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\"If you recall, we had a special meeting in April of this year related to the, settlement agreement and release, which is also in your packet. This amended salary ordinance directly related to that, settlement agreement and release,\" counsel said when presenting the ordinance and related appropriations.

Council members were shown line-item amounts for additional appropriations labeled 2025-35, 2025-36 and 2025-37 (the packet pages were referenced). Counsel said one of the appropriations covers the retroactive portion of the judges' request (a portion of October 2024 back to January 1, 2024) and that the settlement included only part of that request; the retroactive portion included $180,006.43 in one appropriation line.

Presenters offered to answer questions but no formal roll-call vote or final action on these specific appropriations was recorded in the provided transcript. Council members asked clarifying questions about the use of the term \"retroactive\" and staff clarified the settlement did not cover the entire judges' original request and that some payments will be handled in a stipend-like manner as described in the packet.

The items were presented to the council for consideration and to make the record of these appropriation requests; the transcript does not record a final decision on the appropriations during the excerpt provided.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Council Sunshine Meeting - 6/3/25","oneSentenceSummary","Council members reviewed several amended salary ordinances and additional appropriations tied to a settlement agreement and mandate orders affecting county courts; presenters said the appropriations pay payroll, FICA and PERF related to the settlement and include retroactive portions.","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},6217795,"Human resources asks council to correct salary-ordinance misprints affecting GIS and CASA positions",412,224000,636000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3643006-89ccefe3081207ce59e25ad7f4e86aeb&start=224&end=636","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3643006-89ccefe3081207ce59e25ad7f4e86aeb/thumbnail_224000.jpg","/articles/6217795/Vigo-County/Indiana/Human-resources-asks-council-to-correct-salary-ordinance-misprints-affecting-GIS-and-CASA-positions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6217795-ab5cf4734086207873728dce52dccdb0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771171322&Signature=bIGC2r0uw4fEsLfils829VyauhxRCImiDVbr3Gy-kmMSqLEm0F9p24BpNSKiybE~SelBVXIau55Zlnr7RjDmVLfrPXe5RQ~~8fbAXy3tc0jmDrOaqemgi4IC0k1PbpwPCnQcKHlqCJ6Tc0Jz8ASYqLvL6XY9u7edvxBEcUDceeXpOARtCqUaUqsJ87R1Jo3TgkHe4mgKpxpIR7fOIlAaTIQBUo0zwNAzE2IpExle-KhANaxZ9Me2toxCORlAb7cu1kP8vXdSeDCWY3wkYfF4TxcvWcnRTv7GkwbRJM-2s3RuDlKFi6mJSWcdh-b8V6wh6S8RAYTwsp8jAbwH8V2Gfg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Carrie Wright of Vigo County Human Resources told the council that a review of the county's salary ordinance revealed clerical errors affecting the GIS director and CASA positions; she asked the council to correct the printed ordinance so salaries match the county budget.

\"It's budgeted correctly. They did check the budget. The budget's there. It's correct. It's just a misprint in the salary ordinance,\" Wright said, explaining that copy-and-paste errors left some employees with incorrect amounts listed and omitted the 3% increases for others.

Wright said no additional appropriation is required because the salaries are budgeted correctly; the request to the council is a technical correction to the ordinance so the ordinance aligns with the approved budget. Council members asked no substantive questions and the item was presented for correction in the record.","Vigo County human resources requested correction of clerical errors in the salary ordinance that misstate several employees' salaries; HR said the budget already covers the correct amounts and the ordinance needs only to be corrected to reflect budgeted pay.",{"_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},6217800,"Vigo County clerk's office asks council to move staff to Baker Tilly midpoint to curb turnover",1418,1132000,2550000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3643006-89ccefe3081207ce59e25ad7f4e86aeb&start=1132&end=2550","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3643006-89ccefe3081207ce59e25ad7f4e86aeb/thumbnail_1132000.jpg","/articles/6217800/Vigo-County/Indiana/Vigo-County-clerks-office-asks-council-to-move-staff-to-Baker-Tilly-midpoint-to-curb-turnover","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6217800-b309f4a21e8ba8883d7c7f5679ac450a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771171322&Signature=AivxN7uZQWIiV--YPqQLFHVJB7s4jq4a5VmeT8U08IpE~yop3kSwSCi84~FdFfoHt5XkknnVUZBQXvlRA0J63Ee9k8hNd7HxWIQ411Sc4PkMy7DeDQ-W5Mvq2NQBTgnGVHWmFjFM8vP-Davr5su0B9lInAfXCb1dEBEACiGV0V6q-v5mnpplNlIWhnH6o4voYJVpEydPtvKFaYI3E-z53zEYj8Mb1WYQ652bbFSr86D0zG3GK-UDvOqBYQKw4spTYLe9fojls7D8l8ixPaodUsFSDesz7SdF2Fgjv-AKHyzJGp0div3xfEGU01H8ClZDOxQjh3bXk0ADHZhuJBV-hw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Elizabeth Stiverson, chief deputy clerk for the Vigo County Clerk's Office, asked the Vigo County Council to approve pay adjustments moving clerk staff to the midpoint levels from the Baker Tilly pay study, saying the change is needed to retain trained employees and avoid repeated turnover.

\"We're requesting that, our all of our clerk staff get moved to the midpoint level from the Baker Tilly study,\" Stiverson said. She told the council that the clerk's office has gone through 92 employees since 2017 and that 27 of those left for other county offices — about 30% of departures.

Stiverson said the clerk staff currently average $22.71 an hour. She described court reporter pay and the gap that will result from recently approved court staff raises: court reporter A is expected to make $30.87 an hour after raises she referenced, leaving clerks about $5.62 an hour behind court reporters even after the requested midpoint adjustment.

She proposed that, rather than hiring two additional clerks for a newly opened magistrate court, the office will stretch current staff if their pay is moved to midpoint; Stiverson said hiring two new clerks would cost $87,915.27 each (including salary, FICA, PERF and family health insurance), or $175,830.54 total, which she said is $4,490.31 more than giving the requested raises.

Stiverson also said the clerk's office invests bond and other held funds in certificates of deposit and that CD returns in 2024 were $51,721.86 and $34,227.56 in 2023; the 2025 CD return was estimated at $31,500 and those returns go back to the county general fund rather than the clerk's office budget.

Council members asked for verification of midpoint numbers and whether the appropriation request would be sufficient to cover costs; staff said the appropriation would cover the requested adjustments. No formal council vote on this appropriation was recorded in the provided transcript.

Stiverson asked the council to consider elected-official pay separately; she said adjustments to elected officers were not made in the earlier study and likely require separate action during budget season.","Chief deputy clerk Elizabeth Stiverson told the Vigo County Council the clerk's office seeks pay adjustments to reach midpoint levels from the Baker Tilly study, citing eight years of turnover and recent retention gains tied to prior raises; the office said the requested raise would cost less than hiring two new clerks.",{"_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},6217805,"Vigo County judges request new magistrate, two court reporters and equipment funding",780,675000,1455000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3643006-89ccefe3081207ce59e25ad7f4e86aeb&start=675&end=1455","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3643006-89ccefe3081207ce59e25ad7f4e86aeb/thumbnail_675000.jpg","/articles/6217805/Vigo-County/Indiana/Vigo-County-judges-request-new-magistrate-two-court-reporters-and-equipment-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6217805-7d9ed93807766d7ecef81328174a4657/orig.mp4?Expires=1771171322&Signature=P6EUPmqy7LdMXcyuWrM940Ue7H3eMWR4avIa1e1PR8WlP12bqOVhzJMvo3HBe-AHX-m6qCYHApj2TYkKT19tQWT9I5h4bgaQtyanwfOcx8f6wxQ-6JveTRZjr1yx2P7iPru0qPTGJqZ5EohFr3QpuwNt-prdc5pRI2e~JT8523~xUmTKonZmHwwUCNcYQPN22I-VCifigIi9xZ2t3CzPMC~WKiPi8W2Pv~p2rajNMV~6qxkfZwhXDi4qszoEF2k9OXLT7i4NZcvN0zYGvkyWScsWaFilT3EVPv8~0Ak7op1pUc-MIpAg1XxIyWe7BinEsjSEegsLqhM4WSAmGEjRPQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Charles Johnson, Vigo County Division Court Judge, Division 1, told the Vigo County Council the judges have selected Charles Ray to fill a new magistrate position created by the Indiana Legislature and asked the council to approve county funding for the position and supporting staff and equipment.

The judges asked that the magistrate receive the county portion of $5,000 that other county judicial officers receive, and they requested two court reporters (B-level positions), funds for transcripts, office supplies and a new recording system and computers for the new courtroom space.

\"We are requesting the magistrate receive the county portion of $5,000 that all judicial officers in the county have received,\" Johnson said. He said the magistrate is expected to begin July 1 and that the judges intend to reassign a portion of juvenile and misdemeanor dockets to the new position to ease current workloads.

The judges asked for two court reporters because the magistrate will handle a mix of juvenile matters (post-adjudication CHINS reviews, termination of parental rights and related appeals) and criminal misdemeanors transferred from city court and division 5. Johnson said court reporters must prepare appeal transcripts outside normal court hours and that additional transcript funds would be needed for the remainder of the year.

The request included a systems-hardware line of $3,600 for staff computers and a separate recording system to maintain confidentiality for juvenile proceedings, plus office furniture and copier/service agreements where needed. Johnson said the magistrate will use the 4D courtroom and that some office space work is required at Community Corrections to house staff.

Commissioner Quickenberg told the council the commission will bring a related special call next week to finalize space and carry out roughly $20,000 in renovations for three offices at the identified location.

No formal council vote on the appropriation or position was recorded in the transcript provided; the request was presented and council members asked clarifying questions about location and timing.

Supporting details: the judges asked that the magistrate start July 1; Charles Ray (prosecutor's office) was named by the judges; requested items included two B-level court reporters, transcript funds, $3,600 for systems hardware, and an estimated $20,000 renovation budget for office space.","County judges told the Vigo County Council they have selected a magistrate and requested county funding for the magistrate stipend, two court reporters, transcripts and modest equipment and furniture to staff a new magistrate courtroom space.","actionData","errors"]

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