July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Council OKs courthouse funds (9/15/05)
Additional appropriation approved
By By Mike Snyder-
Money for maintenance work on the historic Jay County Courthouse was approved quickly by the county council.
Jay County Commissioners asked for an additional appropriation of $45,000 from a non-tax fund to pay for exterior courthouse work that has already been done and some additional work planned for this fall or next spring.
Members of the Jay County Council had no objections, voting 5-0 to approve funding the work from the county infrastructure fund. Money in the fund is generated through a fee paid to the county by the Jay County Landfill. The fee is equal to 10 percent of the landfill’s gross gate revenue. The fund generates approximately $500,000 per year.
This summer, a company tuck-pointed the parapet wall at the top of the west and south sides of the courthouse at a cost of approximately $24,000. Some patching and minor repairs of the courthouse roof also needs to be done, commissioners’ president Milo Miller Jr. said Wednesday.
Miller also told members of the council that two offers to purchase a vacant building near the courthouse have been refused. The county made offers of $25,000 and then $30,000 for the building, located at 116-118 W. Walnut St.
The commissioners said their plan was to tear down the building after it was purchased and convert it into an overflow parking area for the courthouse.
The average of two appraisals the commissioners sought on the property was approximately $38,000, Miller said. The county can not pay more than that average price.
Council members Todd Wickey, Marilyn Coleman, Jack Houck, George Meehan, Gerald Kirby and Jim Zimmerman also heard Miller say he would be asking for a $25,000 additional appropriation next month to pay for a consultant assisting in the set-up of a countywide regional sewage district.
The council also approved an additional appropriation from the county general fund of $4,000 for superior court jury expenses.
In other business, the council, which met for less than 25 minutes:
•Approved the county’s 2006 budget on second and final reading. Major fund totals in a budget of $12.3 million include county general ($6.1 million), highway ($2.37 million), JEMS ($913,000) and welfare, family and children ($716,000).
The total county tax rate is expected to rise about 10 to 13 percent in 2006.
•Approved the transfer of $220.07 within the emergency management budget. The transfers to gas, oil and lube were made from miscellaneous expense ($100), insurance for volunteers ($70.07) and computer maintenance ($50).
•Voted for a small increase in the amount the county pays each month towards employees’ health insurance coverage. The county-funded amount will be $450 in 2006, up from $446 this year. Employees will pay the difference between that amount and the actual cost of the coverage.[[In-content Ad]]
Jay County Commissioners asked for an additional appropriation of $45,000 from a non-tax fund to pay for exterior courthouse work that has already been done and some additional work planned for this fall or next spring.
Members of the Jay County Council had no objections, voting 5-0 to approve funding the work from the county infrastructure fund. Money in the fund is generated through a fee paid to the county by the Jay County Landfill. The fee is equal to 10 percent of the landfill’s gross gate revenue. The fund generates approximately $500,000 per year.
This summer, a company tuck-pointed the parapet wall at the top of the west and south sides of the courthouse at a cost of approximately $24,000. Some patching and minor repairs of the courthouse roof also needs to be done, commissioners’ president Milo Miller Jr. said Wednesday.
Miller also told members of the council that two offers to purchase a vacant building near the courthouse have been refused. The county made offers of $25,000 and then $30,000 for the building, located at 116-118 W. Walnut St.
The commissioners said their plan was to tear down the building after it was purchased and convert it into an overflow parking area for the courthouse.
The average of two appraisals the commissioners sought on the property was approximately $38,000, Miller said. The county can not pay more than that average price.
Council members Todd Wickey, Marilyn Coleman, Jack Houck, George Meehan, Gerald Kirby and Jim Zimmerman also heard Miller say he would be asking for a $25,000 additional appropriation next month to pay for a consultant assisting in the set-up of a countywide regional sewage district.
The council also approved an additional appropriation from the county general fund of $4,000 for superior court jury expenses.
In other business, the council, which met for less than 25 minutes:
•Approved the county’s 2006 budget on second and final reading. Major fund totals in a budget of $12.3 million include county general ($6.1 million), highway ($2.37 million), JEMS ($913,000) and welfare, family and children ($716,000).
The total county tax rate is expected to rise about 10 to 13 percent in 2006.
•Approved the transfer of $220.07 within the emergency management budget. The transfers to gas, oil and lube were made from miscellaneous expense ($100), insurance for volunteers ($70.07) and computer maintenance ($50).
•Voted for a small increase in the amount the county pays each month towards employees’ health insurance coverage. The county-funded amount will be $450 in 2006, up from $446 this year. Employees will pay the difference between that amount and the actual cost of the coverage.[[In-content Ad]]
Top Stories
9/11 NEVER FORGET Mobile Exhibit
Chartwells marketing
September 17, 2024 7:36 a.m.
Events
250 X 250 AD