When contacted Wednesday after the meeting, Morgan County Commissioner Bryan Collier said he was contacted last week about the meeting to discuss the concerns.Ĭollier said at the time, he was out of state on vacation with his family. Only council member Kelly Alcala attended the meeting. Paris said he had sent out an email on Monday to the county commissioners and council members asking them to come to Wednesday night's meeting to discuss the problems.
Those resigning Wednesday night included John Kennedy, Martin Hesler, Paul Looney and chairman Sean Paris.Īll five had expressed their unhappiness with what they called a lack of help from county officials. Jackson said if there was no progress in providing long-term coverage for township residents, he was also planning to resign. Jackson said he planned to go to the next county commissioner meeting to discuss the problems with providing fire protection and emergency medical service coverage for the township. Only one member, Mike Jackson, is left on the volunteer board.
The board will have another meeting sometime in January.Expressing frustration with county officials Wednesday night, four members of the Harrison Township Fire District Board said they were resigning from the board, effective immediately. New member Joe Marlin was elected vice-chairman, and new member Don Stevens was elected secretary/treasurer.Īt the end of the meeting, the three county commissioners, Don Adams, Bryan Collier and Kenny Hale, thanked the board members for stepping up and helping their community. Mike Jackson, the only member who did not resign earlier this year was elected chairman. Thursday night's meeting was to allow the board to reorganize and to sign a two-year contract with Bargersville for fire coverage.ĮMS coverage will be provided by either Bargersville or the Morgan County ambulance service. The board was able to enter into a contract with Bargersville for fire and EMS coverage. Leadership search: Martinsville school board president gives update on superintendent search. The four members who resigned were unhappy, in part, with being not able to raise the township tax rate to a level that would allow the board to provide fire and EMS coverage for Harrison Township. They are not required to provide emergency medical services for residents. Indiana law requires township trustees or fire boards to provide fire coverage for residents of their respective townships.
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