MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY
BRAZIL, INDIANA
FOR JANUARY 24, 2024
A meeting with the Board of Public Works was held on January 24, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers of the Brazil City Hall. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Wyndham.
The Pledge was led by Mayor Wyndham.
ROLL CALL: Mayor Wyndham, Ruthann Jeffries, Linda Messmer, Deputy Clerk Melissa Dorsett, and City Attorney Traci Orman
OTHERS PRESENT: Police Chief Clint McQueen, Planning and Zoning Administrator Janet McClellan, PZ Asst. Cathy Hunter, Tony Akles from Strand Engineering, Brazil Times Hayley Cooper, Daniel Rose
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Linda Messmer made a motion to approve the minutes from January 10, 2024, seconded by Ruthann Jeffries. The motion passed 3-0.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS: None
PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS:
- Police – Chief Clint McQueen was present to give a December report. There were 599 calls for services in December, which led to 62 incident reports, 12 arrests, 20 tickets and 79 warnings. Also, all officers have completed their yearly Indiana mandated training requirements.
OLD BUSINESS: None
NEW BUSINESS:
- Planning and Zoning –
- Unsafe Building – 28 W. Deloss – Ruthan Jeffries made a motion to approve the Affirmation of Unsafe Building Order for property at 28 W. Deloss., seconded by Linda Messmer. The motion passed 3-0.
- Stormwater-
- OCRA Construction Project -Pay App No. 4 – Linda Messmer made a motion to approve Pay Application No. 4, the final payment of retainage, to Plant Brothers for $39,645.16 for their work on the Stormwater Project, seconded by Ruthann Jeffries. The motion passed 3-0.
- Phone Stipend – Dave Wallace (Water Dept.) – Ruthann Jeffries made a motion to approve Dave Wallace, Water Dept. employee, to receive a monthly phone stipend of $30., seconded by Linda Messmer. The motion passed 3-0.
CLAIMS:
- Clerk’s Office – Linda Messmer made a motion to approve the claims from the Clerk’s Office, seconded by Mayor Wyndham. The motion passed 3-0.
- Utilities’ Office – Linda Messmer made a motion to approve the claims from the Utilities’ Office, seconded by Mayor Wyndham. The motion passed 3-0.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
- The next meeting will be February 14 at 10:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers.
ADJOURNMENT: A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Ruthann Jeffries seconded
by Linda Messmer. The motion passed 3-0. The meeting was adjourned at 10:16 a.m.
