July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Finances top topic for commissioners (06/10/08)
Jay County Commissioners
By By STEVE GARBACZ-
Jay County Commissioners were focused on county finances once again Monday.
Outside of adding the county's $60,000 support to the new Dunkirk fire and emergency medical station, the commissioners were looking at departmental spending and trying to cut some losses.
Commissioner Milo Miller Jr. asked county surveyor Brad Daniels about his department's fuel expenditures, which has been a running concern for the commissioners in the last few weeks.
"It'll be close but we should be OK," said Daniels.
"You must be doing pretty good if you don't think you're going to run over it," agreed commissioner Farron Parr.
"Better to try and get a hold of it now than wait," Miller said.
Attorney Lon Racster also reviewed the county's write-offs in an effort to see if there were ways to still attempt to collect. Racster said the collection agency being used collects about 20 percent of the money owed, which he deemed "a pretty good ratio."
A lot of the debts came from medical runs, and Racster said he was interested to see how many of their invoices end up in collections, to see if measures could be taken to save the county a little extra.
Rob Weaver, executive director of the John Jay Center for Learning, came to request $25,000 to support the center in 2009, the same as the county's 2008 contribution.
The commissioners made no promises of support, as they had with representatives of Arts Place last week.
"I know things are kind of tight," Weaver said, then joked, "We're not asking for an increase."
"Unfortunately we won't know the situation of our budget until August, maybe September," Miller said.
In other business Monday, the commissioners:
•In its capacity as Jay County Drainage Board, gave Daniels permission to resume drainage assessments on four ditches, including the Salamonie River, which has been dormant for multiple years.
•Heard a report from Ralph Frazee, director of Jay County Emergency Management Agency, on last week's severe weather and the condition of the county. Although damages were reported in the storms, Frazee said it was, "nothing serious that I'm aware of."
•Heard a complaint from Betty Harris, who lives along county road 300 South between Ind. 1 and Ind. 67. Harris said that the stone road is becoming a popular route for trucks between the two state highways.
She asked that commissioners consider restricting truck traffic on that stretch of 300 South.
•Heard a report from Sheriff Ray Newton. Newton came to inform the commissioners that four officers from his department went to offer assistance to the storm-rocked Bartholomew County.
•Talked with Jeff Badders of SchenkelSchultz Architecture. Badders has been working with Jay County to plan for a possible jail expansion.
•Spoke with Bill Bradley, executive director of the Jay County Development Corporation. Bradley said he is looking into marketing the XPLEX and old Wal-Mart sites.[[In-content Ad]]
Outside of adding the county's $60,000 support to the new Dunkirk fire and emergency medical station, the commissioners were looking at departmental spending and trying to cut some losses.
Commissioner Milo Miller Jr. asked county surveyor Brad Daniels about his department's fuel expenditures, which has been a running concern for the commissioners in the last few weeks.
"It'll be close but we should be OK," said Daniels.
"You must be doing pretty good if you don't think you're going to run over it," agreed commissioner Farron Parr.
"Better to try and get a hold of it now than wait," Miller said.
Attorney Lon Racster also reviewed the county's write-offs in an effort to see if there were ways to still attempt to collect. Racster said the collection agency being used collects about 20 percent of the money owed, which he deemed "a pretty good ratio."
A lot of the debts came from medical runs, and Racster said he was interested to see how many of their invoices end up in collections, to see if measures could be taken to save the county a little extra.
Rob Weaver, executive director of the John Jay Center for Learning, came to request $25,000 to support the center in 2009, the same as the county's 2008 contribution.
The commissioners made no promises of support, as they had with representatives of Arts Place last week.
"I know things are kind of tight," Weaver said, then joked, "We're not asking for an increase."
"Unfortunately we won't know the situation of our budget until August, maybe September," Miller said.
In other business Monday, the commissioners:
•In its capacity as Jay County Drainage Board, gave Daniels permission to resume drainage assessments on four ditches, including the Salamonie River, which has been dormant for multiple years.
•Heard a report from Ralph Frazee, director of Jay County Emergency Management Agency, on last week's severe weather and the condition of the county. Although damages were reported in the storms, Frazee said it was, "nothing serious that I'm aware of."
•Heard a complaint from Betty Harris, who lives along county road 300 South between Ind. 1 and Ind. 67. Harris said that the stone road is becoming a popular route for trucks between the two state highways.
She asked that commissioners consider restricting truck traffic on that stretch of 300 South.
•Heard a report from Sheriff Ray Newton. Newton came to inform the commissioners that four officers from his department went to offer assistance to the storm-rocked Bartholomew County.
•Talked with Jeff Badders of SchenkelSchultz Architecture. Badders has been working with Jay County to plan for a possible jail expansion.
•Spoke with Bill Bradley, executive director of the Jay County Development Corporation. Bradley said he is looking into marketing the XPLEX and old Wal-Mart sites.[[In-content Ad]]
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