12/29/11 The Marshall County Commissioners and Council will conduct end of the year meetings on Friday, December 30th in the second floor meeting room of the County Building. The Commissioners will meet at 8:30 a.m. Their agenda includes the Auditor’s Report by Penny Lukenbill.  She will present the December 19th meeting minutes for approval...
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11/14/11 Members of the Marshall County Council will consider the request of Karen Richey from Purdue Cooperative Extension to increase the mileage pay from .41 cents a mile to .44 cents a mile when driving a personal vehicle to a meeting or mandatory event.  Richey appeared before the commissioners last week but was unable...
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10/10/11 Requests for additional appropriations are on the agenda Monday’s Marshall County Council Meeting. Sheriff Tom Chamberlin will be seeking a General Fund additional for the purchase of three new squad cars for his department.  Last week he told the County Commissioners that 4 or 5 2011 Crown Victoria Police Cars have been located...
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08/23/11 Members of the Marshall County Council spent most of Monday review and discussing the 2012 budget requests of $10,896,782 while the anticipated revenue is $10,750,000. The County Commissioners made several recommendations under personnel including a 2% pay increase for all employees, department heads and elected officials. They also recommended moving the Veterans Service...
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08/22/11 Members of the Marshall County Council will begin the 2012 Budget Hearings at 9 a.m. on Monday.  This is a public meeting where citizens can ask questions and make comments on the various budgets as they are reviewed. First thing on Monday the Council will approve on first reading the M.C. Solid Waste...
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05/10/11 Marshall County Council members started the 2012 budget process during their meeting on Monday.  Many department heads came before the council to preview the larger purchases and budget increases they anticipate next year. Sheriff Tom Chamberlin said his department has been on a 5 vehicle rotation for several years but last year they...
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01/14/11 Marshall County Auditor Penny Lukenbill had good news for County Council members during their meeting this week.  The various departments in county government were able to return approximately $800,000 in un-spend general fund money.  This is money that was budgeted in the various department line items in 2010 but not used.  The auditor...
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01/10/11 The Marshall County Council and Plymouth City Council will be meeting on Monday.  Both meetings are open to the public with a limitation of discussion to agenda items only. The County Council meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. in the second floor meeting room of the County Building.  The agenda includes the request...
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12/15/10 Members of the Marshall County Council approved two additional appropriations during their meeting Monday morning. Kevin Overmyer, President of the Marshall County Drainage Board was seeking an additional of $1,250 for legal services.  Overmyer explained that a lawsuit involving a drainage project on the south side of Argos has caused negative balance in...
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11/11/10 The Marshall County Council agreed with the recommendation of the County Commissioners to replace the county’s human resources deputy.  During the council meeting on Monday, County Auditor Penny Lukenbill presented her case to rehire the position that was vacated in her office about 6 weeks ago. Earlier this year the commissioners told department...
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