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Council approves routine business: minutes, vouchers, purchases, contract extension and travel
Summary
At its March 2 meeting the council approved the Feb. 16 minutes, expense vouchers, a $153,960 GIS proposal, police computer purchases ($15,403.18), hire of a reserve officer, a pay application for FCI Construction ($87,190.24), a three‑year extension of Borden solid‑waste contract, and permission for staff travel to an IGIC conference.
Middlebury — In a string of routine votes on March 2, the Middlebury Town Council approved a set of motions covering minutes, vouchers, purchases and contract renewals.
Minutes and vouchers: The council approved the minutes of its Feb. 16 meeting and accepted the presented expense vouchers after separate voice votes.
GIS proposal: Staff member (S4) summarized a proposal from Evan Marsh for GIS technology and strategic planning totaling $153,960. Committee member (S2) moved to approve the proposal, and the council approved it by voice vote.
Police equipment and personnel: An agency official (S8) reported the police department purchased four new computers (three desktops for the office and laptops for patrol vehicles) because older machines were no longer adequate; the council approved the $15,403.18 expenditure. S8 also asked for approval to hire Amanda DeBlock as a reserve officer; the hire was approved by voice vote.
Construction pay application: Staff (S4) presented FCI Construction pay application #7 for water treatment plant improvements in the amount of $87,190.24; the council approved forwarding the payment to the Indiana Finance Authority.
Solid waste contract extension: Staff (S4) recommended a three‑year extension with Borden; staff provided prospective residential rates of $11.36 (2027), $11.81 (2028) and $12.29 (2029). Committee member (S5) moved to approve the extension and the council voted in favor.
Staff travel: The council approved permission for Tim Spradlin to attend the Indiana GIS and Mapping Conference (IGIC) May 12–14 in Bloomington at an estimated cost of $703 plus tax, mileage and per‑diem.
Each approved motion was taken by voice vote; the meeting record shows aye responses but does not provide a roll‑call tally with member names for each vote in the transcript.
Provenance: motions and approvals are recorded across the meeting packet beginning with the minutes motion (topic intro SEG 031) and continuing in the business agenda through the Borden contract vote (topic finish SEG 281).
