Daviess County Council approves routine salary and appropriation items; full list of votes

The Daviess County Council took a series of procedural and budget actions during its February meeting, approving minutes, multiple salary-ordinance adjustments, grant reappropriations, overtime payments and transfers. Most motions carried without recorded opposition.

Key actions approved in the meeting included:

- Approval of the Jan. 8 meeting minutes (motion carried). - Motion to proceed with the Westgate RCE tax-abatement request (initial procedural step; see separate article). - Salary-ordinance and backdated adjustments: longevity pay for the sheriff's office (backdated to Feb. 7, 2025); payout and training dates for circuit court reporter positions (including retirement payout for Connie Inglehart and a temporary court reporter training period, backdated to Feb. 7, 2025). - Grant and appropriation movements: reappropriation of remaining 2024 Operation Pullover grant funds to 2025 (backdated), and related Social Security and wages adjustments tied to that grant. - Overtime payments for highway department snow events (backdated to Jan. 24, 2025) and other routine transfers for Superior Court and community corrections (equipment lease to equipment transfers). - Additional appropriations: County General to cover court reporter/temporary reporter benefits and professional services ($31,074.30) and several restricted and unrestricted fund realignments (training and education, prevention and education, opioid fund adjustments).

Motions were typically made by council members and seconded; the clerk recorded “Aye” and “Motion carries” for each item. The meeting also included the sheriff's year-end report (calls, bookings, jail population and maintenance items) and discussion of scheduling a joint meeting with commissioners in April.

The council adjourned after completing the agenda and scheduling follow-up items where required.