The Starke County Treasurer is now covered under a policy that meets requirements from the State Board of Accounts.
The Starke County Commissioners learned in December that Treasurer Lauri Venckus could not be bonded. At that time, County Attorney Marty Lucas commented that by state statute, Venckus has to be bonded in order to preside over the office. Lucas, along with Auditor Rachel Oesterreich and the commissioners, worked with the county’s insurance agent and State Board of Accounts Director Paul Joyce to come up with a solution so Venckus could take office. With that collaboration, a policy was drafted to allow Venckus to take office.
Since then, the county has been approved for a crime insurance policy for $300,000 for the treasurer with faithful performance. The policy will be put into place, pending the review of County Attorney Marty Lucas.
