Gibson County Board of Commissioners 6-21-2011 (2)******************************************************************************
Gibson County Board of Commissioners
Regular Session
June 21, 2011
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The Gibson County Board of Commissioners met on June 21, 2011, at 6:00 PM in the North Annex Meeting Room.
Members Present: Bob Townsend, President, Gerald
Bledsoe, VP, Alan Douglas, member, Jim McDonald, County Attorney, Kay Vore, Administrative Assistant and C.T. Montgomery, County Auditor.
The meeting was called to order with all present
standing and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
Minutes: The minutes from the June 7, 2011 meeting were approved with a motion from Gerald Bledsoe and seconded by Alan Douglas. Motion
passed 3-0.
Claims:
County General: $203,817.46
Courts: $ 3,985.72
Highway: $ 42,796.07
Sheriff: $ 44,481.73
Payroll: $279,083.02
Gerald Bledsoe made a motion to approve the
claims. Alan Douglas seconded the motion and the motion passed 3-0.
Old Business:
Highway Department: Jim McDonald opened one bid for old bridge deck boards. DK Parker Company, Inc.
bid fifty (50) dollars for the boards. Alan Douglas made a motion to accept the bid from DK Parker Company, Inc. Gerald Bledsoe seconded the motion and motion passed 3-0.
Jim McDonald
opened four (4) bids for construction of three bridges (205, 327 and 329) in Montgomery and Johnson Townships;
American Contracting
& Services, Inc. $1,034,000.00
CLR, Inc. $
569,078.11
Gohmann, Inc. $ 698,000.00
DK Parker Co., Inc. $ 457,933.00
add-ons; Rip-Rap $ 22,569.00
Pea Gravel $ 1,905.00
Rock $ 1,772.00
Bond $ 8,244.00
Gerald
Bledsoe made a motion to take the bids under advisement. Alan Douglas seconded the motion and motion carried 3-0.
Highway Engineer John Umpleby presented the commissioners with a “Utility
Reimbursement Agreement” between the county and Gibson Water, Inc. During the rebuild of County Bridge #17, the water line will need to be relocated. The project will cost $19,396.00
whereby the county will be responsible for $4,000.00 of that amount. Alan Douglas made a motion to approve the agreement and was seconded by Gerald Bledsoe. Motion passed 3-0.
Amendment
#3 was presented on the Health Insurance which involved changes mandated through the Federal Health Care Program. Instead of 90% deductible it will increase to 100% deductible after
a $15.00 copay. This will reduce the cost to the insured but increase to the cost
to the insurer. Gerald Bledsoe made a motion to accept the amendment. Motion was seconded by Alan Douglas and motion passed 3-0.
Commissioners signed the True Rx Contract, which was
approved at the previous meeting.
Alan Douglas made a motion to approve the signing of the contract and Gerald Bledsoe seconded. Motion passed 3-0.
John Umpleby presented the commissioners
with estimates and recommendations concerning the bridge known as the Brumfield Overpass in Princeton, IN. Bernardin-Lochmueller & Associates (BLA) conducted a chain test of the overpass
and 50% of the deck is de-laminating. In checking with local officials, the bridge can’t be closed until after Labor Day. The Railroad needs to review the plan also. Construction
cost to repair the deck is $572,000.00. There will also be some estimated additional costs;
Survey $2,000.00
Utility/RR coordination, (includes $3,000 for CSX review)
$8,900.00
Design/Bid Documents $61,500.00
Total Design Fee $72,400.00
Inspection of construction $40,000.00
With these additional expenses the total estimate will run close
to $700,000.00.
Gerald Bledsoe made a motion to advertise for the whole package. Alan Douglas seconded and motion passed 3-0.
Black Beauty Coal, Inc. asked commissioners to extend the
paving of CR 550E, located between CR 115 S to 50 S, from September 1, 2011 to October 15, 2011. This would give them time to prepare the road for resurfacing. Gerald Bledsoe asked
Black Beauty Coal, if the county could go ahead with the milling of CR 50 S to CR 550 E. Black Beauty representative said yes. Alan Douglas made a motion to accept the request. Gerald
Bledsoe seconded and motion passed 3-0. Steve Bottoms made a statement expressing his frustration with the coal companies and the commissioners on closed county roads. One county road
had been closed for over twelve (12) years.
Gibson County Chamber of Commerce asked commissioners for permission to use the court house square for Heritage Days on September 16-18, 2011.
Alan Douglas made a motion to approve the request with Gerald Bledsoe seconding. Motion passed 3-0.
John Dyer presented the commissioners with a renewal of the counties liability insurance
policy which will be effective July 1, 2011. He explained that the pricing is the best available. He explained all of the coverage’s within the policy and told commissioners that the
cost has only raised $1,200.00 this year. The total policy cost will be $187,935.00. If they add the Terrorism clause it will rise to $190,219.00. After a discussion Alan Douglas
made a motion to approve the acceptance of the policy to include, the Terrorism clause. Gerald Bledsoe seconded and motion passed 3-0.
Representative Cochran of PC Recovery Systems,
made a presentation on how they can help the county put money back into their budget. They said they could validate the counties basic systems, internet, phone and pagers. They will
look at the counties maintenance contracts and look for overcharges and also work with vendors on overcharges. No fee if nothing is found. The only fee would be a rate of 50% of recovered
charges. The contract would run for 24 months. Commissioners agreed to table the decision until the next meeting.
The prosecutor’s office requested to place an antenna on the courthouse
and the north annex in order to have better communication for their laptops. Gerald Bledsoe made a motion to approve the request. Alan Douglas seconded and motion passed 3-0.
Old Business:
A speed limit of 30 MPH was requested on CR 450 W between CR 400 S and CR 500 S. Gerald Bledsoe made a motion to approve the request and Alan Douglas seconded. Motion
passed 3-0.
Steve Bottoms brought up the issue discussed at the County Council meeting concerning a part-time re-assessment employee was working 40 hours a week all year and was not
receiving any benefits. Bob Townsend replied that he leaves the management of the assessor’s employees up to the Assessor.
Sheriff representative Captain Tim Bottoms made a request
of speed limits being placed on the following county roads;
CR 450 W – 30 MPH
CR 175 E – 40 MPH
CR 350 S – 40 MPH
CR 550 S – 30 MPH
CR 125 W – 40 MPH
CR 1000 S – 40 MPH
Alan Douglas
made a motion to approve the request with Gerald Bledsoe seconding. Motion passed 3-0.
Alan Douglas made a motion to adjourn. Gerald Bledsoe seconded and motion passed 3-0.
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Bob Townsend, President Gerald Bledsoe, VP
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Alan Douglas, Commissioner AT
TEST: C.T. Montgomery, Auditor