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LaPorte County Council amends salary ordinance, approves hires and appropriations; several deputy pay moves pass 4–3
Summary
At its Nov. 24 meeting the LaPorte County Council approved an amended 2025 salary ordinance, cleared several personnel hires and appropriations, and recorded 4–3 roll-call support for two treasurer deputy pay/items to advance to the next ordinance. The council denied a surveyor hire later in the meeting.
The LaPorte County Council on Nov. 24 approved an amended 2025 salary ordinance, voted to allow several county offices to fill vacancies and approved a set of routine appropriations and equipment purchases.
The council heard a summary from the auditor explaining the amended salary ordinance removes employee names from the public copy, adds the date of personnel changes to help auditors match payroll periods, and keeps full records internally for verification. Councilmembers discussed step changes and retirements as reasons many entries changed. After discussion the council moved and approved the amended salary ordinance.
Council votes and personnel actions included: approval of the Oct. 27 minutes, permission for the auditor—s office to hire a tax-roll clerk to replace staff moved into the tax-sale clerk role, and the council—s recall and approval to permit Michigan Township to hire a commercial/income clerk after the item was initially tabled.
On the treasurer—s requests, council members moved to support raising the treasurer—s first…
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