Council approves routine personnel and appropriation items; transfers and salary ordinance pass

Vanderburgh County Council completed routine business and approved a slate of personnel requests, appropriations and transfers during its meeting by voice vote.

Key approvals recorded in the meeting transcript included: - Approval of the county council minutes dated 03/05/2025 (voice vote). - Personnel requests: the circuit court asked permission to fill a vacancy for an adult felony probation officer; the county clerk asked to fill three vacancies in the clerk’s office; the sheriff and several county departments submitted a group of personnel requests that the council approved as presented. - Appropriations: the council approved a sheriff department request covering deputy positions, civilian overtime, FICA, sheriff retirement and training for a total request of $116,023; a jail confinement request for seven clerks and related items for a total of $31,589; and other line items included in the meeting’s appropriation packet. The council also approved a commissary-related match and a training/education line that were included in earlier appropriations. - Transfers: the council approved three transfers as listed on the agenda. - Salary ordinance: the council had a motion and second and approved the county’s salary ordinance as presented earlier on the docket (voice vote).

All votes taken during these routine items were recorded as ayes by voice; the meeting transcript does not include a roll-call tally with individual councilor votes for these motions. Several motions were moved, seconded and approved without extended debate.

Ending: Council business concluded with a reminder that the next Personnel Finance Committee meeting is April 30 at 3 p.m. and the next full County Council meeting is May 7 at 3 p.m.