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Tippecanoe County employee urges commissioners to value staff after pay-related remarks
Summary
At the Jan. 20 meeting, county employee Robert Hein publicly criticized comments he said a commissioner made about county employees and pay, quoting two remarks he termed 'atrocious' and urging the board to better appreciate staff amid ongoing pay concerns.
Robert Hein, a county employee and West Lafayette resident, used the public-comment period at the Tippecanoe County Board of Commissioners meeting on Jan. 20 to admonish commissioners for remarks he said had demeaned county staff and aggravated pay disputes.
Hein said he and other employees had raised pay-discrepancy concerns at a Dec. 9, 2025 county council meeting and described comments he attributed to a commissioner that he said were dismissive. "We also have to remember that we have a villa…
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