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Council approves third probation officer to start Jan. 9; pay from probation user fees

Blackford County Council · January 8, 2025
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Summary

Judge Brian Bade told the council a third probation officer will begin Jan. 9, 2025; the council approved the hire and the minutes say additional pay for experience will come from probation user fees. The motion to start the officer passed 4–2.

Judge Brian Bade informed the council that a third probation officer is scheduled to begin work Jan. 9, 2025. The minutes state that extra pay for the officer’s experience will be funded from probation user fees rather than the general fund.

A motion by Jim Weiseman to have the third probation officer start immediately was seconded by Patrick Cale; the minutes record that motion as passing by a 4–2 vote. The council’s recorded action initiates staffing for the probation office with pay-source guidance noted in the minutes.