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Logansport Board approves routine claims, contracts, personnel moves and permits
Summary
The Logansport City Board of Works on Feb. 5 approved claims totaling $887,396.14, routine contracts and permits, accepted a police resignation and approved a promotion, and signed off on several street and utility permits.
Mayor Chris Martin presided over the Logansport City Board of Works meeting on Feb. 5, and the board approved a slate of routine claims, contracts and personnel actions.
The board voted to approve claims totaling $887,396.14, which the clerk said included payroll and a series of department-specific disbursements. The board also approved contract and permit items presented by staff, including a construction change order, deed-preparation work, building-department and code-enforcement reports, and several right-of-way and street-cut permits.
Why it matters: these votes finalize spending and administrative steps that allow ongoing projects, property transfers and daily city operations to proceed without delay.
The board took the following formal actions (motions and vote outcomes):
- Approved minutes for the Jan. 29, 2025 meeting. Outcome: approved (3–0). - Approved claims in the amount of $887,396.14 (clerk’s breakdown cited payroll and multiple funds). Outcome: approved (3–0). - Approved Shepler Construction change order No. 1 for the maintenance building project (described as adding a small garage for driving-range equipment; funding from the driving-range line item). Outcome: approved (3–0). - Approved a Michael and Stevens LLC agreement for deed preparation (work described: deeds for Walnut Ridge Condominiums, dedicated right-of-way, Eastgate parcel splits, Habitat for Humanity lots, and a farmers market transfer to the Cass County Community Foundation). Contract cost cited as $1,750 from contractual services. Outcome: approved (3–0). - Approved the building department monthly report for January 2025, which staff said included total deposits of $6,507 (23 building permits, 78 contractor registrations and other permit activity). Outcome: approved (3–0). - Accepted the resignation of Sergeant Brett Funk from the Logansport Police Department, effective Feb. 6, 2025; staff said Funk is taking a position with the Winamac Police Department. Outcome: approved (3–0). - Approved the promotion of Officer Josh Bennett to the rank of corporal in the patrol division, effective immediately; staff noted Bennett was hired in Feb. 2018 and serves in the Indiana Air National Guard. Outcome: approved (3–0). - Approved a city street closure request for All Saints Parish on Second Street (East Market Street to East Broadway) for a mobile food pantry. Outcome: approved (3–0). - Approved curb/ street-cut permit applications for 1301 East Broadway (NIPSCO) and 901 East Main Street (Irvin Cable Construction) for utility work. Outcome: each approved (3–0). - Approved an electrical license for Gabriel Greer doing business as Greer Electrical Company. Outcome: approved (3–0). - Approved the weekly code-enforcement report (new notices, cleared cases, citations and notices to appear were reported). Outcome: approved (3–0).
Board members voting on each motion were recorded as Mayor Chris Martin (yes), Levi Jones (yes) and Jacob Palmasol (yes). No recorded no votes or abstentions were shown during the meeting.
The meeting also included announcements and personnel introductions (see separate items). The board adjourned after miscellaneous business.
