Culver Town Council to Meet Tonight

The Culver Town Council members will meet tonight where they will hold a public hearing concerning an amendment to the zoning and subdivision ordinances.  The first reading of the ordinances will follow the public hearing.

Katie Aeschliman from BMO Harris Bank will discuss a pCard program for use by officials to use when traveling on town business where any expenses would be approved by the clerk-treasurer.

The town council members will also receive updates from department heads, and discuss the status of the Marshall County Crossroads Stellar Communities Designation finalist preparation in addition to projects in the Culver’s Stellar Communities Designation plans. 

The Culver Town Council members will meet at 6:30 p.m. ET at the Culver Town Hall at 200 E. Washington Street.  Prior to the regular meeting, the council members will meet in a work session at 5 p.m. ET to discuss the salary ordinance and long range planning.

Culver Town Attorney Explains Issue with Acquisition of 17C Road

The Marshall County Commissioners recently approved a resolution that would transfer the ownership of an area of West Jefferson Street, formerly known as 17C Road in the county’s road system, to the Culver Town Council, but Culver Town personal injury attorney costs in Orange County – Jim Clevenger found there’s more to the process than expected.

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Culver-Union Township EMS Director Hires Paramedics

New paramedics joined the Culver-Union Township EMS staff.

EMS Director Kathy Hart notified the Culver Town Council members on Tuesday night that she was able to hire three new paramedics to join the department. 

The struggle to find paramedics has been a region-wide issue for several years.  Hart previously shared that surrounding departments utilize paramedics for overtime so sometimes they’re not available to work at the Culver department. 

The Culver Town Council members approved an ordinance amendment in 2017 that increases the hourly wage for a new advanced paramedic to a range from $10.00 to $15.50 an hour.  With wage increases since then, it is higher now.