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County staff explained the CF-1 submissions accompany the state form the council reviews annually to confirm compliance with previously approved abatements. Council members discussed employment counts reported on the CF-1s: one applicant reported retaining 44 employees in one filing and another listed 28 employees; Sunoco's filing (noted in meeting materials) was described as a seven‑year abatement with a company sale that staff said does not violate the resolution's conditions.

Tiffany (county staff) said CF-1 reports are presented after review by company attorneys and financial advisers; the council's approval indicates the county has reviewed the reports and affirms continued abatement per the original ordinances. Council members asked staff to continue monitoring compliance and to follow up on items where files or confirmations were incomplete.

Jonathan T. Myers moved to approve all three CF-1 forms as presented; Ron Bates seconded. The motion carried on a voice vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Johnson County Council 6-9-2025","oneSentenceSummary","Johnson County Council accepted CF-1 annual reports and confirmed continuing tax abatements for three companies doing business in the unincorporated county; councilors discussed employee retention numbers and monitoring.","taxTitle","Johnson County, Indiana","taxId",4101,"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},6208991,"Opioid advisory board opens another round of grants; public presentation set for July 23",213,4115000,4328000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3738874-bcc48507bb6753d7c11c09e5ed9cdaca&start=4115&end=4328","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3738874-bcc48507bb6753d7c11c09e5ed9cdaca/thumbnail_4115000.jpg","/articles/6208991/Johnson-County/Indiana/Opioid-advisory-board-opens-another-round-of-grants-public-presentation-set-for-July-23","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6208991-9e54e07245878fbcea502c9a085d6612/orig.mp4?Expires=1771149740&Signature=R9~WuhDoq8oDkzjuQ~3WMeNXZK74w-7seeb5DRHWPIY4mBnaoygjoammP6-Pz2bdCmLClxuXaxfzmCFlS2FcJgd9GetyENT7MLFgNswV2labBjgR-839xb1jhyo8B527EHpmGuWz7okp4~~McXlnlgy0b8OqQFV1SgoBEV8ORVTxWKa~xryb5DuY5hIM4ScVhYz6n8vegrc~NmwCA2UUAtB0auXh4SB97-l7iHky~lkb-3c4ZxmC0fqYfnyo9Fm4oErV13jmWk7eoKvLE0iSXl7gNBgZXs-pWdl7PTEc-sgf7SaRt2cM~YaKF-cGloeU~wV018IuN7YunLAYKwAPUw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Johnson County opioid advisory board will open a new round of grant opportunities for local organizations providing evidence-based prevention, treatment, recovery, harm reduction, behavioral health workforce support, jail treatment, recovery residences and other services permitted by the National Opioid Settlement.

Council member Pam Burton, who attended the advisory board meeting, said the municipalities that joined the county's pooled distribution (all except Greenwood) combined their funds for distribution through the county advisory board. Burton said the board distributed more than $200,000 in grants to Johnson County organizations in 2024.

Burton said the new application round will open in June (exact application open/close dates were described in the meeting materials) and that the opioid advisory board will hold a public meeting at 10 a.m. July 23 to hear presentations from applicants. The board will make funding recommendations to the commissioners, which will then be presented to the county council for final action.

Funding from the program is distributed as reimbursements after applicants submit invoices or paid receipts, Burton said. She described the program as expected to continue for approximately 10 years under the settlement framework and said the board is seeking to fund a range of services across prevention and recovery.","The Johnson County opioid advisory board plans a new grant round for programs covering prevention, treatment, recovery and harm reduction. The board will hold public applicant presentations July 23 and make funding recommendations to the commissioners and county council.",{"_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},6208996,"Council approves multiple road appropriations; highway office outlines smaller bond plan",1054,2282000,3336000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3738874-bcc48507bb6753d7c11c09e5ed9cdaca&start=2282&end=3336","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3738874-bcc48507bb6753d7c11c09e5ed9cdaca/thumbnail_2282000.jpg","/articles/6208996/Johnson-County/Indiana/Council-approves-multiple-road-appropriations-highway-office-outlines-smaller-bond-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6208996-1f18a9bf406cf111877862d75fb8a587/orig.mp4?Expires=1771149740&Signature=MjMqu1pGgmR3CSSgK6QyEoUsCZatwDNfQbbNQfftTQA7sT7COHHWddgXIyC8YUHheBxwpMVd9r21Lni3n-FmnuBRsystW7pNwmqfURapRkQAWiLE9xaO8YxGNq9lQoSVUKnn40jwEIJvuhd9LnT5AKk6y42bPAqEnLtVj-y4xXpprzNa1H5DtIgSvIcmScmA2sCBpMN9Ky7scFbatIfXrSfwsq-1TjuPKxFLkauxVbPHDtApPWQXb2C9QVqGhIeiOIq8gWtNgt8d1aBMmlplxnzbfc-MFUqSZyz9m2O3Wj3Za8h3o~Rxx~rEP1mA4dtnnhPM4ZEFU9nwNli1lHCRhA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Johnson County Council on June 9 approved a set of highway-related additional appropriations and new fund line items to move a slate of road and bridge projects into right-of-way acquisition, design and construction.

Luke Maston, Highway Supervisor, summarized multiple items including the Bridal 98 construction-inspection local share, Bridal 85 right-of-way acquisition, two Clark School Road bridge replacements being designed together, Bridal 56 environmental documentation, and a Local Road & Street Fund application tied to a Community Crossings grant for deep milling and paving in White River Township.

Maston told the council the Bridal 98 work will require road closures on 700 East between Upper Shelbyville Road (100 North) and 350 North in the town of Needham. For the Bridal 85 project, the bulk of the appropriation is for right-of-way acquisition; other items included final right-of-way closings and inspection contracts for the Morgantown intersection project at SR 144.

The council also approved creation of a new service/software line item in the county highway budget to track subscription-based services for crash-data reporting, permitting and online payments, and traffic/speed-count data that may be shared with the sheriff's office. Maston said these services are subscription-based and will be budgeted into 2026 as recurring items.

On bonding, Maston said staff advised waiting until the effects of Senate Bill 1 were clear but plan to pursue a smaller, staggered bond package before year-end rather than a single large bond. He said the bond will require collateral tied to other public improvements and that staff are compiling valuations of county roads and bridges to support the collateral requirement.

The council approved each highway item by individual motions during the consent and regular agenda. Projects funded in part by state or federal grants will use separate reimbursement fund line items to track those receipts, a State Board of Accounts practice the county now follows to improve reimbursement tracking.

Maston and council members discussed timing and coordination with municipalities: the SR 144/Morgantown intersection is being constructed this summer under an interlocal agreement with the Town of Barkersville; Maston confirmed Barkersville will provide the town share of costs under the agreement and the county is managing contracting and closings.

Council members thanked Maston for breaking the highway items down and approved the appropriations and related motions by voice vote or roll call as listed in the agenda packet.","The Johnson County Council approved several additional appropriations and new line items for upcoming road and bridge work, and Highway Supervisor Luke Maston said staff plan a smaller, staggered bond package later this year to begin key projects.",{"_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},6209001,"Johnson County Council keeps health director pay at 2025 level while board moves to split roles",1725,554000,2279000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3738874-bcc48507bb6753d7c11c09e5ed9cdaca&start=554&end=2279","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3738874-bcc48507bb6753d7c11c09e5ed9cdaca/thumbnail_554000.jpg","/articles/6209001/Johnson-County/Indiana/Johnson-County-Council-keeps-health-director-pay-at-2025-level-while-board-moves-to-split-roles","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6209001-992e9635e7c64c99a30229326c4855f8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771149740&Signature=hs2NqLsBqtr3E~KiUbX4AGGaa4Gvq9UnZzBx8FYbcV7QXOV1NzMYEXKJ0nPiDpHf3VIWI4y-I5WxXW-csMJjcUvks4TPJTv9P4exx5phsux~CxZzdVBEaZMVgoEA6GG72ziRBeI7FbMvrBcBI1YqfnM4K-nX9W0KqIw7OLRPB-5UV5YwIzH-L7KT6Kmj4HaZVj~-PPEIH-uNPMr3e35GRuVDblhFIrOzo9zMRw2j6PxvvWDgjRSHgpT7cy22cKhkdjOqhJM9Q5eDN~wmPI4WefbSVTt1RQNcMqafr1pjA6llbw2UCXXMNd7Rad3SQW880~Pn9nC7eO8lNc5Z7UBVrg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Johnson County Council voted 6–1 June 9 to keep the health director's salary at the 2025 budgeted rate while the county separates the public health director and public health preparedness coordinator positions.

Paul Haas, attorney for the Health Department, told the council the department intends to separate the two roles and post the preparedness coordinator position; he said the separation \"will be done by the end of the year\" and that the county intends to post the opening and hire after the posting period. Haas also described a request for an additional appropriation of $4,892 to bring the director's pay to a stated midpoint figure shown in a Wagner, Erwin & Shealy letter dated April 8 — a midpoint the presentation listed as $99,369.13.

The issue arose after council members and legal staff identified a longstanding payroll practice in which the same employee had been paid for two roles. Council member Pam Burton said the arrangement \"is an illegal process\" and that the county cannot pay a salaried employee an hourly rate from a grant in the way it had been done. Burton said she would not support increasing the director's pay now and preferred any change be considered during the normal budget process.

Other council members and department representatives said the situation was \"unique,\" in part because grant funding that had supported the extra pay had declined; Haas said the grant money \"is being paid and to the county,\" and that the department believes the requested midyear adjustment is feasible. Tiffany (county staff) explained the county's hiring process for posted positions, noting openings are generally posted for about 30 days.

Pam Burton moved to keep the health director's salary at the 2025 approved rate for this year; Ron Bates seconded. The motion passed on a roll-call tally of 6–1. The council recorded the outcome without adopting the salary increase requested by the Health Department that evening.

The council and department agreed the positions will be separated, the preparedness coordinator position posted, and the director will continue to perform both sets of duties until a hire is made. The department indicated it will return with any further details and that the council may reconsider pay changes during the 2026 budget process if warranted.

Council members asked for documentation from the Health Board about prior approvals and minutes related to the combined duties; the department attorney said historical minutes exist but did not provide them immediately.

The council's action was limited to the personnel/pay question at hand: no new permanent salary increase was adopted for the health director at the June 9 meeting.","After months of discussion about a combined public health director and preparedness role, the Johnson County Council voted 6–1 to keep the health director's 2025 salary unchanged while the county moves to separate the two positions by the end of the year.","actionData","errors"]

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