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Tippecanoe County Council approves package of appropriations including CASA grant, road and opioid funds
Summary
The council approved a series of appropriations on March 10, including a $40,000 CASA capacity-building grant, $118,625 for bridge inventory services, $600,000 for local roads and streets (salt, repair and maintenance), $10,500 for prosecutor drug-enforcement forfeiture needs and $700,000 combined appropriations from opioid funds.
The Tippecanoe County Council approved a series of budget appropriations Wednesday, covering nonprofit grants, public-safety forfeiture funds, highway work and opioid-response grants.
Council approved a $40,000 capacity-building grant for the Tippecanoe County CASA office after Cheryl Wushlo introduced herself as the interim executive director. "I appreciate you taking the time for us today," Wushlo said; council members approved the appropriation by voice vote.
Appropriations passed also included $118,625 from the cumulative bridge fund for professional services to complete a bridge-and-culvert inventory, and $600,000 from the local roads and streets fund ($100,000 for salt and sand materials; $500,000 for repair and maintenance and subcontracted subdivision work). Council members said the local roads appropriation will replenish stock after heavy winter usage.
The council approved a $10,500 appropriation from the prosecutor's drug enforcement (forfeiture) fund to cover clothing, parking and uniform costs. In addition, the council approved two opioid-fund appropriations: $250,000 from the restricted opioid fund to cover remaining RFA2 commitments and prepare for RFA3 grant applications, and $450,000 from the unrestricted opioid fund.
Other items passed by voice vote during the meeting included a small circuit-court appropriation ($2,295) for earlier-donated funds and a $4,500 donation appropriation to the health department for training, food and fetal-infant-mortality review supports.
Motions were moved and seconded by council members and carried by voice vote; the consent agenda and routine meeting minutes were approved at the start of the session.
