The Vermillion County Council held a public hearing on the county's solid waste budget at its special meeting, hearing staff explanations of accounting updates and planned one-time expenses.

"What you have before you, on the budgeted spending 2025 sheet, would be what we want to change what has been adopted in the past. This is a more accurate accounting of what we spend during the year," said Eric, a solid waste staff member, during the presentation.

Eric told the council the updated budget aligns the solid waste board's yearly budget with the county's gateway reporting through the Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF). He said personnel services previously listed in the solid waste budget have been removed because those costs are now reflected in the commissioners' payroll budget.

The presentation included a one-time $40,000 expense for a Toxaway Day, a hazardous-waste collection event; staff said the county has funds available in the solid waste budget to cover that expense and does not expect it to be an annual cost. "We probably will do a Toxaway Day every 2 or 3 years," Eric said.

The council did not take a formal vote to adopt the solid waste budget at the special meeting; the chair said the solid waste budget will be included with other budgets for formal approval at the council's regular October meeting. The public hearing produced no public comments at the special meeting.

Council members complimented the solid waste board's work and thanked staff for the update. No further council direction or binding action on the budget occurred during the hearing.