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Vermillion County solid waste board approves claims, readies fall cleanup and discusses grant options
Summary
At a recent Vermillion County Solid Waste Board meeting members approved minutes and an accounts payable voucher, heard a treasurer's report that included a $3,492 audit bill, and discussed the fall cleanup, the Adopt‑a‑County‑Road program and potential IDEM grant funding for recycling.
At a recent Vermillion County Solid Waste Board meeting, members approved the minutes of the June 4 meeting and an accounts payable voucher of $3,568 covering June 5 through Aug. 13 and received updates on fall cleanup plans, the Adopt‑a‑County‑Road program and potential grant funding for recycling.
The board's treasurer said the county paid a State Board of Accounts audit bill of $3,492 and has covered related technology fees. "We did get our state board of accounts audit bill, which we paid, that was $3,492 for our audit fees," the treasurer said. The treasurer also noted a special audit rate for special districts and said there is discussion that audits may shift to every two years, which could reduce cost and time.
The board voted by voice to approve both the June 4 meeting minutes and the accounts payable voucher; no roll-call tallies were taken during the meeting. The voucher covered claims for the period of June 5 through Aug. 13 and was presented to the board as an amount of $3,568.
Members spent the bulk of the meeting on operational items. Fall cleanup is scheduled to take place in about a month at "Garages 1 and 3," and staff reported ongoing sponsor outreach and social media advertising. A sponsorship tracking sheet in the meeting packet used yellow to mark contacted potential sponsors who had not yet sent payment and green to mark sponsors who had paid.
An electronics collection day organized by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) in a nearby community was mentioned; the IDEM staffer who organized that event has not yet provided participation or weight totals. The treasurer said IDEM will share those numbers when available.
The Adopt‑a‑County‑Road program has 13 groups enrolled to date covering about 13.5 miles, including one group that adopted a 1.5‑mile stretch. The treasurer said program supplies — grabbers, pokers, safety vests, gloves and orange trash bags — are in active use and being borrowed by groups working multiple cleanups.
Board discussion also covered options for expanding recycling or waste services countywide. The treasurer said the Indiana Department of Environmental Management's community recycling grant program is a possible funding source but requires the county to show sustained local investment. "They want proof that it's going to be something that's gonna be continued down the road," the treasurer said, adding that grant awards are intended as seed money and that the county would need to figure out how to sustain a program long term.
The board noted that a "Don't Go Litter Bugs" sign initiative tied to the Adopt‑a‑County‑Road effort remains pending because the treasurer and the county health officer have not yet coordinated a meeting. Staff said they will follow up with the health officer to discuss placing signs at river put‑in/put‑out locations and other high‑traffic sites.
No formal actions were taken on new policies or grant applications at the meeting. Members asked staff to continue sponsor outreach for the fall cleanup, to collect IDEM participation data from the recent electronics day and to schedule a discussion with the county health officer about signage.
Votes at a glance: The board approved (voice vote) the minutes of the June 4 meeting (motion and second on the record; mover/second not specified) and approved (voice vote) an accounts payable voucher for June 5–Aug. 13 in the amount of $3,568 (motion and second on the record; mover/second not specified).
