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Middlebury council approves routine business, new public‑works hire and short travel request
Summary
Council approved routine items including minutes and expense vouchers, an interlocal animal‑control agreement, a request to add a full‑time public works position (to be implemented via a salary amendment), and permission for staffer Shaylee to attend an ILMCT training (approx. $990 plus mileage).
At its Feb. 2 meeting the Middlebury Town Council handled several routine but consequential items. Members voted to accept the Jan. 19 minutes and approve expense vouchers for disbursement. The council approved an interlocal agreement with Elkart County for animal control services for $6,534 (budgeted) and authorized execution of a joint representation letter to secure legal representation in a condemnation action related to the US‑20 project.
Personnel and training: Staff presented snow‑season workload data (863 hours so far this season, compared with a prior high of 603) and requested authorization to add a full‑time public works employee. Council approved the request and agreed to process a salary amendment at a future meeting to post the position. Council also approved permission for Shaylee to attend the Indiana League of Municipal Clerk‑Treasurer Institute and Academy (Plainfield) at a cost the transcript lists as $990 plus mileage.
Other notes: Staff opened bids for the 2026 asphalt paving project and read alternate Wayne Street Trail resurfacing bids; no contract award was recorded in the transcript. Council also adopted Resolution 2026‑02, the annual authorization for investment of public funds (motion carried by voice vote).
