Logansport Board approves contracts, reports, surplus items, multiple permits and a $250 code fine

The Logansport Board of Public Works and Safety completed a slate of routine municipal business on June 17, approving claims and ordinances, awarding contracts and accepting departmental monthly reports by unanimous roll-call votes.

Financial items and ordinances: The board approved claims totaling $245,273.70 and noted Ordinance 2026-07 ($500,000) and Ordinance 2026-08 ($328,740) as part of the claims packet. The motion to approve claims passed by roll call (Jacob Thomas, Levi Jones, Kelly Leman voted yes).

Contracts and event approvals: The board accepted an agreement with Critical Matters Consulting to provide federally required instructor training for the fire department (class for 15 personnel, mid-November). It also approved a contract with Amy's Rental to provide two inflatable bounce houses for July 4; the vendor confirmed it will provide insurance naming the city as additional insured.

Department reports and surplus items: The parks department presented an extensive monthly report covering Riverside Park grant work (Land and Water Conservation Fund application due Aug. 1), a July 24 driving-range ribbon cutting, youth sports enrollments, and July 4 programming. The police department reported May activity including calls for service, arrests, citations and Cass County Drug Task Force activity. The board accepted both reports by unanimous vote. The fire and street departments submitted surplus lists (including a 2001 Chevrolet van from the fire department and a 2014 Dodge Ram and attachments from the street department), which the board also approved.

Permits and street work: The board approved multiple curb/street-cut requests, including private driveway cuts (518 22nd Street), utility relocations (NIPCO at 820 Right Street), water-line repairs (Ricardo Construction at 1217 Sme Street), communications bores for QC Communications and urban cable construction at several addresses. Board members noted that approved work must comply with standard permit requirements and restoration standards.

Code enforcement action: The board heard a code-enforcement report and voted to assess a $250 fine against the owner of a rental property at 113 West Miami Avenue for repeated trash/loose-mattress violations after the owner failed to appear.

Licenses and adjournment: Multiple electrical licenses were approved (Small's Maintenance and Electrical; Gunter's Contracting LLC; PS Electric LLC; Gingrich Service; Max Heating and Cooling LLC; MPR Realty). After brief member comments and no ADA Section 504 concerns, the board adjourned at 3:37 p.m.

Votes at a glance (recorded roll-call results as announced):

- Approve minutes (June 10): Jacob Thomas — yes; Levi Jones — yes; Kelly Leman — yes. Outcome: approved.
- Approve claims and ordinances: yes unanimous. Outcome: approved.
- Accept Critical Matters Consulting agreement (fire training): yes unanimous. Outcome: approved.
- Accept Amy's Rental agreement (July 4 bounce houses): yes unanimous. Outcome: approved.
- Accept parks monthly report: yes unanimous. Outcome: accepted.
- Accept police monthly report: yes unanimous. Outcome: accepted.
- Surplus fire van (2001 Chevrolet): yes unanimous. Outcome: approved.
- Accept mayor's office surplus list (agenda amendment & approval): yes unanimous. Outcome: approved.
- Accept street department monthly report: yes unanimous. Outcome: accepted.
- Accept street department surplus list: yes unanimous. Outcome: approved.
- Approve curb/street-cut requests (multiple applicants listed above): yes unanimous. Outcome: approved.
- Assess $250 fine on 113 West Miami Avenue: yes unanimous. Outcome: assessed.
- Accept electrical licenses (multiple applicants): yes unanimous. Outcome: approved.
- Adjourn: yes unanimous. Outcome: adjourned at 3:37 p.m.

The meeting included routine municipal approvals; no new ordinances or large contract awards requiring further board action were adopted at the session. Several items (notably the sidewalk removal at 900 B Street) require follow-up permits and restoration plans before final authorization.