(Update posted 10pm 9/13)  Eric Moeller contacted me to say that state law does not allow someone to have “dual lucrative” positions.  After further review, Eric says he may not have been 100% accurate in his comments at the Finance Committee meeting about Jason Meyer’s situation.

Deputy Mayor Elliot Hultgren made what appeared to be a reasonable request to the City Council Finance Committee Thursday – provide a small amount of compensation to the two appointed members on the Fishers Board of Public Safety.  After all, Carmel, Westfield and Noblesville all pay their appointed members to their boards.

The city staff recommendation would be to pay each about $4,500 a year, less then Carmel’s pay scale and a bit higher that Noblesville.

Then, committee member Eric Moeller  pointed out that Board of Works member Jason Meyer also serves in an elected position as a Fall Creek Township Board member, which is also a paid position.  State law does not allow any one person to serve in two government jobs with compensation at the same time.

John Weingardt, another Finance Committee Member, said if compensation is provided to the appointed members of the Fishers Board of Works, Meyer would need to resign from either the city board or township board.

No recommendation was made on this proposal….Finance Committee members indicated they wanted to talk with other members of the council on this matter.

The Board of Public Works and Safety consists of three members, Mayor Scott Fadness and his two appointees, Jason Meyer and Jeff Lantz.