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Council debates elected-official pay and schedules budget committee follow-up
Summary
Councilman Ellis proposed moving most elected officials to a higher pay grade with the 3% COLA; legal counsel said such a change for the current year likely required advertisement and may be limited by statute. Ellis withdrew the motion; the council voted 7-0 to schedule a follow-up budget meeting before year-end to revisit pay and related questions.
Councilman Steve Ellis proposed an amendment to the 2026 salary ordinance that would move most elected county officials (except commissioners and council members) to grade 5-17 and apply a 3% cost-of-living adjustment.
The proposal drew immediate questions about scope, intent and legality. County legal counsel explained that, under Indiana Code provisions cited in the meeting, the compensation of elected county officers generally…
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