CAMBY — The scheduled Madison Township Board meeting intended to approve additional appropriations ran into a problem Thursday night.
The meeting had barely started when a person in the audience pointed out the meeting and its agenda had not been advertised in the Reporter-Times or the Mooresville-Decatur Times.
The person pointed out that according to state law, additional appropriations are to be advertised at least 10 days before the meeting.
The person said neither the meeting nor the additional appropriation had been advertised. They felt the meeting should not continue.
Board chairman Larry Ellis agreed the deadlines had not been met.
There was discussion about when the meeting was advertised at the trustee’s office.
It was finally agreed that notice of the meeting had been posted at the office in time so the meeting could go on but the board could not vote on the additional appropriations.
There was also discussion on whether the state would allow them to do additional appropriations in December.
The board decided to contact the state and county auditor to see if they can still do the additional appropriations this year.
It was disclosed the state board of accounts is in doing an audit of the township.
According to township clerk Denise McClure, the state needs the minutes of the last two meetings approved. She asked the board to approve the minutes so she could get them to the state.
Board chairman Larry Ellis said he felt the $8,000 budgeted for the 2022 salary of the township’s investigator was too much. He felt based on the hours the investigator said she worked, the salary was too high. He proposed lowering it to $4,000.
That sparked a discussion about the investigator’s job and what she did.
In the end, Ellis made a motion to table the matter until the January meeting. Board member Jim Johnson seconded the motion. The vote was 2-1 with board member Amy Russell voting no. Russell said she did not feel they needed to discuss the matter that the salary should be left as is.
The board scheduled a meeting at 7 p.m. Jan. 4 at the trustee’s office, 7947 E. Landersdale Rd., Camby.
Members of the board may meet later this month if they can meet the deadline for advertising the additions and if the state will allow them to approve them in December.
~ By Keith Rhoades | Reporter | Published December 10, 2021 in The Reporter Times