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County staff explained that Trimble controls roughly 23% of the U.S. market for surveying equipment and that Yardi Systems is the largest national provider; the county’s quoted dealer for Trimble products is Seiler Geospatial, which controls sales in the county’s geographic territory. Staff said procurement must proceed through the authorized dealer for the assigned territory.

Council members noted the equipment purchase will be paid from the county’s perpetuation fund and that the new technology should reduce gaps in satellite coverage and improve the county’s ability to maintain corner markers and cadastral records.

A motion to approve the appropriation passed on a roll‑call vote recorded in the meeting as 6‑0.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Council Meeting - 5/13/25","oneSentenceSummary","Vigo County Council approved an appropriation for Trimble survey equipment, with staff explaining the vendor and territorial dealer arrangements and noting the purchase will be paid from the perpetuation fund.","taxTitle","Vigo County, Indiana","taxId",4153,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6058445,"Vigo County Council approves midyear pay‑grade change for auditor staff after debate over timing and budget impact",587,1495000,2082000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3297204-06f057a2a61fe7d7b6fad8b6eab0bb19&start=1495&end=2082","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3297204-06f057a2a61fe7d7b6fad8b6eab0bb19/thumbnail_1495000.jpg","/articles/6058445/Vigo-County/Indiana/Vigo-County-Council-approves-midyear-paygrade-change-for-auditor-staff-after-debate-over-timing-and-budget-impact","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6058445-b907e4167a227fede8b0ddc88ffb40f0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771176485&Signature=c-iPj1aQGd21Oc9mLTZ~9vjpJZhgEodSJ1cYwFJ2XxgAoQDZggCalO1IDgKU3prfAVLaC~9BGMWvjBq5qt13dpiuHV30goZoFwX12fKqtsnM7~6Wt5L7mR6q19U12dEchuFYg6ZFDmkYEWRZqdRp1Bin~lKmheCYku74sW4~n6x87XrmV63YmSfGlIA55l2o7AxuhzrBvLYN9OSYoJ1B6ECJw~yD7JA4bbJsNK5NZ9byxBSME4M1UhkrPv3SCjzhU75U~v3zSUL1yjY9HHFp7fy2hCW~cMEwH6Tjxu~Vk-7XEKVluCAFeGPppmt4qhqbsCCUminVUlGaIe4wBeUO4A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Vigo County Council approved a request from Auditor Larry Hutchings to reclassify Judy Delisle from pay grade 10 to grade 12 and to make her a financial supervisor, following a debate about timing, budget impacts and fairness to other employees.

Larry Hutchings, the county auditor, told the council Delisle has tenure and performs duties comparable to two other financial supervisors already at grade 12. Hutchings said the change recognizes expanded duties and supervisory responsibilities. “She has tenure. She knows so much, and she’s benefited this county in so many ways,” Hutchings said when introducing the request.

Several council members questioned whether a midyear pay‑grade increase was the appropriate mechanism. One council member urged moving the change to the budget process or using overtime reductions to offset the increase. Hutchings and other staff said the auditor’s office will reduce future overtime requests and that the difference in overtime in question was roughly $7,000 annually.

During discussion, council members cited a Baker Tilly personnel study that recommended Delisle be at grade 12. The council also debated how much overtime remained in the auditor’s budget; staff estimated about $22,000 remained after recent payouts and rollovers. A council member called for greater clarity on the county’s overall fiscal position and urged the budget committee to produce a financial status update.

A motion to approve the pay‑grade change passed on roll call. The clerk recorded the motion as passing 4 yes, 2 no. Council members asked staff to report remaining overtime balances and overall general‑fund expenditures to the budget committee for review before further midyear personnel actions.

The record shows the council’s approval will increase the employee’s pay by $6,703.47 for the current pay period as presented in the agenda item.","The council approved moving a long‑tenured auditor employee, Judy Delisle, from pay grade 10 to grade 12 amid debate over midyear raises, overtime offsets and budget transparency; vote passed 4‑2.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6058450,"Debate over community corrections expansion surfaces concerns about mental‑health resources and funding",995,2368000,3363000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3297204-06f057a2a61fe7d7b6fad8b6eab0bb19&start=2368&end=3363","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3297204-06f057a2a61fe7d7b6fad8b6eab0bb19/thumbnail_2368000.jpg","/articles/6058450/Vigo-County/Indiana/Debate-over-community-corrections-expansion-surfaces-concerns-about-mentalhealth-resources-and-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6058450-c0b328708327c1dcc1ae45a264949fe0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771176485&Signature=dp~VJsBFiQQpIOfWKHHehdyOvxNljBMiG3tD8C7cnaE7SjpXBaANR8xAk-2sSiD23WYfdXpRItIFlzttTFCI5PcfHAKa7uOS3hngTjbdGoMRLn1kz9bWtSWnrrWmXv9oT4HcrgS2aoI6NSz0FDi2kL2rxYctgfRClNGNX1ePuxKUF1q~HaudhWK62Vx7aikUeobq5N5w70Ket8canzRso9J0V3Lpgd99xbPR8N3ZtmRHRGzPI~FojaKmfQsflaga1yEAzSFL7Y2NveSjouiT~QYI07YKaPt6IXpUw1JXSelPKllteMje-iftnHXXkkO8nDedasRenchX2bfCodlkZg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Pastor Tess Stevens of Historic Allen Chapel AME urged the Vigo County Council to hold a town-hall discussion and to clarify whether proposed community corrections expansion plans would divert mental‑health funding from agencies such as the Hamilton Center.

“I understand there is a need for more bedding to accommodate inpatient stay for citizens suffering from debilitating mental‑health diseases, but we do not believe those accommodations should be within the Vigo County Jail,” Pastor Stevens told the council during public comment, and she asked for transparency about total costs, staffing, training, medication and where operating dollars would come from.

County court-services director Bill Watson and other county officials said the project under discussion is not a jail expansion for incarceration but an expansion of community‑based residential treatment and stabilization services that operate under court supervision. Watson said the existing community corrections program has outgrown its physical capacity and that the expansion would allow the county to provide medication management, therapy and other treatment more quickly to people who otherwise cycle between treatment and jail.

Watson said the program tracks recidivism and that expanding residential treatment has reduced returns to jail in some cases. He described the facility as a residential, supervised program where participants “live, get services, stabilization, and allow them to go to work and come back into the community,” not simply a work‑release center.

Council and county staff also discussed funding. A county staff member stated the $5 million often referenced in public coverage is a state grant the county plans to pursue to support the type of facility described; the staff member said that grant — if received — would not be taken from existing county mental‑health services. Watson and other officials said county staff will bring a formal presentation to the council next month after updated fiscal analysis from Baker Tilly is available.

Pastor Stevens and other members of the public urged more community partnerships, including reuse of underused church parish houses and other community resources, and questioned whether ARPA funding proposals earlier in the county process may have missed long‑term prevention investments. Officials said the community corrections agenda item was deferred to allow the council to evaluate fiscal impacts in light of recent state law changes affecting local revenue.

Council members asked for a full briefing in a future meeting on program costs, staffing, expected outcomes and grant prospects before any appropriation or site work proceeds.","A public commenter and county officials debated a proposed community corrections expansion south of the Vigo County jail; officials say the project is intended to expand treatment beds and services and that a $5 million state grant is being sought, not a reallocation of local mental‑health services.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6058455,"Vigo County Council approves $35,000 to cover Juvenile Justice Center Sally Port overage",452,865000,1317000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3297204-06f057a2a61fe7d7b6fad8b6eab0bb19&start=865&end=1317","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3297204-06f057a2a61fe7d7b6fad8b6eab0bb19/thumbnail_865000.jpg","/articles/6058455/Vigo-County/Indiana/Vigo-County-Council-approves-35000-to-cover-Juvenile-Justice-Center-Sally-Port-overage","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6058455-a26729150715453a93194b63dc98406c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771176485&Signature=VZWhreRwfZpWpEaVM1~5RmFst4liU13TKVnNm9GC5O9rR5ntDYsVn6a8qVKammd1BANy24nC97T4CX94kPiUe1y8TEALAOJ3op7UNjcVVaK0HG6wruP7MHipJqmDci7X74SG~0jyelu2~ipFGSjqo99eUUZIB~pK0YVtn3UcoIkbxS7eGgCGgqT9AcWV19ZwwdRpiXd3-nkwM~T8FO3vOcUN5uO~a34heHhcAlwtfHeOK2rzbhOgnZKSHytvFmK-TCfgldi029WQBZ60jYbjAIV9bx1SeUVDqmkd~RK3vOhE7bN9CvCRaaJ8aTH1M3eccGHSkbUQLVjgQtGnZ7WJqA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Vigo County Council on April 1 approved a $35,000 additional appropriation to complete the Sally Port addition at the county Juvenile Justice Center, citing multiple change orders and items that were not included in the original construction bids.

County staff told the council that DLZ Engineering prepared design work for the project and Haney Construction was the low bidder; unanticipated change orders — including replacement of a concrete slab and additional electrical and plumbing work — raised the project total to about $435,000, the staff member said. The staff member also said the $35,000 request would be paid from the Juvenile Justice Center’s nonreverting fund.

Council members pressed for clearer documentation of the remaining work and the bids. One council member said an independent local installer’s quote for the camera system was $39,689.93 and asked how the council’s $35,000 request would cover outstanding invoices. The presenting county staff member said, “Trust me. I don't wanna do this four times. But, yes, it's $35,000 is what we need to finish it.”

Council members also noted that the original $400,000 allocation came from ARPA funds in 2024 and that the requested $35,000 represents remaining overage from that project budget. The staff member explained that contractors had replaced four cameras rather than two because the existing analog system was incompatible with the new equipment.

After discussion, the council voted to approve the appropriation. The roll-call tally recorded by the clerk was 5 yes, 1 no, 1 absent; the transcript records the motion as passing “5 1 1.” The county staff member confirmed that funds are available to pay outstanding vendor invoices once the appropriation is approved.

Council members asked for improved bid documentation and clearer itemization of change orders before similar requests are presented in the future.","The Vigo County Council approved a $35,000 additional appropriation to complete a Sally Port addition at the Juvenile Justice Center, citing unanticipated change orders and omitted items in the bid. Council debate focused on bid clarity and how the final costs were calculated.","actionData","errors"]

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Council approves purchase of Trimble survey equipment using perpetuation fund

Vigo County Council approves midyear pay‑grade change for auditor staff after debate over timing and budget impact

Debate over community corrections expansion surfaces concerns about mental‑health resources and funding

Vigo County Council approves $35,000 to cover Juvenile Justice Center Sally Port overage