Marshall County Community Corrections Director Ward Byers requested a salary ordinance amendment to bring all of the case managers within the same hourly wage.
Byers asked the Marshall County Council members to consider the pay equity request of $23.07 an hour as discussed with the personnel committee.
“This position fell behind a bit in its hourly rate of pay solely because it is not grant funded,” said Byers. “We were able to acquire that hourly rate of pay with the State of Indiana through the grant. We’re simply asking that this case manager, who is paid out of the project income fund, or user fees and not tax dollars of any kind, be brought up to the same pay rate.”
The Marshall County Council voted unanimously to support the commissioners in their quest to reestablish the Cumulative Capital Development Fund to the maximum point.
The Marshall County Council will entertain a plea by Commissioner Kurt Garner this morning concerning the Cumulative Capital Development Fund.
The Marshall County recorder’s plans for electronic document filing will be considered by the county commissioners this morning. Recorder Marlene Mahler is expected to ask the commissioners to approve a contract with e-recording provider Simplifile, after the county council gave its support last week. 
The Culver-Union Township Public Library has been successful in refinancing some of its debt. 
The Marshall County Purdue Extension Office’s purchase of a used copier a couple years ago is leading to some big repair bills now. 
Marshall County may soon be looking at a big equipment purchase for its highway department. Highway Supervisor Jason Peters told the county council Monday the department’s paver needs a substantial amount of work. 
Marshall County Community Corrections’ request for state funding in 2018 has been approved by the County Council. 
The Culver-Union Township Public Library hopes to make some facility upgrades, while refinancing some of its debt. 
The Marshall County Council took steps to clarify the language in a couple of recently-granted tax abatements. Faulkner Fabricating and Homestead Dairy had abatement requests approved in the past few months. 
