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Jennings County Council amends 2025 salary ordinance and adopts 2026 pay schedule
Summary
The council approved amendments to the 2025 salary ordinance to correct omissions and then adopted the county's 2026 salary ordinance, including certification pay levels and position counts; discussion included department requests for higher pay for certain leadership roles.
The Jennings County Council voted to amend the 2025 salary ordinance to correct several omissions and to appropriate additional pay where needed, including adjustments for the recorder's office, animal control, county highway positions that had been left off the prior ordinance, and recycling center pay. A motion to amend the 2025 salary ordinance was moved, seconded and carried by voice vote.
The council then considered and adopted the 2026 salary ordinance, described in the meeting as an ordinance "adopting Jennings County, Indiana salary schedule and compensation policies" and grounded in citations to Indiana Code (cited in the transcript as Indiana Code 36‑2‑3 and IC 36‑2‑5‑3). Members reviewed specific pay levels, certification increments (referred to in the ordinance as level 2 and level 3 certification pay), and the number of positions at each level. Some departments had earlier raised concerns about values and position counts; staff distributed a color‑coded copy for review during the meeting.
Brad Posler, identifying himself as chair of the Soil and Water board, asked the council to consider a higher executive director salary to better align with comparable department heads; the council discussed but accepted the salary ordinance presented by staff. The ordinance was adopted by voice vote as the legal binding compensation schedule for the county.
