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Votes at a glance: Blackford County approves cumulative-drain appropriation and Solid Lakes District budget; several items tabled
Summary
At its Sept. 3 meeting the Blackford County Commissioners approved a $90,000 cumulative-drain appropriation and a Solid Lakes District budget, passed multiple small appropriations, and tabled at least one township appropriation until October.
At its Sept. 3 meeting the Blackford County Commissioners took a series of formal votes on budgets and appropriations, approving a $90,000 cumulative-drain appropriation and the Solid Lakes District budget, and passing other small appropriations by roll-call vote. The commissioners also tabled a Jackson Township regional sewer appropriation until October for further review.
Key outcomes
- Cumulative-drain appropriation: Commissioners voted to appropriate $90,000 that had been sitting in cumulative-drain accounts. The motion passed by roll call (vote recorded as approved). The transcript shows a motion to accept $90,000 followed by a second and a full roll call.
- Solid Lakes District budget: Commissioners voted to approve the Solid Lakes District budget as presented. A roll-call vote passed 7-0.
- Other small appropriations: The board approved smaller appropriations noted in the financial packet (examples cited in the transcript include a $500 treasurer item and a $45 auditor item) and executed multiple routine financial motions by roll call with unanimous approval.
- Jackson Township / Regional sewer district request: A request for $20,000 to Jackson Township Regional Sewer District was discussed and tabled; commissioners asked that the matter be brought back at the October meeting with the project representative present.
Votes recorded by roll call in the transcript show commissioners Patrick Kale, Jim Weisman, Ryan Goodspeed, Casey Deck, Fred Tobey, Kyle Lachine and Jack Beckley voting Aye on approved items. Several items were explicitly tabled to October for additional information and presentations.
Ending: County staff will return to the board in October with the tabled township request and with additional documentation for certain appropriations; the countyfinancial reports for August were presented at the meeting.
