WEBVTT 00:00:02.626 --> 00:00:10.670 - We call to order the Monday, July 27th meeting of the Eltsville Town Council. William, you want to do 00:00:10.670 --> 00:00:18.634 - the prayer? Yes. Thank you, Lord Jesus. Give us wisdom over the decisions we make this night and for 00:00:18.634 --> 00:00:26.599 - the town in general. And make sure that we keep the best interest of the community and for your will 00:00:26.599 --> 00:00:31.646 - to be done. In your name, amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag 00:00:31.842 --> 00:00:41.640 - of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, 00:00:41.640 --> 00:00:50.725 - with liberty and justice for all. Rose Ball when you're ready. Scott Oldham. Here. Dan Swaffer. Here. 00:00:50.725 --> 00:00:59.988 - William Ellis. Here. Trevor Sager. Here. Pamela Samples. Moving down to minutes from the 7-13-2026 town 00:00:59.988 --> 00:01:01.502 - council meeting. 00:01:02.466 --> 00:01:08.573 - Actually, we're not doing those things. Yes, sir. I have them available They were available today, but 00:01:08.573 --> 00:01:14.620 - I didn't want to send them out and not have the council any time to review them So we'll have both of 00:01:14.620 --> 00:01:20.964 - them available for the next council meeting. Okay, we'll leave that go X to pay accounts powerful vouchers 00:01:20.964 --> 00:01:27.367 - and payroll vouchers Motion second all his favor say aye. Aye any opposed any abstaining There are multiple 00:01:27.367 --> 00:01:31.102 - resolutions this evening. The first resolution is 13 20 26 and 00:01:31.266 --> 00:01:38.843 - Transfer of funds and appropriations MVH restricted to local roads and bridge matching fund This is 00:01:38.843 --> 00:01:46.571 - in conjunction with the community crossings matching grant This is what the town has to pay for their 00:01:46.571 --> 00:01:54.376 - portion So we are just transferring it from the restricted to the grant fund in order to pay the grant 00:01:54.376 --> 00:01:58.846 - Okay, and how much was this in total? $29,566 and 82 cents 00:02:01.090 --> 00:02:10.204 - Questions from Council? There are motions from Council. Okay, I apologize, is there anyone from the 00:02:10.204 --> 00:02:19.775 - public? Seeing no one, Council? Move to approve Resolution 13-2026, Transfer of Funds and Appropriations 00:02:19.775 --> 00:02:28.798 - MVH Restricted to Local Roads and Bridge Matching Fund. Second. Motion to second roll call please. 00:02:29.058 --> 00:02:37.330 - Oldham yes, Dan Swafford. Yes, William Ellis. Yes, Trevor Sager. Yes motion passes Resolution fourteen 00:02:37.330 --> 00:02:44.799 - twenty six twenty six clerks department additional appropriation Fifty nine thousand dollars 00:02:44.799 --> 00:02:52.990 - for miscellaneous professionals is for Baker Tilly nine thousand one hundred forty two dollars is for 00:02:53.154 --> 00:03:04.636 - the Monroe County Animal Control, the increase that happened from the 25 to 26 contract, because we 00:03:04.636 --> 00:03:16.348 - approved the contract in October after the budgets were already approved. So the 2025 budgeted amount 00:03:16.348 --> 00:03:17.726 - was 28,350. 00:03:18.274 --> 00:03:29.587 - The 2026 budgeted amount was the same because in 25, we only paid $23,158. And so the 2026 budgeted 00:03:29.587 --> 00:03:41.918 - amount of 28,350 does not meet the contracted amount that they gave us for $37,492. It was a 61.9% increase. 00:03:46.754 --> 00:03:53.856 - the council approved at the time so yes, sir, okay anything else the $27,300 for promotion of town business 00:03:53.856 --> 00:04:00.431 - is to cover the Communications contract we have with fields and company to carry us through the end 00:04:00.431 --> 00:04:07.402 - of the year and the six thousand three hundred and twenty five in the CCD fund for computers and software 00:04:07.402 --> 00:04:14.372 - is for a server update that we're splitting with the DPW department because we need to update our servers 00:04:14.372 --> 00:04:16.542 - here and at the DPW building and 00:04:17.378 --> 00:04:25.718 - Yes, sir for a grand total of what? for both of the funds under this resolution 101 thousand seven hundred 00:04:25.718 --> 00:04:34.059 - and sixty seven dollars, okay questions from council For the promotion of town business That is a contract 00:04:34.059 --> 00:04:42.165 - that we have with fields and company Which is our communication contract and that will carry us through 00:04:42.165 --> 00:04:46.686 - the end of the year. I Mean, what is it? What do they do? 00:04:47.650 --> 00:04:56.847 - They promote town business on social media. They take care of all of our anything that we want to put 00:04:56.847 --> 00:05:06.135 - out to the general public. They've been helping us promote the reorganization and getting the word out 00:05:06.135 --> 00:05:15.242 - to people who attend the meetings, things like that. This was a contract we approved, what, three or 00:05:15.242 --> 00:05:16.414 - four months? 00:05:16.706 --> 00:05:24.366 - This is a contract we approved what three or four months ago Last year, I thought yeah, okay So this 00:05:24.366 --> 00:05:32.027 - is the entire year the 27,000 no, sir This is to carry us through the rest of the year. The original 00:05:32.027 --> 00:05:39.914 - contract was for nineteen thousand five hundred dollars and we exceeded that so this will carry through 00:05:39.914 --> 00:05:45.982 - the rest of the year at the rate that was established with the town manager and 00:05:46.114 --> 00:05:53.673 - for the hours and I do not have the contract sitting in front of me but I can get the contract for you. 00:05:53.673 --> 00:06:01.304 - We had to do quite a bit of work out of contract to promote and to not promote but to notify the public. 00:06:01.304 --> 00:06:08.790 - The public that rare organizations takes place when the meetings were and so we did a lot of Facebook, 00:06:08.790 --> 00:06:13.950 - things like that. Text blasts, the blasts for the text cost money too. 00:06:15.074 --> 00:06:22.026 - So, but the 19,000 was the contract. The 27 is what I'm asking, is that the total? No, sir. So it's 00:06:22.026 --> 00:06:29.048 - 19 plus the 20. Yes, sir. In addition to. Okay. One of the projects that we're currently starting to 00:06:29.048 --> 00:06:36.001 - look at is updating the website, because in order to be compliant with the new legislation, we need 00:06:36.001 --> 00:06:42.814 - to move to an IN.gov, and they're helping facilitate that project. Okay. Other council questions? 00:06:44.514 --> 00:06:54.003 - for the public. Seeing none, back to council. I'll make a motion to approve resolution 14-2026, clerk 00:06:54.003 --> 00:07:02.935 - department additional appropriation. Second. Motion to second, focal please. Scott Oldham. Yes. 00:07:02.935 --> 00:07:09.726 - Dan Swafford. Yes. William Ellis. Yes. Trevor Sager. Yes. Motion passes. 00:07:10.178 --> 00:07:18.372 - next resolution 1520 26 dpw department additional appropriation. The constraints. Cutting budgets especially 00:07:18.372 --> 00:07:26.265 - in the community crossings grant I mean it went from like 300 million to 100 million all they distribute 00:07:26.265 --> 00:07:34.383 - so there's a lot of small towns in Indiana that didn't even get any of the grand at all. We did fortunately 00:07:34.383 --> 00:07:38.142 - get part of the grant for some of the streets and 00:07:38.306 --> 00:07:43.983 - those streets that I didn't get funding for, I was wanting to pay it also so that we didn't pay part 00:07:43.983 --> 00:07:49.716 - of the subdivision and leave the rest of it wide, leave one last street out. So I'm coming before you 00:07:49.716 --> 00:07:55.449 - for this appropriation to help pay for some of that work and some additional work that we'll be doing 00:07:55.449 --> 00:08:01.125 - in a house with our own paver as well. Okay, and how much is that in total? 35,000. And that's in my 00:08:01.125 --> 00:08:07.083 - NVH, that's not to do with the general fund. Sure, just for purposes of public knowledge. Okay, questions 00:08:07.083 --> 00:08:07.870 - from council? 00:08:09.826 --> 00:08:18.722 - from the public and back to count. I'll make a motion to approve resolution 15-2026, the additional 00:08:18.722 --> 00:08:27.974 - appropriation for DPW. Second. Motion second. Scott Oldham. Yes. Dan Swafford. Yes. William Ellis. Yes. 00:08:27.974 --> 00:08:36.870 - Trevor Sager. Yes. Motion passes. Thank you. Next is resolution 16-2026, fire department additional 00:08:36.870 --> 00:08:39.806 - appropriation. This would be me. 00:08:40.226 --> 00:08:47.876 - This will to put some money back in the overtime line We've currently got two full-time positions are 00:08:47.876 --> 00:08:55.527 - open that we're working on getting filled But we've obviously been having to keep those shifts filled 00:08:55.527 --> 00:09:03.252 - plus we've had some injuries and illnesses so far Already this year and then just an increase in calls 00:09:03.252 --> 00:09:05.502 - for service. So the amount of 00:09:05.858 --> 00:09:12.665 - that we're requesting is basically taking an average of what we've been using to get us through the 00:09:12.665 --> 00:09:19.745 - end of the year. Hopefully, when we get these spots filled, we won't be having to fill them with people 00:09:19.745 --> 00:09:26.825 - that are already in overtime. We have increased our part-time staffing. We hired four or six month ago. 00:09:26.825 --> 00:09:33.700 - So the hopes is that we won't have to have all of this used at all, but this should carry us through 00:09:33.700 --> 00:09:35.198 - the rest of the year. 00:09:36.002 --> 00:09:47.923 - How much is this until 53,000 questions council. From the public. In fact, council. Make a motion to 00:09:47.923 --> 00:10:00.315 - approve resolution 16 dash 2026. The additional appropriation for the fire department. Motion and second 00:10:00.315 --> 00:10:02.558 - when you're ready. 00:10:03.842 --> 00:10:24.766 - yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes 00:10:37.890 --> 00:10:46.720 - This is Zach Michael, LTP. We too have also had an unfilled position, so we've had to use quite a bit 00:10:46.720 --> 00:10:55.463 - of overtime to keep our shifts staffed. So that's the request for 55,000 additional overtime. You'll 00:10:55.463 --> 00:11:04.119 - see an additional appropriation for an officer spot that is filling. Well, we had filled it. Now we 00:11:04.119 --> 00:11:06.110 - have another one open. 00:11:07.106 --> 00:11:13.530 - because of a recent retirement. So that is to get us through the end of the year for that position. 00:11:13.530 --> 00:11:20.147 - So similar to the fire department, we're hoping when we're fully staffed, we won't have to use as much 00:11:20.147 --> 00:11:26.572 - of the overtime, but we do have a couple of events coming up that's gonna expend some of that money 00:11:26.572 --> 00:11:31.454 - as well. Okay, questions from council? From the public and back to council. 00:11:34.274 --> 00:11:42.446 - to approve resolution 17 dash 2026 police department additional appropriation. Second. And in a while 00:11:42.446 --> 00:11:50.138 - before we do this, how much was this in total? The total for this police resolution is $111,301 00:11:50.138 --> 00:11:58.311 - and 40 cents. And I would like to make a note that this is out of the lit public safety fund, not the 00:11:58.311 --> 00:12:03.198 - general fund. None of these transfers from what I understood 00:12:03.298 --> 00:12:12.216 - on the emails and the explanation are putting any of these funds in jeopardy? No, sir. Actually, I included 00:12:12.216 --> 00:12:20.886 - in the packet a supplemental lit distribution that we received in May. For the general fund, we received 00:12:20.886 --> 00:12:27.326 - $94,257,000 for the lit public safety. For the lit public safety, we received 00:12:27.714 --> 00:12:34.883 - Twenty three thousand eight hundred and thirteen dollars and in the lit public safety currently we have 00:12:34.883 --> 00:12:42.052 - a cash reserve of four hundred and fourteen thousand dollars and for economic development an additional 00:12:42.052 --> 00:12:49.152 - revenue came in of a hundred and fifty four thousand three hundred and thirty seven Scott Oldham. Yes, 00:12:49.152 --> 00:12:54.046 - Dan Swaffer. Yes, William Ellis. Yes, Trevor Sager. Yes, motion passes 00:12:54.946 --> 00:13:04.379 - Next is resolution 18, 2026 planning additional appropriation. Two additional appropriations totaling 00:13:04.379 --> 00:13:14.182 - 65,127. The first is for heritage, heritage trail plan update for $35,702. Due to a change in the routing 00:13:14.182 --> 00:13:22.782 - the heritage trail, the DNR told us we had to have a new completely engineered set of plans. 00:13:23.298 --> 00:13:31.488 - Bynum, Fanion and Associates had already surveyed a majority of the trail. So we hired them to provide 00:13:31.488 --> 00:13:39.679 - the engineer plans of the trail. The other one is for Taylor Seifert and Williams Design Group. That's 00:13:39.679 --> 00:13:47.710 - for $29,425. They've been hired to update the UDO, the comprehensive plan and the zoning map for the 00:13:47.710 --> 00:13:52.958 - town reorganization. The amount of their contract is the $29,425. 00:13:54.946 --> 00:14:02.757 - Questions from Council? Is the Heritage Trail money, is that any that go into those bathrooms? I was 00:14:02.757 --> 00:14:10.568 - just thinking today they've been fixed, finished, completed the restrooms. Okay. I'll be sending you 00:14:10.568 --> 00:14:18.611 - some information in the next couple weeks about Heritage. Okay, thanks. And I'm sorry, I don't remember 00:14:18.611 --> 00:14:23.870 - what it was in the rotations. Are there any questions from Council? 00:14:25.346 --> 00:14:36.710 - Any questions from the public? And back to council I Make a motion to approve resolution 18-2026 planning 00:14:36.710 --> 00:14:46.894 - department additional appropriation second motion second Scott Oldham. Yes, Dan Swaffer. Yeah, 00:14:46.894 --> 00:14:54.398 - William Ellis. Yes Trevor Sager motion passes Next is resolution 2026 00:14:55.106 --> 00:15:08.350 - Adopt a resolution for financial or sorry, we go back Resolution 19 2026 transfer funds and appropriation 00:15:08.350 --> 00:15:21.470 - for the police department again No, I'm just making sure we're correct here we have typo, okay There are 00:15:22.754 --> 00:15:29.401 - We're taking two thousand dollars out of uniforms and gear to fund our physicals and testing line That's 00:15:29.401 --> 00:15:35.794 - in in anticipation for the new employee We have to send in public safety medical to do their testing 00:15:35.794 --> 00:15:42.378 - that line does not have anything in it right now the second one vehicles and equipment 22,000 from that 00:15:42.378 --> 00:15:48.898 - to radar arms and equipment We've got some equipment we need to buy and we're shuffling the money over 00:15:48.898 --> 00:15:52.190 - to make it come out of an appropriate line and then 00:15:52.322 --> 00:16:00.390 - police body armor and a thousand thirty one ninety five from tasers and camera equipment into building 00:16:00.390 --> 00:16:08.458 - maintenance we had got hit with a bill for an AC repair and that money is in excess this year so we're 00:16:08.458 --> 00:16:16.761 - just moving it to building maintenance to cover that bill questions from council anything from the public 00:16:16.761 --> 00:16:18.014 - back to council 00:16:19.906 --> 00:16:29.061 - Resolution nineteen dash twenty twenty six transfer of funds and appropriations for the police department. 00:16:29.061 --> 00:16:37.788 - Since I. Got one of them yes Dan Swaffer yeah William Ellis yeah Trevor Saker yes motion passes. Next 00:16:37.788 --> 00:16:46.686 - resolution twenty twenty six twenty dash twenty twenty six to adopt a resolution for fiscal plan Daniel 00:16:49.858 --> 00:16:57.500 - Commission meeting. As you are aware, voted to send the Mr. Rary's petition for annexation to the town 00:16:57.500 --> 00:17:05.291 - council with a positive recommendation. And so what is on your agenda tonight is the resolution to adopt 00:17:05.291 --> 00:17:12.860 - the fiscal plan for that annexation. And then later on in the agenda is the actual ordinance to adopt 00:17:12.860 --> 00:17:17.534 - the annexation or pass the annexation. Questions from council. 00:17:20.834 --> 00:17:30.402 - the public on this one. Anything you want to say, Mr. Rary? Back to council. I'll move to adopt resolution 00:17:30.402 --> 00:17:39.612 - 2020-2026 to adopt a resolution for fiscal plan. Daniel R. Rary, Revocal Trust. Second. Motion second. 00:17:39.612 --> 00:17:47.838 - Scott Oldham. Yes. Hans Wofford. Yes. William Ellis. Yes. Trevor Sager. Yes. Motion passes. 00:17:47.938 --> 00:17:58.744 - Resolution 21 dash 2026 transfer funds and appropriation for town improvements Someone anyone This is 00:17:58.744 --> 00:18:09.550 - for transferring money out of property and liability and fleet insurance where we have a surplus down 00:18:09.550 --> 00:18:16.542 - to town improvements for paving at the fire department by MVH and 00:18:18.530 --> 00:18:26.881 - Okay. Questions from Council? What is this for? The fire department. We're gonna pay station 81's parking. 00:18:26.881 --> 00:18:34.686 - And instead of not parking a lot, it's our approach parking to the building. We should have done it 00:18:34.686 --> 00:18:42.569 - last year, we did not. And it's in disrepair, and this is really a band-aid until we figure out what 00:18:42.569 --> 00:18:47.486 - we wanna do for the new building. This is Curry Pike, correct? 00:18:47.682 --> 00:18:53.865 - correct. And instead of doing an additional appropriation, I did have $10,000 between those 00:18:53.865 --> 00:19:00.182 - two appropriations that we could just transfer down. But the insurance is in the 300s and the 00:19:00.182 --> 00:19:07.105 - town improvements is in the 400. So we need permission. We put it in a town improvement line, probably 00:19:07.105 --> 00:19:13.825 - could have put it in fire and made the same thing happen, but just sound like a good idea to put in 00:19:13.825 --> 00:19:15.102 - town improvements. 00:19:20.226 --> 00:19:32.444 - from council. From the public. And back to council. All right I'll make a motion to approve twenty one 00:19:32.444 --> 00:19:44.780 - dash twenty twenty six transfer funds and appropriations town improvements. Motion second. Scott Oldham 00:19:44.780 --> 00:19:49.406 - yes Dan Swafford yes William Ellis yes 00:19:49.762 --> 00:19:59.925 - Go back on resolution 15 is my fault. I overlooked it. The total appropriation for the resolution of 00:19:59.925 --> 00:20:10.088 - 15-2026 is not 35,000. It's 182,834 and nine cents. And Noel might be able to explain it better than 00:20:10.088 --> 00:20:16.126 - I can, but we have to take the money that's already in that 00:20:16.802 --> 00:20:22.599 - To pay for the grant. So that's a hundred and forty seven thousand eight hundred thirty four dollars 00:20:22.599 --> 00:20:28.453 - and nine cents That's grant money dumped into that fund. Yes, recycle. Yes, sir. Okay, so I apologize 00:20:28.453 --> 00:20:34.365 - I'll overlook that on no worries where you guys call the vote. We don't just for the well just for the 00:20:34.365 --> 00:20:40.105 - council's record Does anyone wish a revote on that issue? Questions that want to further delve into 00:20:40.105 --> 00:20:44.926 - this issue Seeing none miss Brown. Do you have a problem letting that boat stand? I 00:20:46.594 --> 00:20:52.650 - Okay, then we'll move on. Thank you for calling that to our attention now. On the first reading this 00:20:52.650 --> 00:20:58.707 - evening, it is orders 2026-13 to amend employee handbook to convert unused holiday hours to floating 00:20:58.707 --> 00:21:04.943 - holiday hours for the employees of the police department. This potential change to the personnel policy 00:21:04.943 --> 00:21:11.300 - was discussed at the last town council meeting. This is for the police department only, and the consensus 00:21:11.300 --> 00:21:14.238 - from the board at the last meeting was that this 00:21:14.690 --> 00:21:22.272 - particular change should be implemented? I think we want to table this. We have a couple other, we have 00:21:22.272 --> 00:21:29.781 - a couple other issues in the personnel policy and we thought we'd change that, came up and we're gonna 00:21:29.781 --> 00:21:37.582 - change that, send it to the board again, give you heads up on what we're doing. It's just a minor changes, 00:21:37.582 --> 00:21:43.998 - but it has to do with overtime. And so we thought we'd just put those in, let you vote. 00:21:44.386 --> 00:21:50.835 - 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 00:21:50.835 --> 00:21:57.408 - be great. Yeah, that's planned. Next meeting. Yeah, okay. Yeah, that was discussed. Okay. I'm just saying, 00:21:57.408 --> 00:22:03.611 - let's not hold on to it. No, no, it came after me. Let's not play this game again, boys and girls. I 00:22:03.611 --> 00:22:10.061 - can't remember which department brought it up. Now we'll move to ordinances on second reading. Ordinance 00:22:10.061 --> 00:22:12.702 - 2026-12 regarding the voluntary annexation 00:22:12.802 --> 00:22:21.582 - 2326 2328 West Woodyard Road Bloomington, Indiana On July 9th the Plan Commission gave a unanimous favorable 00:22:21.582 --> 00:22:29.879 - recommendation to town council for the annexation of two parcels owned by Dan rary the parcels totaled 00:22:29.879 --> 00:22:38.014 - approximately forty seven point eight six acres and they are located at 53 26 West Woodyard Road and 00:22:38.014 --> 00:22:40.350 - 53 28 West Woodyard Road and 00:22:40.930 --> 00:22:48.727 - proposed annexation areas 23% contiguous to town of Ellsville and 100% of the property owners or parties 00:22:48.727 --> 00:22:56.375 - to the petition The parcels are currently zoned a gr agricultural residential by Monroe County and are 00:22:56.375 --> 00:23:03.875 - recommended to be designated as agricultural upon annexation Party the properties will be located in 00:23:03.875 --> 00:23:08.702 - council ward 5 and petitioners present if you have any questions 00:23:10.434 --> 00:23:17.632 - Questions from council? Just Darrell, this is one because of the period we're in, the township has to 00:23:17.632 --> 00:23:24.760 - approve also, correct? The township has to approve and it's my understanding that the township board 00:23:24.760 --> 00:23:31.958 - intends to have a meeting the first week of August. I think the council can pass this condition, make 00:23:31.958 --> 00:23:37.886 - a condition upon the township approving the annexation and so long as it is neither 00:23:38.018 --> 00:23:55.772 - Recorded nor published in the HD until after the township passes Are you opposed to the agricultural 00:23:55.772 --> 00:24:06.494 - zoning designation Okay any further questions for counseling 00:24:08.514 --> 00:24:16.327 - action from council. I move to approve ordinance twenty twenty six dash twelve regarding a voluntary 00:24:16.327 --> 00:24:24.216 - annexation for fifty three twenty six fifty three twenty eight Westwood Yard Road Bloomington Indiana 00:24:24.216 --> 00:24:32.570 - conditional to the township permit correct yes. Motion is second you're ready Scott Oldham yes Dan Swafford 00:24:32.570 --> 00:24:36.670 - yes William Ellis yes Trevor Sager yes motion passes 00:24:38.946 --> 00:24:47.205 - twenty six ten twenty twenty six dash ten an ordinance to amend chapter seventy three schedule to Elkville 00:24:47.205 --> 00:24:55.233 - town code to add additional stop intersections. This is the second hearing on this particular ordinance 00:24:55.233 --> 00:25:03.416 - I was asked to make a change to the schedule of stop intersections so that the intersection at Southridge 00:25:03.416 --> 00:25:07.198 - Lane North Sycamore and North Wallace Harmon Way 00:25:07.650 --> 00:25:21.065 - Will be a three-way stop Anyone in the public back to count Ordinance to amend chapter 73 schedule to 00:25:21.065 --> 00:25:32.638 - the Elton town code to add additional stop intersection motion second when you're ready 00:25:33.250 --> 00:25:41.517 - Yes, Dan Swaffer. Yes, William Ellis. Yes, Trevor Sager. Yes motion passes Another ordinance on second 00:25:41.517 --> 00:25:49.542 - reading this evening is ordinance 26 dash 20 26 dash 11 a Wholesale water tracker cost ordinance to 00:25:49.542 --> 00:25:58.130 - change the water rates by Eltsville municipal water utility Yeah, I'll take this one. So the water tracker 00:25:58.130 --> 00:26:01.822 - means that we ask for a raise in the rates of 00:26:02.114 --> 00:26:10.166 - Reflect the new costs we pay for per thousand gallons to the city of Blanton utilities They supply our 00:26:10.166 --> 00:26:17.983 - water for us. They recently went through a rate change and the wholesale users, which would be like 00:26:17.983 --> 00:26:26.191 - Alexville our rate Went up Significantly and so we just asked that the tracker path. It's a pass through 00:26:26.191 --> 00:26:31.038 - we didn't ask for any more than what CBU charges per thousand 00:26:31.266 --> 00:26:40.671 - Increase It allows us to retain the rates we had before and without this tracker Our rates would go 00:26:40.671 --> 00:26:50.170 - out of deficit and then we we prep one way or the other we'd probably we'd have to figure out how to 00:26:50.170 --> 00:26:57.694 - Recoup the money. So this is basically penny for penny to track what CBU raised 00:26:57.826 --> 00:27:08.503 - our rates to and it just it applies to our new schedule water rates. Questions from council. Anyone 00:27:08.503 --> 00:27:20.142 - from the public. And we're back to council. All right, I'll move to approve ordinance 2026 dash 11 wholesale 00:27:20.142 --> 00:27:25.694 - water rate tracker ordinance to change water rates. 00:27:26.114 --> 00:27:33.028 - by the Ellisville Municipal Water Utility. Second. Motion is second when you're ready. Scott Woodham. 00:27:33.028 --> 00:27:39.874 - Yes. Hans Walker. Yes. William Ellis. Yes. Trevor Sager. Yes. Motion passes. We'll follow a question 00:27:39.874 --> 00:27:46.720 - from a constituent the other day, and I think I know the answer to this already. Is it feasible? And 00:27:46.720 --> 00:27:52.414 - they want to know if it was feasible to reopen the wells that the town used to own. 00:27:53.346 --> 00:28:00.467 - And I told them, no, it'd probably be millions of dollars to do that, even if it was successful, because 00:28:00.467 --> 00:28:07.453 - we'd have to have a water treatment plant. Am I correct? Well, it's an interesting question. And there 00:28:07.453 --> 00:28:14.370 - are wells available, I believe. That's how, in the 60s, our wells were out on Bank Road and along the 00:28:14.370 --> 00:28:20.542 - stars and bank roads, and that was our original wells that supplied water. You cannot mix. 00:28:20.834 --> 00:28:28.780 - of groundwater with surface water when you're providing water service. So it's not feasible to utilize 00:28:28.780 --> 00:28:36.725 - it in that way now. We have talked about the wells, but with Lake Monroe being what it is and how good 00:28:36.725 --> 00:28:44.748 - a water quality we get from the city of Bloom to utilities. And they always seem to stay ahead of being 00:28:44.748 --> 00:28:50.302 - able to supply it. That's why that's part of their water rate increase. 00:28:50.434 --> 00:29:00.642 - It just money monetarily and physically. It's just not a good idea. It's doable, but not economically 00:29:00.642 --> 00:29:11.351 - affordable Okay We would require now well No, we would have to revisit the wells how deep they are exactly 00:29:11.351 --> 00:29:20.158 - where right, you know where they're at but I'm on BBP water and we get our water out of 00:29:20.546 --> 00:29:29.498 - If you will and so they have wells not exactly in that area But out that way and so and and their system 00:29:29.498 --> 00:29:38.449 - is almost as big as ours if not bigger And so they work off entirely off of wells, so they have a couple 00:29:38.449 --> 00:29:47.230 - well fields, right? Yeah. Yeah, so I mean It's something we'll probably look at in the next 20 years I 00:29:48.322 --> 00:29:55.247 - I'll still be around as I always say. And so anyway, so it's not a bad idea that we continue to look 00:29:55.247 --> 00:30:02.103 - at that being something we might have to do as we grow. I mean, we're not gonna stay the same size, 00:30:02.103 --> 00:30:09.096 - but with the Lake Monroe and how good of water we get from City of Bloor to Utilities right now, it's 00:30:09.096 --> 00:30:15.541 - just not a good idea. Just for the trivia portion of today's meeting, how deep are our wells, 00:30:15.541 --> 00:30:18.078 - do you know? No, I do not know that. 00:30:21.730 --> 00:30:29.903 - Moving on, there is no old business. Under new business, it's a contract approval for, somebody help 00:30:29.903 --> 00:30:38.238 - me with this one. Copic SLT. Copic SLT, is that what it is? Yeah, it's for Rick Copic. Okay. I'll take 00:30:38.238 --> 00:30:46.572 - it. So, as you know, Rick Copic's been an engineer and worked, used to work for Bino Fenyo Associates, 00:30:46.572 --> 00:30:50.942 - and he has been taking care of the town of Elisil for 00:30:52.162 --> 00:31:03.615 - 35, 40 years. Maybe, yeah, he's pretty old. And so we have him on retainer to help us with engineering 00:31:03.615 --> 00:31:15.625 - questions, concerns, even to help us with design. He also helps with stormwater planning. He helps planning 00:31:15.625 --> 00:31:19.294 - with issues, comes to all of our 00:31:20.482 --> 00:31:27.973 - Check reviews any time a new entity comes into town. So all around, he's valuable and we just use him 00:31:27.973 --> 00:31:35.390 - 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 00:31:35.390 --> 00:31:42.881 - a treasure and so this is a no-brainer. I'd like to vote on this one myself. How much is his contract 00:31:42.881 --> 00:31:48.830 - retainer that we're voting on this evening? $750 a month and it's an hourly rate 00:31:48.994 --> 00:31:58.593 - $100 per hour that goes against the retainer when it's needed This contract is the exact same with the 00:31:58.593 --> 00:32:08.193 - just the dates change from last year Okay, as long as Rick's good with it questions from council Money 00:32:08.193 --> 00:32:15.742 - well spent I will take it. I believe from the public seeing them back to council 00:32:20.706 --> 00:32:27.803 - Well, I'll move to approve the contract for Copic SLT, LLC. Second. Motion's second. Are you ready? 00:32:27.803 --> 00:32:35.042 - Scott Oldham. Yes. Dan Swaffer. Yes. William Ellis. Yes. Trevor Saker. Yes. Motion passes. It will be 00:32:35.042 --> 00:32:42.352 - not a privilege of the floor anyone having business for the council not part of our normal agenda this 00:32:42.352 --> 00:32:48.030 - evening? Seeing none, the supervisor comments. Beginning with the town manager. 00:32:48.450 --> 00:32:58.525 - Put your kids to bed, cancel your vacations, clear your calendars. We've got budget meetings coming, 00:32:58.525 --> 00:33:08.999 - so. Good luck with all of that. Okay, yeah, so we'd like to have, first of all, do we want a work budget 00:33:08.999 --> 00:33:15.582 - session? Okay, and so we need to have, what? Pre-adoption hearing 00:33:16.002 --> 00:33:23.673 - Thank you. So September 14th, September 28th are the two days we need. So I'd be glad to come get you 00:33:23.673 --> 00:33:31.344 - if I have. Are these dates flexible? Well, they are if you guys say they are. If we need to move them 00:33:31.344 --> 00:33:38.940 - to August, it would be preferable to move them forward, not backwards. And the reason behind that is 00:33:38.940 --> 00:33:43.678 - because the Gateway platform has completely changed this year. 00:33:43.810 --> 00:33:48.851 - and we've already started inputting things. We have to put in the fire territory budget and 00:33:48.851 --> 00:33:54.386 - the reorganization budget. We had to separate out the police and the fire. It's a new platform. It's 00:33:54.386 --> 00:33:59.866 - taking three times as long as it normally does. Is it possible to just mirror August council dates? 00:33:59.866 --> 00:34:05.400 - Absolutely. This was a draft just because the town manager asked me to get something together. If we 00:34:05.400 --> 00:34:10.880 - could do that and then we run into a snag where we think we need a work session, we can add another 00:34:10.880 --> 00:34:12.798 - date where this gives us some time 00:34:13.122 --> 00:34:19.705 - because I think a couple council members have got issues with one or more of these dates. So if we could 00:34:19.705 --> 00:34:26.163 - push forward to August, if you guys will be prepared by then. You mean push back to office? Yes. Okay, 00:34:26.163 --> 00:34:32.433 - because she said forward to move it to where we're adopting it earlier than later. All right. Yeah. 00:34:32.433 --> 00:34:38.327 - Sorry, makes sense back. Don't make any sense. So that way gives us more time, like she said, 00:34:38.327 --> 00:34:42.590 - to get it. Actually, if we hit a stand, we can have a work session. 00:34:42.818 --> 00:34:49.830 - That's fine. And you know, because of reorganization, we've done a lot of the work. I mean, actually, 00:34:49.830 --> 00:34:56.843 - we've done almost all the work just to be prepared so we could get it to the DLGF. So the budgets are 00:34:56.843 --> 00:35:03.924 - pretty much ready to go. Let me ask you this, and it's probably one more from Ms. Brown. Are we voting 00:35:03.924 --> 00:35:11.486 - on both budgets? So we'd be voting on the current town budget, and then the budget should consolidation pass? 00:35:11.906 --> 00:35:23.505 - Sorry for my understanding so if we were voting on the current town budget the current town We get to 00:35:23.505 --> 00:35:35.444 - January 1 and it is no longer the current town It is a consolidated town if that passes who's then voted 00:35:35.444 --> 00:35:37.150 - on that budget 00:35:38.114 --> 00:35:44.900 - the way that we're going to present the council the budgets are the reorganization budget with the all 00:35:44.900 --> 00:35:51.620 - the Fiscal analysis that Baker Tilley had done and all the department heads have put their line items 00:35:51.620 --> 00:35:58.603 - in the Larger budget is what we're going to put into the DLGF. The DLGF will not be technically approving 00:35:58.603 --> 00:36:04.862 - that budget until after the vote because if reorganization for whatever reason does not pass a 00:36:05.058 --> 00:36:10.616 - We wouldn't have to re-advertise it because the council would then have the authority to go in and reduce 00:36:10.616 --> 00:36:16.121 - the budgets and the reductions would be based off of taking everything that we put in for reorganization 00:36:16.121 --> 00:36:21.731 - out. And then the fire territory budget would also be taking an effect that the council were still waiting 00:36:21.731 --> 00:36:27.079 - on approval from the DLGF for the fire territory because once that's approved then the council has to 00:36:27.079 --> 00:36:31.326 - appoint fire territory board and then they have to approve their budget as well. 00:36:31.618 --> 00:36:38.188 - in essence approving as a consolidated budget and should that vote fail in November, we would have to 00:36:38.188 --> 00:36:44.693 - very quickly the scale that as it were. And we'll have that reduction budget is a skeleton basically 00:36:44.693 --> 00:36:51.263 - because we can take everything that we just put in because that's how when the department heads built 00:36:51.263 --> 00:36:57.704 - their budget, they built the budget without reorganization and then added for reorganization. So we 00:36:57.704 --> 00:37:01.118 - have both of them together. So let me throw a bigger 00:37:01.538 --> 00:37:08.568 - Questioner does the township need to approve this budget since assuming we get to January? They would 00:37:08.568 --> 00:37:15.666 - have been part of a combined counselor. However, we're doing it. Do they need to weigh in even if it's 00:37:15.666 --> 00:37:22.972 - just tacitly? Well, the DOGF told me when I when I spoke with the rep that the township will be approving 00:37:22.972 --> 00:37:27.934 - their budget doing this normal process without the fire budget in their 00:37:28.130 --> 00:37:33.966 - regular budget because that will become part of the fire territory. So the township is doing their general 00:37:33.966 --> 00:37:39.530 - fund and their parks and recs fund and everything but the fire fund for their budgets. But they don't 00:37:39.530 --> 00:37:45.476 - need to do the consolidated budget or they don't need to approve it? No, sir. Because all of the resolutions 00:37:45.476 --> 00:37:51.203 - and the ordinances and everything that we pass for reorganization, that was what the DLGF representative 00:37:51.203 --> 00:37:55.294 - told me as far as like what happens with the budget. Well, how about this? 00:37:55.586 --> 00:38:01.904 - If I can suggest and if I'm wrong, you guys tell me let's at least pass this budget to the Township 00:38:01.904 --> 00:38:08.348 - board for comment before we vote since they're gonna be part of this assuming we do consolidation I'd 00:38:08.348 --> 00:38:14.666 - least like to be able to give them the opportunity to see this budget up close to say hey, yes, I'm 00:38:14.666 --> 00:38:21.110 - good I'm not good, etc, etc not that they necessarily need to vote I guess but I'd certainly like for 00:38:21.110 --> 00:38:22.942 - them to weigh in on this and 00:38:23.554 --> 00:38:30.379 - for participation. That has been in the talks, especially after when I spoke to the DLGF rep, she was 00:38:30.379 --> 00:38:37.071 - having some communications with the township and I don't think we're aligned on what actually needs 00:38:37.071 --> 00:38:43.829 - to happen because the township was thinking that they needed to do the fire budget as well. So there 00:38:43.829 --> 00:38:49.918 - has been an ask for. Well, in the sake of fairness, in the sake of covering all our bases, 00:38:50.338 --> 00:38:56.699 - Do you guys have an objection to pushing this to the township prior to where we vote in this? Because 00:38:56.699 --> 00:39:03.060 - if they're gonna have a meeting the first of August, they can definitely look at it and give us input 00:39:03.060 --> 00:39:09.420 - before we arrive at our conclusions. Can we make that happen, please? Yes, sir. Thank you. All right. 00:39:09.420 --> 00:39:15.906 - Those dates work, though, for the two town council meetings in August? Oh, sure. That's fine. We wanted 00:39:15.906 --> 00:39:19.710 - to put it up for tonight, so you guys can adjust your dates. 00:39:21.282 --> 00:39:31.155 - Okay, I just would like to say, hopefully, by next meeting, we'll have a UTV ordinance for you to look 00:39:31.155 --> 00:39:40.933 - at first reading, and we'll try to get it out ahead of schedule so you can read it and comment before 00:39:40.933 --> 00:39:45.630 - the next meeting. And then I'd also like to say, 00:39:45.922 --> 00:39:53.829 - You know, usually when we annex, I'm always proud of it for Ellisville because that means people want 00:39:53.829 --> 00:40:01.814 - to be part of Ellisville. The reorganization has to do with two entities that share a common bond. Dan 00:40:01.814 --> 00:40:09.566 - was in the township all this time, and yet he is one of the local leaders of Ellisville. And I just 00:40:09.566 --> 00:40:15.070 - can't, you know, this is just one of those times when I think it just, 00:40:15.746 --> 00:40:25.382 - makes Elksville technically that much better because we have Dan as one of our residents. I agree. 00:40:25.382 --> 00:40:35.406 - I mean, you know, when you get a certain age, which I'm not too far behind Dan, you always think about 00:40:35.406 --> 00:40:43.582 - the people that's led us in the past, the people that got our schools consolidated. 00:40:43.714 --> 00:40:52.150 - Saved our identity and saved our schools and those people like should be legendary and we should always 00:40:52.150 --> 00:41:00.505 - remember to pass down that information of what they did for Ellisville. That's Dan's one of those guys 00:41:00.505 --> 00:41:08.698 - up till today and he's still active. And so I'm just really proud that Dan's in town. Couldn't agree 00:41:08.698 --> 00:41:12.510 - more. That's all I know. Pardon? Deputy Chief. 00:41:13.730 --> 00:41:43.038 - Sure, okay Why are we not locked this down we have I thought we did not Know 00:41:45.698 --> 00:42:10.206 - It's okay, Jeff. We're not good. We do not need to catch you up. 00:42:13.250 --> 00:42:23.529 - Oh my goodness. So we catch off right now. Following that, I'm gonna talk about wastewater. So wastewater 00:42:23.529 --> 00:42:33.517 - plant, as y'all know, was built in 1995 and went online in 1997. We're starting to experience some age 00:42:33.517 --> 00:42:41.662 - problems. A couple items we've already replaced is the UV system and a new approved 00:42:41.922 --> 00:42:49.122 - replacing the skating system. About a month ago, we had a clarifier fail us and was out of operation. 00:42:49.122 --> 00:42:56.392 - Had some guys come and inspect with me. Had spent about $5,500 putting it back in operation. But after 00:42:56.392 --> 00:43:03.592 - being down in the tank and looking at it, it's looking like it's ready for a total replacement in the 00:43:03.592 --> 00:43:09.662 - near future, which you're talking about a half million dollars to replace clarifiers. 00:43:10.754 --> 00:43:17.366 - the inside of the clarifier. Other things that are, I mean, everything down there is having an age. 00:43:17.366 --> 00:43:24.044 - Fortunately, I think it's been well maintained and it's made it this long, but I will be sending you 00:43:24.044 --> 00:43:30.788 - some information about what I think we need to do. Fortunately, we have some money in the bank that's 00:43:30.788 --> 00:43:37.731 - jointly funded by Eastern Rocham as well as Elksville. I think we have about a million dollars in there, 00:43:37.731 --> 00:43:39.582 - but I could see us possibly 00:43:39.810 --> 00:43:48.596 - Instead of spending all that, maybe doing a small project where we fix a lot of things. Our oxidation 00:43:48.596 --> 00:43:57.383 - ditches, all the rotors, everything down there is original. Valves, rotors, but we're starting to see 00:43:57.383 --> 00:44:06.686 - some age. So I just wanted to forewarn you that you'll be seeing a report coming to you. Any questions? No. 00:44:09.250 --> 00:44:19.716 - I'm sorry. Well, the plant was construction started in 95 and went on online in November of 1997. So 00:44:19.716 --> 00:44:30.183 - pushing 30 years. If you want to be, I just got this email this afternoon from America team from the 00:44:30.183 --> 00:44:39.198 - waste production district of Monroe County. She wanted me to help spread the word that 00:44:39.298 --> 00:44:49.218 - 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. 00:44:49.218 --> 00:44:57.997 - At the Monroe County Fairgrounds and Everybody can bring in the county their passenger car or light 00:44:57.997 --> 00:45:07.742 - truck tires Out to the fairgrounds from 9 a.m. To 2 p.m. That day Okay, thank you Okay council comments anyone 00:45:09.314 --> 00:45:21.723 - And we're just into July this year, I Mean I Understand what we're doing, but it's still a little concerning 00:45:21.723 --> 00:45:33.222 - to me that there's this many so far and we're just halfway through the year, so Okay, not asking for 00:45:33.222 --> 00:45:37.662 - a reason why I'm just making a comment 00:45:38.178 --> 00:45:44.702 - Any other questions or any other comments council Seeing none no no further business for council or adjourned