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Court services director and council debate pretrial‑screener pay, community corrections benefits request
Summary
Bill Watson, director of court services, told the council two pretrial‑screener positions are state‑funded and two are county‑funded; the county typically adjusts its pay after state allocations are known. Council members also discussed a roughly $700,000 benefits request for community corrections and long‑term funding transparency.
Bill Watson, director of court services, explained the county’s approach to pretrial‑screener compensation during a Vigo County council meeting. “When the pretrial screeners were created with the county and the council, 2 of the positions are paid by the state of Indiana. 2 were agreed to be paid by the county council,” Watson said, adding that those positions were not certified…
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