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Votes at a glance: Shamrock Lakes board approves contracts, transfer and pay adjustment
Summary
At the Nov. 20, 2025 meeting the board approved activation of the online bill-pay service, a $264 premium reimbursement transfer to the insurance line, several annual vendor contracts, and a 2.8% COLA raise for contractor Travis; all motions carried as recorded in the meeting.
The Shamrock Lakes Town Board recorded the following motions and outcomes at its Nov. 20 meeting. Where individual vote tallies or named movers were not recorded in the transcript, the meeting minutes show motions were made, seconded and carried.
• Approve minutes from prior meeting: motion carried.
• Approve September and October treasurer reports: motion carried.
• Activate online bill-pay service (after October–November pilot): motion carried.
• Transfer $264 from town operating (line item 423) to town insurance to reimburse the sewer fund for half of a $528 premium payment: motion carried.
• Accept Alpha Snow Removal annual contract (dates changed only): motion carried.
• Accept Best Way Disposable contract with a roughly 3% increase (monthly charge increased by about $50 from approximately $1,860 to $1,915.80): motion carried.
• Accept Blackford County Animal Shelter contract (unchanged): motion carried.
• Accept Trinity Lawn Services contract for 2026 with a 3% increase (from $440 to $465 per mow): motion carried.
• Approve a 2.8% cost-of-living raise for contractor Travis (increase from $1,210 to about $1,424): motion carried.
The board set no recorded dissent during these motions in the transcript and did not record named movers and seconders for every vote in the spoken record. The board adjourned the meeting at the conclusion of the agenda and scheduled the next regular meeting for Dec. 18 at 6 p.m.
