The Starke County Commissioners passed a motion Monday night to extend the administrative paid leave for the county’s IT Director.
The IT Director was placed on an administrative paid leave during September’s meeting. The commissioners stated the 30-day paid leave was pending an ongoing investigation.
At that time, the Starke County Attorney’s office’s statement to WKVI News stated, “The Council and Commissioners received a report about information being maintained by the County and its server, that contained otherwise confidential and proprietary information. This is not information that is ordinarily gathered in the regular course of business. We are in the process of engaging an outside IT company to conduct an investigation as to the material obtained, safeguard the material in accordance with state and federal law, and to ensure that this material is not otherwise accessed by an unintended party. For the time being, we placed our IT Director on paid administrative leave, until such time as the proper investigatory process has been conducted. This was for the County, its residents, and our IT Director’s security.”
The commissioners noted the investigation is still ongoing during their meeting Monday. The commissioners unanimously approved a motion extending the paid leave for another 30 days giving more time for the investigation to continue.
