The Starke County Commissioners will enter into a contract negotiation soon with officials with the Starke County Economic Development Foundation.
Starke County Sheriff Presents Budgets to County Council
Starke County Sheriff Bill Dulin and new Office Manager Pam McDonald presented the Jail CEDIT and Therapeutic Community budgets to the Starke County Council and Commission members Monday night.
Starke County Officials to Consider Ambulance Purchase, Transfer Unit
Starke County government officials will decide on the purchase of a new ambulance and a possible transfer unit in the next few weeks.
Starke County Commissioners to Open Elevator Bids Today, Auction at Highway Garage Tomorrow
The Starke County Commissioners will open bids for the replacement of the elevator in the Starke County Courthouse today. The county was awarded a grant to conduct the work, but getting bids for the project has been a challenge.
Starke County Prosecutor Looking to Update Computers
Starke County Prosecutor Nicholas Bourff will be looking to purchase new computers for his staff.
Starke County Commissioners Submit Budget for Consideration
Commissioner Kathy Norem submitted budget figures for the 2019 Starke County Commissioners budget in the General Fund to Auditor Kay Chaffins when the commissioners met last week.
Norem explained that there aren’t too many line items in the budget, but it is one of the biggest funds as they take care of the payment of health insurance and benefits.
Jail Sergeant Positions Created at Sheriff’s Office
Two new Starke County jail sergeant positions will be created in the salary ordinance.
Sheriff Bill Dulin requested the creation of the positions during last week’s Starke County Commissioners meeting.
Starke County Commissioners Reinstate Employee
The Starke County Commissioners took action this week to reinstate a county employee previously terminated by a county official.
DLZ Invoices for Starke County Elevator Project to be Sent to K-IRPC for Review
The invoices received for the engineering work for the upcoming Starke County Courthouse elevator project will be going to K-IRPC representative Shawn Cain for review. Commissioner Kathy Norem stated last week that the invoices are going to her as K-IRPC is the overseeing agency over the $500,000 grant the county received for the project. Cain will review the bills from DLZ to make sure they are acceptable according to the grant standards. Those invoices will return to the commissioners for payment. The county paid 10 percent as a match and the engineering costs will be paid for out of that match money.
Starke County Highway Department to Help with County Park Projects
The Starke County Park Board has been coordinating with the Starke County Highway Department about some upcoming projects, but Highway Superintendent Rik Ritzler said he needed the commissioners’ permission to move forward in doing the projects.
Starke County Commissioners to Consider Replacing Older Ambulance
Starke County Commissioners Discuss Bass Lake Beach Operations
The Starke County Commissioners held discussion on the operations at the Bass Lake Beach last week.
Quotes Needed for Curbing, Carpeting at Annex Buildings in Knox
Quotes will be obtained to replace the curb along the west side of the Starke County Annex No. 2 building on Pearl Street in Knox.
Starke County Council Reviews Commissioners’ Additional Appropriation Request
The Starke County Commissioners asked the Starke County Council members for just over $142,000 in additional appropriations for capital projects in the CEDIT and Jail CEDIT funds.
Starke County Courthouse Elevator Project to Begin Soon
The Starke County Courthouse elevator project will get underway this summer.
Maintenance Director Jim Coad and Commissioner Kathy Norem met with John Kirk from DLZ two weeks ago and noted that the advertisement for bids has been given. A special meeting will be held later this month to open the bids in order to meet K-IRPC grant requirement deadline of May 31.
Starke County Commissioners Discuss Capital Projects
The Starke County Commissioners took time Monday night to discuss several capital projects on the schedule for this year.
Starke County Commissioners to Meet Tonight
The Starke County Commissioners will receive an update from County Attorney Marty Lucas about the state statute governing loose dogs and dog bites. Commissioner Kathy Norem brought the idea of updating the county’s ordinance on loose dogs at a meeting in April after receiving several calls about unrestrained, vicious dogs.
Starke County Coroner Updates Commissioners on Autopsy Costs, Testing
The autopsy pricing deal that Starke County officials thought was a good one through the Lake County Coroner’s Office isn’t as good as initially thought.
Starke County Commissioners to Put Teeth into Dog Ordinance
Starke County Commissioners Question Coroner Invoices
The Starke County Commissioners asked Coroner Dannie Hoffer about some invoices recently submitted.
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