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Vigo County Council approves salary and appropriations items in bundled votes
Summary
The council approved several routine salary and appropriation items by unanimous roll calls, including elected‑official pay adjustments, converting building security officers to hourly pay, a health‑department salary insert, and 911 fund reclassifications and reappropriations.
The Vigo County Council approved a package of routine personnel and budget items in a series of roll‑call votes.
Actions approved included moving elected officials’ pay to a midpoint salary range (previously a 3% flat raise), changing payroll classification for correctional building security officers from annual to hourly pay, inserting a corrected rate table for the Health Department (adjusting a nursing secretary rate for a new hire), and approving technical transfers and reductions within the 911 fund to correct prior appropriation errors. The council recorded unanimous Ayes on each item.
Specifically, the council approved the 911 fund reduction and reappropriation necessary for PSAP reporting, including a $432,242 reduction from one account and reallocation to the correct fund. Staff noted they will file the required state reports.
All items were approved by roll call, typically recorded as 5‑0 in favor.
What happens next: Staff will implement the payroll changes, update salary tables, process fund transfers, and file required reports for 911 fund adjustments.
