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Votes at a glance: Daviess County Council actions on Jan. 8, 2025
Summary
A roundup of formal actions taken by the Daviess County Council at its Jan. 8 meeting, including officer elections, approval of minutes, encumbrance carryovers, transfers, and a temporary training appropriation.
The Daviess County Council took several procedural and budget actions at its Jan. 8 meeting. Key outcomes are listed below.
Votes at a glance
- Council officers: Marilyn McCullough was nominated and approved as council president; Tony Dunton was nominated and approved as vice president. Nominations were made from the floor and approved by voice vote with no roll-call recorded.
- Minutes: The meeting minutes were approved by motion (mover: Matt; seconder: Tony) and voice vote.
- Encumbrances carryover: The council approved carrying forward $1,833,597.68 in 2024 encumbrances to 2025 to honor existing contracts and invoices. A motion to approve was made and seconded; the motion carried by voice vote.
- Transfers and additional appropriations: The council approved transfers and additional appropriations (see health-department article for items totaling $116,115). These included fund transfers to reflect hires, part-time staffing, and repair/maintenance adjustments.
- Salary ordinance amendment: The council approved a salary ordinance amendment moving certain salary lines to a 4% adjustment (motion moved by Matt; seconded by Tom). This was recorded as approved by voice vote.
- Court reporter training appropriation: The council approved a temporary appropriation of $2,372.49 to cover training and transition costs for a new court reporter while the outgoing court reporter completes employment through Jan. 31. The council authorized creation of the new line item and will backdate the appropriation in next month’s paperwork.
- Adjournment: The council moved and seconded adjournment; the meeting ended by voice vote.
Ending: Several informational reports (airport and ECH reports) were included in the meeting packet; no substantive action on those reports was recorded at this meeting.
