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Court services seeks continued DOC salary support as counties brace for 20–25% cuts

Decatur County Board of Commissioners · April 22, 2026
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Summary

Court-services staff told Decatur County commissioners they applied for three salary grants — for a specialty probation officer ($58,473), community corrections case managers, and the wellness/drug court ($127,865) — and warned of a likely 20–25% cut from the Department of Corrections; the board approved the grant applications.

Court-services staff presented three staffing grants to the Decatur County Board of Commissioners and asked the board to approve submitting full-year salary requests to the Indiana Department of Corrections.

The court-services representative said the first grant request covers a specialty probation officer salary of $58,473, noting the position handles moderate- and high-risk felony caseloads and comes with higher demands than misdemeanor probation roles. The second request — a…

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