The Starke County Council will discuss a how a proposed change to employee longevity will affect the 2017 budgets during their regularly scheduled meeting this evening. They will also review the salary ordinance for the upcoming year.
The council will also set up a committee to work on a new contract between the county and the Starke County Economic Development Foundation. Executive Director Charlie Weaver previously agreed to that process. SCEDF works to market the county to new and existing businesses in hopes of adding jobs and growing Starke County’s tax base.
Year-end budget transfer request from the auditor, veterans officer, surveyor, sheriff and highway department are also on the agenda for tonight’s 5:30 p.m. Starke County Council meeting.
It will be followed by a session of the Starke County Commissioners. Their brief agenda includes EMA Director Jacob Lippner to discuss reimbursable grant funding and Starke County Highway Superintendent Rik Ritzler to talk about the county’s road inventory.
Both meetings will take place at the annex building in the first floor meeting room.
