Elwood Board of Works and Public Safety approves monthly claims, pre-approves probation officer travel and accepts utility adjustments

The Elwood Board of Works and Public Safety met on July 7, 2025, approved the minutes and the city’s monthly claims, pre-approved travel for a probation officer and accepted routine utility adjustments before adjourning to the city council meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

Jeff Graham, the city attorney who said he was sitting in for Mayor Jones, read the claims for June 1–30 as part of the meeting record. The transcript records the amount read aloud as “2,452,73467,” which appears malformed in the record (see clarifying details). A motion to approve the claims was made by Mrs. Boland and seconded by Mr. Crim; the board approved the item by voice vote with no recorded opposition.

The clerk reported an off-agenda request to pre-approve travel and related expenses for Amber Evans, the city’s probation officer, to attend a professional conference Sept. 3–5. The clerk described the request as covering hotel, conference registration, membership dues and mileage; the food per diem was stated as capped at $40 per day, and the clerk asked for a pre-approval total of $891.56. Mrs. Boland moved to approve the request; Mr. Tiner seconded and the board approved the pre-approval by voice vote.

Board members then considered routine utility adjustments for the month. Mr. Crim moved to accept the adjustments, Mrs. Boland seconded and the board approved the motion by voice vote.

With no other business, members moved to adjourn the Board of Works and Public Safety meeting and proceeded to the city council session, which was announced to begin at 6:30 p.m.

Attendance and procedural notes: roll call recorded Crim, Jones and Waters Tiner as present. Votes during the meeting were taken by voice; the board did not enter a recorded roll-call vote for the motions recorded in the transcript.