Commissioner Meeting Notes. May 1, 2024.
May 1, 2024, Agenda Commissioner Meeting
New Highway Superintendent. The current highway superintendent (Mike Magnor) announced that he will be retiring but will be available through November to support the transition to the new superintendent. The effective date of his retirement is May 3, 2024. Among his accomplishments, Mike was instrumental in ensuring that the county received the grant money from the State’s Community Crossing Grant every year. We received 1.5 million this year, and the county’s match was 500K, which was available in the Highway Department budget.
The newly selected assistant supervisor (Arec Burton) was selected as the new superintendent. The vote by the commissioners was 2 to 1. Ron Sanders voted No and reinforced his commitment for ensuring the new superintendent’s success.
Commissioner Meetings. Commissioner Sanders requested that agendas be documented for every “Admin” meeting and that our legal council review the items. Commissioner meetings include Executive Sessions (agenda items determined by state law), “Admin” meetings, Working Sessions (discussions that can lead to a decision/vote), and Public Meetings (where votes are made on a decision). ANY discussions that lead to a decision must be public. Admin meetings should just be administrative, such as office procedures, issues with vendors, internal coordination challenges, etc.
Repair of Sidewalks. Courthouse, Van Buren Street, and sidewalk to the fairgrounds. An application for a Lilly Gift Grant was submitted for $3.5 million. Those working on the application included representatives from the county (Melissa Stinson), Town (Sandie Jones), Brown County Community Foundation (Alice Susemichel), and ARA (grant writer).
Independent Voters of Brown County IN 