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Vigo County council approves reorganization and pay changes for county group homes after extended debate
Summary
After extended debate about staffing, licensing and financial risk, the Vigo County Council voted to approve a restructuring of the county group-home program and related salary ordinance changes aimed at reopening two homes and increasing administrative capacity.
The Vigo County Council voted on April 10 to approve restructuring and pay-grade changes intended to reopen and expand services at county group homes for children, after hours of discussion about staffing, contract rates with the Department of Child Services and program risk.
The measure, described by County Homes Director Norm Loudermilk and county commissioners as necessary to make the program viable, passed on a roll call vote after council members debated whether to postpone the changes for a deeper budget review. The final tally recorded five votes in favor and one against.
Council members and county staff said the restructuring combines two therapeutic positions, creates a finance-and-compliance manager, raises the operations and treatment/licensing director grades, eliminates an office-manager position and transfers one maintenance position to the county maintenance department. Director Loudermilk told council members the realignment is designed to reduce overall head count and save money over hiring an additional full-time office manager: “If we don’t do…
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