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Kosciusko County Council approves routine transfers, hears nonprofit funding pleas
Summary
Council approved several internal salary and transfer requests (including a $9,000 fuel transfer for community corrections and user-fee appropriations for re-entry court) and heard presentations from nonprofits seeking county support (Cardinal Services, Beaman Home, 4-H, Historical Society, Senior Services).
Kosciusko County Council on June 11 approved a slate of routine budget and personnel adjustments and heard extended presentations from local nonprofits seeking county funding for 2027.
Among the motions adopted were a small salary ordinance amendment and a $250 transfer to cover a step placement change in the sheriff's office; approval of an additional appropriation from re-entry court user fees for participant needs and a drug-testing contract (Judge McGrath described participant needs such as transportation and incentives); and a transfer request of $9,000 to cover fuel costs for community corrections vehicles (James Henry emphasized the funds come from user fees and that the user-fee fund balance is substantial). Recorder and court-related requests for additional appropriation from document-storage fees to cover supplies and printer replacement were approved, and the council approved other departmental salary and part-time/full-time adjustments.
Judge McGrath said of the re-entry funds: "These are just for the remainder of this year; these are not county general money. These are user fees that need to be appropriated to be able to spend correctly." James Henry told the council the fuel transfer request would likely be used but that unused funds would remain in the user-fee fund, which he said holds roughly $1.2 million.
The council also heard nonprofit appeals. Cardinal Services requested $111,373 to support employment services, healthy families and county transit (CABS), noting CABS provided more than 44,000 rides in 2025 and depends on a 25% local match to pull down federal and state funds. Beaman Home requested $40,000 to support domestic-violence shelter operations and said cuts could reduce case management capacity even if the shelter itself remains open. The 4-H Council, represented by youth speakers, requested $46,590 to help secure use of fairgrounds and fund programming; the Historical Society requested $23,000 to sustain operations and outreach; and Kosciusko Community Senior Services described roughly 12,000 annual rides and 23,000 meals delivered, warning that a 10% cut would significantly affect services.
Most motions on routine transfers and appropriations were taken by voice vote and recorded in the meeting minutes as approved; the transcript records the approvals as voice votes without numeric roll-call tallies.
