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Votes at a glance: minutes, unclaimed property transfer, Centerstone payment, salary correction
Summary
Council approved routine minutes, transferred $26,307.39 in unclaimed property to the county general fund, authorized an additional payment of about $23,682 to Centerstone after confirming compliance (record includes at least one nay), and approved a salary ordinance correction for the auditor.
At its March meeting the Decatur County Council handled several routine votes:
- Minutes: On motion by Ashley the council approved the minutes from the previous meeting; one member abstained because they were not present for the prior meeting.
- Unclaimed property: Council authorized returning unclaimed property checks totaling $26,307.39 to the county general fund.
- Centerstone payment: Council approved an additional payment of about $23,682 to Centerstone to cover budget shortfalls from 2024 and 2025 (the transcript records shortages of roughly $7,000 in 2024 and $16,000 in 2025). Commissioners said they had repeatedly requested local-level reporting on Centerstone’s use of county funds; staff (Chad) reported the provider was in compliance, and the council voted to release the payment. At least one commissioner recorded a dissenting 'nay' during the vote.
- Salary ordinance correction: The council approved a correction to the salary ordinance affecting auditor hourly wages (transcript reflects a correction 'to 2346' and 'to 2416' as the corrected figures); the item was described as a correction to a change approved last month.
All items were approved on motions and seconds recorded during the meeting. These votes were routine financial and personnel actions that concluded without extended debate.
