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Votes at a glance: La Porte County Council approves engineer pay, park truck spending and several appropriations
Summary
At its April 27 meeting the La Porte County Council approved raising the advertised county engineer salary to $108,000, authorized spending and additional appropriations for a parks truck, approved payment for emergency courthouse heating and other personnel/pay-schedule corrections.
The La Porte County Council took a series of budgetary and personnel votes on April 27, approving an advertised salary increase for the county engineer, multiple appropriations for equipment and maintenance, and corrections to probation pay scales.
Key votes and outcomes
- County engineer salary: Council approved advertising the open county engineer position at $108,000 to attract candidates with Professional Engineer licensure and to enable the county to seek a $40,000 state stipend if a qualified PE is hired. Council members said existing appropriations…
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