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Gibson County council approves salary, transfers and several advertised appropriations
Summary
The council approved a salary schedule amendment, accepted personnel transfers, and voted to advertise appropriations including $30,000 for Project Lifesaver and $431,771 for an outdoor warning siren project; vote tallies in the transcript are inconsistently notated but motions were recorded as approved.
The Gibson County Council approved a package of personnel and budget items during its meeting, including a salary schedule amendment, acceptance of interdepartmental transfers and the advertisement of several additional appropriations.
County staff described two changes to the salary schedule — adding a part‑time veteran services line and an administrative assistant line for the prosecutor’s office — and a motion to approve the second amendment to the salary schedule was made and approved. The transcript records 'Aye' votes and contains inconsistent numeric tallies; the measure was recorded as adopted.
Council members then accepted a set of transfers across departments related to reclassifications and staffing (sheriff, EMS, jail, bridge crew, motor vehicle highway and others). A motion to accept those transfers was seconded and adopted (transcript records the vote in favor; a 5–0 tally is noted in the record).
Advertised additional appropriations were next on the agenda. The council approved a resolution to allow advertised appropriations for items that had been published previously, including veteran service officer part‑time pay and prosecutor administrative assistant funding, and recorded passage of that resolution.
The council voted to advertise a $30,000 additional appropriation from the public safety local income tax (LIT) fund for Project Lifesaver, a county search‑and‑rescue tracking program that uses radio‑frequency transmitters and receiver kits. Program staff said the $30,000 would supply roughly eight transmitters and initial equipment; the council asked about long‑term funding and where recurring costs would be borne.
Separately, the council also voted to advertise use of $431,771 in unused 2025 funds for completion of an outdoor warning siren project. Members expressed frustration about delivery delays for the new sirens and urged staff to press the vendor.
What’s next: advertised appropriations will proceed to their required publication and additional hearings as required by statute before final appropriation. Several staff members said they will monitor cash balances and project schedules and bring final appropriation requests back for formal action.
