Local governments are preparing for the budget preparation season. Marshall County Auditor Penny Lukenbill warned the council members that with a 25 percent proposed increase in insurance in 2015, money could get a little tight. The budget meetings for the council members and department heads will begin Aug. 19.
Marshall County Council to Hold Budget Hearings on Tuesday
The county will be reviewing the $8.985 million proposed budget, which reflects a 2.6 to three percent increase, with department heads on Tuesday, Aug. 20 and that could be whittled down by the time the discussions are over.
One budget that the council will be focusing on is the Jail CAGIT fund. The council will be watching the funding in order to feed the increasing amount of prisoners in the jail. Sheriff Tom Chamberlin just requested an additional appropriation for $80,000 to feed the inmates for the rest of the year. That appropriation was approved by the council this week.
Marshall County Auditor Elected President of AIC Board of Directors
Marshall County Auditor Penny Lukenbill is beefing up her resume, this time being elected to the position of President of the Association of Indiana Counties Board of Directors.
The AIC Board of Directors sets rules and regulations as well as legislative goals for the Association of Indiana Counties, a not-for-profit organization established more than 50 years ago to improve county government.
