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Commissioners approve contracts, grants, hires and payments in Aug. 18 meeting; several items approved pending legal review
Summary
At its Aug. 18 meeting the Delaware County Board of Commissioners approved a set of contracts, grant-funded projects, an employment agreement for a county engineer, and claims and payroll payments; several agreements were approved contingent on legal counsel review.
The Delaware County Board of Commissioners approved multiple contracts, grant-funded initiatives, an employment agreement and county payments during its Aug. 18 meeting. Several items were approved with the condition that county legal counsel complete a final review.
Key approvals and formal actions taken Monday included contracts for engineering and bridge work, confirmation of a county employment agreement for a new county engineer, the transfer of identified tax-sale properties to the redevelopment commission, and payment of county claims and payroll.
Notable approvals
- Employment agreement for county engineer: Commissioners voted to approve an employment agreement offering a salary of $120,000 to the candidate the county intends to hire as county engineer. Funding for the position was described as drawn from multiple places: an existing salary line previously used for a project director ($62,400), an expected state grant-in-aid subsidy of $40,000 contingent on certification of the engineer’s degree, and the balance from the county’s EDIT funds. The motion passed on roll call.
- Bridge 112 local public agency (LPA) agreement with RQAW: The board approved the LPA agreement for Bridge 112 (County Road 600 South over Williams Creek). The project includes federal funds and a local match; the estimated total project value discussed at the meeting was approximately $150,000, with the local match around $31,000. The bridge closure window and a 135-calendar-day contract schedule were discussed.
- Stormwater/BS Engineering amendment: Commissioners approved increasing the 2025 stormwater engineering allocation with BS Engineering from $15,000 to $18,500 (an additional $2,500 for 2025) and setting the 2026 amount to $18,500.
- Redevelopment Commission property transfers: The board approved a request from the Delaware County Redevelopment Commission to transfer 10 tax-sale properties to the redevelopment commission rather than pursuing deed sale surplus distributions.
- Health-first partnership agreements (pending counsel): The board approved two partnership contracts funded under the Health First Indiana program — a Ball State School of Nursing agreement to develop an intimate-partner-violence screening and intervention program (starting grant amount discussed: $10,000), and a Health First-funded project to expand the Delaware County High‑Tech Crimes Unit internship/processing area (about $35,000 to purchase a server and supporting equipment). Both motions were approved pending review and final approval by the commissioners’ legal counsel.
- Safe Routes to School mini grant support: Commissioners approved providing a letter of support and authorized submission of the county forms for a Safe Routes to School mini grant application. The grant would be $20,000 if awarded and would fund bicycle-safety events and related programming across county school corporations; approval was conditioned on receipt of a small amount of missing grant paperwork prior to submission.
- Universal Roofing Exteriors contract: A contract for roof work at a fairgrounds cabin (quote discussed roughly $12,500) was discussed; after questions about contract terms the commissioners voted to table the contract.
- Ending electricity service at county-owned property: The board approved terminating service and ending billing for a meter at 6850 South County Road 475 East, a county-owned property that has not been used for some time.
- Payment of claims and payroll: The board approved payment of claims totaling $4,770,438.51 (roll-call: two commissioners voted yes and one voted no) and approved payroll of $1,023,464.55 (unanimous roll-call approval).
Other actions and procedural votes
- Approval of the Aug. 4, 2025 minutes (roll-call approval). - Appointment: Motion and roll-call approval to appoint Jim Henderson (recommended by a local utility representative) to serve as an interim appointee on a county board referenced in the meeting record. - Motion to remove the solar ordinance amendments from the table (procedural) so the matter can return to the board for public hearing. - The commissioners recessed the meeting at the conclusion of business.
Several agenda items — including background-check service options and an IU Health fee-for-service proposal — were discussed but not formally approved or were left for future action.
