Brownstown Township / Jackson County / Indiana

At this meeting the Brownstown Township Board approved these resolutions, requests and reports.

Resolution 1-2022: The Brownstown Township Board resolves to accept a request from Premier Companies CEO Harold Cooper to survey the approximate 0.10 acre cemetery plot on their Brownstown Indiana business property described as PT SE 14.123 A in Jackson County Indiana.  Premier Companies will then donate the cemetery plot and public access to Brownstown Township. This cemetery plot will be recorded as public property of Brownstown Township and named Ewing Cemetery.

Resolution 2-2022: The Brownstown Township Board resolves to sponsor a Brownstown High School History Student in a school to work program at the Jackson County History Center.  The job will pay a current minimum wage for up to 12 hours per week. The objective is to update and record past and current township activities and help maintain the Brownstown Township Website.  Expenses will be paid from the General Fund budgeted item (3.) Other Services and Charges, (L.) Community Services*.

Resolution 3-2022: The Brownstown Township Board resolves to hire a Summer History Intern to help update some of the township cemetery records and help identify and restore some of the grave sites.  Expenses will be paid from the General Fund budgeted item (3.) Other Services and Charges, (L.) Community Services*

Survey Request to Jackson County Surveyor: a/ The Brownstown Township Board requests a survey and legal description for a 0.1 acre cemetery plot on the Premier Companies business property described as PT SE 14.123A in Jackson County Indiana. The historic cemetery plot will be donated to Brownstown Township for public access and be named Ewing Cemetery. b/ The Brownstown Township Board requests the unnamed property described as 36-54-11-200-002.000-002 on the Jackson County Indiana GIS map be surveyed and legally described as public property and named Brickyard Hill Cemetery.

At this meeting the Board also approved the Annual Financial Report, Year End Report, Salaries Report, and Nepotism Policies Repot. The 2021 data submitted for Brownstown Township, Jackson County Indiana is available online at: //gateway.ifionline.org/report_builder/ then click on Report Search then click on Search by Unite and type in Brownstown Township.

Report by Jack Gillespie, Board Chairman

The Brownstown Township Board met at the Township Trustee’s office for the annual election of officers. Jack Gillespie was elected as Board Chairman and Helen Nolting was elected as Board Secretary. No other business was conducted.

Jack updated the other board members and the trustee about his meeting with Fred Stuckwisch related to donating the Findley Cemetery to the Township, and his meeting with Harold Cooper related to donating the Ewing Cemetery to the Township. He also discussed the need to get the brickyard hill cemetery transferred to the township and cleared this coming year.

The Brownstown Township Board met on Monday 7-22-2020 at the Trustee’s office.  Trustee Jenifer Isaacs introduced our new board member, Helen Nolting, who was appointed to replace Angela Blann.  Existing board members Conner Burnette and Jack Gillespie were present. 

The meeting was called to order by Barnette.  Minutes of the 1-27-2020 township board meeting were read and approved.  Isaacs distributed the agenda for the meeting.

Old Business: In order to bring Nolting up to date, Gillespie discussed our agreement with the County Fair board to complete the Multi Purpose Path project.  He also reminded the board this project has not been completed.

New Business:  1/  Isaacs passed out the Trustee’s Budget Estimate for 2021.  That estimate increased Personal Services by $1,300 to $29,300 from $28,000.  She  moved Supplies of $1,950.00 from General Government to Township Assistance, and decreased Other Services and Charges from $32,800 to $16,800.  The Recreation Fund was increased from $5,000 to $10,000.  The Township Assistance fund was decreased from $30,600 to $28,350.  All of these changes will be reviewed at the next meeting.  2/  Current office rent of $225 has been increased to $350.  We discussed considering other location for renting office space.  We considered investigating the possibility of the Ewing Depot.  Barnette agreed to follow up on relocation options.  3/  The under funding of the County Park Board was discussed.  Unless specified local tax receipts are made available to the township, the recreation activities on county park property should be funded by the county.

The next meeting is planned for Auguest 10, 2020.

 by Jack R. Gillespie, Secretary

7-22-2020 

The Brownstown Township Board met on Monday 1-27-2020 at the Trustee’s office.  Members present were Angela Blann, Jack Gillespie and Conner Barnette.  Trustee Jenifer Isaacs was also present. 

The meeting was called to order by Barnette.  Minutes of the 1-6-2020 township board meeting were read and approved.  Isaacs distributed the agenda for the meeting.  No old business was discussed.

New Business:  Isaacs passed out copies of the current Brownstown Township Nepotism Policy.  A Certification to the Brownstown Township Trustee by all board members to comply with that policy was signed by each board members.  Isaacs provided the board with a copy of her signed certification with the Township Nepotism Policy.

Isaacs distributed copies of Resolution 1-2020.  Resolution 1-2020 reads as follows:  The Brownstown Township Board resolves to establish the 2020 Township officer salaries at $21,200 for the Township Trustee;  $1,800.00 for the Township Deputy; and $1,666 for each Township Board Member. A copy of the resolution was signed by all members.

The 2019 Year End Report indicated Recreation Fund Receipts of $0, Township Receipts of $51,976.87 and Township Assistance Receipts of $21,489.26.  The report indicated Recreation Fund Disbursements of $0, Township Disbursements of $42,672.16, and Township Assistance Disbursements of $26,925.93.  Total Receipts were $73,46613 and Total Disbursements were $69,598.09.  For 2019 the Beginning Balance was $34,851.96 and Ending Balance was $38,720.00.  The 2020 Board of Finance Report indicated a People’s Bank balance of $38,720.

Copy B of Employee’s Federal Tax Return was delivered to board members. Isaacs announced the next meeting will be in March.

by Jack R. Gillespie, Secretary 

1/29/2020