County Employees Looking At 2-Percent Pay Raise
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Daniel [email protected]
That, however, excluded entry-level employees.
The increases in salary will be a $202,579.42 increase from 2011 to 2012.
The budget will be discussed further Thursday night at 7 p.m., and the budget will be voted on at the council’s Sept. 8 meeting.
During Monday night’s budget session, the wage committee had several recommendations.
The committee consists of councilmen Brad Tandy and Larry Teghtmeyer and county commissioner Brad Jackson.
One of the recommendations involved investigator Sam Whitaker.
Whitaker, who will retire in May, has worked for the prosecutor’s office for several years as its investigator but is paid through the sheriff’s department.
At the point which Whitaker retires, the prosecutor’s office will appear before the council and take over paying for that position.
It was suggested that the position would start at a patrolman’s salary of around $40,000.
Besides increases for some departments like the highway department and emergency management for things like fuel, the budget numbers preliminarily approved were close to those of 2011.
Not-for-profits will not see an increase in 2012.
“I went over this budget and was very surprised,” said council president Tom Anglin. “You keep holding. Wish we could send all of you to Washington and Indianapolis.”
Dispatch asked for an additional employee for 2012. The wage committee recommended, and it was preliminarily approved, to not hire additional staff but to allow a $15,000 increase for overtime.
The wage committee also recommended that the number of hours for part-time employees not be increased in 2012.
An increase of $10,000 for the clerk’s office was given preliminarily approval as it was noted clerk Jason McSherry has reduced the number of full-time employees in his office.
The treasurer’s office received preliminary approval to add a new position while also having the funding for part-time pay reduced.
Other employees in Superior Courts II and III were preliminarily approved for re-classification for their pay grade.
Some departments increased their budget in some areas while reducing the budget in other areas.
Some increases include:
– The extension office asked for $750 more in contractual services
– Emergency Management asked for a a $36,000 increase in its gas, oil and maintenance budget.
– Local Emergency Planning asked for a budget increase in both planning and training but that money is reimbursed to the county through the state.
– The clerk’s office asked for a $500 increase for staff to attend training meetings.
– The election board budget was increased to match what it was in 2008 as there will be a presidential election in 2012.
– County Administrator Ron Robinson asked the per diems for the Board of Zoning Appeals and Area Plan Commission be increased. The increase would result in a combined $1,344 increase to the budget.
– Sheriff Rocky Goshert asked for an additional $1,000 in the jail’s meal budget. Goshert said the jail has more inmates and is running at more than 200 a day.
Goshert also requested a $30,000 increase in fuel.
– The circuit and superior courts in Kosciusko County asked for more money in court-ordered services and court-appointed attorneys.
All the judges that appeared before the council Monday night noted that with more out-of-work people appearing before the court, the need for more court-appointed attorneys was needed.
Judge Duane Huffer also said that in cases where parents are giving up their parental rights, each parent is allowed his or her own attorney.
– Dispatch asked for $10,000 more in its telephone budget and $550 in general forms. It was noted that the department will save $4,000 in longevity pay.
– The county’s health department saw its only increase for $500 to repair vital records books.
– The highway department requested $50,000 more in fuel for 2012.
Thursday’s meeting will center around discussion of the proposed budget.
The council will vote on the budget at 7 p.m. at the old courtroom at the Kosciusko County Courthouse Sept. 8.[[In-content Ad]]
That, however, excluded entry-level employees.
The increases in salary will be a $202,579.42 increase from 2011 to 2012.
The budget will be discussed further Thursday night at 7 p.m., and the budget will be voted on at the council’s Sept. 8 meeting.
During Monday night’s budget session, the wage committee had several recommendations.
The committee consists of councilmen Brad Tandy and Larry Teghtmeyer and county commissioner Brad Jackson.
One of the recommendations involved investigator Sam Whitaker.
Whitaker, who will retire in May, has worked for the prosecutor’s office for several years as its investigator but is paid through the sheriff’s department.
At the point which Whitaker retires, the prosecutor’s office will appear before the council and take over paying for that position.
It was suggested that the position would start at a patrolman’s salary of around $40,000.
Besides increases for some departments like the highway department and emergency management for things like fuel, the budget numbers preliminarily approved were close to those of 2011.
Not-for-profits will not see an increase in 2012.
“I went over this budget and was very surprised,” said council president Tom Anglin. “You keep holding. Wish we could send all of you to Washington and Indianapolis.”
Dispatch asked for an additional employee for 2012. The wage committee recommended, and it was preliminarily approved, to not hire additional staff but to allow a $15,000 increase for overtime.
The wage committee also recommended that the number of hours for part-time employees not be increased in 2012.
An increase of $10,000 for the clerk’s office was given preliminarily approval as it was noted clerk Jason McSherry has reduced the number of full-time employees in his office.
The treasurer’s office received preliminary approval to add a new position while also having the funding for part-time pay reduced.
Other employees in Superior Courts II and III were preliminarily approved for re-classification for their pay grade.
Some departments increased their budget in some areas while reducing the budget in other areas.
Some increases include:
– The extension office asked for $750 more in contractual services
– Emergency Management asked for a a $36,000 increase in its gas, oil and maintenance budget.
– Local Emergency Planning asked for a budget increase in both planning and training but that money is reimbursed to the county through the state.
– The clerk’s office asked for a $500 increase for staff to attend training meetings.
– The election board budget was increased to match what it was in 2008 as there will be a presidential election in 2012.
– County Administrator Ron Robinson asked the per diems for the Board of Zoning Appeals and Area Plan Commission be increased. The increase would result in a combined $1,344 increase to the budget.
– Sheriff Rocky Goshert asked for an additional $1,000 in the jail’s meal budget. Goshert said the jail has more inmates and is running at more than 200 a day.
Goshert also requested a $30,000 increase in fuel.
– The circuit and superior courts in Kosciusko County asked for more money in court-ordered services and court-appointed attorneys.
All the judges that appeared before the council Monday night noted that with more out-of-work people appearing before the court, the need for more court-appointed attorneys was needed.
Judge Duane Huffer also said that in cases where parents are giving up their parental rights, each parent is allowed his or her own attorney.
– Dispatch asked for $10,000 more in its telephone budget and $550 in general forms. It was noted that the department will save $4,000 in longevity pay.
– The county’s health department saw its only increase for $500 to repair vital records books.
– The highway department requested $50,000 more in fuel for 2012.
Thursday’s meeting will center around discussion of the proposed budget.
The council will vote on the budget at 7 p.m. at the old courtroom at the Kosciusko County Courthouse Sept. 8.[[In-content Ad]]
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