Council approves routine appropriations, prosecutor grants and sheriff vehicle; salary ordinance oversight corrected

The Vigo County Council handled several routine items and appropriations during its meeting and approved multiple ordinances and motions by roll call.

The council approved minutes from the April 7 and April 14 meetings. The council then adopted an amended salary ordinance for 2026 (pages 5–9) after staff acknowledged an omitted longevity-pay provision for public defenders had been accidentally dropped in 2025; staff said the item existed in 2024 and the omission was an oversight.

Ordinances appropriating funds (2026‑26) and a prosecutor's office law-enforcement grant (2026‑26, page 10) were both moved, seconded and approved on roll call votes that recorded unanimous support. The sheriff's office vehicle purchase (2026‑27, page 11) was discussed with clarifying questions about whether the cost comes from the LIT/public-safety fund or the general fund; the council clarified it comes from LIT/public-safety funding and approved the purchase by a 7–0 roll call.

Votes at a glance: - Approve minutes (04/07/2026, pages 13–17): passed (roll call). - Approve minutes (04/14/2026, pages 18–24): passed (roll call; one member noted absence when the meeting occurred). - Amended 2026 salary schedule (prosecutors/public defenders, pages 5–9): staff said longevity pay for public defenders had been omitted for 2025; correction acknowledged and motion passed. - Appropriation ordinance 2026‑26 (general): passed 7–0. - Prosecutor law-enforcement grants (2026‑26, page 10): passed 7–0; Chief Deputy Prosecutor present but did not add comments. - Sheriff vehicle purchase (2026‑27, page 11): funding clarified as LIT/public-safety; passed 7–0.

All motions listed above were approved by roll call. No items were tabled or remanded for further study at this meeting.