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Commissioners consider judge’s pick for community corrections mental-health administrator amid name discrepancy
Summary
A judge-recommended appointment to the county’s community corrections mental-health administrator post was discussed; the email named Amanda Bollins but the motion put forward used the name Amanda Owens, a discrepancy noted in the record and with no clear roll-call vote recorded in the transcript.
The Rush County commissioners discussed appointing a mental-health administrator for the community corrections program after Judge Hill emailed that state code requires the county executive make the appointment.
Speaker 6 told the board the previous administrator, Lisa Crowley, had left and that Judge Hill recommended Amanda Bollins to fill the role. Speaker 3 and Speaker 5 then moved and seconded a motion “to put Amanda Owens on as the mental health administrator on community corrections,” according to the meeting record. The motion was made and seconded but a clear roll-call vote in the transcript is not recorded for this item.
Why it matters: Under the statute cited in the meeting (transcribed as “IC 11-2 or 12-2-2”), a county appointment affects oversight of community corrections, including treatment and monitoring of people assigned to the program. The identity of the person expected to serve matters for continuity of operations and for coordinating with partners such as Centerstone, which the presenter said already provides adult services locally.
What the transcript shows: The presenter said Judge Hill had emailed the recommendation and explicitly named Amanda Bollins. A short time later, a motion on the floor used the name Amanda Owens. The board discussion did not resolve the discrepancy on the record; the transcript does not contain a clear, recorded vote on the motion, and no appointment signature or effective date appears in the available segments.
Quotes from the meeting: "Judge Hill sent me an email stating that...calls for an appointment of 1 mental health administrator to be appointed by the county executive," said Speaker 6 describing the judge's recommendation. "That administrator, Lisa Crowley, has since moved on. ... He would like to recommend Amanda Bollins," Speaker 6 said.
"I'm making the rec recommendation to...put Amanda Owens on for corrections," said Speaker 3, and Speaker 5 seconded the motion.
Next steps and outstanding questions: The transcript records the recommendation, the motion and a second, but does not include a clear recorded vote or follow-up documentation in these segments. Commissioners should confirm in the minutes or by official signature whether Amanda Bollins or Amanda Owens was formally appointed and provide the effective date and any relevant employment or contract terms.
Authorities and details noted in the meeting: The transcript references a state code citation (transcribed as "IC 11-2 or 12-2-2") as the legal basis for the appointment requirement. The presenter said Centerstone is active in the local community and that the recommended appointee is associated with adult services there.
The meeting moved on to other agenda items without recorded finalization of this appointment in the provided transcript segments.
