2021 Meetings

January 5th - Annual Reorganization Meeting

• • • Public Meeting - 6:00pm

    • Topics Covered:

      • • Election of Board leadership roles for 2021

February 9th - Annual Report Meeting

• • • Public Meeting - 6:00pm

    • Topics Covered:

      • • Presentation and Approval of Annual Report

March 16th - Feasibility Study and Retirement Benefits Meeting

• • • Public Meeting - 6:00pm

    • Topics Covered:

      • • Presentation of Fire District Feasibility Study

        • Discussion of Retirement Benefits

April 20th - PERF Retirement Benefits

• • • Public Meeting - 6:00pm

    • Topics Covered:

      • • Aprooval of PERF Retirement Benefits

May 6th - Sand Ridge Cemetery: NICHES Agreement

• • • Public Meeting - 6:00pm

    • Topics Covered:

      • • Approval of Memorandum of Understanding with Niches Land Trust for continued maintenance and conservation of Sand Ridge Cemetery

May 18th - NICHES Agreement and Fire Protection Ongoing Questions

• • • Public Meeting - 6:00pm

    • Topics Covered:

      • • Discussion with Gus Nyberg Regarding Sand Ridge Cemetery NICHES Agreement

        • Board's Views on Continued Fire Department Funding

June 15th - Sustained Fire Protection: Transfer of Funds, Public Concern Regarding Decreased Emergency Response Capabilities

• • • Public Meeting - 6:00pm

    • Topics Covered:

      • • Board's Views on Continued Fire Department Funding

        • Approval of Resolution to Transfer Funds from the Cumulative Fire Fund to Fire Fighting Fund

        • Public Concern Regarding Trustee's Proposed Termination of Full-time Firefighters

June 22nd - Sustained Fire Protection: Contract with Wabash Fire Association, Emergency Response Department Resolution

• • • Public Meeting - 6:00pm

    • Topics Covered:

      • • Public comments expressing outrage at Trustee Teising's actions

        • Board's Views on Continued Fire Department Funding

        • Discussion of Board's view of possible Fire Association contract

        • Introduction of Emergency Response Department Resolution

June 25th - Sustained Fire Protection: Wabash Fire Association Contract, Emergency Response Department Resolution

• • • Public Meeting - 6:00pm

    • Topics Covered:

      • • Progress on proposed contract with Wabash Township Fire Department Association

        • Approval of Emergency Response Department Resolution

June 29th - Emergency Meeting to Join Litigation Efforts

• • • Public Meeting - 8:00am

    • Topics Covered:

      • • Joining ongoing litigation against Trustee Teising

        • Authorizing future litigation against Trustee Teising

June 29th - Sustained Fire Protection: Contract with Wabash Fire Association, Emergency Response Department Resolution

• • • Public Meeting - 6:00pm

    • Topics Covered:

      • • Public comments expressing outrage at Trustee Teising's actions

        • Board's Views on Continued Fire Department Funding

        • Discussion of Board's view of possible Fire Association contract

        • Firefighters announced they would not be responding to calls as an association

July 27th - Initial Budget Proposal Presentation

• • • Public Meeting - 6:00pm

    • Topics Covered:

      • • Questions and requests for the Budget process

    • Note:

      • • Trustee Teising did not provide an initial budget framework at this meeting

August 11th - Wabash Township Fire Department Funding Discussion

• • • Public Meeting - 6:00pm

    • Topics Covered:

      • • Trustee's proposed pay-per-call volunteer department structure

        • Board's Views on Continued Fire Department Funding

        • Board's deep concerns regarding the pay-per-call model

August 17th - Township Assistance and Trustee's Office Priorities and Funding

• • • Public Meeting - 6:00pm

    • Topics Covered:

      • • Township Assistance funding and expenses

        • Trustee office funding

September 28th - PUBLIC HEARING: Budget Proposal

• • • Public Meeting - 6:00pm

    • Topics Covered:

      • • Trustee's proposed 2022 budget

October 26th - Budget Adoption Meeting

• • • Public Meeting - 6:00pm

    • Topics Covered:

      • • Trustee's proposed 2022 budget

        • Absence of Forms 1, 2, and 4B

October 30th - Budget Adoption Meeting

• • • Public Meeting - 6:00pm

    • Topics Covered:

      • • Trustee's proposed 2022 budget

        • Information input by Trustee's office into Gateway on Forms 1, 2, 4, and 4B

        • Resolution adopting instructing Trustee to submit resolution authorizing the transfer of $500,000 dollars to Fire Fighting Fund and authorizing the amended Form 4.

        • Resolution outlining Board's intent to seek additional appropriations to properly fund the Fire Department for Budget Year 2022.

November 16th - Salary Resolution, Review of 2022 Budget Line Items

• • • Public Meeting - 6:00pm

    • Topics Covered:

      • • Adoption of 2022 Salary Resolution.

        • Moving funds between different line items in the 2022 budget.

December 14th - Conversation with Area Plan Commission (APC), Resolutions for DLGF Budget Hearing

• Public Meeting - 6:00pm

• Topics Covered:

  • • Area Plan Commission: Presentation on Township growth.

    • Resolution reducing 2021 Fire Fighting budget to amount that was actually spent.

    • Resolution defining the Fire Fighting funding level needed for Budget Year 2022.

    • Resolutions regarding the documentation and deposits of emergency loan proceeds and fund transfer proceeds.

    • Resolution regarding reports and notices to be provided by the Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF).