Agenda
- Awarding of Community Grants
- Amethyst House
- Beacon for Friend's Place
- Boys and Girls Club
- Community Justice and Mediation Center- CJAM
- Community Kitchen
- Courage to Change
- Girl's Inc.
- Hoosier Hill's Food Bank
- Mother Hubbard's Cupboard
- New Hope Family Shelter
- New Leaf New Life
- Pantry 279
- VITAL
- Approval/Accept 2026 Budget
- Township Form 17
- Adoption of Capital Improvement Plan
- Other
- Real Estate
- Guidelines Change
Meeting Minutes
Awarding of Community Grands
| Organization | Grant Amount |
|---|---|
| All Options Pregnancy Research Center | $0.00 |
| Amethyst House | $0.00 |
| Beacon for Friend's Place | $25,000.00 |
| Boys and Girls Club | $0.00 |
| Community Court Liasson Project (CJAM) | $0.00 |
| Community Kitchen | $18,000.00 |
| Courage to Change | $0.00 |
| Girl's Inc. | $0.00 |
| Hoosier Hill's Food Bank | $17,500.00 |
| Mother Hubbard's Cupboard | $0.00 |
| New Hope Family Shelter | $0.00 |
| New Leaf New Life | $7,000.00 |
| Pantry 279 | $0.00 |
| VITAL | $2,000.00 |
| New Hope Family Shelter (Winter Shelter) | $0.00 |
| Winter Emergency Shelter | $0.00 |
| Food Pantry Perry Township | $20,000.00 |
| Emergency Shelter (set-a-side) Clouse Out | $0.00 |
$145,000.00 is the budget for the community grants, however, Dan explains that we know our budget is going to be cut by the DLGF and we have to prepare for cuts in certain areas. We can re-visit these cuts at the beginning of the year. Barb moves to approve the 2026 budget for the community grants, Jack seconds, all approve.
Approval/Accept 2026 Budget
Tax rates for 2026 are: General is set to 0.0030% and Township Assistance is set to 0.0181%. Barb moves to accept the 2026 budget, Jack seconds, all approve.
Township Form 17
Township form 17 is the salary resolution. Barb moves to accept Township Form 17, Jack seconds, all agree.
Adoption of Capital Improvement Plan
Barb opens the floor for public comment on the Capital Improvement Plan. No public in attendance.
The board is presented with the Capital Improvement Plan that was advertised to the public and adopted as a new resolution. Barb approves the resolution of the capital improvement plan, Jack seconds, all approve.
Other
Chris and William met with a potential buyer to come up with a contract with provisions that was given to the board. The board acknowledges where things are with the sale and allows things to move forward with some adjustments still needing to be worked out with the contract process.
Dan discusses with the board a guideline change regarding subletting and are presented with the new guideline. Barb approves to adopt the new guideline, Jack seconds, all approve.
Dan shows the board the finished book that was written about the tornado disaster. Shelli Yoder has read a copy and emailed Dan back stating that she really enjoyed and appreciated the book and wants to have the staff acknowledged by the Senate.
The board is presented with an updated operating agreement or the apartment complex ran by Area 10 that William has drawn up. Dan sent some edits and clarifications to William, who is working on those.
Meeting was concluded at 12:03pm.