The Marshall County Probation Department may soon have some relief with the addition of a part-time position in the department.
The Marshall County Council members heard from Probation Department Officer James Bendy who said there is a shortage of help in the office.
Marshall County Auditor Julie Fox requested another full-time staff member for her department.
A fundraising event to help neighbors affected by the February flooding event is set for Saturday, May 19 at River Park Square in Plymouth.
A community benefit concert is planned from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. with music from Cool Change and The Ukulele Klub of Elkhart with entertainment by the Plymouth Juggling Club, Slow Orbit and many more.
Marshall County officials are working toward getting information together to present to the Stellar Communities Designation officials this fall for a chance to be named the 2018 regional designee.
Marshall County Sheriff Matt Hassel would like to increase fees for public records. He told the Marshall County Council Monday morning that his department is getting a lot of requests for digital copies of various items.
The Marshall County Council members considered a request to appropriate up to $25,000 in funds to assist those homeowners recovering from the February flood event.
The Marshall County Council members will meet this morning.
The council members will consider several CF-1 Compliance requests today. The companies are submitted documents saying that they are in compliance with tax abatement requirements.
Marshall County Veterans Service Officer Pam Schweizer-Betz received support on Monday morning from the county commissioners to take part in online training that deals with the understanding of medical terminology, coding, billing, Medicare, Medicaid, and ethics to assist veterans, widows and widowers in the claims process.
Marshall County’s Veterans Service Officer will attend training to help her better understand medical terminology, coding and ethics to assist veterans, widows and widowers in the claims process.
A few of the job descriptions worked on by Waggoner, Irwin and Scheele have returned to the county for review.
The Marshall County Council members took action Monday morning to fund upcoming road projects.
The Marshall County Council members considered an additional appropriation request to help fund a part-time security officer at the courthouse and county building when the regular officers are not on duty.
The Marshall County Council members will have several requests to consider when they meet today.
More than $11 million in federal grant funding is on its way to 21 rural Hoosier communities.
The Marshall County Highway Supervisor may soon get a pay raise.
Commissioner Kevin Overmyer suggested the bump in salary for Highway Supervisor Jason Peters since he’s assumed more responsibilities that weren’t part of his duties when he began the position. Overmyer said the amount of overtime Peters has put in is extensive.
The Marshall County Council members met in a special, emergency session Monday morning to grasp the numbers associated with repairing the county’s roads, bridges and culverts after the flood event.
The Marshall County Council members will meet in emergency session this morning to discuss the financial status of the county highway funds to support the cost of flooding repair work.
During last week’s Marshall County Commissioners meeting, Highway Supervisor Jason Peters submitted a cost estimate of damage to the county’s roads, bridges and culverts, as well as labor, equipment and rental costs. That estimate is nearly $5.395 million.
A security guard will always be on duty at the Marshall County Building.
Marshall County Sheriff Matt Hassel told the Marshall County Commissioners this week that it was brought to his attention that county employees were without a security guard when he was recently on vacation. He said it made a difference to the peace of mind of the county workers.
The preliminary figures are in concerning the amount of flood damage sustained on Marshall County roads.
Marshall County Supervisor Jason Peters gave the cost estimates to the county commissioners on Monday morning.
The Marshall County Commissioners opened up a public hearing Monday morning to hear opinions on their proposal to increase property taxes $.0524 per $100 of assessed valuation to reestablish the Cumulative Bridge Fund.
The rate is not at its maximum level, but the proposed increase would gather another $660,000 next year to help in the cost to repair the county’s bridges.
