Meeting Minutes (Weekly Unnoficial) 17 July 2025

UNOFFICAL July 17, 2025 Sugar Bowl Restaurant, 8am, 402 W. Hwy. 20, Michigan City, IN 46360 In Attendance: Doug Moon, Frank Masley, Bill Newton

1. Pat Boy: Legislative Assistant Haley Muench

2. Rodney Pol: Legislative Assistant Tyler Hempfling

a. Would prefer to meet in the evening. Not Saturday morning.

PRE – MEETING

3. Place to meet for the Pre-Meeting.

a. Sugar Bowl Breakfast or Lunch (I will pick up the tab)

4. Items to discuss

a. The “Green” Assessment sheet

b. Typical raising of the Property Tax

c. What can be done to help Senior Citizens?

5. Items not to discuss

a. Going at this to support their campaign efforts

6. Time to meet

a. Mon, Tue, Wed, or Fri for breakfast or lunch

MAIN – MEETING

7. The Legislators, Both Pol and Boy are in the minority party.

8. Details

a. Realistically how many do we expect to show up for the Main meeting

b. Use advertisement on WCOE, The Eagle 96.7 MHz

c. Use advertisement on WEFM, 95.9 MHz

d. Send emails to DAV signers

e. Call phones of DAV signers

f. Put out flyers that contain Website address: www.mc2ag.htmlplanet.com

g. Canvass the Coolspring Township

h. Timing for Main – Meeting: Mid-August or later

9. Secure a place

a. DAV Hall – Holds about 100

- Cost: David to Check: $

b. Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Center

- Cost: $30

c. St. John’s Auditorium – Holds about 200

- Cost: Doug to Check: $200

10. Besides Trail Creek Residents who to invite?

a. Assessor Department: Stacy Sweitzer, Brendt Banic, Michael Schultz

b. Auditor Michael Rosenbaum

c. Commissioner Joe Haney

d. Our MC2AG “Regulars”

e. Trail Creek Clerk / Treasurer – Crystal Frever

f. All the Attendees of the June 13thDAV meeting who signed up

g. NO – Mayor of Michigan City – Angie Nelson Deuitch

h. Jim Pressel

i. Mike Bohacek

j. Michigan City Area PCCs

k. Chris Cleveland

l. Joel Florek

m. Allen Stevens

HELP FOR THE LEGISLATORS

11. Should MC2AG Offer suggestions of Assessor and Property Tax issues for House and

Senate Bills? Examples:

a. Hit 65 and cap the resident’s State Property Tax

b. Hit 65 and eliminate the State Property Tax

c. After 65 a progressive reduction in Property Tax

OVER 65 CIRCUIT BREAKER CREDIT (ADJUST TO INCLUDE INFLATION)

12. Turned 65 or older by December 31 of the prior year.

13. Have qualified for the homestead standard deduction on the property this year and last

year.

14. Have an adjusted gross income of $30,000 or less, or a combined adjusted gross income

with your spouse of $40,000 or less.

15. Have a gross assessed property value of $200,000 or less on the homestead portion of

the property. You can find the value of the homestead portion of your property on your

tax bill or property record card.

16. Own, be buying on recorded contract, or have a beneficial interest in the property.

OTHER ISSUES

17. Doug to perform MC for the Main – Meeting

18. Frank to perform the duties of a bouncer.

Meeting Minutes (Weekly Unofficial Meeting) 17 July 2025

July 17, 2025