TOWN OF HUDSON
115
PARSONAGE STREET
HUDSON,
IN 46747
(260)
587-9500
CALL TO ORDER: President Brian Hayes called the Town Council
meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Brian Hayes _X_ Kathy
Kope _ X_ Steve Smith Atta “Tatsy” Hayes, Clerk-Treasurer
X Ward Odom, Town Manager _X
_
Attendees:
Ed Miller and Gary Kope
.
MINUTES:
Motion made by Kathy Kope, second by Brian
Hayes to approve the April 24, 2009 minutes.
Motion carried.
FIRE DEPARTMENT: The water tank on Engine 102(750 gallons) had
to be repaired due to a seam splitting.
APR Plastic Fabricators in Ft. Wayne repaired this and several other
problems at a cost of $850.00. The firemen are putting the truck back together
to put back in service. Two AFG
(Assistance to Firefighters Grant) are completed and submitted. Due to the
population served, both require a 5% match.
q PPE Grant for 6 sets
of turn out gear, 4 new air packs, updating 9 current air packs to the current
NFPA standards and a total of 24 new carbon air cylinders for the air
packs. The carbon air bottles are much
lighter than the current ones. These
reduce stress to the firefighters. The
new standard calls for an integrated pass device that indicates and alarms a
downed firefighter. The grant was in the
amount of $51,440 with a $2,572 match.
q Vehicle grant is for
a Quick Attack Brush Truck to be used as a replacement for the 1985 Hummer
presently in service. The new truck
being looked at will be safer, hold more water, and provide a larger pump
rating. This grant was in the amount of
$138,000 with $6,900 match.
A chicken BBQ is scheduled for June 20th
starting at 11:00 a.m. at McKee’s parking lot.
The HVFD had a total of 9 runs thus far in
the month of May.
1.
5
Mutual aid fires
2.
1
Stand By For Other Fire Departments
3.
3
Medical Assist Runs
The Fire Department would like to thank the Police Department for their response on runs, particularly on medical assists.
MARSHAL: Twenty-nine warnings, thirty-nine citations (7 for FTA), nineteen incident reports, and three arrests were made during May. May 15th to May 31 marks the beginning of Operation Pull Over Blitz 59, Seat Belts-Click it or ticket.
UTILITY
DEPARTMENT: The ULV mosquito sprayer was tested and
re-certified by the Clarke
Mosquito
Control, Inc. on May 9th in Fort Wayne. Ed Miller attended ground water/sanitary
survey
Rule
training seminar held on May 8th in Waterloo, Indiana. Five CCH credits were attained towards
the
water operator certificate. .
CLERK‘S
REPORT: The Ashley-Hudson Town Wide Yard
sales and Clean Up is completed. The Clerk-treasurer
attended the IACT Budget and Clerk-Treasurer School on May 6 and 7 in
Indianapolis. The Annual ILMCT
Conference and State Board of Accounts in French Lick is scheduled from June 14th
to 18th. The State Board of
Accounts meeting is a required meeting.
Hudson received and accepted the final budget recommendations from the
Department of Local Government Finance with a maximum levy of $108,919.
q General Fund, $207,337, reduced by $6,933. (EMC Insurance, Police Car)
q Local Roads and Streets, $5,726, reduced by $512)
q Motor Vehicle Highway, $51,703, reduced by $610. (Assistant Supervisor)
q All other approved.
The certified levy for the TIF District for 2009 is
$7,654. The next Town Council meeting is
scheduled for Friday, June 26, 2009.
TOWN MANAGER: Seven
purchase orders were issued in May (April 20 to May 17) for $13,029.68 and a
total of 33 purchase orders for $23,938.74 to date. In April 2009, 3792 visitors looked at 9,903
pages on the Hudson web site, a 138% increase in visits and a 140% increase in
pages from a year ago. Ammonia through
the end of April averaged 33.4/mgl on 5,869,300 gallons of total flow. A 61” Scag with 35hp Briggs & Stratton
was purchased from McKee’s Garage. The Town Manger and Fire Chief attended a
Fire Territory/Fire District on April 30 at the Noble County Public Library.
The establishment of a fire territory appears to be a good direction to go and
is being explored. Three quotes for
stumps (9) and tree removal have been received.
1.
Auburn
Tree Service $1,020
2.
Hossinger
Stump Removal $650. No clean up, no tree
removal
3.
Mm
Tree Service $1125
The Town Council accepted the quote from
Auburn Tree Service. No information on
any of the project proposals under the Economic Stimulus Bill has been
received.
OLD BUSINESS: None
NEW
BUSINESS: None
CLAIMS: Claims were approved and signed.
ADJOURNMENT: Motion made by Brian Hayes, seconded by Kathy
Kope to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at
6:45 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Atta
“Tatsy” Hayes
Clerk-Treasurer
Approved:
Brian
Hayes
President,
Hudson Town Council