Votes at a glance: July 2 La Porte County commission actions

At their July 2 meeting, the La Porte County Board of Commissioners recorded the following formal actions and outcomes:

• Agenda amendment: Motion to remove items 10a and 10b and add discussion of claims being posted online — moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.

• Minutes: Motion to approve the June minutes — approved by voice vote.

• Payroll and claims: Auditor read payroll totaling $1,519,177.71 and operating expense claims totaling $5,138,393.08; motions to accept payroll and operating claims were moved, seconded and approved by voice votes.

• Travel requests: Approved travel for probation staff to the American Probation and Parole Association summer training in New York (Aug. 24–27) with expenses paid by probation user fees; approved food purchases for two probation retreats funded by probation user fees; approved two health-department employees to attend the Heart Safe summit in Phoenix (Dec. 2–6).

• Paid sick days: Motion to grant two paid sick days to a retiring clerk’s-office employee (22 years’ service) was debated, an attempt to table failed, and the motion to grant two paid sick days passed (one commissioner recorded a nay vote citing insufficient information).

• Proclamation: Approved a proclamation recognizing Pretrial, Probation and Parole Supervision Week (July 20–26).

• Ordinance: Ordinance No. 25-3 (regulating commercial use of public records) was read by title only as a first reading; no adoption vote was taken.

• Appointment: Motion approved to appoint Brooke Buying as interim animal-shelter director effective July 12.

The meeting adjourned after these items. Where the transcript records a roll call or named attendees, the commission recorded President Connie Gran Morosa, Vice President Steve Holifield and member Joe Haney as present at the meeting.