Vigo County still hasn't figured out which fund pays for its radio towers

What happened

The budget committee said the ongoing cost of the county's radio-tower network currently has no dedicated budget line. Judy Delisle, from the auditor's office, said she has interpreted the relevant state accounting rules one way on this question, while the State Board of Accounts read a similar community-corrections funding question differently; she said LIT Correctional Rehab (a local-income-tax fund restricted to jail-related costs) can't be used for the towers, so the county's 2026 tower payment instead came out of LIT Public Safety, a separate local-income-tax fund. The committee agreed the question needs the council attorney's review.

The outcome

No decision was made; the question was left for the council attorney to resolve.

Sources

• Towers currently aren't budgeted anywhere, 1:06:37
• Judy Delisle says the council attorney needs to interpret the applicable codes, 1:06:50
• Comparison to a community-corrections funding dispute read two different ways, 1:07:17
• LIT Correctional Rehab can only pay for jail-related items; 2026's tower payment came from LIT Public Safety, 1:07:34

Also known as: radio towers funding · LIT public safety fund · LIT correctional rehab fund · council attorney