FOR THE RECORD

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AGENDA

MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2026

8 AM

1580 Constitution Row -Room E109

Crawfordsville, IN 47933

YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbUbSjQGhig

CALL TO ORDER Board President Dan Guard

PLEDGE ALLIGENCE and PRAYER

CONSENT AGENDA

Approval of Claims: AP $ & Payroll $

Minutes: December 19, 2025

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

President

Vice President

PUBLIC HEARING -ZA2025-3 Data Centers Zoning Amendments

Ordinance 2026-1 Adopting Text Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance

2026 CONTRACTS

2026 Animal Welfare League Contract

NEW BUSINESS

Joshua Tolen -District Service Officer Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs -Discussion SB 433

USI Montgomery County Road Standards and Specifications (On Call) Agreement

Open Quotes for Work Previously Awarded to J & L Plumbing and Mechanical:

3403 Parliament Place, Crawfordsville –HVAC and water heater

1412 Southside Dr, Crawfordsville –HVAC

1790 W US Highway 136, Crawfordsville –water heater

8 West Park Lane, Crawfordsville –water heater

39 Center Drive, Crawfordsville –water heater

320 W College, Ladoga –water heater

7526 N CR 650 W, Wingate –water heater

410 Washington, Crawfordsville -cooling

Commissioners accept submitted quotes for three new properties not previously quoted

717 S Walnut St, Crawfordsville –HVAC & Roof

125 N Washington, Ladoga –HVAC & Roof

220 W Taylor, Ladoga –HVAC, Roof & Radon

220 W Taylor, Ladoga –HVAC, Roof & Radon

ORDINANCE

2nd Reading Ordinance 2025-39 Ordinance to Add New Chapter 98: Open Burning and Prescribed Burning to the Montgomery County Code of Ordinances

RESOLUTION

Resolution 2026-1 Resolution of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners Regarding Amendment of Allocation Areas

Resolution 2026-2 Approving Meeting Dates for 2026

Resolution 2026-3 Approving Sheriff’s Compensation Agreement

Resolution 2026-4 Appointing County Attorney and Approving Engagement Letter

OTHER BUSINESS

ADJOURNMENT

Montgomery County Redevelopment Commission

Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

11:00 AM

Montgomery County Government Center

1580 Constitution Row – Suite E

Crawfordsville, IN  47933

Call to Order

Election of Officers

                President

                Vice President

                Secretary

Consideration of Minutes

                Regular Meeting – December 9, 2025

New Business

                Discussion of Nucor Towers Agreement 

Staff Reports

                Financial Report – Jeff Peters – Peters Franklin

                Engineering Report – Ryan Pattenaude – Lochmueller Group

                Economic Development Report – Cheryl Morphew

Approve Claims

Other Business

Adjournment

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 @ 11:00 am

Montgomery County Council Meeting

Montgomery County Board of Commissioners Meeting

January 13, 2026 at 9:00 am

1580 Constitution Row – Room E109

Crawfordsville, IN 47933

AGENDA

Call to Order: 2025 Council President David Hunt

Pledge of Allegiance and Prayer

Consent Agenda

Approval of Minutes: December 9, 2025

Approval of Claim(s):

$1,151.50 – Taylor, Minnette, Schneider & Clutter, P.C.; Invoice 28972

$ – Peters Franklin, LTD; Invoice

$210.00 – County Council Association (dues); Invoice 1008

$881.25 – Waggoner Irwin Scheele & Associates Inc.; Invoices 5621 and 5622

Accept & Acknowledge Receipt:

4Q2025 Commissary Report – Sheriff

Same Series Transfer(s) Report – Auditor

Public Comment on Agenda Items

Election of 2026 Council Officers

President

Vice President

Appointments by the Council (Current)

Council Attorney (Dan Taylor)

Montgomery County Solid Waste District (Nelson)

Montgomery County Plan Commission (Loy)

Alcoholic Beverage Commission (David Long)

Redevelopment Commission (2) (Booth and Brad Monts)

Regional Sewer District Board (2) (Grimble and Warren)

Board of Zoning Appeals (John Hedrick II)

Property Tax Board of Appeals (John Downey, Lindsey Hamilton and Patricia Richey)

Economic Development Commission (2 Council and a county citizen) (Hunt, Warren and Jessica Bokhart)

Economic Development Authority (Council President and Council Vice President)

CCC Governing Board (Council President)

Appointments by the Council President (Current)

Liaisons to Departments

Highway, Sheriff, EM-HS, Coroner and CCC (Booth)

Health (Cating)

Soil & Water Conservation District and Extension Office (Grimble)

Commissioners, Mapping, Building/Maint., Surveyor, Veteran’s Services, Weights & Measures (Loy)

Clerk, Judges, Probation, Prosecutor and Public Defender (2) (Hunt and Grimble)

Assessor, Auditor, Recorder and Treasurer (Nelson)

Liaisons to Other Funded Organizations (Current)

Animal Welfare League (Cating)

Committees (Current)

Information Technology Committee (Warren)

Budget Committee

Internal Controls Committee (Loy)

Risk Management Committee (Loy)

Tax Abatement Committee (Booth and Nelson)

HIPAA Compliance Committee (Grimble)

2026 Council Home Rule

Authority to approve transfers within Same Series in 2026 Budget

Every year, the Department Heads request that transfers be allowed within the same series and without Council approval. Last year, the Council granted the Department Heads authority with the exception of the 1000 Series requests. With the current budget concerns, the Auditor does not support this request for 2026.

Authority to sign the 2026 Drainage Board Reconstruction Loans

Every year, the Council votes to grant authority to the President and Vice President (in absence of the President) to sign Drain Reconstruction loans.

New Business

Resolution 2026-1 Approving Sheriff’s Compensation Agreement

2026 Salary $121,691.

Resolution 2026-2 Approving Attorney Engagement Letter

Taylor, Minette, Schneider & Clutter, P.C. The hourly rate for the preferred government clients is increasing from $245 to $255 for 2026, unless the attorney performing the work has a lower hourly rate, in which case the lower hourly rate will apply. This is for all work except bonds, which fees will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis.

Resolution 2026-3 Commissary Fund

Every year, the Sheriff requests the authority to spend from his Jail Commissary Fund.

Resolution 2026-4 2026 County Council Meeting Schedule

Establishing the 2026 meeting schedule, as approved at the December 2025 Council Meeting.

Amending Compensation Plan Pertaining to Highway Department

Requesting that we do away with the truck driver levels in the compensation plan. Currently you are hired in as a truck driver with the expectation of getting your CDL within a year. If you already have CDL you are still hired at the same amount. The truck driver levels are based on years of experience with CDL not with the job. So, the levels are based on the years of experience not the position, so therefore the driver levels conflicts with longevity pay. I (Jake lough) misunderstood and I had not been following the levels since the inception of the comp plan because I thought it was taken care of with longevity pay.

The levels also create a logistical issue for auditor and highway because every time a new hire gets his CDL his line would have to change to a level II or if a driver reached his CDL anniversary his line would have to change to the proper level. The levels are explained below:

Level I- Hire-in, Non-CDL, must obtain CDL class within 1 yr. of hire

Level II- Possession of CDL and less than 3 years of experience

Level III- Minimum of 3 years of experience

Level IV- Minimum of 5 years of experience

Level V- Minimum of 10 years of experience

Old Business

Ordinance 2025-7 Final Reading

Final Reading of Ordinance adopting an updated investment policy.

Reports

Funded Organizations

Department Heads

Elected Officials

Councilors

Public Comment

*Next regular meeting

February 10 at 9:00a.m. at Montgomery County Government Center, 1580 Constitution Row – Room E109

Adjournment

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PLAN COMMISSION

MONTGOMERY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER COMMUNITY ROOM

1580 CONSTITUTION ROW

CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN 47933

AGENDA

Tuesday January 13, 2026

4:00 pm

1. Call to Order
2. Oath of Office
3. Pledge
4. Reorganization;

4. Nomination of President
5. Nomination of Vice President
6. Nomination of Secretary
7. Approval of Minutes from December 9, 2025
8. New Business:

6. DPR2026-1 –      Public Hearing, D&G Partners LLC, Development Plan
7. SD2026-1 –         Public Hearing, Final Plat, Sowder/Slavens Minor Plat
8. RZ2026-1 –          Public Hearing, Fugate Stock Farm, Rezone from A to I
9. Other Business:
10. SD2025-11 –       Final Plat approval.
11. Adjournment

Notice of Meeting

LADOGA TOWN COUNCIL

NOTICE OF CHANGE TO

JANUARY MEETING SCHEDULE

The Town Council of Ladoga, Indiana, will meet on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. at the Ladoga Town Hall, 121 East Main Street, Ladoga, IN 47954, instead of the regular meeting on Saturday, January 10, 2026, which is cancelled.  The 2026 monthly meeting schedule will be formally set at this January 14^th meeting.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

AGENDA

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 14, 2026, 11:00 AM

1580 CONSTITUTION ROW

CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN 47933

1. CALL TO ORDER
2. OATH OF OFFICE
3. PLEDGE
4. REORGANIZATION:

1. Nomination of Chairman
2. Nomination of Vice Chairman
3. Nomination of Secretary
4. APPROVAL OF AUGUST 2025 MINUTES
5. OTHER BUSINESS:
6. Training Session
7. ADJOURNMENT