The Daviess County Commissioners met with a busy Tuesday morning agenda. During the meeting, the board approved an amended ordinance for the Central Dispatch Center. Wording was changed to allow city employees to carry over time off from the city to the county in hours or cash payouts. There are currently four city employees transitioning to the county.
The board also looked at raising the buggy fees in 2022. The fees were raised from $60 per plate to $75 per plate about two years ago. Commissioner Nathan Gabhart noted he would like the fees raised in the future to closer mirror the cost of motor vehicles. The fees are decided between the county and the Amish Safety Alliance during annual meetings, but no meeting was held this year due to the pandemic. In light this, the cost was not changed this year.
In addition, the board approved a request from Community Corrections to fund the replacement of broken security cameras and water heaters in the building. The board also agreed to fund their Office 365 Contract for six months. The Commissioners did note, they would like Community Corrections to be self-sustaining, and said they may need to look at raising the cost of program fees by about $2.00 to make up the difference if their grant funds weren’t enough to cover the budget in the future.
In personal action, the board appointed Councilman Darin Holder to the White River Military Alliance Board.
Finally, the board agreed to allow Daviess County to register to participate in the Opioid State Settlement. In doing this, Daviess County could receive a chunk of the estimated $507 million dollar settlement paid to Indiana.
