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County committee advances series of appropriations, transfers and grants
Summary
St. Joseph County committee advanced multiple budget amendments and grant appropriations, including a fire-settlement payment, ARP-funded vehicle lease transfers, election equipment grant, assessor contract funds to meet a state land-study requirement, and a VOCA grant for CASA.
At a St. Joseph County Council committee meeting, members voted by voice to advance a package of appropriations, transfers and grant-related salary amendments for further consideration by the full council.
The committee recommended favorably an appropriation of $903,660 to cover final settlements and vehicle replacements related to a recent fire. According to discussion before the vote, an earlier internal estimate of settlement costs was stated as $2,300,000 and later adjusted to about $2.2 million; the additional appropriation described would pay for three replacement vehicles and draw on the county's liability fund because catastrophic vehicle insurance did not apply.
Courtney (staff) described a $40,000 transfer to cover higher-than-budgeted unemployment claims; she said the office does not…
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