The Pulaski County Commissioners will get an update on the county’s COVID-19 response tonight. They’ll also get an update on the Justice Center Project, and EMS Director Brandon DeLorenzo will discuss an ambulance grant.
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Pulaski Memorial Hospital will soon be getting a new CEO. Tom Barry is retiring at the end of the year, according to a hospital press release. He’s served as the hospital’s chief executive since 2013.
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The Pulaski County Commissioners will get updates on the 2020 election and CARES Act funding tonight. Clerk JoLynn Behny is expected to give updates on plans for November’s General Election, while County Council Member Kathi Thompson will discuss the CARES money.
Continue readingThe Pulaski County Commissioners approved a round of hospital and library board appointments Monday.
Continue readingThe Pulaski County Commissioners have a new meeting location starting tonight. The commissioners and several other governing bodies will meet at the Pulaski County Highway Garage on U.S. 35 in Winamac for the foreseeable future.
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Pulaski Circuit Court Judge Michael Shurn will be allowed to keep his county-issued email address and cell phone number once he retires at the end of the year. The county commissioners approved the arrangement Monday, on the condition that Shurn cover all the associated costs in the future. Commissioner Kenny Becker said the county’s IT director will have to work on separating Shurn’s phone and email from the county’s billing.
About 400 parcels of Pulaski County-owned land near Monterey will soon be going up for auction. SRI will conduct a commissioners deed sale August 1 at 10:00 a.m. at the Pulaski County Highway Garage in Winamac.
Outsourcing lawn care appears to be working well for the Pulaski County government. Maintenance Supervisor Jeff Johnston told the county commissioners Monday it’s still a learning experience for both him and contractor TK Lawn Services, but he thinks it will be a good working relationship. “By the end of this year, I’ll have a solid understanding of how much contracting this out has saved the county,” he said, “but at this point, so far, it looks like about $25,000, when you figure all the different things in, from me not needing to replace one person that I lost, to fuel savings and that sort of thing.”
Ambulance maintenance costs continue to add up for Pulaski County Emergency Medical Services.
