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Council adopts overtime‑rate change, approves routine appropriations and salary corrections
Summary
The Tippecanoe County Council adopted ordinance 2026‑02‑CL, raising the overtime multiplier from 1.5 to 1.6 to correct pay calculations affected by a 27‑pay‑period payroll year; the council also approved a slate of routine appropriations, fund transfers and several amended salary statements.
The Tippecanoe County Council on Jan. 13 adopted ordinance 2026‑02‑CL, which increases the overtime multiplier used in county payroll calculations from 1.5 to 1.6 to offset the payroll‑period effect when an annual salary is paid over 27 pay periods.
Councilman Murray moved the ordinance with a second from Councilwoman Kathy Vernon; the measure passed on a 7–0 roll call on first reading and — after the council voted to suspend the rules — passed again on a 7–0 roll call on second and final reading. The ordinance is retroactive to Jan. 1, 2026, and council members noted the change applies to non‑exempt employees only and does not alter pay for part‑time hourly employees or elected officials.
Separately, council members approved numerous appropriations and corrections included on the consent agenda and in separate motions. Notable budget items discussed or approved included:
- A $3 million transfer into the county's self‑insurance fund to cover higher claims and stabilize reserves (staff reported the transfer and use in 2025). - Multiple grant and fund appropriations for veterans' treatment, Title 4D incentive funds, prosecutor and sheriff enforcement funds, CASA donations ($600) and community corrections allocations; several of these were routine renewals or reconciliations tied to state grants. - An amended salary statement correcting the highway director's salary to $136,476 and adding previously omitted positions and hourly rates for prosecutor interns and other roles.
Council members said the appropriations were routine and consistent with standard grant administration and accounting practices. All listed consent‑agenda items passed by voice or roll call as recorded in the meeting minutes.
