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Emily, who provided the HR update, told the committee both positions will receive prorated clothing/uniform allowances and cell-phone allowances beginning in August. The MS4 coordinator hire was described by staff as a filling of an existing position; the assistant position start date was described as tentative.

A committee member asked for the MS4 title to be repeated during the update; staff confirmed the title as MS4 coordinator. The committee moved and seconded approval of both hires and voted in favor.

The meeting record does not include the assistant's full name or salary details; staff said the assistant's start date is expected to be Aug. 5 but characterized that date as tentative. The committee approved the hires without recorded objections.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","7-23-2025 - Board of Works","oneSentenceSummary","The committee approved two new hires: Meredith Woods will fill the MS4 coordinator position starting July 28, 2025, and a second assistant position is scheduled to start Aug. 5, 2025; both positions will receive prorated uniform and cell-phone allowances, staff said.","taxTitle","Scottsburg City, Scott County, Indiana","taxId",70796,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6012491,"Committee approves first small-business opt-in for municipal commercial garbage service",62,390000,452000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5797713-5dd106e25a89acf352f5c437a7336d64&start=390&end=452","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5797713-5dd106e25a89acf352f5c437a7336d64/thumbnail_390000.jpg","/articles/6012491/Scottsburg-City/Scott-County/Indiana/Committee-approves-first-small-business-opt-in-for-municipal-commercial-garbage-service","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6012491-fd7f2da16b061a17dc31d27dd844fae3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771149807&Signature=M1FXXWvAqtIbyRbr6DIIWESRr6K6ddKR55pm7~sLJDNZVeTeBAnXPrnke0~mlPchpDB2m27iXZBbZfzA60B-cNkdlR70~xZHkZJoQl8PIESMndOyIllgKLUlKyDRUVi7rP~jLyEUCv3M9Vx7TUORrw~kwUuGd5ak~ahiC0i4UAipVoN3SjeOPDE-5Ps1YhiWmLnP8~LkTlQ8wdimwV1JRPx3vluig~4ZbLgOcwwPMv0420ZEinsyoCyaRP2ZCDbKwI5M6X~lsj-LikLfqgK1XX5KTWCzDis~LPVS89t9MjNbQz1WxxR5xFk5oAVpIg0pSqMCj0jtfbeeR4UoiQ8NGQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Public Works and Safety committee on July 23 approved the first commercial garbage opt-in application from a small business, listed on the application as “board insurance,” allowing the business to receive municipal commercial garbage service.

Staff presented the application as meeting the requirements the city set for commercial opt-in participation. The committee made a motion, seconded on the record, and voted to approve the application.

Staff did not provide further operational details—such as service start date, pickup frequency, or the business’s full legal name—during the meeting excerpt. The approval authorizes staff to enroll the applicant in city commercial garbage service and to proceed with any required operational setup.

Committee members recorded no objections on the record as the item passed unanimously.","The Public Works and Safety committee approved the first commercial garbage opt-in application from a small business (listed in the application as 'board insurance'), allowing the business to be served under the city's commercial service program.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":79,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6012496,"Committee approves ARPA-funded change order to clean and adjust pipe-lining work",159,231000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5797713-5dd106e25a89acf352f5c437a7336d64&start=231&end=390","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5797713-5dd106e25a89acf352f5c437a7336d64/thumbnail_231000.jpg","/articles/6012496/Scottsburg-City/Scott-County/Indiana/Committee-approves-ARPA-funded-change-order-to-clean-and-adjust-pipe-lining-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6012496-3f64f9a36a8439c22f4d7b0cbbe0b215/orig.mp4?Expires=1771149807&Signature=oYpZAVmGBwDFpMVsng2yC6BuNnuyH8JIKRXTH9MXiSphOYiPSK8YJCOqtcANASF4~jWOkMYhBXrim9o0XeKlwKk~BYpAOQp4gTsu7Pk3iX95ti-iVYvGPoUFd1pzRNmP0dqtZYD0Ez~B4kr-I~KmW28AqjKHm2aqXdbYd6gNubLF9aCoatjYVefRiUHLdXeruFCiSBdKIETrsMl6jwd1Un2db8-sOLTPq9DZSjlUhoX7qSSGQxadC2DkwCWduDug8s8pjBj-MSSenxUHAD9jVVE-U~NLMgW6GLH-E8s~EGLA6BkGOXTw-t8Sx1VQUBxxinV5e4JOa9QtSgnxkOpF9Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On July 23 the Public Works and Safety committee approved a change order on an ARPA-funded cured-in-place pipeline lining project that staff said reallocates work to perform root cutting and to clean and line primarily 6- and 8-inch lines instead of lining some larger-diameter lines originally estimated in the contract.

Staff presented the change as necessary to restore flow in existing pipes: many of the pipe segments in the system are 6 or 8 inches, and cleaning and point repairs would reopen flow without lining the larger 12-inch sections that had been included in earlier estimates. The change order removes several larger-diameter segments from the lining scope and applies funds to root cutting and cleaning where staff said it is needed.

Mary Drase presented the item to the committee and described the technical rationale. Committee members asked whether deleting the larger-line segments would affect bidding; staff replied the contract will still be put out for bid using the revised line-size list based on the newly identified segments.

A motion to proceed with the change order was made and seconded; a committee member recorded the second and the committee voted in favor. The meeting transcript records the item as approved.

The change order is funded with ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) dollars, according to meeting remarks. Staff did not provide a final dollar amount for the change order on the record during the discussion; that figure was not specified in the meeting excerpts.

Staff will proceed with a revised bid package that reflects the adjusted line sizes and the added root-cutting work and will return with contract award details at a later meeting.","The Public Works and Safety committee approved a change order on an ARPA-funded cured-in-place pipeline project to add root-cutting and remove some larger, unneeded line segments from the lining scope, allowing staff to reallocate work to cleaning and lining primarily 6- and 8-inch pipes.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":91,"_47":103,"_49":104,"_51":105,"_53":106,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":107,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":108,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6012500,"Council approves $4,275 payout for wastewater lining project",45,186000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5797713-5dd106e25a89acf352f5c437a7336d64&start=186&end=231","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5797713-5dd106e25a89acf352f5c437a7336d64/thumbnail_186000.jpg","/articles/6012500/Scottsburg-City/Scott-County/Indiana/Council-approves-4275-payout-for-wastewater-lining-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6012500-daad783627ae62f767b83ff42c7fcad1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771149807&Signature=Nx8ZBKWJWI4wp0uUQ-osje3wMtIuecvYADYl02pXHaUZwt3c0ldDIQ85CcJFPEC8WpecHRKxaF~yL8T~NlXyuTRVLGIwlj4SUId0yOt5~XL5OplLvUd6~KyTcyiGrijNH2MeJ2mFqLZunZVHAVTbOeggFfDg2qxBYHwGAqnqO7xEOvpXlUPYT1EWD7zl91o7ABYFMv7V7-J3G05iSLxCKjsR0SUX-dL9DFNxOsU3A8CqLBNtvLRb~1tA9VFQ4aHagPLOBxoCatEpah9WYC9XvUEUHDWnwVQIBiAppc10jTe2nDmZOWUgeHttZ9WrIZ2nKXckHf77i7QujC6vlnhDgg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Public Works and Safety committee approved payout number 5 on July 23 for a wastewater lining project; the payment requested on the application was $4,275.

Committee discussion identified the payout as part of a wastewater grant used to fund lining work. Tom Lewis made the motion to approve the payment, according to the meeting record; a second was recorded and the committee voted to approve the application.

The committee did not provide additional contract details, such as the remaining contract balance, in the meeting discussion. Staff identified the payment request as a routine payout in a multi-stage lining project and sought committee authorization to release funds.

The payout motion passed without recorded objections.

The committee proceeded to other agenda items after approving the payout.","The committee approved payout number 5 for a wastewater lining project, a payment of $4,275 under the project's grant, and moved the contract payment forward.",{"_33":110,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":111,"_41":112,"_43":113,"_45":114,"_47":115,"_49":116,"_51":117,"_53":118,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":119,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":120,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6012506,"Public Works OKs design, easement work to move storm drain under US 31",104,72000,176000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5797713-5dd106e25a89acf352f5c437a7336d64&start=72&end=176","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5797713-5dd106e25a89acf352f5c437a7336d64/thumbnail_72000.jpg","/articles/6012506/Scottsburg-City/Scott-County/Indiana/Public-Works-OKs-design-easement-work-to-move-storm-drain-under-US-31","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6012506-14711e7951c0214f39cbc7bf5e0c3cb3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771149807&Signature=W1k~qLjlZfaJu9wNnSHu7RRf3Q~7AzIK0myLyExW2lBYP6XqiFSz3KFg8XD8JFqliIJYFngmFhSE5ckt1CaVxy5coimIp15lhqE0a-Y4PFSqT2VlLIjTZujvCle8~M~SARW4Jhy9~E9ihYsasMjX-5~5dbOROSCxD5Rjb8cG1hJcRgNkBhCZIyfpfauzMwAjfsml45Y7miQxL5Ric5U~FQdoL5WtfKFUH1aqddTPKcjvknK69~KY7wBRYVYVgP8vMPZAeacgAJYYbLAzBplrl4oar4P~SdfMcAy5SRUh0b~dOYBRMC3eDvm2~bZjP~b4hQFOJfZrdF9X5bXqD-rUkQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Public Works and Safety committee on July 23 approved a proposal from Heritage Engineering to prepare construction drawings and pursue easements for relocation or replacement of a storm drain under U.S. 31 after staff said the drain conflicts with an existing wastewater main.

Committee members said the storm drain sits in an area that overlaps a Department of Transportation right-of-way and that parts of the wastewater main are located within that right-of-way. The proposal, as described in the meeting, would produce the design documents and support the project through construction and easement acquisition.

Meeting remarks indicated the work will be paid from wastewater funds. The committee moved and seconded the item and voted in favor; no abstentions were recorded in the meeting transcript.

In discussion, members asked how the wastewater main came to be in the DOT right-of-way and whether the project would require additional coordination with the DOT for right-of-way changes and easements. Staff responded that the DOT had expanded the right-of-way and that coordination and easement work are part of the consultant scope.

The project scope described to the committee includes final construction drawings and easement acquisition; the proposal does not, in meeting remarks, specify a construction schedule or final cost beyond the consultant engagement. Affected property owners and DOT approvals were described as pending steps the city must complete before construction can begin.

The committee did not cite an exact project start date during the discussion. The consultant selection and motion taken at the July 23 meeting were limited to moving the design and easement work forward.

Officials closed the item with a unanimous vote to approve the Heritage Engineering proposal.

Less-critical procedural items on the agenda followed the engineering approval, including employee hires and routine claim approvals.","The Public Works and Safety committee approved a proposal from Heritage Engineering to prepare construction drawings and begin easement acquisition to relocate or replace a storm drain that conflicts with an existing wastewater main under US 31; the work will be paid from wastewater funds, the meeting record shows.","actionData","errors"]

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