The Marshall County Health Department’s new offices should be completed next week. The department is moving to the Community Resource Center to make room for the expansion of the County Prosecutor’s Office in the Marshall County Building. Continue reading
The Marshall County Commissioners will consider changes to the county’s prepayment procedure this morning. Also on the agenda is a resolution to transfer a tax certificate to the Town of Bremen. Continue reading
The City of Plymouth has renewed some of its agreements with various service providers for another year. Continue reading
The Marshall County Council plans to revisit its decision to make more county employees eligible for overtime pay. Changes at the federal level that were set to take effect December 1 would have required employees making less than about $47,000 to be eligible for overtime. Continue reading
A facility providing mental health services plans to legally separate some of its operations, in anticipation of changes at the state level. The Bowen Center took over operations of the Shady Rest Home from Marshall County in 2002. Continue reading
The Marshall County Jail’s communication equipment will be getting a bit of an upgrade. Sheriff Matt Hassel told the County Commissioners Monday the update to the jail’s intercom system actually solves a problem created by a previous upgrade. Continue reading
Efforts to move the Marshall County Health Department to the Community Resource Center continue to move ahead. During Monday’s County Commissioners meeting, Commissioner Kurt Garner reported the project’s general construction cost currently sits at just over $163,000. Continue reading
The Marshall County Commissioners are expected to get an update on the County Health Department’s move to the Community Resource Center. It’s designed to free up space at the Marshall County Building for the expansion of the County Prosecutor’s Office. Continue reading
Marshall County is hoping to make some security upgrades to the courthouse and County Building, thanks to a $150,000 IPEP grant. Continue reading
Several Marshall County employees will soon be eligible to receive overtime pay, following action by the County Council Monday. Continue reading
The Marshall County Council is moving ahead with funding arrangements for improvements to some county buildings. On Monday, council members approved some additional appropriations requested by the County Commissioners. Continue reading
The Marshall County Commissioners will be considering updates to a few plans when they meet this morning.
The Marshall County Commissioners will consider a request to update some of the county’s voting equipment prior to November’s General Election.
The Marshall County Commissioners will consider a capital projects request from the Sheriff’s Department when they meet this morning.
The owner of a couple of mobile home parks appeared before the Marshall County Commissioners Monday, saying he should be exempt from the county’s permitting requirements. Ralph Costello, who owns the Gatewood Estates and Creek Side mobile home parks, says he should not have to get a permit every time his parks decide to move or demolish a mobile home, since the parks predate the county’s zoning laws. Continue reading
The Marshall County Commissioners will further consider its own version of the “buggy ordinance” during their meeting this morning. Continue reading
Efforts to digitize documents going back to 1836 are continuing in Marshall County. Recorder Marlene Mahler asked the County Commissioners Monday to approve a contract with Fidlar Technologies to scan the deed books dating back as far as the county’s founding in 1836 up through 1960, as well as the deed index books through 1957. Continue reading
Marshall County is moving ahead with plans to tax horse-drawn vehicles. Continue reading
Two retiring merit board officers were honored this week for their dedicated years of service to Marshall County.
Marshall County Sheriff’s Captain Dan Butts presented plaques to Dr. Jim Bottorff and Orion “Bud” Treat who served on the Marshall County Merit Board for 44 years apiece. The recognition ceremony was held during the Marshall County Commissioners meeting on Monday.
The Marshall County Assessor’s office will be spending $173,000 to change assessment software.
Pam Davis from the Assessor’s office explained that the staff has been operating on outdated software. Customer support is also lacking which delays operations in the office.
The new state-certified program, XSoft, is designed for Indiana assessment procedures. It is also compatible with the auditor’s software.
Davis said the county would save approximately $8,200 in maintenance fees every year. It was noted that the staff immediately wanted the program after a short amount of time spent in a demonstration.
