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Votes at a glance: Jay County Commissioners — Jan. 12, 2026
Summary
Commissioners unanimously approved routine minutes and appointments, elected officers for 2026, approved a $288,300 jail medical contract, authorized an $8,000 training expenditure, approved a $3,000 claim to ECI, accepted a $5,308 settlement payment, approved emergency claims of $17,078.75 and several departmental reports and claims.
The Jan. 12, 2026 meeting of the Jay County Commissioners produced a series of unanimous votes approving minutes, elections, contracts, claims, appointments and routine fiscal reports. Key recorded actions included:
- Approval of minutes from Dec. 22, 2025 and special/executive session minutes from Jan. 6, 2026 (mover: Duane Monroe; second: Doug Horn).
- Election and appointment of 2026 officers: Duane Monroe, president (nominated by Doug Horn); Chad Aker, vice president (moved by Duane Monroe).
- Approval of $3,000 claim to ECI Regional Planning District for CCMG-related work (mover: Chad Aker; second: Doug Horn).
- Approval of Quality Correctional Care jail medical contract renewal for 2026 at approximately $288,300 (mover: Chad Aker; second: Doug Horn).
- Authorization for the sheriff to spend $8,000 annually from contractual services for the Indiana Sheriff's Association to review SOPs and provide training (mover: Doug Horn; second: Chad Aker).
- Routing of United Consulting bridge contracts (#93 and #110) to INDOT for review prior to commissioner consideration (mover: Chad Aker; second: Doug Horn).
- Approval of a capital-asset transfer from the retirement center to the highway department and a $1,750 right-of-way claim to Jim and Kristen Schoenlein (mover: Doug Horn; second: Chad Aker).
- Approval of board/department appointments and the appointment of Kaleb Hemmelgarn to the Jay County Board of Zoning Appeals (mover: Chad Aker; second: Doug Horn).
- Approval of Resolution 2026-01 terminating the Dec. 2024 interlocal agreement with the Jay County Redevelopment Commission (mover: Doug Horn; second: Chad Aker).
- Approval of a settlement payment of $5,308 to Donald and Christine Whitenack related to a land claim (mover: Doug Horn; second: Chad Aker).
- Approval of payroll docket, clerk's report, treasurer's report, a credit card request for Recorder Angela Byrum, emergency claims to Jay County Humane Society ($17,078.75) and a $1,125 conference registration claim (mover: Doug Horn; second: Chad Aker for routine claims where recorded).
All recorded votes at the Jan. 12 meeting passed by unanimous vote of the three commissioners present (Doug Horn, Duane Monroe and Chad Aker); individual roll-call tallies were not recorded in detail beyond unanimous passage.
