The City of New Castle, Indiana

BOARD OF WORKS      

JANUARY 4, 2010                  10:00 A.M.

MAYOR SMALL OPENED THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF WORKS AND SAFETY.

THE PLEDGE OF ALLIANCE WAS GIVEN BY ALL IN ATTENDANCE.

PRAYER WAS GIVEN BY BOBBY YORK.

MAYOR SMALL PRESENTED A CLAIM FROM UNITED ENGINEERING FOR PAYMENT #5 FOR THE TERTIARY FILTER PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $439,913.42 TO BETTS ENGINEERING AND CONTRACTING, INC.  THE ESCROW AMOUNT IS $26,876.60.

MAYOR SMALL MOVED TO MAKE THIS PAYMENT.      ATTORNEY COPENHAVER: SECOND       DIRECTOR DAVIS: AYE              AYE VOTE: 3-0

MAYOR SMALL PRESENTED AN AGREEMENT WITH ALPHA PLACEMENT.   HE SAID THEY WERE DOING OUR HUMAN RESOURCES.  MAYOR SMALL SAID THAT THE BOARD WAS GOING TO AUTHORIZE ALPHA PLACEMENT TO DO A SUFFICIENCY STUDY AT THE CEMETERY AND UTILITY OFFICE, AT A RATE OF $40.00 PER HOUR.

MAYOR SMALL MOVED TO AUTHORIZE THE AGREEMENT.      DIRECTOR DAVIS: SECOND           ATTORNEY COPENHAVER: AYE          AYE VOTE: 3-0

HUMAN RESOURCES VANARSDOL PRESENTED A LETTER TO THE BOARD RECOMMENDING THE HIRING OF A FILL IN POSITION TO ASSIST AT THE NEW CASTLE CEMETERY WITH AN HOURLY RATE OF $14.62 PER HOUR AND WITH NO BENEFITS.  THIS POSITION WILL BE A CALL IN TO WORK ONLY AS NEEDED.  SHE SAID THAT DON TICHENOR HAS AGREED TO TAKE THIS POSITION.

          ATTORNEY COPENHAVER COMMENTED THAT AT THIS TIME, WE ARE CUTTING PEOPLE BACK AND BACK IN THE OLD DAYS, WOULD THIS BE THE ASSISTANTS JOB, SO WHAT WE ARE DOING, WE ARE TAKING A FULL TIME POSITION AND NOW IT WILL BE A HOURLY TIME AND WE ARE DOING A BUDGET REDUCTION MEASURE.

           MAYOR SMALL MOVED TO APPROVE THE POSITION AND RECOMMENDATION OF MRS. VANARSDOL.     ATTORNEY COPENHAVER: SECOND       DIRECTOR DAVIS: AYE     AYE VOTE: 3-0.

ATTORNEY COPENHAVER MADE THE MOTION, WITH REGARD TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER, HE SAID THE CITY HAS THEIR CONTRACT AND THE PRICE AND WORK THEY WERE TO DO, AND THEY ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT.  HE SAID HE WAS MAKING THE MOTION TO CONTINUE THEIR RELATIONSHIP AND PAYMENT OF MONTHLY CLAIMS FOR ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICE.   THIS IS BASED UPON THE FORMER CONTRACT. AS OF JANUARY 1, 2010, THEY WERE DOING SERVICES FOR THE CITY.  HE SAID HE WAS MAKING THE MOTION FOR THE CITY TO PAY THEM ACCORDING TO THE CONTRACT IN THE MOUNT OF $82,420.00 PER YEAR.

MAYOR SMALL: SECOND                 DIRECTOR DAVIS: AYE           AYE VOTE: 3-0.

ATTORNEY COPENHAVER SAID THAT THE NEW TRASH ORDINANCE DOES NOT ALLOW US TO PICK UP ON PRIVATE ROADS AND THAT WOULD INVOLVE MOBILE HOME PARKS OR APARTMENT COMPLEXES UNLESS THERE IS A CONTRACT.  HE SAID HE HAD A CONTRACT THAT HAD BEEN NEGOTIATED WITH PARK RICH INVESTMENT GROUP, INC, OWNER OF THE NEW CASTLE MOBILE HOME PARK, INC.  HE SAID THEY HAD IRONED EVERYTHING OUT SINCE LAST FALL.  THEIR SIGNATURE IS ON THE CONTRACT.

          ATTORNEY COPENHAVER MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.     DIRECTOR DAVIS: SECOND         MAYOR SMALL: AYE                     AYE VOTE: 3-0

DISCUSSION:  CHANGING THE NAME OF MONROE STREET TO CHARLIE STREET.

MS4 BOBBY YORK ANNOUNCED THAT JAMES SLAVEY, AN EMPLOYEE OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, WILL BE RETIRING IN FEBRUARY.

STREET COMMISSIONER AYERS SAID THE STREET DEPARTMENT IS NOW PICKING UP CHRISTMAS TREES AND EXTRA TRASH THAT IS IN BLACK BAGS.

ATTORNEY COPENHAVER MOVED FOR ADJOURNMENT.

DIRECTOR DAVIS: SECOND