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Marion County justices approve tax redistribution, amend prosecutor's budget and accept minutes
Summary
At a Marion County meeting, the governing justices approved a redistribution of sales-tax proceeds that adjusts funding for county services including a sheriff/911 allocation, approved an amendment to the prosecuting attorney's budget, and voted to accept meeting minutes and schedule quarterly reports.
Marion County's governing justices approved three routine but budget-affecting items during a meeting that included a roll-call vote on a sales-tax distribution ordinance, an amendment to the prosecuting attorney's budget and acceptance of minutes with a schedule for quarterly reports.
The sales-tax redistribution ordinance approved during the meeting set the allocation of sales-tax proceeds in percentage terms as recorded in the meeting transcript. The transcript lists allocations of "42% to County Road," an increase that incorporates a 5-percentage-point addition intended to support 911/dispatch operations and the sheriff's office (the sheriff's share is recorded as moving from 27% to 32% in discussion), "15% to [the] transfer…
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