a thousand thirty one ninety five from tasers and camera equipment into building
- maintenance we had got hit with a bill for an AC repair and that money is in excess this year so we're
- just moving it to building maintenance to cover that bill questions from council anything from the public
- back to council
- Resolution nineteen dash twenty twenty six transfer of funds and appropriations for the police department.
- Since I. Got one of them yes Dan Swaffer yeah William Ellis yeah Trevor Saker yes motion passes. Next
- resolution twenty twenty six twenty dash twenty twenty six to adopt a resolution for fiscal plan Daniel
- Commission meeting. As you are aware, voted to send the Mr. Rary's petition for annexation to the town
- council with a positive recommendation. And so what is on your agenda tonight is the resolution to adopt
- the fiscal plan for that annexation. And then later on in the agenda is the actual ordinance to adopt
- the annexation or pass the annexation. Questions from council.
- the public on this one. Anything you want to say, Mr. Rary? Back to council. I'll move to adopt resolution
- 2020-2026 to adopt a resolution for fiscal plan. Daniel R. Rary, Revocal Trust. Second. Motion second.
- Scott Oldham. Yes. Hans Wofford. Yes. William Ellis. Yes. Trevor Sager. Yes. Motion passes.
- Resolution 21 dash 2026 transfer funds and appropriation for town improvements Someone anyone This is
- for transferring money out of property and liability and fleet insurance where we have a surplus down
- to town improvements for paving at the fire department by MVH and
- Okay. Questions from Council? What is this for? The fire department. We're gonna pay station 81's parking.
- And instead of not parking a lot, it's our approach parking to the building. We should have done it
- last year, we did not. And it's in disrepair, and this is really a band-aid until we figure out what
- we wanna do for the new building. This is Curry Pike, correct?
- correct. And instead of doing an additional appropriation, I did have $10,000 between those
- two appropriations that we could just transfer down. But the insurance is in the 300s and the
- town improvements is in the 400. So we need permission. We put it in a town improvement line, probably
- could have put it in fire and made the same thing happen, but just sound like a good idea to put in
- town improvements.
- from council. From the public. And back to council. All right I'll make a motion to approve twenty one
- dash twenty twenty six transfer funds and appropriations town improvements. Motion second. Scott Oldham
- yes Dan Swafford yes William Ellis yes
- Go back on resolution 15 is my fault. I overlooked it. The total appropriation for the resolution of
- 15-2026 is not 35,000. It's 182,834 and nine cents. And Noel might be able to explain it better than
- I can, but we have to take the money that's already in that
- To pay for the grant. So that's a hundred and forty seven thousand eight hundred thirty four dollars
- and nine cents That's grant money dumped into that fund. Yes, recycle. Yes, sir. Okay, so I apologize
- I'll overlook that on no worries where you guys call the vote. We don't just for the well just for the
- council's record Does anyone wish a revote on that issue? Questions that want to further delve into
- this issue Seeing none miss Brown. Do you have a problem letting that boat stand? I
- Okay, then we'll move on. Thank you for calling that to our attention now. On the first reading this
- evening, it is orders 2026-13 to amend employee handbook to convert unused holiday hours to floating
- holiday hours for the employees of the police department. This potential change to the personnel policy
- was discussed at the last town council meeting. This is for the police department only, and the consensus
- from the board at the last meeting was that this
- particular change should be implemented? I think we want to table this. We have a couple other, we have
- a couple other issues in the personnel policy and we thought we'd change that, came up and we're gonna
- change that, send it to the board again, give you heads up on what we're doing. It's just a minor changes,
- but it has to do with overtime. And so we thought we'd just put those in, let you vote.
- for both of them at the same time. If we could just see it for the next time we get to a holiday, that'd
- be great. Yeah, that's planned. Next meeting. Yeah, okay. Yeah, that was discussed. Okay. I'm just saying,
- let's not hold on to it. No, no, it came after me. Let's not play this game again, boys and girls. I
- can't remember which department brought it up. Now we'll move to ordinances on second reading. Ordinance
- 2026-12 regarding the voluntary annexation
- 2326 2328 West Woodyard Road Bloomington, Indiana On July 9th the Plan Commission gave a unanimous favorable
- recommendation to town council for the annexation of two parcels owned by Dan rary the parcels totaled
- approximately forty seven point eight six acres and they are located at 53 26 West Woodyard Road and
- 53 28 West Woodyard Road and
- proposed annexation areas 23% contiguous to town of Ellsville and 100% of the property owners or parties
- to the petition The parcels are currently zoned a gr agricultural residential by Monroe County and are
- recommended to be designated as agricultural upon annexation Party the properties will be located in
- council ward 5 and petitioners present if you have any questions
- Questions from council? Just Darrell, this is one because of the period we're in, the township has to
- approve also, correct? The township has to approve and it's my understanding that the township board
- intends to have a meeting the first week of August. I think the council can pass this condition, make
- a condition upon the township approving the annexation and so long as it is neither
- Recorded nor published in the HD until after the township passes Are you opposed to the agricultural
- zoning designation Okay any further questions for counseling
- action from council. I move to approve ordinance twenty twenty six dash twelve regarding a voluntary
- annexation for fifty three twenty six fifty three twenty eight Westwood Yard Road Bloomington Indiana
- conditional to the township permit correct yes. Motion is second you're ready Scott Oldham yes Dan Swafford
- yes William Ellis yes Trevor Sager yes motion passes
- twenty six ten twenty twenty six dash ten an ordinance to amend chapter seventy three schedule to Elkville
- town code to add additional stop intersections. This is the second hearing on this particular ordinance
- I was asked to make a change to the schedule of stop intersections so that the intersection at Southridge
- Lane North Sycamore and North Wallace Harmon Way
- Will be a three-way stop Anyone in the public back to count Ordinance to amend chapter 73 schedule to
- the Elton town code to add additional stop intersection motion second when you're ready
- Yes, Dan Swaffer. Yes, William Ellis. Yes, Trevor Sager. Yes motion passes Another ordinance on second
- reading this evening is ordinance 26 dash 20 26 dash 11 a Wholesale water tracker cost ordinance to
- change the water rates by Eltsville municipal water utility Yeah, I'll take this one. So the water tracker
- means that we ask for a raise in the rates of
- Reflect the new costs we pay for per thousand gallons to the city of Blanton utilities They supply our
- water for us. They recently went through a rate change and the wholesale users, which would be like
- Alexville our rate Went up Significantly and so we just asked that the tracker path. It's a pass through
- we didn't ask for any more than what CBU charges per thousand
- Increase It allows us to retain the rates we had before and without this tracker Our rates would go
- out of deficit and then we we prep one way or the other we'd probably we'd have to figure out how to
- Recoup the money. So this is basically penny for penny to track what CBU raised
- our rates to and it just it applies to our new schedule water rates. Questions from council. Anyone
- from the public. And we're back to council. All right, I'll move to approve ordinance 2026 dash 11 wholesale
- water rate tracker ordinance to change water rates.
- by the Ellisville Municipal Water Utility. Second. Motion is second when you're ready. Scott Woodham.
- Yes. Hans Walker. Yes. William Ellis. Yes. Trevor Sager. Yes. Motion passes. We'll follow a question
- from a constituent the other day, and I think I know the answer to this already. Is it feasible? And
- they want to know if it was feasible to reopen the wells that the town used to own.
- And I told them, no, it'd probably be millions of dollars to do that, even if it was successful, because
- we'd have to have a water treatment plant. Am I correct? Well, it's an interesting question. And there
- are wells available, I believe. That's how, in the 60s, our wells were out on Bank Road and along the
- stars and bank roads, and that was our original wells that supplied water. You cannot mix.
- of groundwater with surface water when you're providing water service. So it's not feasible to utilize
- it in that way now. We have talked about the wells, but with Lake Monroe being what it is and how good
- a water quality we get from the city of Bloom to utilities. And they always seem to stay ahead of being
- able to supply it. That's why that's part of their water rate increase.
- It just money monetarily and physically. It's just not a good idea. It's doable, but not economically
- affordable Okay We would require now well No, we would have to revisit the wells how deep they are exactly
- where right, you know where they're at but I'm on BBP water and we get our water out of
- If you will and so they have wells not exactly in that area But out that way and so and and their system
- is almost as big as ours if not bigger And so they work off entirely off of wells, so they have a couple
- well fields, right? Yeah. Yeah, so I mean It's something we'll probably look at in the next 20 years I
- I'll still be around as I always say. And so anyway, so it's not a bad idea that we continue to look
- at that being something we might have to do as we grow. I mean, we're not gonna stay the same size,
- but with the Lake Monroe and how good of water we get from City of Bloor to Utilities right now, it's
- just not a good idea. Just for the trivia portion of today's meeting, how deep are our wells,
- do you know? No, I do not know that.
- Moving on, there is no old business. Under new business, it's a contract approval for, somebody help
- me with this one. Copic SLT. Copic SLT, is that what it is? Yeah, it's for Rick Copic. Okay. I'll take
- it. So, as you know, Rick Copic's been an engineer and worked, used to work for Bino Fenyo Associates,
- and he has been taking care of the town of Elisil for
- 35, 40 years. Maybe, yeah, he's pretty old. And so we have him on retainer to help us with engineering
- questions, concerns, even to help us with design. He also helps with stormwater planning. He helps planning
- with issues, comes to all of our
- Check reviews any time a new entity comes into town. So all around, he's valuable and we just use him
- per hour and so a lot of months we don't use him at all and then other months we do. He's like, he's
- a treasure and so this is a no-brainer. I'd like to vote on this one myself. How much is his contract
- retainer that we're voting on this evening? $750 a month and it's an hourly rate
- $100 per hour that goes against the retainer when it's needed This contract is the exact same with the
- just the dates change from last year Okay, as long as Rick's good with it questions from council Money
- well spent I will take it. I believe from the public seeing them back to council
- Well, I'll move to approve the contract for Copic SLT, LLC. Second. Motion's second. Are you ready?
- Scott Oldham. Yes. Dan Swaffer. Yes. William Ellis. Yes. Trevor Saker. Yes. Motion passes. It will be
- not a privilege of the floor anyone having business for the council not part of our normal agenda this
- evening? Seeing none, the supervisor comments. Beginning with the town manager.
- Put your kids to bed, cancel your vacations, clear your calendars. We've got budget meetings coming,
- so. Good luck with all of that. Okay, yeah, so we'd like to have, first of all, do we want a work budget
- session? Okay, and so we need to have, what? Pre-adoption hearing
- Thank you. So September 14th, September 28th are the two days we need. So I'd be glad to come get you
- if I have. Are these dates flexible? Well, they are if you guys say they are. If we need to move them
- to August, it would be preferable to move them forward, not backwards. And the reason behind that is
- because the Gateway platform has completely changed this year.
- and we've already started inputting things. We have to put in the fire territory budget and
- the reorganization budget. We had to separate out the police and the fire. It's a new platform. It's
- taking three times as long as it normally does. Is it possible to just mirror August council dates?
- Absolutely. This was a draft just because the town manager asked me to get something together. If we
- could do that and then we run into a snag where we think we need a work session, we can add another
- date where this gives us some time
- because I think a couple council members have got issues with one or more of these dates. So if we could
- push forward to August, if you guys will be prepared by then. You mean push back to office? Yes. Okay,
- because she said forward to move it to where we're adopting it earlier than later. All right. Yeah.
- Sorry, makes sense back. Don't make any sense. So that way gives us more time, like she said,
- to get it. Actually, if we hit a stand, we can have a work session.
- That's fine. And you know, because of reorganization, we've done a lot of the work. I mean, actually,
- we've done almost all the work just to be prepared so we could get it to the DLGF. So the budgets are
- pretty much ready to go. Let me ask you this, and it's probably one more from Ms. Brown. Are we voting
- on both budgets? So we'd be voting on the current town budget, and then the budget should consolidation pass?
- Sorry for my understanding so if we were voting on the current town budget the current town We get to
- January 1 and it is no longer the current town It is a consolidated town if that passes who's then voted
- on that budget
- the way that we're going to present the council the budgets are the reorganization budget with the all
- the Fiscal analysis that Baker Tilley had done and all the department heads have put their line items
- in the Larger budget is what we're going to put into the DLGF. The DLGF will not be technically approving
- that budget until after the vote because if reorganization for whatever reason does not pass a
- We wouldn't have to re-advertise it because the council would then have the authority to go in and reduce
- the budgets and the reductions would be based off of taking everything that we put in for reorganization
- out. And then the fire territory budget would also be taking an effect that the council were still waiting
- on approval from the DLGF for the fire territory because once that's approved then the council has to
- appoint fire territory board and then they have to approve their budget as well.
- in essence approving as a consolidated budget and should that vote fail in November, we would have to
- very quickly the scale that as it were. And we'll have that reduction budget is a skeleton basically
- because we can take everything that we just put in because that's how when the department heads built
- their budget, they built the budget without reorganization and then added for reorganization. So we
- have both of them together. So let me throw a bigger
- Questioner does the township need to approve this budget since assuming we get to January? They would
- have been part of a combined counselor. However, we're doing it. Do they need to weigh in even if it's
- just tacitly? Well, the DOGF told me when I when I spoke with the rep that the township will be approving
- their budget doing this normal process without the fire budget in their
- regular budget because that will become part of the fire territory. So the township is doing their general
- fund and their parks and recs fund and everything but the fire fund for their budgets. But they don't
- need to do the consolidated budget or they don't need to approve it? No, sir. Because all of the resolutions
- and the ordinances and everything that we pass for reorganization, that was what the DLGF representative
- told me as far as like what happens with the budget. Well, how about this?
- If I can suggest and if I'm wrong, you guys tell me let's at least pass this budget to the Township
- board for comment before we vote since they're gonna be part of this assuming we do consolidation I'd
- least like to be able to give them the opportunity to see this budget up close to say hey, yes, I'm
- good I'm not good, etc, etc not that they necessarily need to vote I guess but I'd certainly like for
- them to weigh in on this and
- for participation. That has been in the talks, especially after when I spoke to the DLGF rep, she was
- having some communications with the township and I don't think we're aligned on what actually needs
- to happen because the township was thinking that they needed to do the fire budget as well. So there
- has been an ask for. Well, in the sake of fairness, in the sake of covering all our bases,
- Do you guys have an objection to pushing this to the township prior to where we vote in this? Because
- if they're gonna have a meeting the first of August, they can definitely look at it and give us input
- before we arrive at our conclusions. Can we make that happen, please? Yes, sir. Thank you. All right.
- Those dates work, though, for the two town council meetings in August? Oh, sure. That's fine. We wanted
- to put it up for tonight, so you guys can adjust your dates.
- Okay, I just would like to say, hopefully, by next meeting, we'll have a UTV ordinance for you to look
- at first reading, and we'll try to get it out ahead of schedule so you can read it and comment before
- the next meeting. And then I'd also like to say,
- You know, usually when we annex, I'm always proud of it for Ellisville because that means people want
- to be part of Ellisville. The reorganization has to do with two entities that share a common bond. Dan
- was in the township all this time, and yet he is one of the local leaders of Ellisville. And I just
- can't, you know, this is just one of those times when I think it just,
- makes Elksville technically that much better because we have Dan as one of our residents. I agree.
- I mean, you know, when you get a certain age, which I'm not too far behind Dan, you always think about
- the people that's led us in the past, the people that got our schools consolidated.
- Saved our identity and saved our schools and those people like should be legendary and we should always
- remember to pass down that information of what they did for Ellisville. That's Dan's one of those guys
- up till today and he's still active. And so I'm just really proud that Dan's in town. Couldn't agree
- more. That's all I know. Pardon? Deputy Chief.
- Sure, okay Why are we not locked this down we have I thought we did not Know
- It's okay, Jeff. We're not good. We do not need to catch you up.
- Oh my goodness. So we catch off right now. Following that, I'm gonna talk about wastewater. So wastewater
- plant, as y'all know, was built in 1995 and went online in 1997. We're starting to experience some age
- problems. A couple items we've already replaced is the UV system and a new approved
- replacing the skating system. About a month ago, we had a clarifier fail us and was out of operation.
- Had some guys come and inspect with me. Had spent about $5,500 putting it back in operation. But after
- being down in the tank and looking at it, it's looking like it's ready for a total replacement in the
- near future, which you're talking about a half million dollars to replace clarifiers.
- the inside of the clarifier. Other things that are, I mean, everything down there is having an age.
- Fortunately, I think it's been well maintained and it's made it this long, but I will be sending you
- some information about what I think we need to do. Fortunately, we have some money in the bank that's
- jointly funded by Eastern Rocham as well as Elksville. I think we have about a million dollars in there,
- but I could see us possibly
- Instead of spending all that, maybe doing a small project where we fix a lot of things. Our oxidation
- ditches, all the rotors, everything down there is original. Valves, rotors, but we're starting to see
- some age. So I just wanted to forewarn you that you'll be seeing a report coming to you. Any questions? No.
- I'm sorry. Well, the plant was construction started in 95 and went on online in November of 1997. So
- pushing 30 years. If you want to be, I just got this email this afternoon from America team from the
- waste production district of Monroe County. She wanted me to help spread the word that
- The district is going to do a another tire and this the day it'll be in September the 19th from 9 a.m. To 2 p.m.
- At the Monroe County Fairgrounds and Everybody can bring in the county their passenger car or light
- truck tires Out to the fairgrounds from 9 a.m. To 2 p.m. That day Okay, thank you Okay council comments anyone
- And we're just into July this year, I Mean I Understand what we're doing, but it's still a little concerning
- to me that there's this many so far and we're just halfway through the year, so Okay, not asking for
- a reason why I'm just making a comment
- Any other questions or any other comments council Seeing none no no further business for council or adjourned