On the agenda: Greene County County Council Meeting Minutes 09-28-26 — Flock camera (Sep 28)

4867275 0 Be it Remembered that the Greene County Council met in Regular Session on Monday, September 28 , 2026, at 4:00 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Room on the third floor of the Courthouse. 0 0 Be it Remembered that the Greene County Council met in Regular Session on Monday, September 28 , 2026, at 4:00 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Room on the third floor of the Courthouse. The meeting was called to order by Kelly Zimmerly . The Pledge of Allegiance opened the meeting. Those present were Kelly Zimmerly, Bryan Woodall, Julia Bartlow, Randall Brown, Ron Lehman , Karen Abrams , and John Wilkes. Re: Regular Minutes Karen Abrams moved, and John Wilkes seconded, to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held August 17 , 202 6 , as presented with reading waived. Motion passed 7-0 . Re: Budget Hearing Minutes Ron Lehman moved, and Julia Bartlow seconded, to approve the minutes of the budget hearing held August 25, 2026, as presented with reading waived. Motion passed 7-0. Bryan Woodall moved, and Karen Abrams seconded, to approve the minutes of the budget hearing held August 26, 2026, as presented with reading waived. Motion passed 7-0. Julia Bartlow moved, and Karen Abrams seconded, to approve the minutes of the budget hearing held August 27, 2026, as presented with reading waived. Motion passed 7-0. Re: Convention, Visitor & Tourism Commission- Appointment of Andy Huffman Bryan Woodall moved, and John Wilkes seconded, to approve the appointment of Andy Huffman for the remainder of Ryan O’Neal’s term, as recommended by the Convention, Visitor and Tourism Commission. This comes to the council after the resignation of board member Ryan O’Neal. Motion passed 7-0. Re: Jamie Thompson- Additional Appropriation- To Advertise 1000-32606-00000-0062- Election Data- $10,000.00 Clerk Jamie Thompson sought funds to be appropriated for an app purchase and website accessibility that will give the public access to real time election updates and results, biographies of current election candidates running for office, and historical election data back to 2022. The initial $25,000.00 has been waived and the annual fee is $10,000.00. Karen Abrams moved, and Bryan Woodall seconded, to approve the advertisement of the additional appropriation in the amount of $ 10 ,000.00 as presented . A roll call vote was taken. Bryan Woodall, John Wilkes, Kelly Zimmerly, and Karen Abrams voted aye. Julia Bartlow, Randall Brown, and Ron Lehman voted nay. Motion passed 4-3. Re : Ashley Dyer- Public Defender- Parity Bonus Payment- $2500.00 2510-1101-00000-0000- Public Defender- $2500.00 In July of 2026, both the judges and the prosecutor received a one-time bonus of $2,500.00 from the State. The Chief Public Defender is required to be paid in parity with the judges and the full-time elected prosecutor. Public Defender Ashley Dyer sought $2,500.00 to stay in parity with the judges and prosecutor. Ron Lehman moved, and Randall Brown seconded, to approve the advertisement of the additional appropriation in the amount of $ 2,5 00.00 as presented . Motion passed 7 -0. Re: Ashley Dyer- Public Defender- Public Defender Hire Public Defender Ashley Dyer sought to hire a fourth permanent full-time Public Defender for her office and eliminate two part-time contract public defender positions after resignation of a contract defender . Dyer stated that with the county only having a few lawyers practicing, it is hard to find a contract lawyer that can dedicate their time to a part-time position. Dyer stated that combining two of the contracts into one full-time position with benefits would be improve availability and retention . Dyer also stated that there is a push to have an assigned public defender at every initial hearing , where right now that is not the case , and that such a move will require all public defenders to be full-time employees . Karen Abrams moved, and Ron Lehman seconded, to approve the full-time public defender position. Ashley stated that depending on experience the position will start at $80,000 and could go up to $88,063.00. Motion passed 7-0. Re: Prosecutor- Additional Appropriation- To Advertise 1000-31102-00000-0009- Case Management Prep Fund- $267.90- Copy Fee Reimbursements Ron Lehman moved, and John Wilkes seconded, to approve the additional appropriation to be advertised in the amount of $267.90 as presented. Motion passed 7-0. Re: Sheriff- Transfer 1000-11901-00000-0162- Extra Hire- $1,000.00 to 1000-27107-00000-0162- Operating Supply John Wilkes moved, and Bryan Woodall seconded, to approve the transfer in the amount of $1,000.00 ad presented. Motion passed 7-0. Re: Sheriff- Additional Appropriation- To Advertise 1000-35206-00000-0005- Repair Equipment- $3,651.00- Reimbursement for surplus vehicle sold Randall Brown moved, and Julia Bartlow seconded, to approve the advertisement of the additional appropriation in the amount of $3,651.00 as presented for the surplus vehicle sold. Motion passed 7-0. Re: H ighway Department - Additional Appropriations- Final Approval 1135 -37900-00000-0000- Bridge Inspections- $40,0000.00- Reimbursement from INDOT Ron Lehman moved, and Bryan Woodall seconded, to approve the additional appropriation in the amount of $40,000.00 as advertised . Motion passed 7-0. 1176-25100-00000-0531- Road Culverts- $27,000.00 Culverts purchased by individuals John Wilkes m oved, and Julia Bartlow seconded, to approve the additional appropriation in the amount of $27,000.00 as advertised . Motion passed 7-0. 1176-32403-00000-0533- Gas/Oil/Lube- $46,000.00- Fuel purchased by other county departments Bryan Woodall moved, and Julia Bartlow seconded, to approve the additional appropriation in the amount of $46,000.00 as advertised . Motion passed 7-0. 1176-22302-00000-0533- Other Supplies- $13,715.00- Scrap metal and culverts taken to J&M Recycling John Wilkes moved, and Randall Brown seconded, to approve the additional appropriation in the amount of $13,715.00 as advertised . Motion passed 7-0. 1242-23000-00000-0000- Bituminous- $506,825.83- Money from INDOT (Lane Mileage) Ron Lehman moved, and Bryan Woodall seconded, to approve the additional appropriation in the amount of $506,825.83 as advertised . Motion passed 7-0. Re: Highway Department- Additional Appropriation- To Advertise 1176-35307-00000-0533- Road Equipment- $35,465.00 (Public Surplus auction money received from sale of older items) Karen Abrams moved, and Julia Bartlow seconded, to approve the additional appropriation to be advertised in the amount of $35,465.00 as pr esented. Motion passed 7-0. 1135-59700-00000-0000- INDOT Refund for DES 1173202- $50,349.61- Bryan Woodall moved, and Ron Lehman seconded, to approve the additional appropriation to be advertised in the amount of $50,349.61 as presented. Motion passed 7-0. Re: Commissioners - Additional Appropriation- To Advertise 1233-31308-00000-0000- Jail Servers- $11,000.00 John Wilkes moved, and Julia Bartlow seconded, to approve the additional appropriation to be advertised in the amount of $ 11,000.00 as presented . Motion passed 7-0. Re: Council- 2027 Budget Approval After reviewing the 2027 Budget after all changes have been made , Ron Lehman moved, and Karen Abrams seconded, to approve the 2027 Budget for Greene County, Indiana . Motion passed 7-0. Re: Commissioner Nathan Abrams- Acknowledgement of Trustee Commissioner Nathan Abrams publicly thank ed Highland Township Trustee Brian Ko l lmeyer for going above and beyond to help Air Force Veteran Shannon Newkirk with paperwork that needed filled out. Newkirk sent Commissioner Abrams an appreciative email thanking Ko l lmeyer for his kindness. Commissioner Abrams stated that he did share the email with Ko l lmeyer before the council meeting. Re: Other Business- John Coleman- Concerned Greene County r esident John Coleman presented the council with an opposition statement regarding Flock cameras. There being no further business to come before the council, Ron Lehman moved, and Julia Bartlow seconded, to adjourn. Motion passed 7 -0. Kelly Zimmerly Ronald Lehman Karen Abrams John Wilkes Randall Brown Bryan Woodall Julia Bartlow Attest: Heather Perry , Auditor