Council approves ARPA transfers, equipment purchases and smaller appropriations; agrees to budget 2% wage increase for 2025
May 13, 2024 | Dubois County, Indiana
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At its May 13 meeting the Dubois County Council approved several appropriations and transfers that will be paid from county and ARPA funds and gave general budget guidance for 2025.
Meredith I. Voegerl moved and Daryl Schmitt seconded a motion to use ARPA funds to pay for an HVAC installation in the Dubois Fire Department ambulance bay; the installation cost was estimated at $5,500 and the motion carried 6‑0. The minutes state the building is not county‑owned and that the County Attorney will prepare a Memorandum of Understanding for the Board of Commissioners to consider.
Auditor Sandra L. Morton requested a transfer of $83,500 in the ARPA Fund from Other Services to Capital Outlay to purchase a Hydro‑Excavator for the Highway Department; Doug Uebelhor moved, Sonya Haas seconded and the motion carried 6‑0.
Other approvals recorded in the minutes included: a $1,045 additional appropriation in the Highway Restricted Fund for travel reimbursement (approved 6‑0); a Park Fund transfer of $3,000 to Supplies for Sani‑Restrooms (approved 6‑0); and a transfer of appropriations in the ARPA Fund for equipment as noted above. Auditor Morton also requested advertising additional appropriations for the General Fund Circuit Court — $50,000 for jury pay and $25,000 for psychiatric/medical/interpreter services — and the council agreed to advertise those requests.
Auditor Morton reported county network storage is at end‑of‑life Oct. 31, 2024, and presented two cost estimates: approximately $140,000 to upgrade storage only and approximately $130,000 to upgrade the entire system including a five‑year warranty. The minutes show consensus to support the server project using ARPA funds, pending Board of Commissioners approval. The apparent discrepancy between the two cost figures is recorded in the minutes and should be clarified in procurement documents.
On budget guidance, President Michael W. Kluesner led discussion and the council directed department heads to budget for a 2% employee wage increase for 2025.
The minutes record motions and approvals where noted; for several items the minutes record that the council agreed or gave consensus without enumerated roll‑call tallies beyond the motions listed as "carried 6‑0." Procurement details and disbursement timing will be subject to further administrative steps and Board of Commissioners review where required.
Meredith I. Voegerl moved and Daryl Schmitt seconded a motion to use ARPA funds to pay for an HVAC installation in the Dubois Fire Department ambulance bay; the installation cost was estimated at $5,500 and the motion carried 6‑0. The minutes state the building is not county‑owned and that the County Attorney will prepare a Memorandum of Understanding for the Board of Commissioners to consider.
Auditor Sandra L. Morton requested a transfer of $83,500 in the ARPA Fund from Other Services to Capital Outlay to purchase a Hydro‑Excavator for the Highway Department; Doug Uebelhor moved, Sonya Haas seconded and the motion carried 6‑0.
Other approvals recorded in the minutes included: a $1,045 additional appropriation in the Highway Restricted Fund for travel reimbursement (approved 6‑0); a Park Fund transfer of $3,000 to Supplies for Sani‑Restrooms (approved 6‑0); and a transfer of appropriations in the ARPA Fund for equipment as noted above. Auditor Morton also requested advertising additional appropriations for the General Fund Circuit Court — $50,000 for jury pay and $25,000 for psychiatric/medical/interpreter services — and the council agreed to advertise those requests.
Auditor Morton reported county network storage is at end‑of‑life Oct. 31, 2024, and presented two cost estimates: approximately $140,000 to upgrade storage only and approximately $130,000 to upgrade the entire system including a five‑year warranty. The minutes show consensus to support the server project using ARPA funds, pending Board of Commissioners approval. The apparent discrepancy between the two cost figures is recorded in the minutes and should be clarified in procurement documents.
On budget guidance, President Michael W. Kluesner led discussion and the council directed department heads to budget for a 2% employee wage increase for 2025.
The minutes record motions and approvals where noted; for several items the minutes record that the council agreed or gave consensus without enumerated roll‑call tallies beyond the motions listed as "carried 6‑0." Procurement details and disbursement timing will be subject to further administrative steps and Board of Commissioners review where required.
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