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TIPTON COUNTY HIT HARD BY GETRAG: Six months ago Jag Bohra was well on his way to building a new hotel with 65 rooms and a swimming pool. Now his nearly $4 million project has been put on hold (Kokomo Tribune). Bohra and his partners planned to build the hotel in Tipton County near the intersection of U.S. 31 and Ind. 28 to accommodate the growing number of businesses and people they foresaw coming to the area. 
That future seems bleak now as the major attraction for the growth, Getrag Transmission Manufacturing LLC, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, leaving business owners, elected officials and residents in the dark. “It’s not a good situation to be in,” Bohra said. Getrag was building a $530 million facility near that same intersection which was set to open in September 2009 and employ 1,200 workers. On Monday the company announced it would cease all operations at the Tipton site, following a series of difficulties the company faces due to its split with Chrysler LLC earlier this year. The change in events has left Tipton officials guessing at what will happen next. The current concern for Tipton officials is how the county will repay the $3.1 million in bonds purchased from Harris Bank. The bonds were purchased to pay for utilities upgrades near the Getrag site. The county was supposed to use property taxes captured from the site to pay off the debt, said Tipton County Auditor Suzanne Alexander. She is unsure if that will be the case, not knowing whether Chapter 11 bankruptcy excuses the corporation from paying taxes, or when taxes will be paid while everything is tied up in court proceedings. She said there is an additional $1.135 million in bonds payable out of EDIT funding. Alexander, however, shares the optimism of other Tipton leaders, like Commissioner Monty Henderson. “The county’s not going to sink with the ship,” he said. While Henderson said he’s disappointed by the turn of events, he said the county did well to cover its interests. The majority of the bonds, $11 million, will fall to Getrag and Chrysler. Henderson said the majority of the funding the county put up was for infrastructure he believes will entice further businesses. “It’s not a road to nowhere. It’s not facilities to nowhere,” he said. Henderson said Getrag had to file for bankruptcy to protect itself from lawsuits. He said the company may still find a partner to purchase its dual-clutch transmissions, or another company will want to purchase the facility.
IEDC ‘DISAPPOINTED’: Michelle Culver, Getrag spokeswoman, said the company is assessing its options in terms of finding another potential buyer for the transmissions (Kokomo Tribune). “It is too early to determine the future of the site,” she said. Culver said the creditors claims will be handled through the bankruptcy court proceedings. Mitch Frazier, spokesman for the Indiana Economic Development Corp., said the Getrag bankruptcy filing was disappointing. “Obviously it’s not the news we wanted to hear,” Frazier said. “We will continue to monitor the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and make ourselves available to help in any way possible.” Frazier said the state will continue to work to bring in new business. The state offered Getrag $12.65 million in incentives to locate in Tipton County, including $8.75 million in performance-based tax credits and $500,000 in training grants. The Indiana Department of Transportation provided $3.4 million for improvements to Ind. 28 and most of the work is completed.
LUGAR SKEPTICAL OF AUTO BAILOUT: Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., is skeptical about a rescue package for the U.S. auto industry. Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., wants strings tied to any government aid and that using money from the financial sector bailout is the quickest way to prop up the Big Three (Smith, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette). But whether they’ll have a chance to work out their differences over a $25 billion bailout appeared unlikely Monday as congressional Democrats and the Bush administration headed for a stalemate over the plan. “I want to be sympathetic with the companies,” Lugar said in a statement released by his office. But he said without specific concessions and details about what the companies and unions will do, “this is simply going to be money down the drain. So as sympathetic as I am, and already having a reputation for involvement with the Chrysler legislation, I think we still need more vision for how this will restructure the companies.” Lugar’s comments came before details of the Senate Democrats’ plan were made public. They include allowing no bonuses to U.S. auto executives making more than $250,000 a year and insisting on the companies providing a plan for “long-term financial viability.”
BAYH FAVORS BAILOUT: Bayh said it’s important to stabilize the car industry because “I don’t think having those major companies go bankrupt and having their hundreds of thousands of employees and retirees being left stranded is going to do anything but hurt the economy at this fragile time.” But he said, in a statement released by his office, the companies must adopt major internal changes “so that they don’t experience this type of weakness ever again.” He said using money from the $700 billion financial sector bailout is “the quickest way to go about it.” (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) Bayh said if President Bush would veto a bill to divert some of the financial sector rescue money to the auto industry, “it would really be an empty exercise going forward. That doesn’t accomplish anything. Unless there are a fair number of Republicans in the Senate who would be supportive, then you aren’t going to be able to defeat a filibuster.”
TEST VOTE ON WEDNESDAY: Senate Democrats introduced legislation yesterday to provide $25 billion in loans to the Big Three domestic automakers, a plan that some Republicans oppose (Louisville Courier-Journal). General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC are facing cash shortages that threaten the economies of Kentucky and other states where they have plants. And some analysts warn that a bankruptcy in the industry would deepen what already appears to be a national recession. The industry loans would come out of the $700 billion financial rescue package enacted last month and would require long-term financial plans from the companies that receive the money. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., expects a vote on the plan this week — perhaps as early as tomorrow — though it is unclear if it can pass. “We’re seeing a potential meltdown in the auto industry whose consequences would be felt by millions of American workers,” he said. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican whose state has three plants operated by domestic automakers, declined to discuss the plan yesterday.
DANIELS LAUDS HONDA: Gov. Mitch Daniels said after the Honda dedication ceremony the new factory offers a “pretty graphic demonstration” that a company can succeed in tough economic times “if you build a great product and deliver value to your customers” and use modern management techniques (Associated Press). “Our state should take some inspiration from that,” he said. “Maybe to some extent their competitors should, too.”
PRIMARY CANDIDATE CLAIMS HE WON IN TERRE HAUTE: A former candidate for mayor of Terre Haute has thrown a new kink in the recent upheaval regarding a legal ruling that invalidated the current mayor’s candidacy (Terre Haute Tribune-Star). John Cunningham, who ran against Mayor Duke Bennett during the 2007 Republican primary, has issued a statement claiming that he won the primary, based on a court ruling Nov. 12 from the Indiana Court of Appeals that Bennett was ineligible to run for office because it was a violation of the Little Hatch Act. The Court of Appeals was ruling on a lawsuit filed by former Mayor Kevin Burke, who lost the general election to Bennett. Cunningham says he is requesting that the Indiana Supreme Court deny the transfer of the case, and that a special election be conducted “as soon as possible.” In his statement, Cunningham says, “I request that the Honorable David Bolk Judge of Vigo County Superior Court Division 3 put my name on such ballot as the rightful winner of the 2007 Republican primary.” During an interview Monday, Cunningham said, “If Bennett wasn’t qualified during the general election, then he certainly wasn’t qualified in the primary. “I would have been the only qualified candidate,” he said.
Indiana General Assembly
HD26 RECOUNT DEADLINE TODAY: Democrat John Polles announced no decision Monday on whether he planned to request a recount in his bid for the Indiana House District 26 seat (Lafayette Journal & Courier). Under state law, Polles has until noon today to file a recount petition. The county’s Democratic Party chairman has until noon Friday to file a petition. Polles trails Republican Randy Truitt by 26 votes from the more than 28,000 cast in the West Lafayette-based district. At the end of Election Day, Truitt had a 21-vote lead. Last Friday, election officials reviewed 420 provisional ballots and added military and overseas absentee ballots to the count. Not all were from voters in District 26. Of those that were, Truitt picked up 18 votes, and Polles received another 13. The Indiana General Assembly is convening today for its annual “Organizational Day,” and Truitt is set to be sworn as the next District 26 legislator.
OPPOSITION TO PASSING CAPS: The Indiana Chamber of Commerce and Senate Minority Leader Vi Simpson indicated they favor waiting until 2010 to pass the property tax caps into the Indiana Constitution (Howey Politics Indiana). Simpson said that Legislative Services Agency reports have only provided data for “two years” on the impact of the caps. “That’s not enough of a reality check,” said Simpson. “Gov. Daniels picked those number out of the air, It could have been 4-5-6.” She said rushing the caps into the constitution could become a “permanent mistake.” Simpson did say she was a “minority in my own caucus on this one.” House Minority Leader Brian Bosma said the numbers weren’t produced out of thin air. “We already had 2 and 3 percent caps,” Bosma said, who called for the passage of the caps, which would be on the 2010 ballot as a referendum. He said because Democrats won control of the House, “I predict it won’t pass.” Senate President Pro Tempore David Long said it was important to pass the caps as opposed to having some judge rule the temporary caps unconstitutional. “It’s irresponsible not to make them permanent,” Long said. Chamber Vice President Cam Carter called for a “reconsideration” of the proposed constitutional amendments. The Chamber believes that the 1 percent cap for residences is unfair when agriculture and business face 2 and 3 percent caps. Carter said that homes will be taxed on the first $35,000 while the business threshhold would be at 100 percent. “If you want job creation, you can’t do it over the backs of job creators,” Carter said.
LONG WANTS TO PASS 2 K-S RECOMMENDATIONS: Senate President Pro Tempore David Long advocated passing two of the remaining 24 Kernan-Shepard Commission recommendations at an Indiana Chamber of Commerce Legislative Preview event on Monday (Howey Politics Indiana). Long said it makes sense to pass a single county executive and making the county councils a true legislative body. “Those two are doable,” Long said. “Those are the first two issues teed up.” Simpson said she would support individual county referendums on the two county changes. “I whole-heartedly disagree with one size fits all. What goes in Marion County doesn’t play in Lawrence or Brown counties.” Simpson added that she felt there were “too many locally elected officials.”
TOUGH BUDGET SESSION EXPECTED: Indiana lawmakers returning to the Statehouse today to organize for their 2009 session face difficult choices about the state budget, school funding and local government restructuring — all as state tax receipts slow (Weidenbener, Louisville Courier-Journal). But today’s meeting will be more about pomp than policy as the House and Senate formally elect their leaders and swear in new members. They’ll return in earnest in January. “This is going to be one of the toughest sessions that I’ve ever been through in my 25 years in the Indiana Senate,” said newly chosen Minority Leader Vi Simpson, D-Bloomington. “I’ve worked on a few budgets over the years and this one is going to be particularly tough because we have reduced levels of revenue coming in and increased responsibilities.” State revenue fell behind projections for the first four months of this fiscal year and is flat compared with last year. That means lawmakers might not have any new money for schools, universities, Medicaid and other social services, forcing them to pick and choose among priorities. That could be especially difficult with Republicans controlling the Senate and Democrats holding the majority in the House. Senate Republicans already have said that their goal will be to “protect” school funding, which means ensuring that education is funded at the same level as last year. Senate President Pro Tem David Long, R-Fort Wayne, told business leaders at a luncheon yesterday that there might not be any new money for schools. “K-12 should be a priority,” Long said. But he added, “We have to be extremely cautious in what we spend. We’re going to take a hard look at what’s doable.” Democrats plan to seek more cash for education. Yesterday, Simpson said schools need at least a 2 percent increase just to keep up with inflation.
ECONOMIC ‘HURRICANE’ COMING: The Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute will release its latest brief “Economic Hurricane Coming – Is Indiana Ready?” during a Statehouse news conference at 10 a.m. today. The IFPI analysis will address how Indiana is positioned during this challenging economic time as lawmakers prepare the 2009-2011 biennial state budget. In addition, the report will also highlight challenges facing the General Assembly as policymakers look to balance revenues with spending. Participants at the news conference will include the chairman of the IFPI Board of Directors, Steve Rahn, and the budget brief authors - David Bennett and John Stafford.
BURTON SEEKS FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: Rep. Woody Burton (R-Greenwood) served as a panelist at the Family Impact Seminar, sponsored by several organizations including groups from Purdue, Indiana, and Ball State universities as well as several social service organizations. The seminar discussed the banking needs and opportunities of Hoosier families. The seminar focused on “underbanked” and “unbanked” Hoosier families. “Underbanked” is defined as carrying out financial transactions without bank evolvement; payday advance loans are an example of this transaction. “Unbanked” is defined as a person without a checking or savings account. “As a member of the financial institutions committee I take all matters related to finances seriously,” said Rep. Burton. “Too many Hoosiers have been left behind in today’s modern world of banking. We must work hard and be vigilant to catch up. As a lawmaker, I am working to ensure our financial institutions form a system that is beneficial to those who work hard and practice financial responsibility.” Charges levied by alternative financial services can make it difficult for families to build savings, according to speakers at the seminar. For example, payday lenders may charge as much as 17 percent for a two-week loan and rental stores may charge three times the retail cost of the product. Purchasing money orders, rather than using checks provided through checking accounts, can cost several hundred dollars over the course of the year. (Howey Politics Indiana)
PRESIDENT HARRISON BUST UNVEILED TODAY: Public and media are invited to join Gov. Mitch Daniels and several state legislators to witness the unveiling of the new bust of President Benjamin Harrison at 2 p.m. today in the North Atrium. Kristen Morsman, a direct descendant of the president, also will attend. It truly has been a Hoosier project: Indiana native Richard Peglow, who will be at the unveiling, sculpted the bust, and a southern Indiana foundry bronzed it. This tribute has been in the works since 2007, when state Rep. Mike Murphy added an amendment to commission the placement of a bust of our 23rd president to be placed in the Statehouse. This bill, HB 1818, was authored by Rep. Vernon Smith and co-authored by Rep. Charlie Brown. (Howey Politics Indiana)
Congress
DONNELLY TO QUIZ PAULSON: U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly will be among those today hearing top government officials explain why the U.S. Treasury is not doing what it told Congress it would do with an emergency infusion of $700 billion in taxpayer money (South Bend Tribune). Back in October, Congress released $350 billion from a $700 billion pool to the Treasury in order to prop up the stumbling U.S. economy. At the time, the Treasury said it would buy troubled mortgage assets and also infuse ailing banks with capital. Members of Congress, including Donnelly, went back home and assured voters that the United States would see a return on its investment — the mortgages bought with government money could be resold later for a profit. But now the Treasury isn’t going to buy those mortgages, and Congress wants to know why. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and FDIC Chairwoman Sheila Bair are scheduled to appear today before the House Financial Services Committee. “We gave them the authority to buy troubled mortgages and to inject capital into financial institutions,” said Donnelly, a member of the committee. “We expected that there would be significant activity on both fronts. We did not expect that it would only be in one direction.” Donnelly said everyone’s working together for the same goal, and working hard. But companies such as American Express and General Electric are getting into the banking business in order to qualify for assistance, he said. “What the Treasury secretary will be hearing is that we don’t appreciate when you come to us talking about one thing and you go on completely different paths,” he said.
Economy
HONDA GOES GREEN IN INDIANA: Indiana’s newest auto plant will make one of the cleanest and greenest Honda Civics in the world (Indianapolis Star). Civic GX is a $25,000 commuter car that runs only on natural gas — going about 192 miles in city driving on an 8-gallon fuel tank that currently costs about $16 to refill at Indianapolis natural gas stations. Honda will produce 2,000 GX models next year when it shifts production to the new Greensburg plant from another Honda plant in East Liberty, Ohio, which is winding down all Civic production, Honda President Takeo Fukio confirmed Monday. The GX will account for 1 percent of the 200,000 vehicles the plant will produce every year, but making the GX in Greensburg will hand Indiana a new distinction as the source of green auto parts and cars. Many of the automotive plants in the state can make the vital insides of hybrid electrical systems. Now the state also can claim it will make the only auto for everyday drivers on dealer car lots that runs cleaner than a hybrid and uses the most abundant energy source in America after coal: natural gas. Hybrid and diesel cars have gotten all the headlines as gasoline prices soared. Except for a few business fleets and some bus lines, natural gas has been low on the shopping list for most motorists, largely because refueling stations are scarce. The Web site www.cngprices .com shows three refueling stations in metropolitan Indianapolis, compared with about three dozen in the Los Angeles area.
MORE RV JOBS LOST: Another area RV maker is shedding jobs (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette). Middlebury-based Jayco Corp. announced Monday that will close its plant in Topeka where its Starcraft RV subsidiary operated. The plant employs 244 who earn between $12 and $25 an hour. Jayco will move production of Starcraft campers to Middlebury, which is in Elkhart County and about 19 miles from Topeka.
State
GOD PLATES PASS LEGAL CHALLENGE: Nearly 2million Hoosiers with “In God We Trust” license plates can happily motor on as the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Monday that the plates are constitutional (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette). The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana sued, challenging the plates on behalf of Fort Wayne resident Mark E. Studler. The lawsuit alleged the BMV gave preferential treatment to motorists wanting the plate, which also features the American flag, because they don’t have to pay the $15 administrative fee that the agency collects on sales of most other Indiana specialty plates. Instead, it is treated as one of Indiana’s two alternative standard license plates along with the “Lincoln’s Boyhood Home” plate. A Marion County judge in April tossed out the lawsuit challenging the plates, and Monday’s ruling upholds the earlier judgment. The case still could be appealed to the Indiana Supreme Court. “In accordance with state law, the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles will continue its policy to offer all plate designs without promoting any one license plate design over another and will continue to offer the (In God We Trust) plate design at no additional charge, as outlined by the Indiana General Assembly and now affirmed by two Indiana courts,” BMV Commissioner Ron Stiver said in a written statement.
SIMMONS JOINS IACT: The Indiana Association of Cities & Towns (IACT) today announced that Jennifer Simmons , a former vice president of Bose Public Affairs Group and Chief of Staff for two-term Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson, has joined IACT as Associate Executive Director for Communications and Policy. IACT advocates for municipalities as the official voice of municipal government in Indiana , and promotes good government through education, training and leadership. In this new role, Simmons will be responsible for retooling IACT’s strategic communications program. (Howey Politics Indiana)
2007 Election
JEFFERSONVILLE VOTE FRAUD PROBE: Looking into allegations of vote fraud, investigators plan this week to interview 21 people who cast absentee ballots in the Democratic primary for mayor of Jeffersonville last year (Louisville Courier-Journal). “We’ll be taking depositions under oath” on Friday, said Ron Simpson, a former Harrison County prosecutor who was named special prosecutor in the investigation. Then-Mayor Rob Waiz lost the primary to then-former Mayor Tom Galligan, who went on to win the November election last year. The investigation began after Waiz complained to Clark County Prosecutor Steve Stewart and other authorities about the handling of absentee ballots in the primary, based on the report of a private investigator he had hired. Waiz has declined to publicly release the private investigator’s report. Stewart asked for a special prosecutor to handle the case because his wife works for Galligan. Asked yesterday about the depositions, Waiz said, “I will be pleased to have this investigation move forward. I want to make sure we make every effort to protect the integrity of the electoral process.”
Counties
NO LAKE COUNTY ACORN FRAUD: Lake County election officials say there were no significant problems at the polls because of new voter registration forms generated by the controversial community activist group ACORN (WTHR-TV). Secretary of State Todd Rokita said last month his office had found evidence of “multiple criminal violations, including possible state and federal racketeering laws” in connection with fraudulent registration applications filed in Lake County by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. But Michelle Fajman, the county’s elections supervisor, said only a handful of people cast ballots from among the thousands of questionable forms. Republican officials raised concerns before the Nov. 4 election that poll workers would have to deal with large numbers of people who weren’t properly registered in the heavily Democratic county in northwest Indiana. ACORN officials said the group identified potentially problematic voter registration applications among some 7,900 new voters but was required by state law to turn them in anyway. The county rejected hundreds of ACORN forms and diverted another 2,000 questionable forms to a “double-check stack” in case any of those voters showed up at the polls. “We only had to go to that stack about five times,” Fajman said.
JOHN ASSAILS WHITE OVER MISPLACED BALLOTS: The Marion County Election Board learned today that Clerk Beth White’s office neglected to forward at least 446 absentee ballots for counting before Election Day. The ballots were recently discovered on a storage shelf. The Ballots had been received by White’s office on October 26–more than a week before the election. While the Election Board will count these ballots, Marion County Republican Party Chairman Tom John expressed his continuing grave concern s at both this recent development and the volume of similar errors committed by Clerk White and her staff. “Today’s news that hundreds of ballots had been haphazardly misplaced by Beth White and her staff is yet another disturbing example of how poorly elections are administered in Marion County, ” John said. “These are people’s votes we’ re talking about. The fact that Beth White had no idea that these ballots were missing shows the lack of tracking and accountability in how votes are handled by her office. These shenanigans do not happen in other major cities, and the people of Marion County deserve better.” John noted the numerous mistakes committed by White and her staff this Election cycle. “Beth White has a habit of describing her office’s inability to get the job done right as ‘isolated instances.’ When voters were given the wrong absentee ballots, it was an ‘isolated instance.’ When polling locations failed to open, it was an ‘isolated instance.’ When polling locations were sent ballots from different districts, it was an ‘isolated instance.’ When absentee ballots failed to get to the polls to be counted before they closed, it was an ‘isolated instance.’ Now we have another ‘isolated instance’ where the ballots were lost for weeks. How many ‘isolated instances’ do we have to endure before we call this clerk what she is–incompetent–and call for a new clerk that will properly conduct an election?” John asked. (Howey Politics Indiana)
WALKER TO SEEK MELCHER COUNCIL SEAT: Don Walker, an Evansville Parks Board member and longtime Democrat, said Monday he plans to file for the 3rd Ward City Council seat that will become vacant Jan. 1 when Steve Melcher joins the Vanderburgh County Commissioners (Evansville Courier & Press). Walker, 70, is a retired carpenter and former labor union leader. A lifelong Evansville resident, Walker said he has lived in the 3rd Ward for 10 years. Melcher, who has held the seat since 1992, is leaving the City Council because he was elected to the County Commissioners.
HARRISON RECOUNT IN COMMISSIONER RACE: Republican Rhonda Rhoads filed a petition yesterday seeking a recount of the ballots in her Nov. 4 loss to Democrat Carl “Buck” Mathes for Harrison County commissioner (Louisville Courier-Journal). Mathes defeated Rhoads by 32 votes, 8,859 to 8,827, according to final totals in the District 2 commissioner’s race certified yesterday by County Clerk Sherry Brown.
Cities
GARY LAYS OFF 13 FIREFIGHTERS: The city of Gary laid off 13 firefighters on Monday, citing budget concerns, spokeswoman Lalosa Burns said (Times of Northwest Indiana). The city contends it attempted to negotiate concessions from the union because it is strapped for cash. Last week, the local voted against cutting the $750, or $503 after taxes, six-month uniform allowance payment each firefighter gets from the city. Burns said the union left the city in a difficult position by not agreeing to suspend this month’s payment. “We are hoping that if our financial situation improves, we will call those firefighters to return in the middle of December,” Burns said. Gary Fire Association Local 359 President Ray Robinson said staffing levels and morale in the department already are low and it can ill afford to lose firefighters. He contends the city could have had the same costs savings by cutting other city departmental budgets. With the cuts, Robinson estimates the department will have fewer than 230 employees. Two years ago, there were 280 employees.
EVANSVILLE PASSES ABATEMENT: The company behind a proposed renovation of the McCurdy Building won’t have to pay full taxes on the project for nine years (Evansville Courier & Press). On Monday, the City Council voted to abate the taxes that will be owed on improvements to the building, which stands at 101 Southeast Riverside Drive. City Centre Properties, a development company, plans to place about 90 luxury apartments inside the McCurdy. The project is estimated to cost $11.2 million.
HAMMOND SEEKS TO RAISE CHIEF PAY: With the clock ticking toward the Dec. 1 deadline for submitting its heavily amended budget to the state, the City Council on Monday threw cold water on Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr.’s latest attempt to raise Fire Chief Dave Hamm’s salary to achieve parity with Police Chief Brian Miller (Times of Northwest Indiana). In August, McDermott’s proposed 2009 budget had Hamm jumping from his annual pay of $70,000 to $82,400, but the council later nixed the request, bumping Hamm to $72,100.
MERRILLVILLE REJECTED TWICE FOR MANAGER: A town manager candidate has turned down the town’s offer, making it the second time a person has declined the job (Times of Northwest Indiana). The Town Council recently offered a contract to Cumberland Town Manager D. Jeffrey Sheridan, but Sheridan and the town couldn’t agree on the terms of the contract, town officials said. “It’s unfortunate,” said Town Councilman Shawn Pettit, who is chairman of the Personnel Policy and Employee Benefits Committee. The town previously offered the position to Yorktown Town Manager Tim Kelty, but Kelty also declined the offer, town officials said. Sheridan and Kelty declined comment Monday.
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