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Wells County Council amends 2026 salary ordinance to add part-time court administrative role, approves removal of Secretary #2
Summary
Council amended the 2026 Salary Ordinance effective June 2, 2026, removing a full-time Probation Secretary #2 and adding a part-time administrative position at $21.90/hour; the county expects roughly $28,392.92 in 2026 budget savings and will revisit wage adjustments during the 2027 budget cycle.
Wells County Council voted unanimously on June 2, 2026, to amend the 2026 Salary Ordinance to remove Probation Secretary #2 as a full-time position and to add a part-time administrative role paid at $21.90 per hour, effective immediately.
Judge Kiracofe presented a broader restructuring proposal for Circuit Court and Probation operations that included maintaining the Court Reporter role with reduced in-court time, reallocating some court-reporter duties to existing administrative staff with wage adjustments to align with the Court Administrator, assigning the Chief Probation Officer responsibility for the judge's staff supervision and court calendar management, removing the law clerk wage, and changing Probation Secretary #2 from full-time to part-time. The judge's plan was estimated to yield $28,392.92 in savings to the 2026 budget.
Council members said they appreciated the potential savings but noted that wage modifications will be reconsidered during the 2027 budget hearings. Because of an immediate need for administrative support, the council moved at the meeting to amend the current salary ordinance so the part-time position could be filled without waiting for the next budget cycle.
The amendment was moved by Vicki Andrews and seconded by Brian Lambert and passed 7-0. The council did not adopt wider wage adjustments at the meeting; those will be addressed during the 2027 budget process.
