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Votes at a glance: Vanderburgh County Council actions on Dec. 11, 2024
Summary
A concise list of the council’s formal votes on Dec. 11, including personnel approvals, appropriations, a $1.4M fund transfer per State Board of Accounts guidance, acceptance of a $350,000 federal grant and adoption of an Area Plan interlocal amendment.
The Vanderburgh County Council recorded the following formal actions on Dec. 11, 2024. Vote language and outcomes are taken from the meeting record; where roll‑call tallies were not given, approvals were recorded by voice vote.
• Minutes and prior meeting notes: Approved by voice vote (minutes for Personnel & Finance 10/30 and County Council 11/06/2024).
• Personnel and pay: Approved advanced‑step placement for a bailiff position; approved a $12,500 raise for the Community Corrections director (funded from user fees); approved grouped personnel requests across multiple departments (C–I and L–U items); authorized one‑time spot bonuses for 14 prosecutor’s office employees to be paid from forfeiture funds.
• Grants and staffing: Accepted a $350,000 federal grant for the High‑Tech Crimes Unit and created grant‑funded intern positions to support digital forensics work.
• Appropriations and transfers: Approved $32,000 for sheriff fuel; $15,000 for Superior Court maintenance; $6,093 for Old National Events Plaza overtime/FICA/payroll; a $1,400,000 transfer of motor vehicle funds per State Board of Accounts direction; $7,500 for tourism dock float repairs; and $65,000 for Convention Center utilities (reduced from an initial $75,000 request after discussion).
• Contracts and interlocal agreements: Approved an interlocal agreement to combine city and county asphalt preservation contracts (recorded as 7–0) and approved the third amendment to the interlocal agreement with the City of Evansville for the Area Plan Department (50/50 cost share; reduce APC from 13 to 9).
• Ordinances and policies: Entered and approved nine pages of amendments to the salary ordinance; approved listed transfers.
All of the above motions were recorded in the meeting minutes as approved by voice vote unless noted otherwise. Several items included conditions or follow-up: the council requested updated monthly financial reports for Old National Events Plaza/Convention Center and asked tourism staff to review the dock lease before April 2025.
