@indydocumenters @mirrorindy The meeting agenda can be found here: indy.gov/activity/counc…

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy My apologies. Just getting into the room. The time is 5:39 PM

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy I've entered at the end of the presentation of PROPOSAL NO. 282, 2024. Questions from the council are going on now.

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy There were no questions from the audience. The proposal passed unanimously.

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Up next we have the budget hearings. First will be the Marion County Election Board.

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy This is the budget breakdown.

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Here we get a breakdown of the budget and the budgeting for equity piece that the previous board hearings focused on.

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy These community members served on different committees for the Marion County Election Board

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Councilor Boots asked for an elevator pitch on what Extension is and does.

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy That was Extension' budget presentation. We'll now hear Marion County Election Board budget by Sweeney Bell and Becker.

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy County Clerk Sweeney Bell describes what the Election Board does and you get a glimpse of the budget breakdown.

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy With next year being a non-election year there is about a $3M reduction to the budget year over year (YOY)

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Voting opens October 8th

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Sweeney Bell fields questions on why there is a nearly $1M request in 2025 for equipment and Boots suggests looking at devices other than Apple.

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Voter Registration board is up.

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Here are the figures.

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy When the election board isn't busy the voter board keeps chugging along.

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy The Budgeting for Equity piece for the Voter Board

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Barriers to equity facing this board

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy It's great that the board is bipartisan but that can lead to barriers. Currently there is a Republican and Democratic representative here presenting the budget. I only caught one name so I apologize.

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Community involvement. As a reminder, you must register to vote by 10/7/24!

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Up next we have The Marion County Building Authority budget presented by Mark Peterson and Charlie Richardson

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Budgets by property

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@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Equity..

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy "It's hard to find good people with good experience" - Richardson

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy The department is 9:1 male to female

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Recruitment is a key initiative for the Building Authority

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Richardson responds to the council's questions..

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy 6:30 PM: Meeting Adjourned