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The South Whitley Town Council has adopted a Cumulative Capital Development Fund, designed to finance Town Capital Improvements. This fund has been in place for a few years, and this approval is to re-establish the fund to ensure continued receipt of funds for Capital Development.

SOUTH WHITLEY TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA TOWN HALL BOARD ROOM 118 E FRONT ST SOUTH WHITLEY, IN  46787 MARCH 10, 2025 6:30 PM CALL TO ORDER: Meeting was called to order at 6:30 PM by Council President Brock Waterson. Members present were as follows: Council President Brock Waterson, Vice President Trey Weber, Councilman Randy Cokl, Town Attorney Greg Hockemeyer, Town Marshal Mikel Vandevender, and Clerk-Treasurer Alyssa Knepple. Utility Supervisor Kent Slater was not present. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ADJUSTMENTS BARBRA FULK (509 S JACKSON ST) $ 665.70 Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept the adjustment in the amount of $ 665.70. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. ALEXIS SMITH (102.5 S STATE ST APT # 1) $ 744.90 Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept the adjustment in the amount of $ 744.90. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. AMANDA WOOD (102.5 S STATE ST APT #2) $ 210.77 Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept the adjustment in the amount of $ 210.77. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. ROSS WALKER (102 S STATE ST) $ 1675.61 The council has denied the adjustment at this time. They would like to speak with the property owner about some of the complaints they have received and get the water meter equipment switched out and updated. The council has yet to receive any form of communication from the property owner regarding their concerns. Adjustment has been tabled for a future meeting. SETH CLARK (908 SARA ST) $ 119.90 Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept the adjustment in the amount of $ 119.90. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0.   NEW BUSINESS CCMG AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT: The Town of South Whitley was approved and awarded $ 1.4 million for the 2025-1 CCMG cycle. The roads included are Elm Street, Wayne Street, and Main Street. This project will most likely start in early 2026. TOWN-WIDE GARAGE SALE DATES: South Whitley Town Wide garage sales will be April 25th – April 26th, 2025. The Clerks’ Office will get the porta-potties ordered from Kent Coble and handle vendor applications.   TORNADO SIREN TEST: The test happened on March 10th before the meeting. The test was a success . 50/50 WATER LINE APPLICATION: Joe Grant’s business, GFH, LLC would like to apply for the 50/50 water replacement grant. The work has been finished by Mike Wilcoxson and checked by the Clerk. Councilman Weber made a motion to accept the replacement application for reimbursement in total of $500.00. Councilman Cokl seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. Mrs. Knepple said she will inform the homeowner and get the check out to him this week.   OLD BUSINESS 206 & 208 S State Street Properties update:  Mr. McCarty has been working on repairing the hole in the back of the building. When he is finished, Tim Moyer will begin demolishing the back of the building that is severely damaged. The Town will be purchasing 104 S State Street from Lynn and Renee Duggins. Councilman Cokl would like Mr. Hockemeyer to give Tom Pugh, the title company, a bump to get the process finished soon. COUNCILMAN TOPICS Mr. and Mrs. Andy Bower own the old Lancaster building at 105 E Market. They have put a lot of work into the property, and they have an insurance company coming in to use it as office space. PUBLIC INPUT JEN DICKMEYER: Mrs. Dickmeyer would like the town to come and clear some of the overgrown grass and dirt from the alleys surrounding her house. She tried to remove some of it by hand, but she stated it took a lot of work, and she didn’t get very far. Mrs. Dickmeyer also stated that if the utility guys could do the scraping with the Kobota, she would handle the clean up since they would like some of that dirt and grass to fill in holes in their yard. Councilman Waterson said he would talk to the utility supervisor and get that done soon. DEPARTMENT HEADS: PARK BOARD – RANDY SIMPSON: New Park board had their first meeting. Randy Simpson was appointed as the park board president. Everyone has great ideas, and they are excited to start making improvements. WASTE WATER/UTILITIES SUPERVISOR – KENT SLATER: not present TOWN MARSHAL – MIKEL VANDEVENDER: The state health inspector has been working at Lake Park Estates to get their sewer and water line issues resolved. There have been discussions as to whether the Town was supposed to be signing off on permit inspections when there has never been communication with the Planning and Building Department on permits needing signed off and finalized by the Town.   TOWN ATTORNEY – GREGG HOCKEMEYER: Mr. Hockemeyer stated he will talk with Tom Pugh to get the closing scheduled for the 104 S State Street property. He will also investigate the issues with Lake Park Estates and what the town’s responsibility is regarding the issues residents are facing.   CLERK-TREASURER – ALYSSA KNEPPLE: ·        Mrs. Knepple is requesting the council to make some changes to the SRO comp time policy. There has been an issue with many comp sheets being turned in at a time, which makes keeping track difficult. She would also like to request the signature of the school Athletic Director or Superintendent, along with the Marshal, to verify the time the SRO spent at a school activity. This could be an issue during the next audit since the State requires the employee and supervisor to sign off on timecards, overtime, etc. It is the same for comp time and because the school requests its presence at events, they should also be signing off as confirmation for comp time. Councilman Cokl made a motion to change the comp time policy for the SRO to require a school officials’ signature, in addition to the Marshals for time to be approved. Also, comp sheets need to be turned in during the same pay period as the comp time took place. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. ·        Spring banners for downtown have been ordered and should be delivered in the next couple of weeks. Whitko School spirit banners are still being designed but should be ordered in time for Fall sports and homecoming week.   APPROVALS: APPROVAL FOR FEBRUARY 25TH REGULAR MEETING MINUTES: Councilman Weber made a motion to accept the February 25th regular meeting minutes. Councilman Cokl seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. APPROVAL FOR MARCH 10TH, 2025 APV’s TOTALING $ 201,448.40: Councilman Weber made a motion to accept the March 10th APV’s totaling $201,448.40. Councilman Cokl seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. APPROVAL FOR PAYROLL WEEK ENDING MARCH 3RD, 2025, TOTALING $ 12,949.93:  Councilman Weber made a motion to accept payroll for the week ending March 3rd, 2025, totaling $ 12,949.93. Councilman Cokl seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. APPROVAL FOR PAYROLL WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 24TH, 2025, TOTALING $ 12,103.28: Councilman Weber made a motion to accept payroll for the week ending February 24th, 2025, totaling $ 12,103.28. Councilman Cokl seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0.   ADJOURN at: Meeting was adjourned at 7:06 pm by Council President Brock Waterson . APPROVALS:                                                                                                                                            ATTEST:

SOUTH WHITLEY TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES TOWN HALL BOARD ROOM 118 E FRONT ST SOUTH WHITLEY, IN  46787 FEBRUARY 25, 2025 6:30 PM CALL TO ORDER: Meeting was called to order by Council President Brock Waterson. Members present were as follows: Council President Brock Waterson, Vice President Trey Weber, Councilman Randy Cokl, Town Attorney Greg Hockemeyer, and Clerk-Treasurer Alyssa Knepple. Utility Supervisor Kent Slater and Town Marshal Mikel Vandevender were not in attendance.   PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ADJUSTMENTS NONE NEW BUSINESS NONE OLD BUSINESS 104 S STATE STREET: Councilman Weber said the appraisals came in from Metz and Denney, LLC, with an amount of $30,000. and Dawson Appraisals, with an amount of $30,000 to $36,000. Councilman Cokl made a motion to allow the Town to offer $30,000 for the 104 S State Street property to Lynn and Renee Duggins. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. Mr. Hockemeyer stated he would get to work on the purchase agreement. COUNCILMAN TOPICS 206 & 208 PROPERTY: When the Town entered the contract with Mr. McCarty, they also approved to help with the demolition of the back part of the building. Councilman Waterson said he spoke with Tim Moyer Excavating and Mr. Moyer quoted Brock at $6,000 for the demolition. Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept the demolition quote of $6,000 from Tim Moyer Excavating. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0.   STATE STREET PROPERTY: The empty property across the river from the Town Park still needs to have debris and stumps removed, along with continued clean up. Councilman Waterson spoke with Matt Long, who did the clean up before, and Tim Moyer about getting the property finished and debris removed. Matt Long would charge $2,000 for continued clean up and Tim Moyer said he would charge $2,000 to remove the existing debris piles. Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept paying Matt Long $2,000 for continued clean-up and $2,000 to Tim Moyer for removing the debris. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0.   PUBLIC INPUT KAREN JORDAN: Mrs. Jordan stated that she knows a place where the town can purchase old bridges. This would help with the cost of constructing our own to attach the town park to the property on the other side of the river. The council said they are looking into some different options, but right now they are waiting on approval from the DNR. Jane Cripe, 304 N Calhoun, has a severely damaged yard because of the semi-trucks coming from Artistic Designs and don’t   make the   corner turn, which then makes them turn into and damage Mrs. Cripe’s yard. This has happened a few times already, once damaging the entire curb. Mrs. Jordan also wanted to know what the town had planned for the old flower shop, 104 S State Street. The Council stated they want to fix up the property and allow a small business to purchase it.   STEVE SUBKOWSKI: Mr. Subkowski lives at 205 S East Street and before construction he used a stone driveway to park his work truck. After the construction was completed, API put in grass and a small tree lawn in place of the parking space. Mr. Subkowski is getting complaints from neighbors about the mud his work truck is getting on the new road. He is wondering if he can get the stone parking spot back and have API put the stone down when they come do the final walk-through. The council said they will put it on the list of residents who have issues with the finalization of the project.   AMANDA WOOD: Ms. Wood lives above the old laundry mat and has been having serious issues with her apartment and her landlord is no longer taking her calls about the issues. She has gone to the county building department, health department, and called the state fire marshal because there are currently no fire escapes or additional exits for her to find safety in case of a fire. The police sergeant was in attendance, and he gave her the number for the Indiana Housing Authority. They should be able to provide her with recommendations and contacts to get the help she needs with her landlord not helping her or creating a safe, healthy place to live.   DEPARTMENT HEADS: PARK BOARD UPDATE: The Library Board stated that their bylaws state that a library board member had to be appointed to represent the library district. The Library Board appointed Kris Shoemaker as the representative. The park board is now full, and the first meeting is March 10th at 6:30 pm in the east room of Town Hall.   WASTE WATER/UTILITIES SUPERVISOR – KENT SLATER: not present TOWN MARSHAL – MIKEL VANDEVENDER: not present TOWN ATTORNEY – GREGG HOCKEMEYER: Mr. Hockemeyer will get started on the purchase agreement for the 104 S State Street property. CLERK-TREASURER – ALYSSA KNEPPLE: Mrs. Knepple will coordinate with IMPA and the council to get the half-time report meeting scheduled. APPROVALS: APPROVAL FOR FEBRUARY 11TH REGULAR MEETING MINUTES: Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept the February 11, 2025, regular meeting minutes. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. APPROVALS FOR JANUARY 2025 BANK RECONCILIATION: Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept the January 2025 bank reconciliations. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. APPROVAL FOR FEBRUARY 25TH, 2025 APV’s TOTALING $ 348,367.09: Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept the February 25, 2025, APV’s totaling $ 348,367.09 . Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. APPROVAL FOR PAYROLL WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 17TH, 2025, TOTALING $ 14,912.58: Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept payroll for the week ending February 17, 2025, totaling $ 14,912.58. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. APPROVAL FOR PAYROLL WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 24TH, 2025, TOTALING $ 11,963.59: Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept payroll for the week ending February 24, 2025, totaling $ 11,963.59. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0.   ADJOURN at: Meeting was adjourned at 7:14 pm by Council President Brock Waterson.     APPROVALS:                                                                     ATTEST:

SOUTH WHITLEY TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES TOWN HALL BOARD ROOM 118 E FRONT ST SOUTH WHITLEY, IN  46787 FEBRUARY 11, 2025 6:30 PM CALL TO ORDER: Meeting was called to order by Council President Brock Waterson at 6:30 pm. Members present were as follows: Council President Brock Waterson, Vice President Trey Weber, Councilman Randy Cokl, Town Attorney Greg Hockemeyer, Town Marshal Mikel Vandevender, and Clerk-Treasurer Alyssa Knepple. Utility Supervisor Kent Slater was not in attendance. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ADJUSTMENTS CHRISTOPHER WORLEY WATER – $ 314.90 WW - $1,063.92 *This adjustment did not need approval because the leak was due to Town equipment failure. It is included so the Council was made aware of the large adjustment. RICHARD KREIDER $ 340.86 Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept the adjustment for $340.86. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. KEVIN COYLE $ 248.65 Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept the adjustment for $248.65. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. ASHLEY MILLER $ 448.54 Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept the adjustment for $448.54. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. JENNIFER BOSTON $ 165.78 Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept the adjustment for $165.78. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0.   NEW BUSINESS OFFICER LIMORE SWEAR IN: Marshal Vandevender swore in Officer David Limore . HUMANE SOCIETY OF WHITLEY COUNTY 2025 CONTRACT: The council reviewed the contract with the Humane Society of Whitley County and agreed to the annual fee that will not exceed $3,000. Councilman Weber made a motion to accept the 2025 contract with HSWC. Councilman Cokl seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. DLZ: Mike Duffy from DLZ came in to seek approval to accept Brooks Construction bid for the 2024-2 CCMG project. Bids were opened on February 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM. Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept the Brooks Construction bid for the 2024-2 CCMG project and to allow Council President Brock Waterson so sign all documents related to the 2024-1 & 2 CCMG projects outside of an official meeting. This approval also includes permission for President Waterson to sign the IDEM notification of water line replacements on Mulberry Street. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. ·        2024-2 CCMG – Councilman Waterson expressed his concerns with API and the 2024-2 project. He wants to make sure that API keeps to their timeline so there are no disturbances in school dismissal. Mike Duffy said it would be something to discuss during the pre-construction meeting. OLD BUSINESS RATE STUDY CONTRACT DISCUSSION: The Clerk and the Council discussed the importance of having a rate study done because of rising costs. There are two different accounting firms that the Clerk has contacted to get quotes for a rate study from Baker Tilly and Krohn and Associates. ·        During this discussion, town resident, Tony Starkey said he would like to discuss the amount of money his business, Fox Products, and Larod, LLC pay per year in utilities. He would like the Council to look at businesses and possibly give discounted utility rates to businesses interested in coming to South Whitley because he has investors ready to move into Town. He said it has been hard for him to find positives about South Whitley for these investors to have a want to move into town. Mr. Starkey is asking for the Town Council to meet with him on February 19th at 2:00 pm to walk through his vacant properties so they can see his progress and they can discuss what incentives can be given to bring new businesses to Town. After Mr. Starkey left the meeting, the Council looked over the different quotes and because the price was very similar, they decided to go with Baker Tilly because the Town has worked with them before, and they have a good professional work relationship. Councilman Weber made a motion to accept Baker Tilly’s scope of work and contract with the limit of cost being $21,700.00. Councilman Cokl seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. COUNCILMAN TOPICS Councilman Waterson said the local boy scout troop would like to put a flag retirement box into the Clerks’ office for people to drop off their old flags so they can be disposed of properly. Councilman Waterson asked the Clerk if the Town had any Whitko Pride decorations that could be put around town in support of the Lady Wildcats going to Regionals. The Clerk said there isn’t anything we currently have, but it is something she would look into purchasing for the future. Usually banners and light pole decorations take about 4-5 weeks to be delivered. PUBLIC INPUT None at this time DEPARTMENT HEADS: PARK BOARD UPDATE: The interested parties met with the Council at a public work session before the meeting today. There are six individuals interested, so the council appointed board members, but said the board should start a committee that would allow other residents to be involved in creating ideas and support for the parks department but not make final voting decisions. Council President Brock Waterson appointed Braylynn Anderson on a one-year term, Randy Simpson on a two-year term, Jenna Reiff to a three-year term, and Faye Johnson on a four-year term. These terms have a beginning date of January 1, 2025.   WASTE WATER/UTILITIES SUPERVISOR – KENT SLATER: not present     TOWN MARSHAL – MIKEL VANDEVENDER: ·        Marshal Vandevender presented the Council with the contract for Officer David Limore. Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept the Limore contract. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of     3-0. ·        Marshal Vandevender asked the council for permission to hire another part-time officer. Because of their current position and the one they will be taking for another department, the Marshal would like to maintain this individual’s anonymity. Councilman Cokl made a motion to allow Marshal Vandevender to hire another part-time officer. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. ·        Marshal Vandevender informed the council that Officer Fannin and the SRO, Officer Thomas, will be switching squad cars. The SUV Officer Thomas currently drives is better equipped for road pursuits and a K-9 that gets in and out of the vehicle frequently. Officer Fannin’s vehicle is not the best for road pursuits and is already set up for a K-9. The vehicles will be resurfaced to match the new squad cars, and the SRO vehicle will be wrapped with a new Whitko themed print. The cost for the switch comes from a donation Officer Fannin received for a new K-9 vehicle, so the Town will not pay for the resurfacing or new equipment to accommodate the officers’ switching vehicles. Councilman Cokl made a motion to allow Officer Fannin and Officer Thomas to switch squad vehicles. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. TOWN ATTORNEY – GREGG HOCKEMEYER: Nothing to present. CLERK-TREASURER – ALYSSA KNEPPLE: The Clerk’s office got the computer upgrades finished today. Everything went pretty smoothly, and the new system is working great.   APPROVALS: APPROVAL FOR JANUARY 28TH REGULAR MEETING MINUTES: Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept the January 28th regular meeting minutes. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. APPROVAL FOR FEBRUARY 11TH, 2025 APV’s TOTALING $ 224,924.68: Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept the February 11th, 2025, APV’s totaling $ 224,924.68. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. APPROVAL FOR PAYROLL WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 3RD, 2025, TOTALING $ 12,212.57: Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept payroll for the week ending February 3rd, 2025, totaling $ 12,212.57. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. APPROVAL FOR PAYROLL WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 10TH, 2025, TOTALING $ 11,829.21:   Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept payroll for the week ending February 10th, 2025, totaling $ 11,829.21. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0.   ADJOURN at: Meeting was adjourned at 7:23 pm by Council President Brock Waterson.                     APPROVALS:                                                                                                                                              ATTEST:

SOUTH WHITLEY TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES TOWN HALL BOARD ROOM 118 E FRONT ST SOUTH WHITLEY, IN  46787 JANUARY 28, 2024 6:30 PM CALL TO ORDER: Meeting was called to order by Council President Brock Waterson at 6:30 pm. Members present were as follows: Council President Brock Waterson, Vice President Trey Weber, Councilman Randy Cokl, Town Attorney Greg Hockemeyer, Utility Supervisor Kent Slater, Town Marshal Mikel Vandevender, and Clerk-Treasurer Alyssa Knepple.   PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ADJUSTMENTS BRITTANY BALL $473.44 Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept the adjustment for $473.44. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0.     NEW BUSINESS PARK BOARD INTERESTED CANDIDATES: (This topic was discussed after the I.T. contract discussion) ·        BRI SIMS, JENNA REIFF, BRAYLYNN ANDERSON- These women have approached the Clerk and showed an interest in being on the park board. Ms. Reiff and Mrs. Anderson live inside town limits, but Mrs. Sims lives inside the school district. There was discussion about what it meant to live in the district because the Clerk thought it was the school district, but Mr. Hockemeyer said it would most likely be the taxing district. Mr. Hockemeyer wants to table this discussion until he can look further into the state codes and town ordinances to verify. ·        When the park board topic was revisited, Mr. Hockemeyer found that the state code said district, which means taxing district, but the Town has a park board ordinance that says there should be four members with two being different political parties. The ordinance also gives the library a representative if they feel a member would be a significant asset. This member needs to be part of the library district, which would allow Mrs. Sims to be a member of the park board. Councilman Weber said he would reach out to the library and recommend Mrs. Sims as the library’s representative. o   Mrs. Anderson gave some examples of ideas they have discussed for the parks and public places in town. They wanted to start with a survey of middle school and high school students to see what they are looking for in a public park. New basketball courts, different sports areas, activities they would be interested in attending, etc. ·        The park board candidates and current members will meet with the council on Tuesday February 11, 2025, at 5:30 pm to discuss the future of the board.     IMPA DEDICATED SERVICE RATE APPROVAL: The Clerk explained to the council the dedicated service rate form from IMPA was the approval of the extra fee applied to every monthly invoice that goes into a separate account. This account is used for services and projects that the Town needs done and before the Town receives an invoice, the funds for the project will be taken from the dedicated services account. The Town Hall line rerouting was paid for out of the dedicated services account. Councilman Weber made a motion to accept the dedicated services rate of $152.50 per meter. Councilman Cokl seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. M. HARVEY I.T. CONTRACT: The Clerk presented the council with the 2025 contract from M. Harvey Technology & Consulting LLC. The contract was reviewed by Mr. Hockemeyer prior to the meeting and he gave his approval with no concerns. The monthly cost increase is due to the rising cost of security software and Microsoft 365. Mr. Harvey will also be helping with the live stream issues so the Town can begin having council meetings online for residents to watch at home. Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept the 2025 I.T. contract between the Town of South Whitley and M. Harvey Technology & Consulting, LLC. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. DLZ 2025-1 CCMG APPLICATION: Dave Sheets from DLZ came to discuss the 2025-1 CCMG application and approve the streets that will be on the application. The council verified with the Clerk about the 25% match being included in the 2025 budget. The amount of the match will be $475,000. Dave also informed the council about the 2024-1 CCMG project that includes Mulberry Street and part of Main Street. The water line under Mulberry Street was discussed and needs to be replaced while the street is torn up. Dave said he would discuss this extra project with API, who won the bid for this project, to see if they would be willing to add the water line replacement into the project plans. The line is an 8” cast iron pipe that has been in place since the 50’s or 60’s.   Councilman Weber made a motion to apply for the 2025-1 CCMG that will include Main Street, Wayne Street, and Elm Street. Councilman Cokl seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. Councilman Weber made a motion to give the Council President the authority to sign all documents related to the 2025-1 CCMG project. Councilman Cokl seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. OLD BUSINESS 104 S STATE STREET PROPERTY: Councilman Weber informed the council that he would like to move forward with the purchase of the property and has lined up two appraisers to start the purchase process. Mr. Hockemeyer told Councilman Weber to give him the names and information of the appraisers and he will finalize the resolution regarding the potential acquisition of the property. Councilman Cokl motioned to approve Dawson Appraisal and Metz & Denney, LLC as the appraisers of the property, as well as give Councilman Weber permission to lead the purchase of the property as the Town representative. Councilman Waterson seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. STREETLIGHTS : Councilman Waterson spoke with Kent Slater about the amount and locations of streetlights in need of new light bulbs. Mr. Slater informed the Council that when the new line truck is delivered, the lights will be changed, there is no safe way for the utility department to change those lights at this time. PUBLIC INPUT None DEPARTMENT HEADS: PARK BOARD: No representative present WASTE WATER/UTILITIES SUPERVISOR – KENT SLATER: ·        Mr. Slater is still waiting for the official letter from IDEM regarding the wastewater plant upgrade Phase B. The letter will better explain how IDEM would like the Town to proceed. ·        The line truck has began the final inspection and everything looks good so far. Once the inspection is finished, the money will be wired, and then a delivery date will be set. The Town should receive the new truck within the next couple of weeks. TOWN MARSHAL – MIKEL VANDEVENDER: ·        The police officers would like to inform the council of their concerns about the part-time officers receiving the same bonus as full-time officers. The council discussed the pros and cons of the part-time officers receiving the bonus but would like more time to discuss and find a solution. This topic was tabled for a future meeting. ·        Officer Limore will be going to the academy starting May 6, 2025, with a graduation date of August 22, 2025. He will be sworn in at the February 11, 2025, council meeting. TOWN ATTORNEY – GREGG HOCKEMEYER: ·        The park board candidates were discussed more in depth CLERK-TREASURER – ALYSSA KNEPPLE: ·        CROSSROADS BANK LOAN APPROVAL- The equipment loan from Crossroads Bank was discussed and has been set up for a total amount of $17,024.20 with quarterly payments beginning July 15, 2025, in the amount of $1,560.83. The loan is going to cover the upfront costs of new 4 new office computers and a new police radio. Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept the equipment lease with Crossroads Bank for $17,024.20. Councilman Waterson seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 2-0. Councilman Weber abstained from the vote. ·        The Clerk had her meeting with Jeff Rowe from Baker Tilly today.  They discussed the reason for the study, any upcoming extensive projects, etc. Mr. Rowe said he would get a contract and quote of services prepared and ready for approval at the next council meeting. APPROVALS: APPROVAL FOR JANUARY 14TH REGULAR MEETING MINUTES: Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept the January 14th regular meeting minutes. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. APPROVAL FOR JANUARY 28TH, 2025 APV’s TOTALING $ 324,344.76: Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept January 28th APV’s totaling $ 324,344.76. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0.   APPROVAL FOR PAYROLL WEEK ENDING JANUARY 20TH, 2025, TOTALING $11,859.49:  Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept payroll for the week ending January 20th, 2025, totaling $11,859.49. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. APPROVAL FOR PAYROLL WEEK ENDING JANUARY 27TH, 2025, TOTALING $ 12,423.35: Councilman Cokl made a motion to accept payroll for the week ending January 27th, 2025, totaling $12,433.35. Councilman Weber seconded. Motion passed with a vote of 3-0. ADJOURN at: Meeting was adjourned at 7:07 PM by Council President Brock Waterson.         APPROVALS:                                                                                                                                          ATTEST: