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Dispatch and EMA staff presented a $6,136.50 quote from the vendor for ProQA (police interface and one year of interface maintenance) to integrate with the county’s Spillman/FlexCAD system for police dispatch. Commissioners approved the purchase and authorized the rollout; staff said police kickoff sessions to tailor protocols to local needs are scheduled for the coming week.

EMA staff and volunteers updated the board on tornado-siren testing and a newly formed committee to inventory and evaluate siren coverage. Staff reported mixed results in recent tests (some sirens tested successfully; others need repair or further confirmation). Commissioners were told of plans to post volunteers at siren sites during monthly tests and to examine new siren placement to increase coverage in areas with factories and the Legacy Christian Academy area.

Separately, county volunteers and Fulton County Hope staff gave an update on the warming center operations that ran this winter. Staff noted patterns in usage, volunteer staffing challenges and asked the commissioners to coordinate storage of supplies purchased with Health First Indiana funding; commissioners asked staff to work with the health department to determine appropriate storage and ownership of supplies when the warming-center season ends.

Ending

Commissioners approved the ProQA implementation quote 3-0, encouraged continued coordination on siren testing and warming-center logistics, and asked EMA and the health department to return with a storage solution for supplies purchased with grant funding.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","County Commissioners Meeting - March 17, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Commissioners approved a $6,136.50 ProQA/Spillman police interface implementation and heard updates on tornado-siren testing, upcoming full-scale exercise and warming center operations; a siren-committee and dispatch protocols were described.","taxTitle","Fulton County, Indiana","taxId",64146,"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},6614550,"Commissioners adopt new meal-reimbursement rules, set capped per-meal amounts",318,4676000,4994000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5333746-d2a0ec90b0476cbb9e0007626a08150b&start=4676&end=4994","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5333746-d2a0ec90b0476cbb9e0007626a08150b/thumbnail_4676000.jpg","/articles/6614550/Fulton-County/Indiana/Commissioners-adopt-new-meal-reimbursement-rules-set-capped-per-meal-amounts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6614550-3b9a7a14c42faf11d29a7aa7fdcb913d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770491754&Signature=UcuzyXFmlHLIoyJa5Y0PaiX04jXCsvfF~siLPWMR16PFZtDy-fBWWxJlx5Omrg9XQqyYu1gBcYCCrQvaixZU1IT3BmVTZdzKspAf~slo9Y43Jr~nvhZ9qWw0WeZOzCr8o8PYMIpxrLHuFuGm5GYISp4ea7N5VJAeFsXRwDBYlzp3MfrLMuJo~oc05eQXsRjUnVfzdOkapuLG-wOeMVVrYT-dQ--FydYnitZFbi5bxg4fjvoK8hpJp959rxjmUoez0PH05j0AfizSXjd~5p-7CDuNW7TlnZ-80cBZ5B91t3kDXUVQF6USZ5Gz7MseLr7~zHVvIDgWqYwlXr-kst6FXg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Fulton County commissioners on March 17 adopted changes to the county’s personnel policy that replace the older per-diem language with a defined meal-reimbursement schedule and related travel limits.

Under the approved policy change, the county will reimburse meal costs for overnight travel up to $50 per day, with a per-meal breakdown of $10 for breakfast, $15 for lunch and $25 for dinner. Itemized receipts must be submitted to the auditor’s office for reimbursement. The revised policy also bars meal-reimbursement claims for routine day travel and for meetings that fall within a 120-mile radius of Rochester unless specifically authorized by the commissioners. Meals included in registration fees or hotel charges are not separately reimbursable.

Commissioners discussed practical examples during the meeting, clarifying that employees who spend more than the per-meal caps are responsible for the difference and that the county will not combine unused per-meal caps to cover other meals (for example, unused breakfast and lunch caps cannot be applied to increase the dinner cap). The county attorney and auditor had reviewed language and the board approved the change by unanimous vote.

Ending

The board asked county staff to circulate the updated policy text and reminded department heads that travel requests already on the calendar will conform to the new reimbursement rules going forward.","The board replaced the older per-diem language with a meal-reimbursement policy that caps reimbursement at $10 for breakfast, $15 for lunch and $25 for dinner (up to $50 per day) and restricts reimbursements for day travel within 120 miles unless authorized.",{"_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},6614555,"Commissioners table FEMA/IDHS hazard-mitigation grant offer while seeking clarifications",645,5469000,6114000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5333746-d2a0ec90b0476cbb9e0007626a08150b&start=5469&end=6114","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5333746-d2a0ec90b0476cbb9e0007626a08150b/thumbnail_5469000.jpg","/articles/6614555/Fulton-County/Indiana/Commissioners-table-FEMAIDHS-hazard-mitigation-grant-offer-while-seeking-clarifications","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6614555-b13e4defabb9ceeb810e9192ac256a40/orig.mp4?Expires=1770491754&Signature=Wz3wV74bkETR0Yt2PXnfrb7rjupA02JrISe3msr8aw5ViiAmupIRMiuXiwHwjDSmostDGPWizsRdltIsO~nldKbZ1UGhdnDTxZNIEAFbyQhyJ2E4O6LixumF1aQFgIJheh6YmlDIMB~XGU0iZI5nDnwlW3qMsCPZnRfmyiLY~wHf14dCe26EbshBEBo7-qJLlvdLysA3gW7yE-awWii9f4KqJTOtNQiVrxGoI3ysWT0PvkpWw1Q~fBhv-DKarzFl3XkdWgQkeYVdryroA9OJNegLVSIIV36ZqlCfOT7wkSdmRdW0H8SRx2xPb5c8O2XPLG78hSKpRHIeit0QoCqCaw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Fulton County officials on March 17 reviewed an offer of federal mitigation-planning funding provided through the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) and FEMA but decided to table acceptance while staff gathers additional information.

The county received written notice that a mitigation-plan update grant award was available to Fulton County for roughly $24,000 with a required local match of about 25 percent (the meeting packet cites a local match figure of about $8,100). County staff and one commissioner said the application for the FEMA/IDHS funding had been prepared by the state two years earlier; documentation in the auditor’s office did not show the standard internal grant-approval steps or county letterhead authorization for the earlier submission.

Auditor staff said they have a written county grants policy and require grants to be routed through the auditor’s office; that policy was not followed for this award, the auditor said. Commissioners asked staff to contact IDHS and other state officials to confirm grant terms, project scope, and any downstream obligations before committing county matching funds or signing grant paperwork.

The commissioners voted to table the item and requested that staff return with clarifying documentation at a subsequent meeting. The board noted the county mitigation plan is due later in 2025 and that updating the plan is necessary, but members wanted to resolve paperwork and budget questions before obligating local funds.

Ending

Commissioners directed staff to seek written clarifications from IDHS and to report back; the motion to table carried on a recorded 3-0 vote.","County staff reported receipt of a $24,000 hazard-mitigation planning grant with a 25% local match; commissioners asked for more information and tabled the item for follow-up.",{"_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},6614559,"Fulton County commissioners approve bids, permits and contracts in unanimous votes",834,409000,1243000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5333746-d2a0ec90b0476cbb9e0007626a08150b&start=409&end=1243","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5333746-d2a0ec90b0476cbb9e0007626a08150b/thumbnail_409000.jpg","/articles/6614559/Fulton-County/Indiana/Fulton-County-commissioners-approve-bids-permits-and-contracts-in-unanimous-votes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6614559-d394f5c779a8288b502a5204fc5c7593/orig.mp4?Expires=1770491754&Signature=TQK1cFbb5D65JeoFS7czFLs7mc7~9Dp-4B~YI2lofw9oRoDDuMGiwZt8FvSdT0pEYDCnPHj05beZ12VNkKaNtMN~WRfEuooF~dVaDu3TYSeDSPPa~v1hXJI2-9fDnw8q20ETbyx1zyyJxxesaeIYDaL1CwQ3Bkq0DWnbOA1wGtZlbzolTa-YcWEGbK2N73nb9fTeqTtR~pb9mPY~cvx8zc7sPA5Dq1E1Ynz2m~rG~mVnDz7WWgoYBGZEtsyIu1YR67GlaELwvx6dnUgg7PSEkIaZFfeYLPpGcS~rV8Pi6zf7ZBRUTZswmqd1flvrEM5QYZ8z7AXKawZEqQ25LuEa6w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Fulton County commissioners on March 17 approved a slate of routine and project-level actions, voting unanimously on contracts, permits, hire requests and bid acceptances that county staff said are needed to move scheduled road, bridge and public-safety work forward.

The commissioners, county attorney and auditor recorded votes approving multiple permit requests (including several from NIPSCO and a series of road/utility permits submitted by Paul Slisher and Geotechnical Consultants), acceptance of Community Crossings paving bids, authorization of a bridge-inspection contract and a spray contract for bridge coatings. The board also approved a number of personnel and routine administrative motions, including the rehiring of a former jail officer as a part-time jail officer.

County staff said members reviewed the permit paperwork and engineering recommendations before votes. The motions were routinely seconded and carried on roll calls reported as unanimous (3-0).

Most votes were taken with little discussion. Commissioners signed off on the following, as recorded in the meeting minutes and in motions on the floor:

- Approval of a license/contract request the sheriff had submitted to add an LPR (license-plate reader) unit to the sheriff’s inventory (motion carried 3-0).
- Authorization to rehire former jail officer Mike Keenan as a part-time jail officer (motion carried 3-0).
- Approval of multiple NIPSCO permit requests to replace or reinstall SCADA/monitoring equipment at existing utility sites (motion carried 3-0).
- Approval of multiple road-cut and tile-installation permits submitted by Paul Slisher covering rural gravel and paved roads (several permits listed by staff; motions carried 3-0).
- Approval of two geotechnical boring permits for soil borings and backfill using cement/bentonite grout (motion carried 3-0).
- Acceptance of Community Crossings paving bids and authorization to proceed with contract awards as recommended by county engineering review and the county attorney (motion carried 3-0).
- Acceptance of the SJCA bridge-inspection contract (the board recorded a contract figure in the meeting packet; motion carried 3-0).
- Approval of a spray contract with Midwest Spray Team for large and small structures at unit prices of $52.50 and $42.00 respectively, with an annual not-to-exceed amount of $15,000 (motion carried 3-0).
- Approval of spring road maintenance bids and other highway-related approvals included in the highway department packet (motions carried 3-0).
- Approval of a set of travel requests and routine claims and transfers as presented by the auditor (motions carried 3-0).

Ending

Most of the approvals were procedural and followed staff recommendations; the board took one motion to table a grant-related item for further review (see separate article). The March 17 meeting record shows the commissioners moved through a substantial packet of highway, public-safety and administrative business with unanimous votes on motions reported as 3-0 throughout.","At their March 17 meeting the Fulton County commissioners approved multiple permits, contracts and personnel actions, including highway bids, a bridge-inspection contract and a series of road/utility permits; all recorded motions carried 3-0.","actionData","errors"]

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