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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE 2019 CITY BUDGET BY MEMBERS OF THE EVANSVILLE CITY COUNCIL
This memo was sent yesterday to members of the Evansville City Council by their Legal Counsel, Joshua Claybourn.
DEAR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS;
I’ve attached all of the budget amendments that I’ve received so far and had a brief summary below. Â Please review any that you are sponsoring as soon as possible in order to let me know if you have any changes.
- Amendment 1 (Weaver): This amendment calls for a $3 million cut from the budget to line items designated and specified by the administration. If this amendment passes, the Council tables final passage of a budget until October 22nd in order to allow the administration to identify and propose its specific cuts.
- Amendment 2 (McGinn & Elpers): This proposes cutting the City’s $130,000 contract with New Hope for a Highway 41 bus service.
- Amendment 3 (McGinn): This proposes reducing the grant to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund from $500,000 to $100,000.
- Amendment 4 (Adams): This holds in abeyance the grant to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund allocation from $500,000 to $0 until City Council has received the Affordable Housing Trust Fund’s first two quarterly financial reports in 2019 for review and approval. After such approval, the City Council will entertain a new appropriation of $500,000 for the Fund.
- Amendment 5 (McGinn & Elpers): This proposes cutting all non-profit grants by 25% except for I-69 Bridgelink and UNOE.
- Amendment 5A (Mercer): This proposes cutting all non-profit grants by 25% except for I-69 Bridgelink, UNOE, Leadership Evansville, and SWIRCA.
- Amendment 6 (Elpers): This amendment reduces the City’s contribution to employee health insurance premiums by $10.00 per month ($120 per year) for each employee, which will have the effect of requiring employees to increase their share of health insurance premiums by $10.00 per month ($120 per year). This would not apply to Teamsters since they are on their own health insurance plan.
FOOTNOTE: The above amendments shall be discussed at Mondays City Council meeting and are subject to changes as deemed by City Council members.Â
McCormick Wants LGBTQ Safeguards For Vouchers
McCormick Wants LGBTQ Safeguards For Vouchers
By James Polston
TheStatehouseFile.com
INDIANAPOLIS — The State Superintendent of Public Instruction said Monday she wants an inclusive K-12 environment for every school that receives public dollars via vouchers.
“This is one that we feel is very important,†McCormick said. “We don’t think any school that takes public dollars should be excluding any of our kids.â€
In 2011, Indiana lawmakers passed a school voucher law that allows any student to take state money that is normally distributed to the public school they attend and gives the state money to the private school of his or her choice.
Private schools have the option to accept or deny students at their discretion — setting up the opportunity for a private school to deny a student based on sexual orientation, gender or disability.
Lighthouse Christian Academy, located in Bloomington, was in the national spotlight last year because the school’s admission brochure stated the school reserves the right to deny admission to LGBTQ students because of their lifestyle choices but the school said they have never turned down a student due to their sexual orientation.
McCormick said she would like to see an inclusive adult environment, along with K-12.
Earlier this year, Roncalli High School was in the national media after the school suspended a long-term guidance counselor because she is married to a woman.
“Our Catholic schools are humbled to serve students of diverse backgrounds and we welcome all students and families who desire a quality Catholic education,†said Superintendent of Catholic Schools Gina Fleming in a statement released by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. “We are inclusive of students aligned to our mission, regardless of gender, race/ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, and learning need.â€
McCormick said that members of the LGBTQ community are three times more likely to contemplate suicide and five more times likely to attempt suicide.
That concerns her.
“Our concern that we still have schools that are allowed to have policies that are exclusionary of kids that fall under that umbrella and we don’t think that’s acceptable,†McCormick said.
Regarding potential changes to the voucher legislation, Fleming said she will continue to advocate for parental choice and religious liberties.
“We will continue to advocate for parental choice and religious liberties to be upheld in ways that empower people to make choices regarding their child’s education that are aligned to their values and beliefs,†Fleming said.
FOOTNOTE: James Polston is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.
Two Arrests Made In Child Neglect Case
Two Arrests Made In Child Neglect Case
OCTOBER 4TH, 2018 
JOYLYN BUKOVAC INDIANA
Two people are behind bars after an emergency crews were called to check on a one-year-old having a seizure. That investigation led to the arrests of 24-year-old Richard Kennedy and 24-year-old Samantha Burris.
They are being held in the Posey County Jail and are facing charges of neglect of a dependent. Officials say neither one of them are the child’s parent, but they are the residents of the apartment where the child was allegedly staying.
“The two people who were arrested both live at the house where the child had been staying. It was not the parents’ house. We believe they were friends of the parents of the child and that’s really all I can say about that right now,†says Chief Tony Alldredge of Mt. Vernon Police Department.
The child was treated at a local hospital. There’s no update on that child’s condition tonight.
UE Volleyball back home on Friday
It is another busy weekend for the University of Evansville volleyball team as they will play three matches in four days for the second time this season. UE welcomes Southern Illinois and Missouri State to Meeks Family Fieldhouse on Friday and Saturday before making their way to Cedar Falls, Iowa for a Monday night match at UNI; all three contests begin at 7 p.m.
Over the weekend, the Aces fell in a pair of conference matches at Illinois State and Bradley; highlighting the contest against the Braves were a 21-kill performance by Rachel Tam and a career-high of 19 digs from Alondra Vazquez.
Junior Rachel Tam added 21 kills to her season tally and starts play this weekend with a total of 302, ranking 5th in the nation. Her 325.5 points in 2018 is sixth in the NCAA while her 736 attempts is 19th. Tam is second in the MVC with her season average of 4.38 kills/game. In the first five MVC matches, Tam has notched 4.06 kills per set including a total of 22 against Loyola and 21 at Bradley. Her 302 kills is 50 more than anyone else in the MVC.
Alondra Vazquez has been making a solid contribution since debuting on September 11 against Tennessee State and has started to excel on the defensive end. Those efforts culminated in her recording 19 digs at Bradley on Sept. 29; she has had three or more digs in each of her nine matches.
Through the opening five MVC matches, Mildrelis Rodriguez continued to help UE in many different ways; through five MVC contests, her 2.78 kills and 2.94 digs are both second on the team.
Friday’s opponent will be Southern Illinois, who begins the weekend with a 4-13 mark and is 0-4 in Valley play. The Salukis are led by Maggie Nedoma’s 3.54 kills per set with Alayna Martin sitting with 7.84 assists/game.
UE plays host to Missouri State on Saturday evening with the Bears starting play this week with a mark of 8-9 and 1-3 in the league. Amelia Flynn paces the team with 2.95 kills per set while Chloe Rear has posted 8.00 assists/set.
UNI has played a tough schedule so far, but it has paid off with the Panthers defeating a pair of top 15 squads while going 10-6 overall and a perfect 4-0 in the MVC. The Panthers defeated #13 Creighton and #5 Kentucky in their season-opening tournament. Karlie Taylor sits atop the MVC with 4.58 kills per set while Rachel Koop is tops in the league with 11.53 assists.
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Gibson County Man Arrested for Outstanding Felony Warrant
Yesterday afternoon at approximately 2:40, Indiana State Police and the US Marshals Task Force arrested Kurtis R. Hall, 50, of Francisco, on a felony warrant out of Vanderburgh County for Burglary, Theft and Felony Resisting Law Enforcement.
When officers searched Hall’s property they discovered a .22 caliber rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in a back bedroom and a loaded 9 mm pistol in his vehicle. Officers also found a 2002 Harley Davidson motorcycle behind a barn that had been reported stolen from Evansville.  Hall is a convicted felon and is not allowed by law to possess firearms. Both weapons and the stolen motorcycle were seized. Hall was transported to the Vanderburgh County Jail where he is currently being held on bond. Information concerning the weapons and stolen motorcycle were forwarded to the Gibson County Prosecutor’s Office for additional criminal charges.
Arrested and Charges:
- Kurtis R. Hall, 50, 495 South CR 550 E, Francisco, IN
- Burglary
- Theft
- Felony Resisting Law Enforcement
Manufacturing Day Event Planned at Ivy Tech Evansville
National Manufacturing Day 2018
8-9 a.m., October 5
Room 107, Ivy Tech Community College
3501 North First Avenue, Evansville
Background: This annual event is a celebration of modern manufacturing and is meant to inspire the next generation of manufacturers. It is designed to address common misperceptions about manufacturing. Guest speaker at this year’s event will be Kimberly Smock, refinery manager at CountryMark in Mt. Vernon, Ind. Smock, a chemical engineer with degrees from Johns Hopkins University, and the University of California, Davis, has more than 25 years of service in refineries and chemical plants. She will share information about the company and its Indiana presence. She will also give a general overview of the manufacturing process in her business and the refinery flow from crude oil to final products. She will also talk about the need for skilled employees in the manufacturing workforce and women in manufacturing leadership.
Tours of the Manufacturing classrooms and lab spaces at Ivy Tech will be available.