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LaGrange County Council approves fund transfers, carries 2025 encumbrances and accepts EDC annual report
Summary
The council approved a resolution moving $1,500 within the Health Maintenance Fund and reallocating $57,237 in Parks payroll lines, carried 2025 encumbrances into 2026, accepted the Economic Development Commission's 2025 annual report, and approved $25,786.25 in legal claims.
The LaGrange County Council on Feb. 9 approved several finance items including a resolution to transfer funds, carryover encumbrances from 2025 into 2026, acceptance of the LaGrange County Economic Development Commission's 2025 annual report, and approval of legal claims totaling $25,786.25.
President Jim Young read a resolution that reallocates $1,500 inside the Health Maintenance Fund from a line labeled "Wetland Testing" to "Equipment," and reallocates $57,237 in the Parks fund from "Event Planner/Nature Interpreter" to "Event Planner." Council Member Karen S. Eagleson moved to approve the transfer; Harold D. Gingerich seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
Auditor Kathryn Hopper presented encumbrances to carry funds from 2025 into 2026; Mike Strawser moved to approve, Ryan J. Riegsecker seconded, and the council approved the carryovers unanimously.
Hopper also presented the LaGrange County Economic Development Commission's 2025 annual report; Ryan J. Riegsecker moved to accept the report, Mike Strawser seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.
Council Member Jeff Campos presented legal claims from the law firm Beers Mallers amounting to $25,786.25 for December 2025; Campos moved to approve the claim payment, Harold Gingerich seconded, and the council approved the payment unanimously.
The minutes do not include further detail on the specific projects funded by the encumbrances or the parks payroll reallocation, nor do they list vendor names tied to the transfers.
Minutes for the Jan. 12, 2026 regular session and the Jan. 12 joint executive session memorandum were both approved during the same meeting.
