Logansport — At its Sept. 17 meeting the Logansport Board of Public Works and Safety approved several vendor agreements, added a contract for municipal code recodification to the agenda and approved $1,228,927.50 in claims, including a Republic Services trash claim of $115,605.50.
The board approved replacing the city's emergency panic-button system with Indiana Alarm Panic Buttons, which staff said will provide more precise location information on alarms (“It'll have actual locations and floors,” the presenter said). The board approved a $3,000 tree-removal contract with Straight Cut Tree Service to remove a dying sycamore adjacent to a restroom in Spencer Park. The board also approved an advertising services agreement with Hoosier Media Group (Monticello) and a performance agreement with Shake Ups, whose October 24 family “Howl at the Moon” performance will feature performers dressed as Scooby-Doo characters.
The board voted to add and approve an agreement with American Legal Publishing for recodification of the city code with legal analysis and updating. Staff said the current code book dates to about 2013 and that the recodification will update and clean up the municipal code to reflect actions taken in recent years.
Finance: The board approved claims totaling $1,228,927.50, which the clerk itemized as including payroll of $294,804.88 and a Republic Services trash claim of $115,605.50 among other line items. The clerk read several ordinance and resolution-related disbursements.
Trash transition: Deputy (title not supplied) told the board and audience the city is in transition between trash services; residents who still have Republic containers should place them out on their normal trash day and leave them at the pickup location until collected. Deputy said the city has been auditing accounts during the transition and urged residents to contact the city if they do not receive new bins promptly.
The board approved each contract and the claims by roll-call votes. No new appropriations or ordinance changes were made beyond approving the claims and agreements presented.