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Neal said she sees tourism as a way to strengthen the local economy and create opportunities for residents while preserving county character. “When they come and visit, what are they gonna do? Spend money, spend time here, and then appreciate what they have around them,” she said, describing modest, place-based strategies such as promoting scenic cycling routes, seasonal events and family-friendly stops like Pine Lake and local festivals.

Economic development staff said Adams County has lagged neighboring counties that have visitor bureaus and that a formal tourism program can promote businesses, boost hotel and restaurant receipts, and expand support for local events and youth programs. Neal said she will prioritize partnerships with regional tourism groups, coordinate with the county vision plan and meet individually with council and commissioners to gather local priorities and ideas.

Ending: Neal requested one-on-one meetings with council and commissioners to shape the program; EDC staff asked local officials to share ideas and contacts as the new initiative begins.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Council Meeting 7/8/25","oneSentenceSummary","The Adams County Economic Development Corporation introduced Kaylee Neal as the county’s new tourism director; Neal outlined plans to boost visitor spending, support local businesses and align tourism efforts with the county’s vision plan.","taxTitle","Adams County, Indiana","taxId",70750,"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},6176815,"County adopts revised compensation scale; council chooses option C for evaluation adjustment",209,6821000,7030000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5343087-b3844cf2906317d6772d11cc84a56453&start=6821&end=7030","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5343087-b3844cf2906317d6772d11cc84a56453/thumbnail_6821000.jpg","/articles/6176815/Adams-County/Indiana/County-adopts-revised-compensation-scale-council-chooses-option-C-for-evaluation-adjustment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6176815-ee0219c9d2fbbdb2302354f175e36fba/orig.mp4?Expires=1771164406&Signature=LN6gy8Ej4NkbyTrvz7c59sD-nC8sdt0NUL~tdz18~IPQGkWVHP8ejl2lVz4kT4XXV2VjLYtlP-HTTEUPtRPYQ9yGu4UeiMJ3qgJSIhvYVLW2QWU-CpiTe2EC7tsoAJDqbk2q-uKqBr96MkHVZn804jRghZ3aZReQtj29ei5TD3gOpodD0vTbqBIvd6-gRaDITjJdkU3zL7vGxodxpi6PN83vw-4oL9bSo-L8WOdxmyZLGTygqilsrMzUoJIC5Aw~y72yX6bl5~NtipmGeIr6Y6OMkeAuUeVfZEsWSuT1Io0hx-F79GZMWom11vdJchJ8wKe~KbsoKXr4FK~UAeXc8g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Adams County council approved a revision to the county compensation policy that adds a new evaluation-adjustment scale (referred to as option C) and makes existing evaluation adjustments available to most full-time staff (excluding elected and part-time positions unless specified).

Human-resources staff presented three alternative scales and the accompanying policy language changes at the meeting. The three options differed only in how the evaluation-adjustment percentage is allocated across score bands; option C provides a specified set of increments the council selected by motion and voice vote.

Councilors voted to adopt option C after brief discussion. The county attorney and HR staff will finalize the written pay-plan document and forward it to the commissioners for their review and signature, and payroll/HR will implement the revised scale on the schedule outlined in the policy.

Ending: The council approved the change by voice vote and instructed staff to prepare the final document for processing and inclusion on the commissioners’ agenda.","Adams County council approved a revised compensation package that adds a new performance-based evaluation scale (option C) to the county pay plan; commissioners were to review the change.",{"_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},6176820,"Council adopts ordinance to create nonreverting IT fund for services to other county units",160,7060000,7220000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5343087-b3844cf2906317d6772d11cc84a56453&start=7060&end=7220","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5343087-b3844cf2906317d6772d11cc84a56453/thumbnail_7060000.jpg","/articles/6176820/Adams-County/Indiana/Council-adopts-ordinance-to-create-nonreverting-IT-fund-for-services-to-other-county-units","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6176820-5f59d274f8d1ac750439ef1fa5967481/orig.mp4?Expires=1771164406&Signature=TL7R1YJ4TPBH~eSYmjb-p~xpw6KHDv96W793GSqJGcL--~nmwfNNE0-yZYnBap2JVVk5zBF5vxRVsLYKQBuVV7tRWAIyN2xbCMtjVQ0lfUZK-tU4OH1lWdYWax4Rysfaqm0p6FlXPDgVVF0NDUY~-WgsfM75EeN8SJ08t7h6HTaJN7W-dgmlVjzQbOlLoT8VWRjB1AD9NppTui1fhLG-IIgmt8PRLiMNXeRRku8Xlf21tw5v5IXAOdYViv0Ayb7uRKOvrQIEbfQUzvUjxtVm1wKIvRTdugsjigXJOXj9R7zZu4Bw0jPuLFeC-p-UsOF1M6wonQsoGhTtaqV7eDCFZA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Adams County council voted to adopt Ordinance 2025-8 establishing a nonreverting fund (Fund 40-16) for county IT services, permitting the auditor to deposit payments from other county units into the new fund and allowing the IT department to budget those monies separately.

County attorney staff presented the ordinance as a joint action needed because the fund is a home-rule budget instrument affecting both council and commissioners. The ordinance text directs the auditor to deposit payments made to Adams County government by other county entities and taxing units for IT services into fund 40-16 and specifies that those funds will be used exclusively by the Adams County IT department under ordinary appropriation procedures.

Supporters said the change will give the IT department clearer revenue tracking for services provided to municipalities, fire districts and other local units and will allow the department to retain interest earned on the fund. Councilors approved the ordinance by voice vote; commissioners were scheduled to consider the same ordinance in their concurrent agenda.","Adams County adopted Ordinance 2025-8 to establish a nonreverting fund (40-16) so the county IT department may collect, hold and spend payments from other county entities for IT 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},6176824,"Adams County officials hear consultant on Senate Bill 1, weigh gradual local income tax changes",5685,68000,5753000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5343087-b3844cf2906317d6772d11cc84a56453&start=68&end=5753","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5343087-b3844cf2906317d6772d11cc84a56453/thumbnail_68000.jpg","/articles/6176824/Adams-County/Indiana/Adams-County-officials-hear-consultant-on-Senate-Bill-1-weigh-gradual-local-income-tax-changes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6176824-7355454f787dbc5af0b410776a999fbf/orig.mp4?Expires=1771164406&Signature=mtk9KQsSdnhrQ4atZxpYhRb~e5TZlGwgRZnJY~1j3YMkib9Cg6SwBW3JFF5axa27NaUPy9K9zlbgzoMfizJubEQfNt8u1RHd7HxcnVlRFvQ-X1R2tzqhQ6i7QcwwZpdZmcOIjrH1nsh5lW7GLbMKRjw0tAEMXy6OphPBsRmRj65z8efdOnsTfUFhrk2HsSZYQCqtK~dS0u2APxrgZ-uWWcJW~cbRVKCHp1YeDiZlabUlwit355pazZoFae5jJhTbGdh3Y80OhGncNVhGPPYtlUK2vmftyZ7huTmexCUSt4I-7Oqd5m7Rp7Cd8mQIDsh1pweY0qWDFgGFtTS9TEj7Xw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Adams County council members and commissioners spent more than an hour on a presentation about Senate Bill 1 and its likely effects on county property-tax revenue and local income-tax (LIT) structure, then opened a public hearing and asked the consultant to provide phased scenarios to reduce a county property-tax relief credit ahead of a 2028 state deadline.

The consultant, Jason Simmer, told the board that Senate Bill 1 will cut assessed value for many homesteads, rental and agricultural properties and change the way business personal property is treated, all of which will shrink the county tax base over time. “One of the goals ... was to reduce property taxes,” Simmer said during his presentation.

Simmer laid out examples showing how larger homestead deductions, a supplemental credit (the lesser of $300 or 10% of a taxpayer’s bill), and new deductions for 2%- and 3%-class properties could reduce assessed values countywide and, absent offsetting growth, raise tax rates and circuit-breaker losses. He illustrated hypothetical impacts on a $240,000 home and on Adams County’s certified levy: the county’s net assessed base was shown as about $2,000,000,000 for 2025, and Simmer modeled an illustrative 20% tax-base decline that would require a materially higher rate to maintain projected levy growth.

Councils and commissioners then discussed the concurrent changes to local income tax (LIT). Simmer described the statutory overhaul that will shift many LIT adoption decisions to county councils (beginning in 2027), consolidate multiple LIT buckets into a county-controlled general rate (up to 1.2%), and leave municipalities and special districts to request distributions from the county rather than automatically receiving certified shares.

Council members asked about timing and taxpayer impacts if the county eliminated the county’s current property-tax relief credit (the PTRC) now versus phasing it out. No formal vote was taken to change rates; instead, the body agreed to request more detailed, parcel-level scenarios from Simmer and staff to map how a gradual reduction of the 0.29 percentage-point PTRC would affect several typical taxpayers (homestead in town, homestead in township, farmland, and commercial properties). Simmer agreed to provide scenarios and examples and to send them to county staff ahead of an August 1 notice deadline so towns and other taxing units can be notified if the county moves forward.

During the hearing, council members repeatedly emphasized smoothing the transition for residents outside towns who are not currently at statutory caps, and stressed that any local action should consider the phase-in of the assessment changes in 2026–2031. Multiple participants urged that decisions avoid large, abrupt tax increases for rural residents. The board directed staff to notify municipalities if the county pursues changes and asked the consultant to present a set of alternative schedules (for example: no change, partial reduction in year one and year two, and a full elimination) with estimated revenue, taxpayer examples and sensitivity ranges.

No ordinance or tax-rate change was adopted at the meeting. The council and commissioners agreed to reconvene with the consultant’s analyses in August/September, and staff said they will prepare draft ordinances for consideration before the statutory deadlines for public notice and final votes.

The discussion also included reminders that local budget growth allowances, interest income and American Rescue Plan balances affect near-term county finances, and that shifting revenue from property tax to LIT would change the county’s revenue volatility profile.

Ending: County leaders closed the public hearing without adopting a change and asked staff and the consultant to return with multiple modeled options that aim to smooth the fiscal transition for residents and taxing units ahead of the 2028 statutory changes.","County leaders heard a detailed presentation on Senate Bill 1’s property-tax changes and debated options for smoothing the loss of the property-tax relief credit, asking the consultant for scenarios to model phased reductions before the state deadline.","actionData","errors"]

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