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MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
AGENDA
WEDNESDAY April 9, 2025, 11:00 AM
1580 CONSTITUTION ROW
CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN 47933
- CALL TO ORDER
- APPROVAL of February, 2025 MEETING MINUTES
- NEW BUSINESS:
- ZV2507 – Public Hearing variance to development standard setbacks, Fullenwider.
- OTHER BUSINESS:
- Meeting date and time discussion.
- ADJOURNMENT
Agenda subject to change*
Montgomery County Council Meeting
Montgomery County Board of Commissioners Meeting
April 8, 2025 at 9:00 am
1580 Constitution Row – Room E109
Crawfordsville, IN 47933
Call to Order: Council President David Hunt
Pledge of Allegiance and Prayer
Consent Agenda
Accept & Acknowledge Receipt:
March 11, 2025 Minutes – Auditor
Same Series Transfer(s) Report – Auditor
Cash Balance Report – Auditor
1Q2025 Commissary Report – Sheriff
Public Comment on Agenda Items
Money Matters
1000 – Additional needed for corporal pay (bringing pay up to $51,698)
8130 – New bulletproof vest for a transport deputy
1176 – Received $1,500,000 CCMG for Cape Seal. Estimated project to be $2,275,000 for Ladoga Rd, Cassidy and 650 N. County portion to be $775,000.
TBD – Fully reimbursable grant
TRANSFER of APPROPRIATIONS:
1235 – Original budget request (56,000) was reduced to cover increase in salaries and stay under advertised budget, per State requirements.
Old Business
State program to fund public defender’s office
From Mindy Byers: Data on cost to implement the State program to fund the public defender’s office.
The numbers are based off of available 2025 data:
Buser salary $183,513
Donaldson salary $137,635
Difference $45,878
Chief Pros salary: $137,635
Chief PD salary: $91,094
Difference: $46,541
Total diff in salary: $92,419
Additional FICA: $7,070
Additional INPRS: $10,351
Sub-Total of Add’l Costs: $109,840
Amount to transfer out of the Supplemental Fund, back into County General: $76,672
TOTAL of ADDITIONAL COSTS TO COUNTY GENERAL: $186,512
This, of course, does not include any other costs such as adding offices, furniture, parking spaces, etcetera.
New Business
Authorizing new part time Scanner position in the Clerk’s Office – Approving compensation classification for part time scanner position in the Clerk’s Office.
The Council tabled these requests at the last meeting in order for a job description to be developed by W.I.S., the County’s compensation consultant. The information for the job description was sent to W.I.S. Here is the response from Addie Rooker of W.I.S:
“I checked the pay plans and we prepared and classified a proposed Part-time Scanning Deputy for the Clerk’s Office at COMOT A. I don’t see the classification of COMOT A changing so you should be able to make the job description changes internally.”
According to the Compensation schedule, COMOT A is a non-exempt position with an annual compensation for 2025 of $33,081.56 for 1950 hours and a base hire hourly rate of $16.9649. Since the position is part time, the annual compensation will be less and the position will be paid per hour worked.
Authorizing Legal Intern position in the Prosecutor’s Office – Approving compensation classification for Legal Intern position in the Prosecutor’s Office.
From Jacob Moore of the Prosecutor’s Office: “The prosecutor’s office is looking to create a summer internship position for a current law school student this summer and hopefully next year as well, in anticipation of one or more deputy prosecutor positions becoming vacant January of 2027. Our office is hoping to use the money in our deferral/diversion fund and we are not going to be requesting any additional funds from the County.”
The Prosecutor’s Office worked with Addie Rooker of W.I.S. to develop the job description and compensation for the position. Here is Addie’s memo regarding the position and it’s compensation.
MEMORANDUM
DATE: March 31, 2025
TO: Montgomery County Council
FROM: Addie Rooker, Principal Consultant
SUBJECT: New Position Request – Prosecutor’s Office
As requested, Waggoner, Irwin, Scheele and Associates (WIS) reviewed the following new position request for the Prosecutor’s Office.
Legal Intern
This is a new part-time position request. A job description has been created and the position will be responsible for reviewing reports from law enforcement, conducting legal research, processing files for discovery, conducting plea negotiations, and performing prosecutorial duties in court under supervision.
The incumbent reports directly to the assigned Deputy Prosecutor.
Job duties for this position include: Reviewing reports from law enforcement agencies; Reviewing files for discovery; Reviewing Defendant’s history and pending cases and drafting preliminary plea offers; Conducting legal research; Performing duties of Prosecutor in court;
Conducting research on advancements in case law; Assisting with and conducting training for law enforcement officers; Observing court proceedings, plea negotiations, and contested hearings; and Drafting documents for cases.
Job requirements for this position include: Bachelor’s degree and must have completed half of education requirements at accredited law school for a degree in law; Must be certified legal intern by Indiana Admission and Discipline Rule 2.1(a); and Must be at least 21 years of age.
We have assessed this position respective of other positions in the PAT job category and factored the position using the Factor Evaluation System (FES) job classification point-factor guide charts for PAT positions.
Recommendation:
We factored the position at 365 PAT factor points. Therefore, if the position is approved, it is recommended that the position be classified at PAT B Non-exempt and compensated at the PAT B hourly pay rate.
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The base hire hourly rate for PAT B is $24.7049. Annual compensation at 1950 hours would be $48,174,56 according to the compensation schedule for PAT B.
Authorization to reduce one full time position for an attorney and hire two part time contract attorneys in the Public Defender’s Office
From Bryan Donaldson of the Public Defender’s Office: “I would like to take one of my open full-time positions and turn it into 2 part-time contract positions. There would be no benefits with the contract positions.”
If the Council authorizes the request, then a reduction of appropriation in personal services and an additional appropriation in contractual services will be required.
Resolution expressing Council’s desire to eliminate the ERPS Committee
As part of the new Compensation Plan, it was contemplated that the ERPS Committee would be replaced with a new process involving the County’s compensation consultant, W.I.S., to review requests for changes in compensation for a position. This resolution states the Council’s desire to replace the ERPS Committee with a new process. Replacing the ERPS Committee with a new process will require an amendment to the County Code. The Commissioners are responsible for approving changes to the County Code and the Council’s Resolution will be forwarded to the Commissioners for their consideration.
Staff & Elected Official Reports
Funded Organizations
Department Heads
Elected Officials
Councilors
Public Comment
Approval of Claim(s):
$1,127.00 – Taylor, Minnette, Schneider & Clutter, P.C.; Invoice 25969
$4,320.16 – Peters Franklin, LTD; Invoice 16394
$835.00 – Swick’s Kitchen and Emporium; Invoice 000017
*Next regular meeting
May 13 at 9:00 a.m. at Montgomery County Government Center, 1580 Constitution Row – Room E109
Adjournment
Montgomery County Redevelopment Commission
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
11:00 am
Montgomery County Government Center
1580 Constitution Row – Suite E
Crawfordsville, IN 47933
Call to Order by Chairman Ron Dickerson
Consideration of Minutes – March 11, 2025
New Business
CSX Facility Encroachment Agreement
Staff Reports
Financial Report – Jeff Peters – Peters Franklin
Engineering Report – Ryan Pattenaude – Lochmueller
Approve Claims
Other Business
Adjournment
**Next meeting Tuesday, May 13, 2025 @ 11:00 am**
MONTGOMERY COUNTY PLAN COMMISSION
AGENDA
WEDNESDAY APRIL 8, 2025 4:00 PM
MONTGOMERY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER COMMUNITY ROOM
1580 CONSTITUTION ROW
CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN 47933
- Call to Order
- Approval of Minutes from March 2025
- Agenda Modifications
- New Business:
- RZ2025-2 – Public Hearing of Re-zone from Residential (R) to Mobile Home (MH)
- Old Business:
- Other Business
- Adjournment
*Next regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday MAY 13, 2025
AGENDA
MONTGOMERY COUNTY VISITORS & CONVENTION COMMISSION
Wednesday April 9, 2025
6:00 p.m.
Montgomery County Government Center
1580 Constitution Row – Suite E
Crawfordsville, IN 47933
CALL TO ORDER
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
NEW BUSINESS
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL GRANT REQUEST
OFFICER REPORTS
Treasurer Report
Visitor’s Bureau Report – Heather Shirk
MONEY MATTERS
Approve Claims
OTHER BUSINESS
ADJOURNMENT
Crawfordsville Council Committee Meeting Agenda
April 7, 2025
I. Fiscal Affairs
II. Ordinances & Petitions
A. A Resolution Acknowledging Receipt of the 2024 Crawfordsville Redevelopment Commission Annual Report and Presentation under Indiana Code § 36-7-14-13
B. An Ordinance to Amend City Code Section 33.002 Meeting Location
III. Traffic, Parking & Safety
A. An Ordinance Vacating a Portion of an Alley in Crawfordsville, Indiana – North-South Alley directly east of 508 Curtis Street, Crawfordsville, IN also commonly known as the alley between lots 1, 2 & 42 of Highland Park subdivision
IV. Annexation
A. A Resolution Approving Proposed Annexation Fiscal Plan
B. An Ordinance to Annex Property Known as approximately 147 acres located at State Road 47 South, Purple Heart Parkway, and US Highway 231 South in Crawfordsville, Indiana, and the associated right-of-way (Parcel 54-10-07-700-044.001-025, 54-10-18-500-002.0
V. Miscellaneous
VI. Adjournment