Scottsburg Board of Works approves High Street consultant agreement, hires, surplus auction and MOU; reviews City Hall payout

The Scottsburg Board of Works and Public Works and Safety on Sept. 22 approved a consultant services agreement for a drainage repair on High Street, authorized three new hires for city utility operations, approved a contract to hold a city surplus auction, and signed a memorandum of understanding for municipal space at the Mid America Science Park. The board also reviewed payout No. 3 for the City Hall remodel and discussed contractor deductions tied to missed deadlines.

Jill Baker, a city staff member who presented the High Street item, asked the board to “approve a consultant service agreement from Heritage Engineering” to assist with the Community Crossings Matching Grant (CCMG) work through INDOT. Baker said the consultant’s fee listed on the agreement is $21,600. Baker described the High Street work as focused on a single block where “it has continued to erode over the years” and said the work will address a failing drain at the end of the block. The board voted to allow the mayor to sign the agreement.

Kimberly Keller of human resources presented three hires for utility and wastewater positions and asked the board to approve them. The hires are Marla Ingram for utility clerk (start date Oct. 6), Chase Stillbauer for wastewater maintenance laborer (start date Oct. 6; will receive a prorated cell phone package and prorated clothing allowance for the remainder of 2025), and Joshua Baloch for wastewater maintenance laborer (start date Sept. 29; will receive a COVID stipend beginning in October and for the remainder of 2025). The board approved all three hires.

The board…