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Council amends salary ordinance, approves vehicle and furnaces for group homes after debate over non-reverting fund
Summary
The Vigo County Council amended its salary ordinance to allow two $2,000 stipends for group-home house managers, approved a $39,000 vehicle purchase and funded two furnaces, and debated using a non-reverting operational fund versus advertised general-fund appropriations.
The Vigo County Council on April 28 approved an amendment to the county salary ordinance to permit two $2,000 stipends for group-home house managers and passed several appropriations to support the county’s group-home operations.
Norm Lok, director of the county group homes, told the council the homes have operated since October and requested flexibility to pay two house managers a one-time $2,000 stipend each and to purchase operational items without returning monthly for small line-item approvals. "They're managing people at those homes and do those additional responsibilities," Lok said when describing the house managers' duties. He also asked the council to approve a transportation van and maintenance…
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