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The board first approved two sets of minutes from earlier April meetings by voice vote. Commissioners then approved the claims docket for April (listed in the meeting as $441,766.82) and the payroll docket for the same payroll cycle (listed as $1,479,713.94). Each was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.

County staff noted the auditor's office operates multiple printers and that a five‑year service contract for plat mapping and printer support with Gordon Flesch is needed because the previous contract expired; the commissioners approved the contracts as presented.

No further public discussion or amendments were recorded on these routine items.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Commissioners Meeting - 4/29/25","oneSentenceSummary","Vigo County commissioners approved prior meeting minutes, a claims docket of $441,766.82, a payroll docket of $1,479,713.94 and a new five‑year auditor plat‑mapping contract.","taxTitle","Vigo County, Indiana","taxId",4153,"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},6256272,"Local health advocates hail Indiana's $2 cigarette tax increase at Vigo County meeting",276,1040000,1316000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3156944-29f9bc8f6d1269aed21cd334b66b74cf&start=1040&end=1316","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3156944-29f9bc8f6d1269aed21cd334b66b74cf/thumbnail_1040000.jpg","/articles/6256272/Vigo-County/Indiana/Local-health-advocates-hail-Indianas-2-cigarette-tax-increase-at-Vigo-County-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6256272-7cfe285e1889c8a3c7e76f19fa007bd5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771205636&Signature=RfgLjMssdVeQHGvn9IQpAIxvLaK9lW-WWICa3Cf9L8nKbJqe3S4WIFOW7xqBP1fuwL5CiINOeM6epigOC2g3EAqYguc4SK4NOXtar1ICvCBgd21jr7myfO~Xc0bB2e3xvWeCDFGQe70S-c86q5fKm5u~jDaWessKCm9TwV4sobqkMgDn~UEqiLs1lgV7QJT-vo84zFL3L-MQ~Xz~HzMOUKI-qh77kXOSPSOs34V4qdmDpwBN~mY9va9kzYggmuE7vbPpMKYe4A8LFKn5ThIbEpPxdmC2oDf8MiyYvTmibj1wYCrrQ2EadAe82lhjzbA1rf9dZ1XdDgNfqBCMgrg5dA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Tobacco Free Vape Free Vigo official thanked state lawmakers for a $2 per pack cigarette tax increase and urged local residents to use new cessation resources, during public comment at the Vigo County Board of Commissioners meeting.

Shannon Giles, who identified herself as manager of tobacco prevention and cessation for Tobacco Free Vape Free Vigo, said the state action is the most effective evidence‑based tool to prevent youth tobacco initiation and to encourage quitting. \"Raising the tax by $2 is the most effective evidence based tool we have to prevent youth smoking and encourage current users to quit,\" Giles said.

Giles described the state law as applying proportional increases to other nicotine products, including e‑cigarettes, and cited projections she attributed to state public‑health analyses: preventing 7,000 Indiana youths from becoming smokers, prompting about 32,400 current smokers to quit, averting about 9,900 premature deaths and saving roughly $492,000,000 in future health‑care costs. She urged local leaders to publicize cessation resources and noted the county's higher lung cancer death rate (54.6 deaths per 100,000 residents) compared with the state.

Giles also promoted lung cancer awareness events next week, including a mayoral proclamation at 9 a.m. Monday at the city building and partnerships with Union Hospital pulmonary rehabilitation and local cancer center partners to expand early screening. She asked county staff and residents to wear teal for awareness and said local press materials will provide more information.

Commissioners did not take action on the comments; the remarks were presented as public comment for information only.","A public health manager praised the Indiana legislature's $2 cigarette tax increase and promoted lung cancer awareness events and screening partnerships in Vigo County.",{"_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},6256275,"Commissioners accept lower bids for Community Crossings, approve unofficial detour for SR 159",159,602000,761000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3156944-29f9bc8f6d1269aed21cd334b66b74cf&start=602&end=761","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3156944-29f9bc8f6d1269aed21cd334b66b74cf/thumbnail_602000.jpg","/articles/6256275/Vigo-County/Indiana/Commissioners-accept-lower-bids-for-Community-Crossings-approve-unofficial-detour-for-SR-159","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6256275-e4d5a5d78f7e54200c1720d19abff818/orig.mp4?Expires=1771205636&Signature=AAz3AkcRRHCtVgsmOWY4kR01kviyY68e2PJIsMnTAoHUWKtTroV9gohGHSM2IhVDc4KAfqz08HqvUVTJGTkx-DBqWD~Zbdpd3vHJRFXNzKIP8G4dd-hCbt6v-NKyY1CCzphTDVjPkzn7JIR2jMkPLWQskR7vezWvEuPTAzpb1E1Y~CxhY8aSqA8LOckfsz6ZKaWIuWc7tlah3mjviIKTCHyaTVca8YLobsIEz1EbP-mRuYKUNMBfgQYNSEuxcJF4H0NbyWqENOnWBEK5Z8gWIxk8xpOc4v0N6bjjeVIbkeXGcZwzh8WvSloch~IRJJehfrnvjewnkwEdBwrx~oejeg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Vigo County Board of Commissioners approved awards for the Community Crossings 2025‑1 paving projects after bids came in about $168,926 under the county's estimate, and they authorized an unofficial local detour for State Road 159 while the Indiana Department of Transportation replaces a culvert.

County Engineer Larry Robbins told the board bids for five road segments (Oregon Church, Flasher, Gannon, Howe and Cusick) totaled $1,330,673 compared with a rough estimate of $1,500,000, about $168,926 below the estimate. Robbins said the completed work represents roughly 11.12 miles of paving and that currently only about $750,000 of roads were ready to bid; the county expects to apply the remainder of its Community Crossings allocation to the Morris Street Bridge project in July.

Robbins also said he had been in discussions with INDOT about an unofficial local detour for work on State Road 159 north of French where INDOT will replace a culvert. The proposed local detour route uses French Drive West to Darby/Daughtry Street back to SR 159; both connecting roads are gravel and the county would likely need to grade them temporarily. Robbins told the board INDOT indicated it would cover any post‑work road improvements.

Robbins said the county has had mixed results with unofficial detours in the past: some previous long closures caused motorists to find alternate routes and damage rural roads that INDOT initially declined to repair, and the county has negotiated post‑closure fixes in other cases.

Commissioners also discussed other INDOT projects: resurfacing work on State Road 150 north of West Terre Haute, continued delay on Cherry and Ohio Street work because of I‑70 detour needs, and a bridge reconstruction on County Road 246 that had been pushed from a superstructure replacement to full reconstruction. The board heard that Hasselburger (road) is closed due to Duke Energy tree work and that closure may last much of the year.

After discussion the board voted by voice to approve the bid awards and to authorize the county engineer to send a letter to INDOT supporting the proposed unofficial local detour for SR 159. No roll‑call vote was recorded in the minutes quoted at the meeting.","Vigo County approved awards for Community Crossings 2025‑1 projects after bids came in below estimate and authorized an unofficial local detour for State Road 159 while INDOT replaces a culvert.",{"_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},6256280,"Vigo County OKs employee benefits renewal including stop‑loss carrier change",405,181000,586000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3156944-29f9bc8f6d1269aed21cd334b66b74cf&start=181&end=586","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3156944-29f9bc8f6d1269aed21cd334b66b74cf/thumbnail_181000.jpg","/articles/6256280/Vigo-County/Indiana/Vigo-County-OKs-employee-benefits-renewal-including-stoploss-carrier-change","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6256280-8d83f6b8f6564bf163e26ccb59b41ffa/orig.mp4?Expires=1771205636&Signature=W0hDwGe56abRR1lXdBtdgRO788fLTiZz3MbISKJtMCqeVqoR9e3azvWMkm2ukPwd5bnP~mpPiHGniASkxcscskRkrj92OuWBe1xRcZSUappHS9pTT-M8zqBMvl0omCRrBMyn0PBmuI09nGumww914dk7yehR~yFvSjcyHP3ApJWiGOC2G4pqJl3VvgL6-NcVdrwb4cNLgCbWrdP9gsZcrPfxP0NaClovHM4~wnXBQ~TqKI651WzJ9eVPwvgzoAVyu3TUcN4SLBpZUEyuRZuzodz6GN3cHJ6gMbtnGrH2chp7kwlU6WQAbzspMVsjYtQZ2c4-R~JPn9F8PLJUJcnPZA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Vigo County Board of Commissioners approved an employee benefits renewal package on a voice vote that keeps most current vendors in place and changes the county's stop‑loss insurer.

The action, taken after a presentation from benefits consultant Jason Lester, retains Sun Life for vision and employer‑paid basic life insurance and VSP for vision; recommends retaining the dental plan with HRI (formerly Paramount Dental); keeps UnitedHealthcare/UMR as the county's third‑party administrator; and moves the stop‑loss contract from UnitedHealthcare to Voya.

Lester, identified in the meeting as the presenter on the renewal, said the county's transplant policy will be retained and that it has helped the county avoid $1,600,000 in claims since February 2018. He said annual transplant policy costs rose about 12.5 percent, an increase of $7,657, but there were no alternative offers for that coverage.

On dental, Lester said the renewal includes a 9 percent increase and that employees would likely see a roughly $1 increase per paycheck for individual coverage and up to $3 per paycheck for family coverage. He recommended retaining HRI after soliciting quotes from multiple carriers.

Lester told commissioners the county is self‑insured up to $125,000 per claim and that the recommended change in stop‑loss carrier yields roughly a 9 percent premium decrease for that coverage, from about $1,700,000 to $1,500,000, a savings he estimated at about $173,000.

He also reported utilization details the board discussed: 52 additional lives on the plan compared with a year earlier, nine claimants with claims over $25,000 in the previous year and one claimant with more than $1 million in total claims; several of the highest claimants subsequently left the plan.

Commissioner Morse asked about the flexible spending account and annual enrollment; Lester said annual enrollment occurs in December and reiterated the county's plan to promote education so more employees consider voluntary options such as short‑term disability and flexible spending. After questions, the board voted to approve the plan as presented.

The vote was taken by voice with all commissioners present saying \"aye.\" The board did not amend plan design or ask staff to return with alternative proposals at that meeting.","The Vigo County Board of Commissioners approved an employee benefits renewal package that retains current vendors for vision, life and dental plans, keeps UnitedHealthcare/UMR as the third‑party administrator, and switches stop‑loss insurance to Voya.","actionData","errors"]

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