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Vanderburgh County Commissioners February 26, 2019 Meeting Agenda

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AGENDA of Vanderburgh County the Board of Commissioners

on February 26, 2019, at 3:00 pm, Room 301

  1. Call to Order
  2. Attendance
  3. Pledge of Allegiance
  4. Action Items 
    1. Public Hearing & Final Reading of Vacation Ordinance CO.V-02-19-001: Petition to Vacate Ruston Lane & Adjoining Rights-of-Way
    2. First Reading of Ordinances CO.03-19-004: An Ordinance Amending Vanderburgh County’s Ordinance Concerning Encroachments 
    3. Resolution CO.R-02-19-004: The City of Evansville and Vanderburgh County Authorizing Mark Uhrin to Execute Amazon AWS Service Terms 
    4. County Auditor: Kronos Timekeeping Support Services 
    5. County Assessor: Ivy Tech Courses 
    6. County Health: Addendum to Lease Agreement with Southwestern Healthcare, Inc. 
    7. Computer Services: Amendment to Master Agreement for Information Technology Services with Advanced Network & Computer Services, Inc. 
    8. Vanderburgh County Health Insurance Study Committee
  5. Department Head Reports
  6. New Business
  7. Old Business
  8. Consent Items
    1. Approval of February 12, 2019 Meeting Minutes
    2. Employment Changes 
    3. American Medical Response: 911 Ambulance Call Summary December 31, 2018 
    4. Arc of Evansville:
      1. June–December 2018 Meeting Minutes 
      2. August–December 2018 Monthly Report
    5. County Auditor: Claim Voucher Reports: 2/11/19-2/15/19 & 2/18/19-2/22/19
    6. County Assessor: Surplus Request Computer Equipment 
    7. Soil and Water Conservation District: January 28, 2019 Meeting Minutes
    8. United Neighborhood of Evansville: January 2019 Monthly Report 
    9. County Engineering:
      1. Department Report
      2. Pay Request #54 U.S. 41 Expansion T.I.F. for the sum of $150.00
      3. Pay Request #11 Phoenix Commerce Center T.I.F. for the sum of $106.60
      4. Travel Request 
      5. Claims 
    10. Weights and Measures: January 16- February 15, 2019 Monthly Report 
    11. County Commissioners: Letter to the Indiana Gaming Commission 
    12. Scott Township Trustee Standards 2019
    13. Superintendent of County Buildings: Special Purchase for Emergency Conditions at the Old Courthouse
  9. Public Comment
  1. Rezoning
    1. Final Reading of Rezoning Ordinance VC-1-2019

Petitioner: Briggs & Sons, LLC

Address: 13644 SR 57 

Request: Change from Ag to C-4 with UDC

    1. Final Reading of Rezoning Ordinance VC-2-2019

Petitioner: Karen Hallenberg

Address: 10620 St. Wendel Road

Request: Change from Ag to CO-1

  1. Adjournment

Budget Initiatives Are off-Base And Not In The Best Interests of Schools. 

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By Erica Irish
TheStatehouseFile.com

INDIANAPOLIS—Although House Republicans have committed more than 50 percent of their two-year budget proposal to K-12 education, the state’s top education leader said its initiatives are off-base and not in the best interests of schools. 

Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick made her remarks before the Parent Council Network of Washington Township, the night before the Indiana House was scheduled to weigh in on the GOP’s $34 billion budget bill. 

The budget bill advanced in the House Thursday after almost every attempt by Democrats to amend the bill, House Bill 1001, was rejected by Republicans, who hold a supermajority in the chamber.

House Democrats proposed a series of amendments to the developing budget that covered everything from teacher pay to school security and a fully-funded pre-Kindergarten program.

In particular, the Democratic caucus asked the chamber to instead use the state general fund to guarantee a 5 percent salary increase for all public school teachers. But this, alongside their other spending proposals, failed. 

In the parents’ meeting, McCormick outlined several shortcomings in the budget proposal and accompanying bills that would affect how Indiana’s schools operate.

For example, McCormick cited a provision in the House budget that adopts Gov. Eric Holcomb’s proposal to use a one-time payment of $150 million from surplus funds to pay off school districts’ teacher pension liabilities. The hope is that, by removing these liabilities, districts will save more money and expand the number of dollars available to teachers.

McCormick said she wants to see a more aggressive and uniform approach to address teacher pay, noting that the money saved would vary from district to district. But she said she won’t oppose the state’s first attempt. 

“That would be pretty irresponsible on my part,” McCormick said. “We have said thank you for that. That’s one good first step, but it can’t be the only solution.”

McCormick also discussed a provision in a separate bill — House Bill 1003 — that would require schools to transfer no more than 15 percent of revenue contained in its education fund, which covers classroom instruction, to the district’s operations fund.

She said legislators refuse to address the discrepancies among school districts and are instead offering a blanket solution to the widespread problem of teacher pay.

“It just matters where you are,” McCormick said. “For the people who have the flexibility and can afford it, great. I’m just worried about the majority of people who don’t.”

But other proposals reviewed by the General Assembly also didn’t offer much of an improvement, largely because of a widespread lack of interest in data compiled by the department, she said.

For example, a proposal by Rep. Ed DeLaney, D-Indianapolis, to kickstart an incentive program for teacher pay raises didn’t take into account all districts’ needs, McCormick said.

The proposal, introduced in an amendment to HB 1003 at a hearing in the House Education Committee, would have provided an additional $100 per enrolled student in school tuition support if a district commits to pay teachers a minimum salary of $40,000.

While McCormick called DeLaney “good partner of public education,” she said existing discrepancies across school districts — in which some teachers make as low as $30,000 a year — complicate a proposal to increaDelaney salaries up front. 

As the budget progresses, McCormick warned educators not to be overly optimistic and to instead look at the numbers behind the problems.

“They’re hearing rhetoric from the Statehouse saying this is what it’s going to be,” McCormick said. “But when you go into practice and implementation at that local level, I’m very concerned there won’t be that realization.”

The budget bill also secures an extra $286 million each year for the Department of Child Services, bringing its annual budget to more than $900 million, provides extra money to local jails, and expands funding for Medicaid.

HB 1001 goes to the full House on Monday for a vote before advancing to the Senate.

FOOTNOTE: Erica Irish is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.

Philharmonic Orchestra Announces Music Director Finalist

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FEBRUARY 25TH, 2019 TYRONE MORRIS EVANSVILLE, INDIANA

The Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra has announced the five finalists to fill the new music director position.

The new director will take over for Maestro Alfred Savia who has been with the orchestra since 1989.

This season each finalist will conduct a concert of their own.

The five finalists are Laura Jackson, Scott Seaton, Michelle Merrill, Charles Latshaw, and Roger Kalia.

The new music director will begin their leadership of the EPO during the 2020 to 2021 season.

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Indiana Women’s Swimming & Diving Wins Sixth Big Ten Championship in Program History

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 17-ranked Indiana University women’s swimming and diving team captured the program’s sixth Big Ten Championship on Saturday night at the Counsilman Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington, Ind.

Indiana captured the team’s first league crown for the first time in 2011 with a total score of 1,386.5 points. No. 2-ranked Michigan finished second with 1,302.5 points, while No. 22 Ohio State was third with a total of 1,162.5. The 1,386.5 points are the most for the Hoosiers in Big Ten Championships history.

Over the course of the 2019 Big Ten Women’s Championships, the Hoosiers won a total of 14 medals – seven gold, one silver, and six bronze. Earning First-Team All-Big Ten honors for the Hoosiers were Bailey Anderson, Christine Jensen, Lilly King, Shelby Koontz, Jessica Parratto and Morgan Scott.

Indiana’s Lilly King made even more history on Saturday night, becoming the first woman in conference history to win the Big Ten title in the 200 breaststroke four-straight seasons, winning with an NCAA A cut time of 2:05.14.

King, who won four titles this week with the Hoosiers, finishes her Big Ten career as a 16-time conference champion and is the only woman in league history to win eight breaststroke titles.

Also in the Championship Final, freshman Noelle Peplowski had a career-best performance, winning bronze with a PR of 2:07.75. Senior Bailey Anderson was sixth with a personal-best time of 2:08.04, while classmate Laura Morley was eighth in 2:09.45.

Bailey Kovac led four Hoosiers in the B Final of the 200 breasts, winning with a time of 2:10.66. Abby Kirkpatrick was fourth with a career-best time of 2:11.59, while Mackenzie Atencio was seventh with a PR of 2:12.30. Freshman Mackenzie Looze was eighth in a time of 2:13.33.

 The Big Ten Diver of the Championships, Jessica Parratto made the most of her final home meet, winning her fourth league title in the platform dive with a CBAC pool record score of 394.40. Parratto was incredible throughout her list, scoring 84.80 on each of her final dives and no less than 72.00 on any other.

Parratto is a five-time Big Ten champion after winning gold in the 1-meter dive on Thursday. The Dover, N.H. native also took bronze in the 3-meter on Friday.

Earlier in the B Final, Taylor Carter placed seventh with a score of 249.00. Carter was a great asset for the Hoosiers this week, scoring in all three events.

 In the 400 freestyle relay, the Indiana team of Morgan Scott, Christine Jensen, Shelby Koontz, and Bailey Anderson won the bronze with a school record and NCAA A cut time of 3:14.32.

Cassy Jernberg led a quartet of Hoosier distance swimmers in the 1,650 freestyle, winning bronze with a time of 15:57.25.

Freshman Maggie Wallace cut nearly 11 seconds off her previous career-best to take sixth place with a time of 16:08.32, while Josie Grote just missed the podium, taking ninth in a personal-best time of 16:07.10. Christin Rockway placed 12th overall with a time of 16:24.43.

 Once again, freshman Morgan Scott had a clutch swim for the Hoosiers, placing fourth overall in the Championship Final of the 100 freestyle with a career-best time of 48.84.

In the B Final, Julia Wolf placed third with a personal-best mark of 49.35, while Laurel Eiber was sixth in 49.92. In the C Final, Grace Haskett was second with a time of 49.77, while Maria Paula Heitmann was eighth in 50.59.

Shelby Koontz led the Hoosiers in the 200 butterflies, placing sixth in the Championship Final with a time of 1:57.54. In the B Final, senior Christine Jensen was fifth with a mark of 1:58.37.

Over the course of the Big Ten Championships, the Hoosiers recorded some impressive accolades. Indiana broke one American record, one NCAA record, one Big Ten record, four school records, six pool records, and two Big Ten Meet records.

IU also amassed nine NCAA A cuts, 85 NCAA B cuts and had 67 career-best performances.

For all the latest on Indiana University women’s swimming and diving, be sure to follow the team on social media - Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Diver of the Championships

Jessica Parratto

 First-Team All-Big Ten

Bailey Anderson

Christine Jensen

Lilly King

Shelby Koontz

Jessica Parratto

Morgan Scott

Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree

Laura Morley

1,650 Freestyle

  1. Cassy Jernberg – 15:57.25 (NCAA B Cut)
  2. Maggie Wallace – 16:08.32 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
  3. Josie Grote – 16:17.10 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
  4. Christin Rockway – 16:24.43 (NCAA B Cut)
  5. Anne Rouleau – 16:49.17 (Personal Best)

100 Freestyle

  1. Morgan Scott – 48.84 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
  2. Julia Wolf – 49.35 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
  3. Laurel Eiber – 49.92
  4. Grace Haskett – 49.77
  5. Maria Paula Heitmann – 50.59

200 Breaststroke

  1. Lilly King – 2:05.14 (NCAA A Cut)
  2. Noelle Peplowski – 2:07.75 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
  3. Bailey Anderson – 2:08.04 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
  4. Laura Morley – 2:09.45 (NCAA B Cut)
  5. Bailey Kovac – 2:10.66 (NCAA B Cut)
  6. Abby Kirkpatrick – 2:11.59 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
  7. Mackenzie Atencio – 2:12.30 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
  8. Mackenzie Looze – 2:13.33 (NCAA B Cut)

200 Butterfly

  1. Shelby Koontz – 1:57.54 (NCAA B Cut)
  2. Christine Jensen – 1:58.37 (NCAA B Cut)

Platform Dive

  1. Jessica Parratto – 394.40 (Pool Record, NCAA Zones Qualifying Score)
  2. Taylor Carter – 249.00 (NCAA Zones Qualifying Score)

400 Freestyle Relay

  1. Morgan Scott, Christine Jensen, Shelby Koontz, Bailey Anderson – 3:14.32 (School Record, NCAA A Cut)#GoIU

St. Vincent Evansville Birth Announcements For February 25, 2019

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Marisa and Evan Southerland, Evansville, daughter, Stella Rae, February 15

Taylor Haught and Aaron Comegys, Mount Carmel, IL, son, Aaron Ray II, February 16

Kerrie Thompson and Brad Decker, Rockport, IN, daughter, Adalynn Lucille, February 16

Kayley and Denton Ice, Evansville, son, Elijah Robert, February 17

LoSitah and Jason Reising, New Harmony, IN, daughter, Eloise Maggie, February 17

Audra and Zachary Straw, Mount Vernon, IN, daughter, Adele Renae, February 18

Amanda and Tyler Pohl, Princeton, IN, son, David Waylon, February 18

Kelly and Jarod Parker, Evansville, daughter, Marielle Jade, February 19

Tiffany and Christopher Bey, Boonville, IN, daughter, Emily Grace, February 19

Amber and Jordon Antle, Princeton, IN, son, Blake Allen, February 19

Rachel Wigginton and Justen Reed, Evansville, son, Weston Michael, February 19

Breea Galiher and Ethan Taylor, West Salem, IL, daughter, Luna Rose, February 19

Michelle and Brad Gilbert, Evansville, daughter, Eliza Rose, February 20

Kimberley Allen and Triston Taylor, Dale, IN, daughter, Bayley Jean-Denise, February 20

Danielle Burress and Aneas Dulin, Evansville, son, Ah’Siah Aneas, February 21

Karissa Greenwalt, Evansville, son, Maddox Xander, February 22

 

Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center to Offer Summer Engineering Cam

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The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation’s Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center (SICTC) is once again hosting a two-week summer engineering camp, Engineering Summer Experience, for students currently in the seventh and eighth grades in Evansville and the surrounding areas who are interested in exploring engineering-related fields. The camp, scheduled for weekdays between June 3 through June 14, 2019, is a half-day program that will focus on topics related to engineering, computer science, manufacturing, and architecture. Students will learn about:

  • Soldering
  • Basic electrical circuits
  • Robotics
  • Prototyping and 3D scanning
  • CNC machining
  • Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Software
  • Career awareness in science, technology, engineering, and math
  • Welding with hands-on experiences
  • Computer Science
  • Radio Broadcasting
  • Electromagnetic motors
  • Introduction to engineering concepts
  • Team building activities

Students also will attend a field trip to a local manufacturing company.  Cost for the summer camp is $65 per student.

To register, visit www.evscschools.com/sictc and click on the ‘Engineering Summer Experience’ link on the top of the page under ‘Summer Experiences’ of the home page or visit their Facebook page at ‘Engineering 2.0 Summer Experience.’  Individuals interested in participating in the camp must register by April 11, 2019.

 

 

VANDERBURGH COUNTY SHERIFF RECENT BOOKINGS RECORDS

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ADOPT A PET

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HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE

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Bookkeeper/Office Manager
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EPD REPORT

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EPD REPORT

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