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Votes at a glance: DuBois County Council approves park ordinance, CASA match, highway equipment and other funding items
Summary
The council approved a set of budget and ordinance items including a park directed‑donation account ordinance, a CASA match and related case‑manager pay, and highway equipment appropriations; motions were taken by voice votes and several items will require follow‑up.
At the meeting the DuBois County Council approved multiple consent and budget items by motion and voice vote. Key outcomes:
- Park directed‑donation account ordinance (ordinance no. referenced in packet as 2026‑03) — motion made and seconded; council approved the ordinance to allow the park board to accept directed donations and to set up an account for the Eagle Scout project and associated landscaping and shading.
- CASA match and case manager pay — the council approved a general‑fund match of $5,201 to support a CASA program match and approved a biweekly salary and benefits payment of about $4,831.40 (with benefits of $369.60) for a part‑time case manager; the presenter said the position is grant‑funded and the salary is being placed in the appropriate cost fund.
- Highway equipment and restricted funds — the council approved a $400,000 development‑fund appropriation for highway equipment, and additional proposed highway equipment funding and a $167,790 highway‑restricted funds expenditure were approved by voice vote; council members discussed fund balances and encumbrances before voting.
- Community corrections / shower floor repair — the council approved an expenditure reported at $27,870 for shower‑floor work for community corrections.
Several of the motions were approved by voice vote; the transcript does not include a roll‑call tally for each item. Where amounts or line‑items in the discussion appeared unclear or unusually large in the transcript, council members requested further detail and staff indicated they will provide documentation and financial reports in follow‑up.
