At their meeting, the Vermillion County Board of Commissioners took the following formal actions (voice votes unless otherwise noted):

• Approve minutes (10/07/2025): motion passed by unanimous voice vote.

• Approve claims (Oct. 10, Oct. 20, Oct. 24, Oct. 31): motion passed by unanimous voice vote.

• Approve payroll claims (10/10/2025, 10/24/2025, 11/07/2025): motion passed by unanimous voice vote.

• Adopt county ordinance No. 2025-16 to add a list of roads to the county road system (includes Mockingbird Drive, Oak Ridge Drive, Redwood Drive, Beechwood Drive, Ashwood Court, Popeyes Lane, Crown Hill Boulevard, Donetta Drive, Robertson Drive, Tanya Drive, Zellwood Drive, Laurel Lane, Heatherwood Lane). Commissioner Misty Hess abstained from voting on this ordinance because one of the listed roads was her road; remaining commissioners voted to adopt the ordinance.

• Approve courthouse financial credit card for Terry Carrera to replace canceled Capital One card: motion passed.

• Approve insurance committee’s recommendation to move to a Jan. 1 renewal and accept a 6% increase; committee delegated authority to finalize plan-design changes for open enrollment: motion passed.

• Open bids for Dana Demolition (Division A and B) and take bids under review; no award made at meeting.

• Approve vacation of alley requested by Douglas Blue (owner to receive half of vacated alley): motion passed.

• Approve assessor’s contract with Nexus Group for cyclical reassessment and authorize execution of the state contract: motion passed.

• Receive report from 9-1-1/EMA on aging tornado sirens and direct EMA to request council funding and prepare procurement materials if funding is approved: no formal award.

• Approve Sparklight service upgrade (no cost) and authorize signature: motion passed.

• Reschedule regular December commissioners meeting to Dec. 9 at 6:00 p.m. and advertise a special meeting for Dec. 1 at 8:30 a.m. to open highway bids: motion passed.

• Authorize disposal/transfer of surplus county vehicles (e.g., demilitarized army truck and a nonoperational jeep) to Highway Department or sale via GovDeals if not claimed by highway: direction approved.

All motions recorded above reflect the outcomes taken on the meeting record and correspond to agenda items read into the minutes. Where individual commissioner votes were audible and recorded, they are noted; several routine items were approved by unanimous voice vote.