The Vigo Ledger

Vigo County Budget Committee — 2026-08-12

Item roll

No agenda document was available. This roll is reconstructed from the complete recording.

# Item Disposition Anchor
1 911 Vesta dispatch phone-system replacement Discussed; no vote taken 7:07
2 Local income-tax fund balances and permitted uses Informational review; no vote taken 16:38
3 Deputy prosecutor pay-grade increase and related public-defender cost Referred to the full county council; no committee vote 18:38
4 Community Corrections local funding and benefit costs Funding options discussed; later considered with the department budget 32:41
5 Building-maintenance emergency funding $520,000 approved 34:31
6 Highway Department workers' compensation appropriation $175,000 approved 36:48
7 Auditor's-office tax-supervisor pay grade and staff stipends Forwarded to the full county council; no committee vote 43:08
8 Sheriff and coroner payroll/stipend comparisons Informational review; no vote taken 50:05
9 Clerk digitization project — $200,000 from the 4D incentive fund Approved by voice vote 1:00:09
10 Clerk digitization project — $100,000 from the clerk incentive fund Approved by voice vote 1:02:28
11 Election-day worker pay-rate request Discussed for later series-one review; no vote taken 56:22
12 County-general insurance cost estimate Informational review; no vote taken 1:05:25
13 Funding source for radio towers Deferred pending council-attorney guidance; no vote taken 1:06:37
14 Emergency Management Agency radio purchase and possible public-safety-fund source Eligibility discussed; considered later with the EMA budget 1:09:23
15 Adult Probation budget Approved by voice vote 1:19:23
16 Area Plan budget Approved by voice vote 1:22:14
17 Auditor budget Approved by voice vote 1:26:04
18 Building Inspector budget Approved by voice vote 1:30:12
19 Building Maintenance budget Approved by voice vote 1:32:06
20 Clerk budget, including 4D-consultant and incentive-fund discussion Approved by voice vote 1:33:42
21 Commissioners budget, including the state-mandated Hamilton Center contribution Approved by voice vote 1:40:16
22 Coroner budget Approved by voice vote 1:42:45
23 Community Corrections budget Approved as a favorable recommendation by voice vote 1:46:34
24 Courts budget, including the $250,000 Judge Ready program request Approved by voice vote 1:51:35
25 County Council budget Approved by voice vote 1:53:53
26 Drainage Board budget Approved by voice vote 1:55:05
27 Election Board budget Approved by voice vote 1:56:58
28 Emergency Management Agency budget Approved by voice vote 1:58:28
29 GIS budget Reviewed; a motion was made, but the chair immediately said the committee was not yet approving that budget set 1:59:32
30 Group Homes budget Approved by voice vote 2:03:28
31 Harrison Township Assessor budget Approved by voice vote 2:06:07
32 Human Resources budget Approved by voice vote 2:08:21
33 Information Services budget Approved by voice vote 2:10:06
34 Jail budget, including vehicles, repairs, locks, and body cameras Approved by voice vote 2:13:26
35 Juvenile Court budget Approved by voice vote 2:16:32
36 Juvenile Corrections budget Reviewed; no clear vote recorded before the committee moved on 2:17:00
37 Prosecutor budget Approved by voice vote 2:20:35
38 Public Defender budget Initial approval rescinded over an unexplained $182,716 line; later approved without that disputed line 2:23:32; 2:29:45
39 Purdue Extension budget Approved by voice vote 2:31:03
40 Recorder budget Approved by voice vote 2:31:58
41 Sheriff budget Held for revised numbers and public-safety-fund reconciliation; no vote taken 2:35:59
42 Soil and Water Conservation District budget Approved by voice vote 2:37:41
43 Surveyor budget Approved by voice vote 2:38:25