Vanderburgh County Council approves pay raise for community corrections director, accepts $350,000 grant for cyber unit and OKs Area Plan interlocal amendment

The Vanderburgh County Council on Dec. 11 approved several personnel and budget actions, including a $12,500 raise for the county’s Community Corrections director, acceptance of a $350,000 federal grant to expand digital forensics capacity, and a third amendment to the interlocal agreement with the City of Evansville to restructure the Area Plan Department.

Judge Wayne Trotman told the council the Community Corrections director, James Aiken, has overseen program growth and expanded services — including electronic home detention with more than 120 participants — and proposed a $12,500 annual salary increase. Trotman said the raise would move Aiken’s 2025 pay from “about $82,500” to “about $91,300” and that the additional compensation would be covered by program user fees rather than the county’s general fund.…