Call Meeting to Order
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM by Jim Haney.
- Present: Joe Cleland, Jim Haney, Frank Kurth, Bob Marcuccilli, Sue Ann Mitchell, Parke Smith
- Absent: Mike DeWald
Report of Meeting Notice
The meeting date and time were posted and advertised as required.
Review Agenda
Jim Haney reviewed the agenda for the meeting. Given State guidelines as a result of the public health emergency, Jim noted that the meeting would be limited to essential items.
Suspend March 2020 and April 2020 Failure to Connect Penalties
Jim Haney noted the challenges for all property owners resulting from the public health emergency and made a motion to suspend all failure to connect penalties from March 1, 2020 through April 30, 2020. The motion was seconded by Bob Marcuccilli, and was carried by the voice vote of:
6 Yeas 0 Nays 0 Abstain
Public Q & A
- Due to the limitation of discussion to essential items, the public Q&A session is limited to 3 minutes. Jim Haney noted that no action would be taken on any items raised during the meeting but would be addressed in subsequent meetings.
- There were no public comments, and the session was closed.
Request to Waive Failure to Connect Penalties – Sellers
Property owners Sellers was requesting that failure to connect penalties be refunded on the property at 38 EMS B60D Ln.
- The property owner requested waivers for penalties at the previous meeting and, based on available information at the time was granted a waiver for failure to connect penalties for the period of 11/6/19 through 12/4/19 in the amount of $2,900, but not to waive failure to connect penalties for the previous owner for the period of 10/1/19 through 11/5/19.
- The property owner is requesting a refund to him for some or all of the Failure to Connect Penalties that he paid when he redeemed the property. He paid approximately $24K to redeem the property of which $18,970 were Failure to Connect Penalties. The $18,970 covers the period of July 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. Failure to Connect Penalties covering October 1, 2019 to November 5, 2019 are still charged to the previous owner’s account and most likely will be un-collectable.
- The property owner was unable to add any additional compelling information.
- Given the information available, Jim Haney made a motion to deny the request to refund the remaining penalties for failure to connect. The motion was seconded by Parke Smith, and was carried by the voice vote of:
6 Yeas 0 Nays 0 Abstain
Approval of Previous Minutes
Parke Smith presented the February 19, 2020 regular meeting minutes. Jim Haney made a motion to approve. The motion was seconded by Parke Smith, and was carried by the voice vote of:
5 Yeas 0 Nays 1 Abstain
Treasurers Report and Other Financial Matters:
All financial reports were made available to board members in advance of the meeting by Mike DeWald. Jim Haney made a motion to approve the Unaudited Schedule of Cash Receipts and Disbursements, the Monthly Analysis of Funds and Balances, the Monthly Analysis of Cash Investment Accounts, and the Monthly Claim Approval Form and the list of bills paid during February 2020 in the amount of $216,967.09. The motion was seconded by Sue Ann Mitchell, and was carried by the voice vote of:
6 Yeas 0 Nays 0 Abstain
COVID-19 Resolution
Given the current public health emergency in the State of Indiana, the board will consider alternatives to regular and special meetings and conducting regular business.
- Jim Haney presented a proposed resolution that would allow Treasurer Mike DeWald to proceed with the payment of bills without formal approval at the monthly board meetings. The proposal includes an obligation of the Treasurer to communicate with all board members regarding such payments.
- In addition, the Resolution provides the board with the option to meet electronically during the public health emergency, given 1 board member is physically present and other board members may attend electronically or by phone.
- Jim Haney made a motion to approve the proposed resolution (Resolution 2020-01). The motion was seconded by Bob Marcuccilli, and was carried by the voice vote of:
6 Yeas 0 Nays 0 Abstain
Other Items That May Come Before the Board
No items were presented.
Adjournment
Motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:17 PM was made by Sue Ann Mitchell, seconded by Parke Smith, and was carried by the voice vote of:
6 Yeas 0 Nays 0 Abstain
Parke Smith, Secretary