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Votes at a glance: Tippecanoe County Council actions, March 11
Summary
The Tippecanoe County Council approved salary statements, appropriations and fund transfers on March 11; this roundup lists each motion and the council’s recorded outcome.
The Tippecanoe County Council took the following formal actions on March 11. All motions below passed by voice vote unless otherwise noted.
- Consent agenda: Approved (mover: Councilman Murray; second: Councilman Richard). No discussion recorded.
- Superior Court 3 salary statement: Approved conversion of the 4D commissioner position from part time to full time with an interim salary of approximately $101,773 (mover: Councilman Murray; second: Councilwoman Vernon).
- Coroner’s office salary statement and deputy per‑case increase: Approved reclassification of a deputy coroner/office manager from a commensurate level to a higher classification and approved raising deputy per‑case pay from $125 to $150; subsequent general fund appropriation of $3,763 was approved to cover the change (mover: Councilwoman Vernon; second: Councilman Murray).
- Community Corrections donation fund (Fund 41‑24): Approved appropriation of $100 to cover supplies for a training event (mover: Councilman Murray; second: Councilwoman Vernon).
- Health Department donation fund (Fund 41‑18): Approved appropriation of $6,500 for volunteer feeding and community baby shower partnerships (mover: Councilman Murray; second: Councilman Carson).
- Sheriff user fee fund (Fund 25‑75): Approved appropriation of $2,550 to cover a training that had not been encumbered (mover: Councilman Murray; second: Councilwoman Vernon).
- Commissioner’s office salary statement and appropriation: Approved reclassification of the office manager from a comm 3 to comm 4 and a general fund appropriation of $1,611 to cover the change (mover: Councilwoman Vernon; second: Councilman Murray).
- Opioid restricted fund (Fund 12‑37): Approved appropriation of $260,800, to be placed into grants and support for agencies selected by the Community Opioid Response Committee; motion amended on the floor to consolidate food, supplies and vehicle repair allocations into grants and support (mover: Councilwoman Vernon; second: Councilman Murray).
- Opioid unrestricted fund (Fund 12‑38): Approved appropriation of $260,000 to be awarded to agencies through the county’s granting process; a committee will meet April 17 to review agency applications (mover: Councilwoman Vernon; second: Councilman Murray).
- Recorder’s office salary and position reclassifications: Approved reclassification of a UCC supervisory data specialist to document processing analysis comm 3 and a data entry position to comm 3; also approved Recorder records perpetuation fund appropriation as presented (mover: Councilman Murray; second: Councilman Carson).
- Superior Court 6 appropriation: Approved appropriation of $30,000 to cover interpreter services across courts (see separate article for detailed discussion).
Each motion passed on a voice vote; recorded roll-call tallies were not given in the public transcript. Several items, including the 4D commissioner and Superior Court 6 interpreter needs, included more extensive discussion and will be revisited in budget planning and grant‑tracking work during the coming months.
