Perry Township Board Meeting Minutes: Tuesday, September 28, 2023
The meeting is called to order at 12:00 pm
Members Present: Jack Davis, Barb Sturbaum, Susie Hamilton, Dan Combs
Non-Members Present: Sharon Yoder, Branden Surigao
Agenda
- Awarding of Community Grants
- Amethyst House
- Beacon for Friend's Place
- Boys and Girls Club
- Centerstone (Stepping Stones
- Community Kitchen
- Courage to Change
- Girls Inc
- Hoosier Hills Food Bank
- Mother Hubbard's Cupboard
- New Hope Family Shelter
- New Leaf New Life
- Pantry 279
- VITAL
- All-Options Pregnancy Resource Center
- Approval/Accept 2024 Budget
- Township Form 17
- Other
- Meeting Room Technology
- Next Meeting
Awarding of Community Grants
| Organization | Support Amount |
|---|---|
| Amethyst House | $3,000.00 |
| Beacon | $22,000.00 |
| Boys and Girls Club | $3,000.00 |
| Centerstone (Stepping Stones) | $1,500.00 |
| Community Kitchen | $18,000.00 |
| Courage to Change | $7,000.00 |
| Girls’ Inc | $0.00 |
| Hoosier Hills Food Bank | $17,500.00 |
| Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard | $3,500.00 |
| New Hope Family Shelter | $17,500.00 |
| New Leaf New Life | $6,000.00 |
| Pantry 279 | $1,000.00 |
| VITAL | $2,000.00 |
| All Options Pregnancy Resource Center | $3,000.00 |
| Food Pantry Perry Township | $10,000.00 |
| Emergency Shelter (set-a-side) not for Friend’s Place | $7,000.00 |
| Community Court Liaison Project | $0.00 |
$122,000.00 is the budget for the community grants. Barb moves to accept the 2024 budget for Community Grants, Susie seconds, all agree.
Approval/Accept 2024 Budget
Tax rates for 2024 are: General is set to 0.0044% and Township Assistance is set to 0.0177%. This is an overall tax rate of 0.0221%. Barb moves to accept the 2024 budget, Susie seconds, all agree.
Township Form 17
Township Form 17 is the salary resolution. Barb moves to accept Township Form 17, Susie seconds, all agree.
Other
Branden met with Andrew the county IT person who also does the office's IT who provided him with a quote to set up the meeting room with new technology in order to get the township up to state mandate.
The next meeting needs to be scheduled and needs to include Forrest and William. This meeting will be over new policies. Possible dates are the 17th, 24th, or the 26th of October.
Meeting was concluded at 1:40 pm.