Scottsburg Board approves routine contracts, appoints Greg Prince, approves HR updates

Scottsburg City’s Board of Works and Safety conducted routine business on Jan. 2, approving several contracts, personnel actions and an appointment.

Minutes: The board approved the Dec. 30, 2025 minutes after a motion by Karen Grisham and a recorded second.

Legal services: The board approved the city’s annual legal services contract; speakers described the rate as the same as last year and moved to approve.

Train depot refund: The board approved returning $50 deposits requested by individuals who had left $50 as a reservation guarantee; staff provided packets with the supporting information.

Appointment to APC: The board appointed Greg Prince to the Advisory Plan Commission (APC). Speakers explained the APC provides recommendations on rezonings and plan amendments; the board has one appointment and the motion carried.

HR and credit cards: The board approved a part-time parks employee, Thomas Johnson, to fill in for sanitation as needed (the record states sanitation will pay when he works there) and approved two city credit cards, $3,000 each, for Steve Harold and Macy Aymitt.

Claims and budget remarks: The board approved claims as presented. Members reflected on 2025 projects and raised a concern about an item described in the record as 'SD 1' that may reduce funding to cities statewide; no additional fiscal detail was supplied.

The meeting also included community announcements and recognitions, including remarks thanking a long-serving police chief and noting a local athlete’s advancement to state competition. The meeting adjourned after department heads offered no additional items.

All motions noted in the record were moved, seconded and carried with recorded ayes; transcript did not include detailed numerical vote tallies for each item.