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Approved motions and outcomes

- Miller Pipeline permits: Approved (motion carried) — multiple bores and road-cut/aerial permits across township routes.

- NIPSCO permits: Approved (motion carried) — overhead work and structure replacement due to storm damage.

- Annual operations report (LPAP) for local roads and bridges: Approved for submission (motion carried).

- 2025 Highway Plan (original draft no. 1): Approved (motion carried).

- Pug mill agreement with Milestone Contractors (processing ~12,000 tons for Plymouth Airport): Approved; president authorized to sign (motion carried).

- Bridge 1 construction contract with LaPro Construction: Finalized and approved (motion carried).

- Kennel agreement with Jaguar Elite Canine Services for K-9 housing: Approved; sheriff authorized to set fee at time of service (motion carried).

- LeadsOnline subscription (investigatory database): Approved (motion carried); three-year quote discussed with year-one ~ $3,103 and 60-day opt-out.

- Instruction to county attorney to draft pawn-shop and related cell-phone kiosk ordinances (to require uploads to LeadsOnline or equivalent): Approved (motion carried).

- Ordinance 2025-14 (electronic data processing fees): Adopted on first reading; to return for second and third readings and public comment (motion carried on first reading).

- Emergency declaration dated April 14 (ratification): Ratified (motion carried); declaration extended for an additional seven days (motion carried). Commissioners discussed weekly renewals to align with state requirements for FEMA documentation.

- Ordinance 2025-15 (Public Defender Commission board): Approved on first reading (motion carried); board creation and further steps to be pursued in subsequent meetings.

- Auction Lot consignment agreement (online auction May 1–8): Approved (motion carried); assorted county vehicles/equipment listed for sale.

- Appointment to Marshall County Regional Sewer District Board: Commissioner motion to appoint former Judge Dean Colvin approved (motion carried).

Administrative approvals

- April 7 regular session minutes: Approved (motion carried).

- April 7 executive session minutes: Approved (motion carried).

- Accounts payable claims: Approved (motion carried).

- Payroll claims: Approved (motion carried).

Meeting procedural notes: several items were approved by voice vote with no recorded roll-call tally in the transcript. Where contract documents were discussed (truck diagnostics software, pug mill agreement, Bridge 1), commissioners instructed staff to circulate signed contracts or finalize signatures as appropriate.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","County Commissioners Regular Meeting 2025-04-21","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of formal motions and outcomes taken by the Marshall County Board of Commissioners during the April 21, 2025 meeting, including contract approvals, first readings of ordinances, procedural votes and administrative approvals.","taxTitle","Marshall County, Indiana","taxId",70741,"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},6267628,"Commissioners approve highway plan and contracts; highway staff to pursue asset-management software",4820,250000,5070000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3069518-cd3dd250ac24049a9e9b0550aa89e5ae&start=250&end=5070","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3069518-cd3dd250ac24049a9e9b0550aa89e5ae/thumbnail_250000.jpg","/articles/6267628/Marshall-County/Indiana/Commissioners-approve-highway-plan-and-contracts-highway-staff-to-pursue-asset-management-software","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6267628-1b5d4d3a4fbcb27f4e36b9bae830a0c6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771205151&Signature=WuOf7O0wiGb3M2ipOKj5sfav8YxzlX3SP0w77zerbbwGFAIgIy9ogsucLbEamo5JHZONjYxX3W57w9mi8rNZey55Fg7yTe3~Xg8bXIObKjXnQnzMCpWLRxZ~7c8tgR29riENnVudq2Zcimia0Lclh3-mtYpGk5ZF2ns6oO9DLR4JQ9~PtQL8tl~4Bz4dSMJTraaiuJbSj9xYepLVgpVrICF2u-X6PMm0dOvdhVsfL9PnxlLaFOBw9NDVaQv2wSyf7UEP1QPePfHKn7fQvJGJ5Oh6xaYvmANmEctCU6DUh-SxAfjIs8066fywU4j0XvBDYopS7SMTCGJ7GnXLiv6rvg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Marshall County commissioners on April 21 approved the county highway plan, several right-of-way permits and contracts and discussed potential purchases of highway management software.

Approvals and contracts: the board voted to approve multiple permits, accepted NIPSCO work permits, approved the 2025 Highway Plan and approved the annual Local Public Agency (LPAP) report for local roads and bridges for submission. Commissioners finalized a pug mill agreement with Milestone Contractors to operate a pug mill for roughly 12,000 tons of material related to the Plymouth Airport project; the county will send an operator and accept in-kind credits for processing at a quoted $4.50 per ton. The board also finalized the construction contract for Bridge 1 with LaPro Construction.

Software and procurement clarifications: highway staff raised a previously approved software purchase for truck diagnostics and maintenance tracking flagged in March — a $6,840 initial cost and a $5,690 annual fee were discussed in prior minutes. Staff and county counsel asked for clarification because the proposal document appears to present the numbers differently; county staff agreed to locate and circulate the signed service agreement so auditors and the state review board can reconcile minutes with the actual contract terms.

Asset-management software discussion: commissioners and highway staff discussed a demonstration of Biolytics (and similar systems) that use vehicle-mounted cameras and AI to log potholes, signs and other assets and to generate work orders and condition ratings. Staff said the system could produce more frequent road-condition data than current manual PASER inspections (which staff estimated at two people for two weeks annually) and could be used for public-facing maps during events such as winter plowing. A vendor estimate referenced in the meeting was roughly $120,000 split over three or four years (about $40,000 annually); commissioners asked highway staff to schedule vendor demonstrations for the board and to check with LTAP about whether such software would satisfy quality-assurance requirements.

Why it matters: approvals move several capital and maintenance projects forward, while the software discussion signals possible changes to how the county inventories and prioritizes road maintenance work. The pug mill agreement provides an offset arrangement for processing large material volumes for a regional airport project.

Next steps: highway staff will circulate the signed truck-diagnostics contract or purchase order for review, schedule software demonstrations for commissioners and coordinate bid openings for advertised projects (several bids are scheduled to be opened May 5).","The board approved the county\u000027s highway plan, accepted multiple right-of-way permits and contracts including a pug mill agreement with Milestone Contractors and the Bridge 1 contract with LaPro Construction; staff discussed buying asset-management software (Biolytics) and clarified a pending truck-diagnostics software contract.",{"_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},6267633,"Sheriff gains authority to contract kennel services, commissioners approve LeadsOnline and ask attorney to draft pawn-shop ordinance",170,1758000,1928000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3069518-cd3dd250ac24049a9e9b0550aa89e5ae&start=1758&end=1928","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3069518-cd3dd250ac24049a9e9b0550aa89e5ae/thumbnail_1758000.jpg","/articles/6267633/Marshall-County/Indiana/Sheriff-gains-authority-to-contract-kennel-services-commissioners-approve-LeadsOnline-and-ask-attorney-to-draft-pawn-shop-ordinance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6267633-fac0853633c7f6201953d43522003d1e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771205151&Signature=LdkrI0iwTO30AFJj9WL6d46NXUYrWA83nK17xuw4QubQ~61GWznrCzgv28AKpKeM2liWQVXKiQMBgbiPseRUSrx91RAd4MOXh99FgORDvwxEpmhuzqcfhyhbKVwATY09POClgBvqjIgkm4rha2kUPktbgbeovDvRv~laV68ihIAIdWRRfWaMr4~nUf4aE9rUJQZDe1YX73kZ5wySXfTHmHMKkbC3IVwiR5v4BymSFM4yUZW78OIyhdUxHoCQTTpbC1TybMFKleOnUyP03q5-zLpSTCm3RtIyz~Kw~VMEkiXkZbjOmu-wIYNNMSOXSBsabdWjSC7STPTrZmdmL9xUEA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Marshall County commissioners on April 21 authorized the sheriff to enter into an agreement with Jaguar Elite Canine Services to house department K-9s and approved a three-year subscription to LeadsOnline, an investigative database detectives said has helped recover stolen property.

Sheriff Matthew Hassinger asked the board to approve a kennel agreement and to let him set fees at the time of service. “If we give the sheriff the authority to establish the fee…that would be sufficient,” an official indicated during discussion. Commissioners approved a motion allowing the sheriff to contract with the kennel and to set the fee at the time of service; the transcript notes a daily rate discussed informally of $50 per day but the agreement delegates fee-setting to the sheriff at time of use.

The board also approved a subscription to LeadsOnline, a commercial database detectives use to locate stolen property sold through pawn shops and online marketplaces. The three-year quote discussed in the meeting lists annual amounts that escalate over the term; speakers read pricing as roughly $3,103 for year one, $3,199.18 for year two and $3,295.16 for year three. The subscription includes a 60-day opt-out provision.

During public remarks, Tammy Hager (former chief deputy prosecutor) urged the county to pair LeadsOnline access with a local ordinance requiring pawn shops to upload pawned items daily into the database. “Every county needs an ordinance passed, to require the pawn shops in the county to upload things that are pawned,” Hager said, explaining that such ordinances have helped detectives in other jurisdictions solve homicides and thefts. Commissioners voted to have the county attorney examine and draft the ordinance language for pawn shops and the related issue of cell-phone buyback kiosks.

Why it matters: county detectives and prosecutors said LeadsOnline materially helps locate stolen goods across jurisdictions and that an accompanying ordinance requiring pawn-shop uploads would increase the tool\u000027s value. The kennel agreement creates a formal arrangement for occasional out-of-town housing of K-9s and their handlers.

Next steps: the county attorney will prepare draft ordinances for pawn-shop uploads and potential cell-phone kiosk reporting; commissioners approved the LeadsOnline contract and the kennel agreement during the meeting.","Commissioners authorized the sheriff to sign a kennel boarding agreement for K-9s, approved a three-year LeadsOnline subscription to help detectives locate stolen property, and directed the county attorney to draft ordinances requiring pawn shops (and potentially cell-phone buyback kiosks) to upload records into LeadsOnline.",{"_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},6267638,"Marshall County takes first step toward Public Defender Commission; ordinance passes first reading",1188,2745000,3933000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3069518-cd3dd250ac24049a9e9b0550aa89e5ae&start=2745&end=3933","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3069518-cd3dd250ac24049a9e9b0550aa89e5ae/thumbnail_2745000.jpg","/articles/6267638/Marshall-County/Indiana/Marshall-County-takes-first-step-toward-Public-Defender-Commission-ordinance-passes-first-reading","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6267638-863232a57dd371787e8004eff9a2512d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771205151&Signature=M6HYmZF31-L6vzU8pscxZ0bfYGETCxUcAMPN0YoEbUDWj6SPNqBOQFbTSJBlzXJJxjxZKMLY1EZ5TA-MQ0miSe~trADseVpxZHLd75Pvm~6r2y94gjuJLFITYsVhCs1vhobXmiZP8TA1HQBY8zB5tkQ8Zpg4zOzOlofZop-4ttr83xReW6ab2g0A3XLzM2qY3wwhNWmg9wH8r-6VocDvphyvbYmKokzc4~XbCpaIWFExfBIy5fNtjtmN5cJH7XDWg35E2V~E5P5Qid3Zk7LhoClJNTXk7G6b9Kyt5D231sZOoFzSRVEOmwUW3jPnaJZjSwYsTkzhPmL4pnxOKzlMvg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Marshall County commissioners voted on first reading April 21 to create a three-member Public Defender Commission board and begin the process of evaluating whether the county should join the Indiana Commission for Court Appointed Attorneys’ public defender model.

Judge Napier, speaking to the board, said the model the county is studying would require counties to meet state standards for public defense in exchange for reimbursement from the state. “In return for complying with state standards, the commission will reimburse 40% of your public defender expense as a county,” he said, and he and other presenters said the change could reduce jail stays and, in some cases, lower county costs over time.

The ordinance passed on a voice vote on first reading. The measure does not itself enroll the county in the commission model; it creates the local commission board that would prepare a comprehensive plan outlining options, budgets and whether the county should contract for a chief public defender or retain contract attorneys.

Why it matters: proponents said the commission model brings an element of insurance and predictable reimbursement in the event of large, expensive cases. Judge Napier pointed to reimbursements other counties have received and to potential efficiencies in both criminal and child welfare cases if the county adopts state standards.

Discussion and evidence: Napier told commissioners that 68 of Indiana’s 92 counties already participate in the commission model and that participation has led to measurable benefits in some jurisdictions. He said a county analysis using 2023 data showed Marshall County could have saved about $55,000 for that year if it had been operating under the commission model, after applying the expected state reimbursement.

The ordinance sets a three-person board: one member appointed by the county commissioners, one by the judges and one by the state commission. Board members would serve unpaid three-year terms and would prepare the comprehensive plan and budget for the county council’s consideration. County judges and court staff will begin training and reporting required case data to the state commission to generate more accurate projections; Judge Napier said quarterly reporting is necessary to capture the Title IV-E and commission data.

Next steps: commissioners approved the ordinance on first reading and instructed staff to publish it for the required public readings. The board appointment process, training for court staff and the Title IV-E data submission were all described as immediate next steps; the ordinance must return for second and third readings before adoption.

Court and county officials emphasized the ordinance does not change who receives appointed counsel now. Judge Napier noted that judges still conduct indigency inquiries and retain authority to appoint specific attorneys when the circumstances require it.","County commissioners approved first reading of ordinance 2025-15 to establish a Public Defender Commission board that would plan whether Marshall County joins the state's public defender commission model, a change judges and the county's legal leaders say could bring state reimbursement and other benefits.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Marshall County commissioners, April 21, 2025

Commissioners approve highway plan and contracts; highway staff to pursue asset-management software

Sheriff gains authority to contract kennel services, commissioners approve LeadsOnline and ask attorney to draft pawn-shop ordinance

Marshall County takes first step toward Public Defender Commission; ordinance passes first reading