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Warren County commissioners approve Purdue internship, county service agreements and declare five vehicles surplus
Summary
The Warren County commissioners approved a Purdue University summer internship with the health department, authorized countywide service agreements covering county buildings and volunteer fire departments, and voted to declare five vehicles surplus for disposal; motions carried with recorded aye votes.
The Warren County Board of Commissioners on Monday approved three routine but consequential items: a summer internship agreement between Purdue University and the county health department, a set of countywide service agreements for buildings and volunteer fire departments, and a motion to declare five county vehicles surplus for disposal.
Commissioner (S3) moved to approve the memorandum of agreement between Purdue University and the health department for a summer intern program and Chair (S4) seconded the motion. The motion passed on recorded aye votes. Staff (S1) clarified that, because this is an interdepartmental agreement, the county executive will complete the required approval and no county signature on the contract is required from other departments.
The board then considered service agreements to provide joint services (described in the meeting as covering courthouse, jail, extension, EMA, and volunteer fire departments in West Lebanon/Stateline and Williamsport). Staff (S5) listed the covered sites and stated the agreements are free for five years. Greg (S7) reported the town is connected to the joint service but the Williamsport fire department is not yet hooked up; staff said the fire department should be connected in the coming weeks.
Commissioner (S3) moved to approve the service agreements; Chair (S4) seconded and the board voted to approve the motion.
On fleet management, the commissioners discussed declaring five county vehicles surplus — model years cited included a 2019 and 2020 (two older units were described as lowering resale value) and three newer units — with lease-return credit through Enterprise estimated roughly at $70,000. Commissioner (S3) moved to declare the five titles surplus; Chair (S4) seconded and the motion carried. Staff (S1) noted the titles may need to be signed to the sheriff when the sheriff is ready, and the board will sign a formal resolution at the next meeting to complete the surplus declaration and any required advertising.
Why it matters: the internship formalizes a short-term workforce connection with Purdue and places an intern in the health department; the service agreements aim to consolidate services across county properties and volunteer fire departments at no immediate charge for five years; declaring surplus vehicles starts the administrative process to recoup lease credits and clear fleet inventories.
Next steps: the county executive will finalize the Purdue agreement as needed, staff will coordinate hookup timelines with towns and the enterprise lease return process, and the formal surplus resolution will be signed at the next commissioners meeting.
