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- Minutes from March 3 and March 20 (and April 14 minutes not available): Motion to table approval of minutes (tabled).

- Consent agenda: Approved (consent items not individually removed for discussion).

- Ordinance 2025-02 (zoning text amendment): Approved (ordinance adoption; see separate coverage on PUD and water/sewer concerns).

- Release of maintenance performance bonds (Surveyor’s Office): Approved (authorized release per staff recommendation).

- Social media policy: Approved.

- BCS management contract: Tabled (not ready for consideration).

- Project 2023-08 — construction agreement with Milestone Contractors (replacement of EA-021): Approved. Total agreement $397,700; NDOT to match 50% of eligible construction amount (approx. $198,850 reimbursable to county after submission).

- Boone County Senior Services items (2026 transit operating grant request of $803,635 with 50/50 match; two low-floor minivans at $75,000 each with federal 85%/local 15% share; annual lease agreement for seven county‑titled vehicles): Approved in one motion.

- Agent of record letter for property/casualty insurance: Motion to approve was on the floor, but a motion to table prevailed; item tabled to next meeting for further review.

- Third-party vendor inspection for [Irn k] Hudson Justice Center (timing/staffing issues): Tabled to next meeting.

- Approval of claims: Approved.

Several items were approved by voice vote with no roll-call tallies recorded in the meeting transcript. Where the transcript did not record a named mover or a roll-call vote, the mover/second are marked not specified in the detailed record.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Boone County Commissioners Meeting 04-21-2025","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of actions taken at the April 21 Boone County commissioners meeting, including approvals, tablings and routine consent items.","taxTitle","Boone County, Indiana","taxId",52300,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6266203,"Commissioners approve Boone County Senior Services’ 2026 transit operating grant request and two accessible minivans",140,301000,441000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3087403-965a051c17f56d19c2db2f1d1f6714d4&start=301&end=441","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3087403-965a051c17f56d19c2db2f1d1f6714d4/thumbnail_301000.jpg","/articles/6266203/Boone-County/Indiana/Commissioners-approve-Boone-County-Senior-Services-2026-transit-operating-grant-request-and-two-accessible-minivans","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6266203-513c4355e0c3f8a14ef346631055f7f2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771139407&Signature=DKI96paTAZfL-2eJLe1rS7xJ8E36BV58p1CSRIsoC7OO3WYBpep5MfEytHO8P1KqCYbpK4hWo0~CNWfv3DHUB1symKKcFXf4a1uBmwvbLsdeJJEA4nq6lcjnyvA7jEjrQ01e05dx1pyHuQykMmE~wykECesp5zPvT4fsrETa4vDv6~Jj7XhYUg2wbJUoWRi8xJtJJ6MdWgB4dRZ1jIyrZEnZQORaw61W28xR2FGGCpJQVaDOLwNhHBlx4Zt~Ptn2JVmbFISULGoxB-D8JY2t~9wIVgYTb-hQZSEKOTQufY8xGcHsV-Rqinn-Ukq0OtB3~EyqSTwMOSXCl~zvvccSFA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Boone County commissioners approved a package of items on April 21 requested by Boone County Senior Services and the Boone Area Transit System: a 2026 transit operating grant request, two low-floor accessible minivan replacements and the annual lease agreement for vehicles titled to the county.

A representative of Boone County Senior Services told the board the agency submitted documents for an operating grant totaling $803,635; that operating grant requires a 50/50 match, so state and local funding would make up roughly half of the budgeted amount. The representative also requested two low-floor accessible minivans to replace aging vehicles. She said the van grant portion for 2026 carries an 85 percent federal share and a 15 percent local share, and that each van’s total purchase price is $75,000 (the speaker gave a federal/local split amount of approximately $63,075 federal and $11,025 local per vehicle).

The senior-services representative also presented the annual vehicle lease that covers seven county‑titled vehicles currently in third-party use by the transit system. The board approved the items in a single motion; the transcript records a voice vote in favor.","Boone County Senior Services requested a 2026 transit operating grant of $803,635 with a 50/50 match and sought two low-floor accessible minivans (total per-vehicle cost $75,000 with federal 85%/local 15% split). The board approved the grant request, vehicle purchases and the annual lease agreement for county-titled vehicles in one motion.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6266208,"Boone County signs $397,700 construction agreement with Milestone Contractors for small-structure replacement",136,212000,348000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3087403-965a051c17f56d19c2db2f1d1f6714d4&start=212&end=348","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3087403-965a051c17f56d19c2db2f1d1f6714d4/thumbnail_212000.jpg","/articles/6266208/Boone-County/Indiana/Boone-County-signs-397700-construction-agreement-with-Milestone-Contractors-for-small-structure-replacement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6266208-df1fbd901fa2aa598f54a1ad54fd2dbc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771139407&Signature=So~ryDlMTh25-uk0SUxjUbIHS4Wrh0ZECFxihGyooYfboEErIteHNo3cp~ydzSGGCKpfZmuOV92ViSp-u2d4WJdC6VGKgVXuFaEfWYvhPFS4ObleSY-nkH~ifR5yVEqv6QQpWiYP20Zj7EaBIw1zEBnoxlS7VQkeFWAUk~yiMdqZ6Bmqi8oOp3NgtTPkio8rl3aHPFucuI1RhuncleyngW-ZkdjbF6AwzERYw8flbz6B0S5R6ImVYb40Q51kLnkBtc2ySEgYp453JgHlEOtckZVYyjoaRGzgPKYqz7ooT3jefhrJMs8t~slym9kLbxZR0p3RcwIFGl5dIPii~l6fuA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Boone County commissioners approved a $397,700 construction agreement with Milestone Contractors on April 21 to replace small structure EA-021 in Pine View subdivision, County Highway Superintendent Nick Parvin said.

Parvin told commissioners the project covers the small-structure replacement on Pine View Drive, north of 90 Sixth Street, and that the county awarded the work to the second-highest bidder after the apparent low bidder was found non-responsive. He said the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) will reimburse 50 percent of eligible construction costs — $198,850 — once the county executes the agreement and submits the necessary forms to NDOT.

Commissioners moved to approve the agreement and authorized the county to execute the contract so construction can proceed to the next phase, Parvin said. The board approved the motion by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.","The Board approved a construction agreement with Milestone Contractors to replace small structure EA-021 in Pine View subdivision for $397,700; NDOT will match 50% of construction costs, county staff said.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6266213,"Boone County approves zoning text amendment (Ordinance 2025-02); residents raise concerns about PUDs and water/sewer safeguards",3224,122000,3346000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3087403-965a051c17f56d19c2db2f1d1f6714d4&start=122&end=3346","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3087403-965a051c17f56d19c2db2f1d1f6714d4/thumbnail_122000.jpg","/articles/6266213/Boone-County/Indiana/Boone-County-approves-zoning-text-amendment-Ordinance-2025-02-residents-raise-concerns-about-PUDs-and-watersewer-safeguards","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6266213-aaea0255b2521497787e9616da4a022c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771139407&Signature=ZZos95CDShlb4tJeDUbIalNA0Qkein7IJLuA9HklvI-XyIf0k1EDnwoUU8-9BGc59h3eJ1dYuGL3Ja2ewMRykmN2hhmqrMV9vERgfLelF0I2keHANocMFJOrHdUOpYUy6PRv2FdtzAJaKuJlmd-F7dUGCLeOT~fzpz7XRjsxOU19xCltlirHrEDrZKOP4~dv6etQ4cBlS0MXEFvzDPcC4q5TcR91d~BZomdKwdEAgJeEhrFy7cKxMdZEUx3ybBaHsDsx6IZkCCv17-4vf~5srxDvfuasooJboBXiuHgGdUEUJBtCd77uVa6Gz2b2gfRmrYBGLDMZREf-E8qxO~Cp7A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Boone County Board of Commissioners on April 21 approved Ordinance 2025-02, an amendment to county zoning text governing planned unit developments (PUDs).

The ordinance, introduced as a text amendment, modifies eligibility language for PUDs; the adopted language requires PUD uses to connect to water and sewer services when those utilities become available, and allows a commitment to use well and septic temporarily where services are not yet present. The amendment’s codified language appears in Exhibit A to the ordinance; county legal staff said explanatory language in the ordinance preamble (the “whereas” clauses) does not itself change the code.

During the public-comment period multiple residents and at least one Area Planning Commission (APC) member said the ordinance as drafted lacked adequate guardrails for interim septic and well use. A speaker who identified herself as a resident (name given in the record) said the change could permit large-scale developments on septic and wells in areas that lack utilities, and pressed the commissioners to require more detailed, objective limits such as acreage thresholds, demonstrated well capacity or developer-provided water studies. “We have to consider the people that live there,” a resident said, urging commissioners to require factual water-use data from developers.

An APC member present said she had consulted attorneys and interpreted the change the same way: new PUDs would no longer have to be connected to public sewer and water at adoption, but must commit to connecting when utilities become available. County legal counsel clarified that Exhibit A contains the enforceable requirements and that the “whereas” language was explanatory. Counsel described Exhibit A language as “the minimal requirements” that make a parcel eligible for PUD consideration; project-level permitting and site-specific approvals remain subject to the county’s normal review process.

Commissioners approved the ordinance on voice vote. The record shows follow-up: commissioners and staff acknowledged the need to ensure the APC and staff have clear guidelines for evaluating proposed PUDs, including when interim well/septic use is acceptable and what information developers must submit.","The Boone County Board of Commissioners approved Ordinance 2025-02, amending zoning text on planned unit developments. During public comment several residents and an area planning commission member urged clearer guardrails about interim septic/well use and required connection when utilities become available.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6266216,"Boone County commissioners table decision on agent-of-record letter after debate on bidding and service continuity",1842,461000,2303000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3087403-965a051c17f56d19c2db2f1d1f6714d4&start=461&end=2303","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3087403-965a051c17f56d19c2db2f1d1f6714d4/thumbnail_461000.jpg","/articles/6266216/Boone-County/Indiana/Boone-County-commissioners-table-decision-on-agent-of-record-letter-after-debate-on-bidding-and-service-continuity","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6266216-d9d236d3150dc451848317a0e50f85cd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771139407&Signature=fQzA~8f8qyePW7PIzos4BPa33TnG7otjb65i60oXlU-bkBQClH~h2RMPA8Za2eg0CPogi90eV8y8m5Q6YOsuUr9~6Z1Mr2y0Fv-QLgk-673nb2LUY64ku5OYgWmtW9eGL4vjhCBa0TEl8UoEiDyUxXgoDERb42SD05ottVC-fgCUrtrLnwoDoKkSZmkurxnbGfacwBNmb-0ZZwbzmzDeaRSI1p-zOIgvl975KKHh2ouSqtIYcsDql2Lw3~FZ--yqIFTSLOzypBGcN7~OWFaD4Or3JHIJ6tAZe17m3Y1x-6OBaXCNGoBBazK4pb7DAuxjixpXYw3CLjpBl3CXGEM1Pg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Boone County commissioners on April 21 tabled consideration of an agent-of-record letter for property and casualty insurance after a lengthy discussion about whether issuing the letter now would limit competition and risk service disruption ahead of the county’s June 30 renewal.

The vote to table followed competing arguments on whether to give “a fresh set of eyes” to the county’s insurance program or to preserve continuity with the incumbent broker while allowing time for a full request-for-proposals. Kyle Childs, who identified himself as an agent with Walter Hughes Insurance, told the commissioners his firm has worked with the county for years and encouraged them to let the existing arrangement run for one more year so an inspection and market process could be completed without service gaps. “We would like to honor, I guess, our commitments as well,” Childs said.

Commissioners who pushed to issue an agent-of-record letter said it was the only practical route to let another broker actively solicit competitive quotes from carriers that may not currently be engaged. Opponents said issuing the letter now would, depending on carrier practices, effectively give exclusive bidding access to a single broker and leave insufficient time—about 60 days before the county’s renewal—to complete thorough inspections and solicit competitive offers.

Several commissioners and the insurance broker described how municipal insurance markets have narrowed in recent years for certain exposures such as law-enforcement and jail liability. Childs said carriers that previously wrote county business (he cited Tokyo Marine as an example of a carrier that exited the municipal market) have left, making some carriers harder to replace.

After discussion, a commissioner moved to table the item until the next meeting; that motion carried. The record shows the decision was tabled for further review and for staff to gather more information about timing, the county’s existing contract arrangements, and options for a competitive process that avoids service interruptions.","The Boone County Board of Commissioners paused action on an agent-of-record letter that would allow a single broker to solicit property/casualty quotes ahead of a June renewal, after extended discussion about competition, timing and ongoing service by the incumbent broker.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Boone County Board of Commissioners — April 21, 2025

Commissioners approve Boone County Senior Services’ 2026 transit operating grant request and two accessible minivans

Boone County signs $397,700 construction agreement with Milestone Contractors for small-structure replacement

Boone County approves zoning text amendment (Ordinance 2025-02); residents raise concerns about PUDs and water/sewer safeguards

Boone County commissioners table decision on agent-of-record letter after debate on bidding and service continuity