Council Meeting 11-12-26

The Kosciusko County Council meeting on November 12, 2026, approved several budget and funding actions. It approved the 2027 salary ordinance and a jailer salary amendment, a $4,000 appropriation for the reimbursable Click It to Live It safety grant, and a $14,938 transfer for dispatch training software, contingent on approval by the commissioners. The council also approved the $72,000 K-Code budget, funded by county court user fees; a $20,000 supplemental appropriation for the public defender; and transfers of $15,000 for annual court legal-research resources, $2,600 for re-entry court health insurance, and $16,600 for community corrections health insurance. Other approved transfers included funds for winter fuel and salt, a copier replacement for community corrections purchased at a state-contract price, and EMA coordinator salary costs. The salt purchase from Compass Materials was priced at $93.05 per ton.

The council approved applying for federal aid for replacement of Bridge 277 over Turkey Creek in Syracuse, a project estimated at $4,994,400, with the county’s reimbursable grant/match amount stated as $1,038,880 and a financial commitment letter required. It also approved applying for a $40,000 reimbursable court-reform grant to upgrade Superior Court 1 technology; the estimated courtroom project cost was $85,000–$95,000. Members approved a resolution allowing the auditor to authorize transfers under $10,000 within the same budget classification. Discussion of retaining separate legal counsel for the council resulted in no action. Community grant-funded park projects were reported, but no new procurement vote on those projects was identified.