Kosciusko County Council voted repeatedly Thursday night for more law and order. Now all they have to do is find an orderly way to fund it under state law. Council voted unanimously to approve requests that will provide two more probation officers, establish concrete security in the Justice Building and put two more deputies on the road. Action during the third budget meeting in four nights spanned nearly six hours, and despite lots of grilling of department heads, the county's general budget is likely still $1 million over the frozen levy, according to one councilman. Council also set salary levels that include the start of what could become a significant form of merit pay in the future. Council will meet again at 6 p.m.Tuesday to see if what they've approved can be done within the constraints of the frozen levy.The options include: • alter the local income tax to increase revenues.
Dan Spalding, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016