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Commissioners approve several appropriations, table innkeeper tax form changes
Summary
Daviess County commissioners approved a $1,000 longevity amendment to the salary ordinance, a $50,000 additional appropriation for insurance relating to new equipment, and a $20,000 replenishment for expert mental-health evaluation fees; they tabled proposed changes to the county innkeeper's tax return form for further discussion.
Daviess County commissioners approved a set of financial and administrative items, including a salary-ordinance amendment for longevity pay, a $50,000 additional appropriation for insurance and a $20,000 replenishment for expert mental-health evaluation fees in superior court.
Commissioners voted to amend the salary ordinance to add a $1,000 longevity payment that had been omitted during budget transfers. “We have a salary ordinance amendment as well. This was on longevity pay, and it's a thousand dollars,” a presenter said; the motion passed by voice vote.
The commission approved a $50,000 additional appropriation for insurance to cover newly purchased equipment added in March. That motion also passed by voice vote.
Superior court requested $20,000 to replenish expert-fee funds used for required mental-health evaluations; the presenter said evaluations are expensive (ranging from $3,000 to $5,000) and that two evaluations are required for many cases. Commissioners approved the $20,000 appropriation by voice vote to replenish that account.
Separately, commissioners discussed proposed updates to the county innkeeper's tax return form. The requested change would add three information lines — occupancy percentage, number of rooms available and similar tracking fields — to improve data collection. Commissioners agreed to table that discussion and circulate a draft form for further review among affected entities before adopting changes.
Commissioners also reviewed tourism commission minutes and a museum report in the packet and asked a question about an insurance carrier dispute noted in West Boggs’ minutes; no action was taken on that item during the meeting.
