County Transfers Funds For Computer Equipment
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Transfers, additional appropriations and salary ordinance amendments were the order of business Thursday at the Kosciusko County Council meeting.
The biggest request for transfer of funds was made by the Kosciusko County Commissioners. They requested a transfer of $60,000 from the Geographical Imaging System account to the computer equipment account.
County Administrator Ron Robinson told the council they have plenty of money in the GIS account. However, with changes at the Justice Building and courthouse, they are having a shortfall for computer equipment. The transfer was approved.
A transfer of $500 for County Recorder Lashawn Brumfield from equipment to per diem meetings was approved.
Kosciusko Superior Court III Judge Joe Sutton's request to transfer $2,000 from security equipment to court-ordered services was approved. Sutton told the council the court-ordered services account is what they use to pay for translators and for transcribing work. "We're getting hit real hard with our court-ordered services," he said. He said the money probably will not last the rest of the year.
The last transfer request was from Kosciusko County Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine, who requested a transfer of $8,215 from COPS grant fund to the salary account for Jeff Shaw. "This is one we routinely look at from the sheriff's department," council president Brad Tandy said.
For additional appropriations, Area Plan Commission Director Dan Richard requested $14,000 for area plan legal services.
Richard said he would rather not have to make the request, but the plan commission's budget for defending the board's actions is in the red.
"We do defend what decisions our board makes," he said.
He said the majority of appeals against the plan commission comes from lake property owners.
"It's beginning to be part of the cost of being in existence," Richard said regarding the legal battles. He said they try to take care of business on their own before a lawyer is involved. Currently, on appeals, the plan commission is "on a bad run."
Richard said the plan commission now has one case before the Indiana Supreme Court that they have to defend. The case is in regards to campgrounds and mobile home expansion. In that case, the plan commission made a decision the local judge overturned. The plan commission appealed that decision and the appellate court upheld the plan commission's decision. The property owner then appealed the case to the Indiana Supreme Court. Richard said the Supreme Court may not even hear it.
Richard said their attorney, Mike Reed, has been "very good for us."
Councilman Jim Tranter said he strongly believes that the county has to defend their decisions or why else have zoning ordinances. He moved to approve the additional appropriation and it passed.
An additional appropriation and transfer request totaling $550 for the county surveyor was approved. Of the total, $450 is to cover the cost for unexpected joint ditch hearings with Fulton County.
Two salary ordinances were approved.
A probation officer's biweekly salary was increased to $1,069.23 for Circuit and Superior Court I and is retroactive to June 1. The new probation officer was recently hired and has more experience than the person she is replacing.
Part-time pay for two new employees for the county assessor was approved at $8.30 an hour.
The county council approved their 2001 budget at $47,563.
County Auditor Sue Ann Mitchell told the county council they received their Indiana Association of County Councils 2000 membership certificate.
She also said the county received $791,712 back as part of a funding reimbursement from the bond sale, and the reimbursement will be returned to the county general fund. Another $954,000 was refunded and will be put back into the cumulative capital development fund. The $954,000 stems from the purchase of the Justice Building and land by the Justice Building Corp. from the county.
Mitchell also reported the state has refunded the county $1.745 million. The money isn't a windfall. The state gave personal property tax credits of $12,000 this year but promised to return the tax credit to the counties. The other half will be given back to the county in the fall.
The county council meets at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month in the courthouse. Members are Brad Tandy, Jim Tranter, Harold Jones, Lewis Bertsch, Kathryn Teel, Tom Anglin and John Kinsey. [[In-content Ad]]
Transfers, additional appropriations and salary ordinance amendments were the order of business Thursday at the Kosciusko County Council meeting.
The biggest request for transfer of funds was made by the Kosciusko County Commissioners. They requested a transfer of $60,000 from the Geographical Imaging System account to the computer equipment account.
County Administrator Ron Robinson told the council they have plenty of money in the GIS account. However, with changes at the Justice Building and courthouse, they are having a shortfall for computer equipment. The transfer was approved.
A transfer of $500 for County Recorder Lashawn Brumfield from equipment to per diem meetings was approved.
Kosciusko Superior Court III Judge Joe Sutton's request to transfer $2,000 from security equipment to court-ordered services was approved. Sutton told the council the court-ordered services account is what they use to pay for translators and for transcribing work. "We're getting hit real hard with our court-ordered services," he said. He said the money probably will not last the rest of the year.
The last transfer request was from Kosciusko County Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine, who requested a transfer of $8,215 from COPS grant fund to the salary account for Jeff Shaw. "This is one we routinely look at from the sheriff's department," council president Brad Tandy said.
For additional appropriations, Area Plan Commission Director Dan Richard requested $14,000 for area plan legal services.
Richard said he would rather not have to make the request, but the plan commission's budget for defending the board's actions is in the red.
"We do defend what decisions our board makes," he said.
He said the majority of appeals against the plan commission comes from lake property owners.
"It's beginning to be part of the cost of being in existence," Richard said regarding the legal battles. He said they try to take care of business on their own before a lawyer is involved. Currently, on appeals, the plan commission is "on a bad run."
Richard said the plan commission now has one case before the Indiana Supreme Court that they have to defend. The case is in regards to campgrounds and mobile home expansion. In that case, the plan commission made a decision the local judge overturned. The plan commission appealed that decision and the appellate court upheld the plan commission's decision. The property owner then appealed the case to the Indiana Supreme Court. Richard said the Supreme Court may not even hear it.
Richard said their attorney, Mike Reed, has been "very good for us."
Councilman Jim Tranter said he strongly believes that the county has to defend their decisions or why else have zoning ordinances. He moved to approve the additional appropriation and it passed.
An additional appropriation and transfer request totaling $550 for the county surveyor was approved. Of the total, $450 is to cover the cost for unexpected joint ditch hearings with Fulton County.
Two salary ordinances were approved.
A probation officer's biweekly salary was increased to $1,069.23 for Circuit and Superior Court I and is retroactive to June 1. The new probation officer was recently hired and has more experience than the person she is replacing.
Part-time pay for two new employees for the county assessor was approved at $8.30 an hour.
The county council approved their 2001 budget at $47,563.
County Auditor Sue Ann Mitchell told the county council they received their Indiana Association of County Councils 2000 membership certificate.
She also said the county received $791,712 back as part of a funding reimbursement from the bond sale, and the reimbursement will be returned to the county general fund. Another $954,000 was refunded and will be put back into the cumulative capital development fund. The $954,000 stems from the purchase of the Justice Building and land by the Justice Building Corp. from the county.
Mitchell also reported the state has refunded the county $1.745 million. The money isn't a windfall. The state gave personal property tax credits of $12,000 this year but promised to return the tax credit to the counties. The other half will be given back to the county in the fall.
The county council meets at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month in the courthouse. Members are Brad Tandy, Jim Tranter, Harold Jones, Lewis Bertsch, Kathryn Teel, Tom Anglin and John Kinsey. [[In-content Ad]]