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An official presenting the claims docket told the commissioners the payments covered the period from May 23 through May 30, 2025, and noted that the size of the docket reflected distributions to fire departments and similar payments. “We have 1 claim docket, and I do wanna, stress that the reason why this is so much is because of lit distributions to fire departments and such,” the presenter said, adding the total of $4,066,761.94 and asking the commissioners to approve it. A commissioner moved to approve the claims docket; commissioners voted “Aye.”

The commissioners also approved a set of minutes from a prior meeting after a motion to approve. No amendments to the minutes were reported during the vote.

During public comments and announcements, Commissioner Shane Bonny and other officials referenced a school board meeting the previous night and cautioned residents not to take social-media headlines at face value. The meeting concluded with a note that next week's meeting time would be 10 a.m. instead of 9 a.m.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Commissioners Meeting - 6/3/25","oneSentenceSummary","The commissioners approved minutes and a single claims docket totaling $4,066,761.94, which officials said included distributions to fire departments for the period cited; the county also noted upcoming schedule changes for next week's meeting.","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},6218485,"Vigo County approves three maintenance contracts for jail, courthouse generator and community corrections",105,266000,371000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3628453-e57fdb05096822e03237c434f7b7aa56&start=266&end=371","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3628453-e57fdb05096822e03237c434f7b7aa56/thumbnail_266000.jpg","/articles/6218485/Vigo-County/Indiana/Vigo-County-approves-three-maintenance-contracts-for-jail-courthouse-generator-and-community-corrections","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6218485-7bc44f9496a345e36de3dc512c45abb6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771061698&Signature=mGq2rV1Qow3oFaDUf8b0~KtaN0m4UIYKVvf-UDrlB6vCudxyOVP~3w5LgMxDUOf1Nf1ZmKNOEKf5Mw-CJBTf5IfIwf6TrbIlvpmOt0feKxB~-IztJCqVWJWGsAUVYRfQU87dDhZ3nB-amCb-O4oI-klBA-JRezmDYNEQkIJCh8rcy3QQWZ3KMQnuXg4YY6GSbSnO082NmEgeTdhv17iQGdVz~~41~eC9jJuNRAXOE1V9gEcXq3iI73qS3zXNoPUPoWDdzzv3arfSNXP~bgM3NNrC5hsXWDVdGPNezACCcim8WfyGmnAsiDUBFH5UqACfql5gzcT73YNRjeJYiQfeEQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Vigo County Commissioners approved three maintenance contracts covering electrical transfer-switch service at the county jail, remote monitoring of the courthouse generator and a controls renewal for community corrections' HVAC systems.

Ricky Hammond, the county maintenance supervisor, described the first contract as “a preventative maintenance contract for Russ Electric, for the automatic transfer switch at the Vigo County Jail,” adding the work helps ensure automatic transfer of power from the generator to the building during outages. Hammond said the county had “a couple issues with [the automatic transfer switch] last year,” and that the contractor determined a full shutdown could not be performed without affecting some jail power, so a different service option was included in the contract.

Hammond said the second contract is for Evapar, a remote monitoring service for the new courthouse generator that sends alerts if the generator fails to start or misses its weekly test. When asked, a commissioner confirmed the monitoring subscription costs $350 a year; Hammond confirmed, “A year. Yes.”

The third contract is a renewal with Carrier for controls work on community corrections' HVAC systems; Hammond said Carrier has covered controls at that facility for several years. Commissioners approved all three contracts by voice vote.

During discussion, Hammond noted one contract item the vendor would not change: a limit-of-liability clause remained as written. A commissioner asked that maintenance contracts be gathered ahead of the county's budget presentation to the city council so the county can request necessary funding increases during budget season.","The commissioners approved a preventive-maintenance contract for the jail's automatic transfer switch, a monitoring subscription for the courthouse generator and a controls renewal for community corrections HVAC.",{"_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},6218490,"Vigo County approves formal cost-allocation policy after State Board of Accounts request",39,159000,198000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3628453-e57fdb05096822e03237c434f7b7aa56&start=159&end=198","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3628453-e57fdb05096822e03237c434f7b7aa56/thumbnail_159000.jpg","/articles/6218490/Vigo-County/Indiana/Vigo-County-approves-formal-cost-allocation-policy-after-State-Board-of-Accounts-request","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6218490-126458d1d1b0dc4f580b78edf8fc456e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771061698&Signature=Bm1iNqu-dSRWRrF7ME1r4LxcovddZsYof0b4EBZXAqrwkqfuY4PylaBTjBxD5fkquoQ6~0QcnhVuywMe3VKuNyAzJIAenV1iOTiJUzJ8-NYl8RKA2t1DL9aITup8jmZ9RDR1nIszzgnLvb4k3wKSUnHdpKop1Q3ZZZ5Hs9SFTLyhq44OeqeDNZZPr9ggFoX4bA3xeoKZva0pmT88f5qwMDcnX90MOvs2C6yx6xNVpA7OSN-mH4SkbXXs8Y58WfvDv67y13cE~5wEQ6HjF9Pzpb1mRi~H1reasdYEb8lyTfSEc1QDPlDvcfDkLgfKYPLfB1m8sHei4Shhi-ti3LO32w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Vigo County Commissioners voted to approve a formal cost-allocation policy and associated cost-allocation plan after being notified by the Indiana State Board of Accounts that a written policy was requested in February 2023.

County officials said the county previously used a cost-allocation plan but had not adopted a written policy. “We were just made aware by State Board of Accounts that, back in 02/2023, there was a request for, the county to have a cost allocation policy,” the Auditor said. The Auditor added the county amended a model policy obtained from other jurisdictions and had State Board of Accounts approval for the draft before bringing it to the commissioners for adoption.

The Auditor told the commission the action ties to an audit covering 2023 and 2024: “We are being audited for the years 02/23 and '24 because we have not been audited for a while.” The Auditor said county staff across departments have been responding to auditor questions and that approving a written policy was part of that response.

Finance supervisor Judy, identified in the meeting as the county’s finance supervisor, was cited by the Auditor as having helped obtain and adapt a template policy. A commissioner moved to approve the policy and the motion was seconded; the commissioners voted “Aye” and the policy was approved.

County officials characterized the step as correcting an omission rather than changing how costs are allocated. The Auditor said the county has had a cost-allocation plan in practice but needed the formal policy document to satisfy the State Board of Accounts.","The Vigo County Commissioners approved a newly written cost-allocation policy and associated plan after the State Board of Accounts flagged the absence of a formal policy dating to 02/2023; county officials said the change supports the ongoing audit of 2023–24.","actionData","errors"]

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