City Council

4 TOWN OF CICERO TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES October 2, 2012 At 7:00 PM Call To Order: President Brett Foster called the meeting to order and gave the prayer. President Foster called for the roll call and the members of the Town Council were present or absent as follows: Present: Brett Foster Absent: Kay Hartley Jerry Cook Eric Hayden Dennis Schrumpf Declared a quorum present. Others Present: Jan Unger, Clerk Treasurer Dave Hildebrand, Police Chief Steve Peachey, Fire Chief John Culp, Town Attorney Dan Strong, Cicero/Jackson Township Plan Commission Director Brett Morrow, President of the EDC Cicero Town Council Adopt 2012 Budget Ordinance Number 10-02-2012-1 There was a brief discussion and then Mr. Hayden made a motion to approve Ordinance Number 10-02-2012-1 for Appropriations and Tax Rate for the Town of Cicero’s 2013’s Budget. Mr. Schrumpf seconded, motion passed. Approval of Prior Minutes: Memorandum of Town Council Executive Session, September 18, 2012, 6:30 PM – Mr. Schrumpf made a motion to approve the Memorandum for the Town Council Executive Session on September 18th, 2012 at 6:30 pm. Mr. Hayden seconded, motion passed. Town Council Meeting Minutes, September 18, 2012, 7:00 PM – Mr. Hayden made a motion to approve the minutes of the September 18th, 2012 at 7:00 pm. Mr. Cook seconded, motion passed. Memorandum of Town Council Executive Session, September 19, 2012, 8:30 PM – Mr. Schrumpf made a motion to approve the Memorandum for the Town Council Executive Session on September 19th, 2012 at 6:30 pm. Mr. Cook seconded, motion passed. Approval of Agenda: Mr. Cook made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. Mr. Schrumpf seconded. Mr. Hayden inquired if we should a discussion regarding a request from Ciceroweather.net. It was decided they should. Mr. Cook made a motion to rescind his motion. Mr. Schrumpf seconded, motion passed. Mr. Cook then made a motion to approve the agenda as amended. Mr. Schrumpf seconded, motion passed. 1 Approval of Claims: Mr. Cook made a motion to approve the claims as presented. Mr. Hayden seconded, motion passed. Petitions by Citizens: Darren Collar, Cicero Fire Battalion Chief, addressed the Council and informed them that on October 27th the Fire Fighters would be having a Co-Ed 6 on 6 Volleyball Tournament Campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness. Battalion Chief Collar invited the Council or anyone to put together a team to support Breast Cancer Awareness. President’s Report: Nothing. Council Committee Reports: 1. Mr. Schrumpf informed the Council that he and Ms. Unger represented Cicero at the Hamilton County Leadership Academy session on local government. Mr. Schrumpf gave the attendees a perspective on small towns. Other communities represented were Carmel, Noblesville, Westfield, and Fishers. Legal Counsel Report-John Culp: Mr. Culp had nothing. Cicero/Jackson Township Plan Commission Report-Mr. Munoz Mr. Strong stated that the next Comprehensive Plan Meeting would be October 27th, 2012. Mr. Munoz had asked the Council if they would discuss allowing him and Mr. Culp to meeting with a representative of NRG. Mr. Culp stated that he had met with Mr. Munoz, Chief Hildebrand, and Chief Peachey regarding the violations at NRG. There was a discussion regarding who should be on the committee. Brett Morrow stated that Mike McConnell and Steve Decatur were both here this evening and they were very interested in what could happen there. The Council had another discussion and then appointed Chief Peachey, Chief Hildebrand, John Culp, Paul Munoz, Mike McConnell, and Steve Decatur to meet and talk with a representative from NRG> Town Engineer Report-Mr. Keith Bryant – Mr. Bryant was at the IACT Annual Meeting and not available this evening. Old Business: Council To Consider Additional Expense With Fire Station Repair. Fire Chief Peachey explained to the Council the issue with the plywood under the façade. Chief Peachey stated that the old plywood was in bad condition and cannot be left on the building. The cost to replace the plywood is $4,100. Ms. Hartley stated that the Town should pay for the repair. Mr. Hayden stated that thought the Fire Department should pay for the additional. Ms. Hartley stated that she thought the Fire Department needed to have money back for emergencies if necessary and possible furnace repair. Mr. Hayden stated if that was the case then no money should be transferred out of those lines for overtime. Ms. Hartley made a motion for the Town to pay the $4,100 for the additional repair. Mr. Cook seconded, motion passed. 2 New Business: Town Council To Discuss Ciceroweather.com. Mr. Hayden stated that the received an e-mail from Mike Berry who is maintaining Cliff Nicholson’s CiceroWeather.net website. Mr. Berry wants to add some additional WebPages that include some community event or announcement pages and links originator of the information. Mr. Berry wanted to know if that would be okay with the Town of Cicero. There was a brief discussion and then Mr. Hayden made a motion to allow Mr. Berry to add information from the Town to their site. Mr. Cook seconded, motion passed. Town Council To Consider Ordinance 10-02-2012-2 An Ordinance Amending the 2011 Salary Ordinance. Ms. Unger explained that this was a bookkeeping issue. Mr. Cook made a motion to approve Consider Ordinance 10-02-2012-2 An Ordinance Amending the 2011 Salary Ordinance. Mr. Schrumpf seconded, motion passed. Town Council To Consider Ordinance 10-02-2012-3 Amendment To The Town’s Personnel Policies Handbook. Ms. Unger explained that this change in when a new employee was eligible for insurance was needed to comply with the requirements of IACT Medical Trust who provides our health insurance. Instead of a thirty day waiting period a new employee is eligible on the first day of employment. Mr. Schrumpf made a motion to approve Ordinance 10-02- 2012-3 Amendment to the Town’s Personnel Policies Handbook. Mr. Cook seconded, motion passed. Miscellaneous Comments By Citizens Mr. Mike Murphy informed the Council that on October 5th the Hamilton Heights second graders would be visiting the Town. Mr. Murphy stated that this was a great opportunity for the children to see how the Town operates. Signatures on Official Documents! Motion To Adjourn: Mr. Cook made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Schrumpf seconded, motion passed. Signatures on Official Documents! __________________________ Brett S. Foster – President 3 __________________________ Jerry G. Cook- Vice-President __________________________ Sylvia Kay Hartley _______________________ Eric C. Hayden __________________________ Dennis D. Schrumpf Attested: __________________________ Jan Unger, Clerk Treasurer The Next Cicero Town Council Meeting will be on October 16, 2012 at 7:00 PM at the Cicero Town Hall. 4