Board approves off‑duty management contract; clears claims and minutes

At its Feb. 18 meeting the Board of Public Works and Safety approved a contract to centralize special‑event staffing requests through a third‑party off‑duty management platform and completed routine business including approval of Feb. 11 minutes and claims.

The presenter described the platform as a single place for event organizers to submit requests for Muncie Police Department officers and said the system would not cost the city because fees for details would be added to the officer's pay. "It doesn't cost the city anything," the presenter said. The presenter described the approach as reducing administrative burden and limiting overtime costs to taxpayers.

Unidentified Speaker 3 moved to approve the contract with the off‑duty management company; Unidentified Speaker 1 seconded and the board approved the motion by voice vote. The transcript does not provide the company name in standard spelling nor a contract number; the approval was recorded by voice vote without a roll‑call tally.

On routine business the board moved, seconded and approved the Feb. 11 minutes and approved claims described in the packet. The presenter identified several larger claims, including a salt box insert for Motor Vehicle Highway and a Chevy Colorado purchased for the police department; the claims approval referenced a total of $457,495 in the motion text. The transcript records voice votes for these items but does not include a detailed roll‑call tally for any of the approvals.

Votes at a glance: - Minutes (Feb. 11): motion to approve; outcome: approved by voice vote (transcript records no opposition). - Claims: motion to approve claims totaling $457,495; outcome: approved by voice vote (transcript records ayes; no roll‑call tally provided). - Off‑duty management contract: motion to approve contract with off‑duty management platform; outcome: approved by voice vote (transcript records ayes; company name and contract number not specified).