Dubois County Council approves multiple road, landfill and ARPA funding moves
March 18, 2024 | Dubois County, Indiana
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The Dubois County Council on March 18 unanimously approved a series of appropriations and transfers to fund road paving, landfill site paving, county capital projects and equipment purchases.
Highway Engineer Brent Wendholt requested several appropriations from county funds. The council approved $15,000 for part-time personal services, $395,000 for supplies and $1,098,000 for capital outlay for paving projects from the Highway Restricted Fund; Ryan Craig moved the measure and Daryl Schmitt seconded. The council later approved Local Road & Street Fund appropriations of $355,000 for bituminous supplies and $277,000 for paving services, and a $1,000,000 capital outlay appropriation from the Distressed Road Loan Fund for distressed road paving.
The council also approved a $13,000 Solid Waste (Sticker) Fund appropriation for dumpster site paving at Pine Ridge, Haysville and Holland and a $30,085 Cornerstone Perpetuation Fund purchase request from Surveyor Ken Brosmer to buy a Trimble R12i base and rover package with accessories and five years of firmware updates.
Auditor Sandra L. Morton brought multiple transfers funded by American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars. Council members approved $41,292 for siren maintenance and reallocated $502,887.28 (Other Services) and $6,267.72 (Personal Services) into capital outlay to pay for an Annex chiller ($29,200), County Road 500 E work ($70,000), sheriff vehicles ($217,728), county park maintenance equipment ($65,727) and County Park Phase II alternate bid items ($126,500). The council also approved an ARPA allocation of $12,541.60 for prosecutor office equipment. All of these measures were moved and seconded and carried unanimously.
The council approved opioid-related appropriations: $52,000 from the Opioid Restricted Fund for drug screening at Community Corrections as the local match for the State DMHA Opioid Grant (193-9138), and $12,000 from Opioid Unrestricted funds for computer equipment at Community Corrections.
A smaller personnel transfer of $2,584.27 in the General Fund (Clerk’s office PTO payout) was approved, and the council reached consensus to use ARPA funds for computer maintenance and equipment replacement at the end of 2024.
The approved motions were routine, carried by unanimous vote, and mostly formalized staff requests to fund capital improvements and matched grant responsibilities. Several motions were introduced and seconded by council members Ryan Craig, Doug Uebelhor, Sonya Haas, Daryl Schmitt and Meredith Voegerl.
Next steps: Clark Dietz (the county’s engineering firm) will submit a Preliminary Engineering Report to the Indiana State Revolving Fund on related sewer work, and several capital projects will proceed to procurement or scheduling as departments execute the approved budgets.
Highway Engineer Brent Wendholt requested several appropriations from county funds. The council approved $15,000 for part-time personal services, $395,000 for supplies and $1,098,000 for capital outlay for paving projects from the Highway Restricted Fund; Ryan Craig moved the measure and Daryl Schmitt seconded. The council later approved Local Road & Street Fund appropriations of $355,000 for bituminous supplies and $277,000 for paving services, and a $1,000,000 capital outlay appropriation from the Distressed Road Loan Fund for distressed road paving.
The council also approved a $13,000 Solid Waste (Sticker) Fund appropriation for dumpster site paving at Pine Ridge, Haysville and Holland and a $30,085 Cornerstone Perpetuation Fund purchase request from Surveyor Ken Brosmer to buy a Trimble R12i base and rover package with accessories and five years of firmware updates.
Auditor Sandra L. Morton brought multiple transfers funded by American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars. Council members approved $41,292 for siren maintenance and reallocated $502,887.28 (Other Services) and $6,267.72 (Personal Services) into capital outlay to pay for an Annex chiller ($29,200), County Road 500 E work ($70,000), sheriff vehicles ($217,728), county park maintenance equipment ($65,727) and County Park Phase II alternate bid items ($126,500). The council also approved an ARPA allocation of $12,541.60 for prosecutor office equipment. All of these measures were moved and seconded and carried unanimously.
The council approved opioid-related appropriations: $52,000 from the Opioid Restricted Fund for drug screening at Community Corrections as the local match for the State DMHA Opioid Grant (193-9138), and $12,000 from Opioid Unrestricted funds for computer equipment at Community Corrections.
A smaller personnel transfer of $2,584.27 in the General Fund (Clerk’s office PTO payout) was approved, and the council reached consensus to use ARPA funds for computer maintenance and equipment replacement at the end of 2024.
The approved motions were routine, carried by unanimous vote, and mostly formalized staff requests to fund capital improvements and matched grant responsibilities. Several motions were introduced and seconded by council members Ryan Craig, Doug Uebelhor, Sonya Haas, Daryl Schmitt and Meredith Voegerl.
Next steps: Clark Dietz (the county’s engineering firm) will submit a Preliminary Engineering Report to the Indiana State Revolving Fund on related sewer work, and several capital projects will proceed to procurement or scheduling as departments execute the approved budgets.
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