Vanderburgh County Council approves multiple personnel hires, defers court‑reporter reclassification for study

The Vanderburgh County Council approved a series of personnel requests and grant‑funded hires on Feb. 5 while referring a larger reclassification request for 10 court reporters to the personnel committee for further study.

Council President Schettler opened the meeting and the council approved routine staffing requests across county departments, including hires and vacancy fills requested by Superior Court, the county clerk, the treasurer, the sheriff's office, Purdue Extension, the prosecutor's office, county highway and multiple health‑department positions funded by state and federal grants. The council also approved a budget transfer from CCPI to work release.

The approvals included a clarification from Gary Schuette of Superior Court that a previously authorized probation officer position should be amended to a part‑time school liaison position to support law‑enforcement coordination and electronic home detention monitoring. The council approved that amendment, and also approved an increase to a stipend paid from treatment‑court and work‑release funds.

Diana Merced, Vanderburgh County Prosecutor, reported two internal hires to fill an enforcement‑officer supervisor position and a receptionist vacancy; the council approved both requests. John Stoll, county engineer, asked to fill an administrative assistant vacancy and the council approved posting to fill that role. Darby Bridal, chief deputy for the county clerk, and Annie Miller, chief deputy coroner, presented routine replacement requests that the council approved.

The health department sought and received…