Porter County Government - County Council Budget Hearing - Final Reading- October 13th, 2026

Porter County Government County Council 2027 budget final-reading hearing, October 13, 2026. The Council approved a $2,020,342 budget for the statewide E-911 fund after discussing declining user-fee revenue and the proposed transfer of salary, hourly, and overtime costs to the Foundation budget. The Council also approved the Recorder’s FY2027 perpetuation-fund expense ordinance. A proposed $10,395,807 Foundation budget was not finalized in the meeting; the auditor’s office later identified it as the remaining budget awaiting approval. The Family and Youth Services Bureau budget was tabled until October 27 so the CEO could address questions about program activity, results, staffing, and proposed allocations. Members discussed—but did not approve—reducing its allocation by about $88,000 and $92,773 associated with the discontinued Healthy Families program.

The Council approved $18,300 as its share of a Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors agreement, based on population; discussion clarified that this was approval of the Council’s funding contribution, not approval of the contract itself. Members also discussed local income-tax distribution scenarios and concerns about Portage reassessment-service bills and the related contract, but took no action on those matters and anticipated further legal review. The salary ordinance was deferred to October 27. No new procurement award was identified in the transcript.