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Hancock County budget meeting debates ROE funding, public-defender coverage and payroll concerns
Summary
At a Sept. 30 Hancock County budget meeting in Carthage, officials reviewed the Regional Office of Education budget (county share 23.46%), addressed a 3.3% levy increase, and discussed staffing concerns including coverage for conflict public defender duties and an IT staffing arrangement. The board recessed to continue budget work Oct. 2.
Wayne Bollin, chair, called the Hancock County budget meeting to order at 7 p.m. on Sept. 30 at the county courthouse in Carthage. Board members and visitors reviewed departmental budgets, heard a Regional Office of Education presentation and discussed staffing and benefit issues before adjourning and recessing to Oct. 2.
John Meixner, a representative of the Regional Office of Education, outlined the ROE budget and said Hancock County contributes about 23.46% of the ROE’s budget; the ROE employs roughly 90 people. Meixner told the board the ROE’s role is to check for statutory compliance and for school buildings to meet code, and that it does not direct local school policy. Board member Steve Lucie asked whether the ROE supports new academic standards and whether it could help schools implement opt-in or opt-out policies for mental-health…
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