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Paoli council approves multiple project payments, retains final Campbell Street pay application; adopts 2026 salary ordinance
Summary
The council approved pay applications for the Campbell Street Project and the US 150 Culvert Project, retained the final Campbell Street pay application until re-striping, accepted invoices and claims, and passed Salary Ordinance 2025-12 (4-1). The meeting included updates on the Water Tank and Lead Service Line Replacement projects and notices about upcoming bids.
The Paoli Town Council on Dec. 2 approved multiple project payments, accepted routine invoices and claims, and passed a salary ordinance for 2026 amid several unanimous and split votes.
Under old business, Nick Pierce of Clark Dietz presented pay applications for the Campbell Street Project (Temple & Temple). Council approved pay applications #2 ($84,436.95), #3 ($66,618.75) and #4 ($48,209.46) by a 5-0 vote; pay application #5 with change order #2 ($21,384.34) was retained until re-striping can be completed in warmer weather, a motion approved 5-0. Pierce reported the final project balance at $240,422.80, which is $42,308.20 under the original bid amount of $282,731.
Eric of Commonwealth reported the Water Tank Project is complete and that closeout documentation is expected at the next meeting; he also said the local school has requested an antenna be installed on the tank. Eric presented pay application #1 to TripleTex for the US 150 Culvert Project in the amount of $32,247.75; the council approved that payment 5-0. Eric said he is waiting on the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) to execute a reimbursement agreement before authorizing further field surveying to verify utility locations.
Council approved invoice #64703 for $4,951.90 and accepted an invoice docket and claims for Nov. 19–Dec. 2 totaling $522,392.43. The Payroll Allowance Docket for $152,138.81 passed on a 4-1 vote with Donna Dillard opposed; the claims docket likewise passed 4-1 with Dillard dissenting. Clerk-Treasurer Beth A. Jones presented the November utility billing adjustments totaling $6,762.07, which the council approved 5-0. Jones also presented the 2026 holiday schedule, approved 5-0.
Clerk-Treasurer Jones introduced Salary Ordinance 2025-12 (2026). The ordinance passed 4-1 with Donna Dillard voting no. The council also approved an amendment to Ordinance 2015-13, section 96.14, prohibiting grass clippings and vegetation on streets, in a 5-0 vote. The minutes note that opening bids for rock, asphalt, oil and fuel were published Nov. 19, 2025, and will be opened at the next meeting.
The minutes do not provide contractor invoices, detailed schedules for the retained Campbell Street pay application, or estimated costs for any future work; the council directed retaining pay application #5 until re-striping can be completed.
