Minutes: January 5, 2026

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Place: Remington Town Hall/13 E. South Railroad Street/Remington, Indiana 47977

Members Present

Susan Flickner, President; Dana Pampel, Vice President, James Stewart; Alan Schambach, Dalton Justice

Others Present

Dale Budde, John Schuetzenhofer, Mike Martin, Joshua Longest, Miranda Hathaway, Charles Watts, Codey Spear, Rebecca Goddard, Jonathan Cripe, and Terri Budde.

The meeting was opened at 6:30 p.m. by Susan Flickner with the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance

Council Elections:

Vice President Pampel made a motion to keep the President (Susan Flickner) and Vice President (Dana Pampel) positions the same for 2026. Council Member Schambach seconded the motion. Motion passed with 5 ayes and 0 nays.

Council Committee Appointments

Council Member Schambach moved to approve the following Council Committee appointments:

Streets – Susan Flickner

Police – James Stewart

Vice President Pampel seconded the motion. Motion passed with 5 ayes and 0 nays.

Employee Appointments

Council Member Justice moved to approve the following employee appointments for 2026: Jonathan Cripe, Town Manager; Mark Jones, Utility Superintendent; Joshua Longest, Assistant Utility Technician and Building Inspector; Don Schuh, Streets/Utility Laborer; John Schuetzenhofer, Town Marshal; Mike Powell, Deputy Marshal; Ross Baird, Deputy Marshal; Dale Budde, Park Laborer, and Miranda Hathaway, Utility Billing Clerk. Council Member Stewart seconded the motion. Motion passed with 5 ayes and 0 nays.

KIRPC Appointment

Vice President Pampel made a motion to appoint Jonathan Cripe as the KIRPC representative for the Town of Remington for 2026. Council Member Schambach seconded the motion. Motion passed with 5 ayes and 0 nays.

Park Board Appointment

Council Member Stewart moved to appoint Darcy Allegrini to the Remington Park Board for a term of four (4) years. Council Member Justice seconded the motion. Motion passed with 5 ayes and 0 nays.

Redevelopment Committee

Vice President Pampel moved to appoint Stephen Kinsell, Brad Ulyat, Mark Jones, Rachel Cantrell, and Luke Neidlinger to the Redevelopment Committee for a period of one year. Council Member Justice seconded the motion. Motion passed with 5 ayes and 0 nays.

Plan Commission

Council Member Schambach moved to appoint Carol Brown, Barb Harper, Brian Melchi, and Jon Schwab to the Plan Commission for 2026. Council Member Stewart seconded the motion. Motion passed with 5 ayes and 0 nays.

Cemetery Board

Council Member Justice moved to appoint Dale Budde and Luke Neidlinger to the Cemetery Board for 2026. Vice President Pampel seconded the motion. Motion passed with 5 ayes and 0 nays.

Town Attorneys

Council Member Stewart moved to appoint the law firm of Goddard and Spear, PC, as town attorneys for 2026. Council Member Justice seconded the motion. Motion passed with 5 ayes and 0 nays.

Remington Economic Development Commission

Council Member Justice moved to appoint Mark Jones to the Remington Economic Development Commission for 2026. Council Member Schambach seconded the motion. Motion passed with 5 ayes and 0 nays.

Council Member Stewart moved to approve the Council minutes from December 15, 2025. Vice President Pampel seconded the motion. Motion passed with 5 ayes and 0 nays.

CITIZEN COMMENTS

• Charles Watt addressed Council with plans to host a Country and Gospel Music Event at Tri-County Junior/Senior High School on April 11, 2026 from 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. There will be a free will donation dinner from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. before the concert. Council informed Mr. Watts that they would advertise the event on their Town website and Facebook page.

  
  

DEPARTMENTS:

UTILITIES – Joshua Longest

Mark Jones reported:

• Don and Dale repaired a water main break while Josh was on vacation.

• Everyone worked around the holiday/vacation schedules.

PARK – Dale Budde reported:

• He is working on servicing the mowers.

STREETS – No Report

POLICE – John Schuetzenhofer reported:

• Reports for December 2025 and the year 2025 presented to Council. Copies of said reports are on file with the Office of Clerk-Treasurer.

FIRE – Mike Martin reported:

• Monthly report for December 2025 presented to Council. A copy of said report is on file with the Office of Clerk-Treasurer.

• The physicals for the fire department will be scheduled. There’s been a change in the physical in that all individuals must now do a treadmill test, not just those over 50 years of age. Council informed Mike Martin that the Police Department should also be included in those physicals.

TOWN MANAGER – Jonathan Cripe reported:

• Will be setting a date to discuss formally changing the time zone for Remington to the Eastern Zone. He will send out possible dates and have the meeting advertised.

• Lift station controls have been programmed. Weather dependent, they should be installed in March.

TOWN ATTORNEY – Rebecca Goddard reported:

• Introduced Attorney Codey Spears and informed Council that the two law firms had merged, now known as Goddard and Spear, PC, as of January 1, 2026.

OLD BUSINESS – None

NEW BUSINESS – None

CLERK-TREASURER

• Declaratory Resolution 2026-01-05-001 was presented setting the dates and times of Council meetings and authorizing the Clerk-Treasurer to make timely payments and invest Town monies. No discussion heard. Council Member Stewart moved to approve Declaratory Resolution 2026-01-05-001. Council Member Justice seconded the motion. Motion passed with 5 ayes and 0 nays.

• Resolution 2026-01-005-002 establishing the mileage rate to be paid by the Town was presented. No discussion heard. It was noted that the federal mileage rate for 2026 is $.725 per mile. Council Member Schambach made a motion to approve Resolution 2026-01-05-002 establishing the 2026 mileage rate for the Town. Vice President Pampel seconded the motion. Motion passed with 5 ayes and 0 nays.

• December 2025 Employee Hours Detail Report presented to Council. No discussion heard. Council Member Justice moved to approve the December 2025 Employee Hours Detail Report. Vice President Pampel seconded the motion. Motion passed with 5 ayes and 0 nays.

• December 2025 Combined Appropriation/Revenue Detail History by Fund Report presented to Council. No discussion heard. Council Member Stewart moved to approve the December 2025 Combined Appropriation/Revenue Detail History by Fund Report. Council Member Justice seconded the motion. Motion passed with 5 ayes and 0 nays.

• Presented the 4th quarter overtime report to Council, noting that it had previously been emailed in their packet.

• Presented the December Fund Analysis and Reconcilement of Bank to Fund completed by Stanley Cook, CPA and informed Council December bank reconciliation has been completed. Council Member Schambach moved to approve the December Fund Analysis and Reconcilement of Bank to Fund. Vice President Pampel seconded the motion. Motion passed with 5 ayes and 0 nays.

• Requested permission to pay the dump truck payment to Crossroads Bank in the sum of Thirty-two Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-two Dollars Ninety-six Cents ($32,332.96) on or before February 1, 2026. Clerk-Treasurer Budde informed Council the invoice has not been received yet, but the payment is due before the next Council meeting. Vice President Pampel moved to approve the dump truck payment to Crossroads Bank in the sum of Thirty-two Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-two Dollars Ninety-six Cents ($32,332.96) on or before February 1, 2026. Council Member Justice seconded the motion. Motion passed with 5 ayes and 0 nays.

  
  

CLAIMS

Vice President Pampel moved to approve the claims as presented for January. Council Member Schambach seconded the motion. Motion passed with 5 ayes and 0 nays.

There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 7:00 p.m.

NEXT MEETING: February 2, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. at Remington Town Hall