Town Council - Special Meeting
The Burlington Town Council met to approve year-end claims, discuss issues with air handlers, accept a resignation letter, and appoint a new council member. The meeting concluded with the appointment of Jared Gouls to replace Jim on the council.
About this meeting
- Government Body
- Town Council
- Meeting Type
- Town Council
- Location
- Burlington, IN
- Meeting Date
- December 30, 2025
Transcript
21 sections (from 73 segments)
You want that back? I was going to let Carrie read it.
Okay. Okay. Open this meeting. Today's date is December 30th. Time now is 3:31 p.m. All three members are president of the town board along with clerk treasure car. We will start this uh first will be payment of year claims.
Mhm. And I've got those right there for you. I did all the utility ones this morning couldn't eat up. I'll make a motion to pay all the end of the year claims for town sewage. Second motion by Jim to pay town and sewage. All those in favor say I. I. I. Motion carries
signipotism and contracting certifications. Yeah.
You just need to sign. Yeah. That both of these need to be signed and then I keep them on.
I stole it from her. Don't need Mhm. The contracting most under supervision. What are we going to do with that big over there.
This goes in the dumpster
eventually after it for a few years. Yeah. Daniel, do you have your Oh, he's
I'm sorry. more boiler. No boilers, but we're still trying to get air handlers fixed from when we lost that leg two and a half weeks ago. We still got one down. We had fistle in there today. They can't figure it out. Dod has been in there two or three times. Can't figure it out. Fistle's like, "You need to." It was put in in 23.
I just found out here it was put in by Bakers. Bakers. Yeah. Fizzle's wondering if this long program cuz the transformer blew inside of the oven. So, they're wondering if it needs program. So, we're call Uh, next up we refuse. Sorry. That's all right. Resignation letter for Jimmy. Do we have to make a motion to accept it? I don't think there's any motion.
I guess what we can do about it. There is. We can deny it. Unless you move the city limits to north, it's probably not going to work. Well, I personally want to thank you cuz we've been together for six years up here. So, it's been a pleasure and it seems Thank you very much. You're welcome. It's been a pleasure. In all, honestly, the six years haven't really. I was shocked how fast. Thanks for doing this. I know it's not like super fun.
Just try to do the greater good. That's all we can. Next up is resolution 2025-7, declaration of government funds. So, I give you a copy. These are just to try to help clean up the town's books. These are funds that we don't use any longer, have had a zero balance. It's just to clean things up on my end. Need a motion for this?
Mhm.
Make a motion we adopt resolution 25-7. Second motion second. All those in favor say I. I. Motion carried. Okay. Any miscellaneous business? Not really. Do we need to set an appointment for the hire? talk about somebody
whenever you guys want to do it. Yeah. Yeah. Because you'll have to do that by vote. Mhm. Um of who you want to appoint and then I will have to swear them in that right after that. So it' probably be better to do it before next meeting if we could. That way they're just already sworn up and ready to go. He's You guys want to do that? Can we do it right now?
Well, as far as I'm aware, I checked with Sharon and we talked about his resignation letter and it signed and I think you can just would have to be official January one, correct? It would have to be official January 1. That way we're not trying to get What is today? The 30th. Yeah. Yeah. So, might as well do it right now. But I on purpose asked her and it was my understanding that it's I believe. Okay. If you want to do it, you don't have to do it right now. If you wanted to set up another meeting, you can. Or
we'd have time cuz it's a later second, but I don't. Do you have somebody in line? I know Jared wants to wants to do it. Jared Golds. I know. I'm sure you do. No, Jared is the only one that has come forward to me. I've asked a lot of people and nobody is interested. Yeah. I mean, I asked some people, too, and nobody that I asked wanted to do it. So, but Jared does want to do it. And I assume he does in town. I'm pretty sure he does. He does. Yeah.
Are you okay with that? I mean, he's your like citizen or something, right? Oh, we'll butt heads, but we butt heads all the time now. So, but I can tell you Jared has a lot of good ideas with some of his bad ideas. So, yeah, he's still young, right? He's he's a good guy. You know, he was I believe his mom, which is your wife, right? Her dad was one of the original elders at our church, James. Yeah. And has a great reputation. People love love that guy. And and I, you know,
I don't know Jared super well, but he does attend church and he is ambitious for sure. He's got a several people in my church work for him. So, Oh. Do you want to make that into a motion? I move that we put appoint Jared Gouls to be the to replace Jim on the council. Okay. Okay. Made a motion approve Jared Gold effective 126. I will second that motion. All those in favor say I. I. But she couldn't.
You were abstaining. I'm not am I? You're still affected. You can't forget the kind of No, you still have until Okay. Okay. And um I will get with him because I'll have to swear him in to office. Not not right. I'll call when we're done. Just kind of get a hold of you. Yeah. And then um go from there.
So we got to call him and make sure he still wants to do it. No, he does. Saturday I told him I was not nominated. I didn't think that was right. So I told him if I found somebody else better. I didn't ask Teddy if he wanted to do it. I wouldn't. Oh, sorry. Okay. I'll make make a motion we this meeting. I'll say it. All those in favor say I. I. I.
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