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Council accepts resignation from economic development board, appoints replacement and schedules Baker Tilly review
Summary
A council member announced resignation from the local economic development foundation citing governance disagreements; the council accepted the resignation, appointed Todd Meinbach as replacement, and agreed to schedule a Baker Tilly presentation and special meeting to review audit/findings related to county AR/EDA matters.
Starke County Council accepted the resignation of a council-appointed representative from the county economic development foundation and named a replacement, while also setting a date to receive an outside review from Baker Tilly.
Speaker 3 said he was dissatisfied with the way the economic development foundation had been operating and announced his intention to step down from his foundation seat. The council voted to accept the resignation and then approved a motion to appoint Todd Meinbach as the county’s replacement on the foundation board.
Members used the broader discussion to press for more transparency about potential large-scale projects (several speakers referenced data-center interest and the possibility of multi-million-dollar investments). Several members said they wanted the foundation and planning commission to present full information to the council rather than rely on informal updates.
Separately, the council discussed having Baker Tilly present findings from recent audits and asked staff to schedule a public special meeting to receive that presentation; the clerk will request availability and tentatively set the meeting for a weekday evening to maximize public access.
Next steps: The clerk will publish the meeting notice and packet for the Baker Tilly presentation; the new foundation representative will be recorded and relevant appointment paperwork completed.
