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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA,APRIL 25, 1996
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 5 p.m.Thursday, April 25, 1996,
2 in the Municipal Building in said City. President Robert Goodwin presided with Robin Henry and Bruce Metzger
3 in attendance.The following business was had to-wit:
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5 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF APRIL 18.1996
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7 The minutes of the April 18, 1996 meeting were approved on a motion by Henry,second by Metzger and carried
8 on a unanimous voice vote.
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10 CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
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12 Claims for payment submitted by the City Controller's office were for $434,917.27 and additional claims of
13 $72,000. Henry moved to approve the claims, second by Metzger and the motion was carried on a unanimous
14 voice vote.
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16 REQUESTS
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18 A. Captain John Farmer brought before the Board two new requests for handicapped parking spaces
19 for Wanda Barnett at 216 South 9th Street and Johnie and Sheila Mullins at 721 South 7th Street. He
20 recommended approval. Metzger so moved, second by Henry and the motion was carried on a
21 unanimous voice vote.
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23 B. President Goodwin read a request to close Idlewild Drive at its entrances from Capri Lane and
24 Mikan Drive to have neighborhood block picnics from 10 a.m. to dusk Sunday, May 26;Thursday,July
25 4; and Sunday, September 6, 1996. Captain Farmer commented that this has been an ongoing event
26 for the past 27 years and it does not present a problem and he recommended approval. Henry moved
27 to approve the request, second by Metzger and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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29 C. Fire Chief Mike Allen notified the Board of the promotion of David Stout to the rank of Lieutenant on
30 the Richmond Fire Department as of April 15, 1996.
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32 D. Chief Allen also requested the Board to allow the use of the west drive ramps for the seating area
33 during the Firefighter's Memorial service at 10 a.m. Friday May 24, 1996 at the Firefighter's Memorial at
34 Fire Station No. 1, South 5th and A Streets. He also requested that flags at all six firehouses and the
35 flag at the Freedom Fountain at the Municipal Building be flown at half-staff that day. Metzger moved to
36 approve the request, second by Henry and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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38 CONTRACTS
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40 A. City Attorney Bob Bever brought before the Board two consulting contracts. The first was with Wells
41 & Co. Inc. which has over the past two years served as consultants to the Human Resources
42 Department regarding a review of the medical health plan for City employees. Bever explained the
43 contents of the consulting contract to the Board, noting those services will begin May 1, 1996 and end
44 December 31, 1996 with the consultant paid the normal fee but with a cap of $7,000. The second
45 agreement, Bever explained, regards the area of risk management and supervision of property liability
46 and worker's compensation needs. He said Jerry Geier had been working on this in the past and has
47 received $6,000 per year, but because of budgetary restraints, that has been reduced to $4,000 and
48 Geier has agreed to that. Bever explained that his term will also be from May 1, 1996 to December 31,
49 1996. Geier's services include reviewing all the claims and turning them into the City's insurance
50 company and following them up. Metzger moved to approve both contracts, second by Henry and the
51 motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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53 OTHER MATTERS
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55 PUBLIC COMMENTS
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57 ADJOURNMENT
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59 There being no further business, on a motion duly made seconded and passed and carried on a unanimous
60 voice vote,the meeting was adjourned.
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64 Robert Goodwin, President
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ATTEST:
Norma Schroeder,Clerk