Madison County supervisors approve routine annual resolutions, appointments and asset actions
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Summary
At the Jan. 3 meeting supervisors approved multiple routine resolutions and motions including a partial property-tax exemption for water-impound structures, EMS longevity raise, extension of a law-enforcement 2080 agreement, appointments to zoning and board-of-adjustment seats, sale of a county vehicle for $15,000, and other annual authorizations.
Madison County supervisors used their Jan. 3 session to approve a series of routine resolutions, appointed new members to county boards, and authorized several annual administrative powers.
Key actions approved:
- Partial property-tax exemption for water-impound/flood-control structures for 2025; staff explained exemptions are modest and landowners apply through soil and water (resolution approved).
- EMS longevity/anniversary step raise for an EMS employee (G. Boyle), effective Jan. 1 (resolution approved).
- Extension of the 2080 law-enforcement agreement between Madison County and the City of Earlham; supervisors said terms mirror last year’s approved coverage (resolution approved).
- Appointments to county boards: the board approved filling vacancies with Tyler Price (board of adjustment) and Anthony Jones (zoning) to improve geographic representation (motion carried).
- Sale of a 2014 Toyota RAV4 from Environmental Health to the Assessor’s Office for $15,000 (approved).
- Commitment to purchase a new ambulance for $298,997 to secure production slot (approved) and a tranche of annual actions reauthorizing the secondary road engineer to close roads temporarily, approve utility permits in rights-of-way, execute farm-to-market and aid projects, and designate asset values for accounting.
The meeting record shows voice votes for routine items and motions carried; the transcript records "Aye" responses and "motion carries" or equivalent for each item but does not include individual roll-call vote tallies by name.
