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Vigo County Council adopts a $112 million budget for 2027 on a 5-2 vote
Monday's budget came in about $2 million under the proposal
- $112,132,839
- total of the adopted 2027 budget
- $2 million
- less than the proposed budget, around
- 5-2
- council vote on the budget Monday
Sources: MyWabashValley.com, wthitv.com
If you pay Vigo County taxes, the 2027 budget now has a number. The council voted 5-2 Monday to adopt it, and County Auditor Larry Hutchings put the final total at $112,132,839. Changes included removing appropriations for more jailers, cuts in the area planning department and lower payments toward the Terre Haute Convention Center.
There's a catch. The council's Oct. 26 vote was 4-2, at a meeting billed as a workshop, and the state Department of Local Government Finance said it was reviewing whether that vote followed the law. Monday, a motion to rescind needed to be unanimous and Brenda Wilson voted no, so it is still unknown whether the Oct. 26 vote was valid.
- Raises: $4,000 for full-time employees, $1 an hour for part-time
- Salary ordinances: set at 2026 levels for now, to be amended
- Next: elected officials' salary ordinances, which need a unanimous vote
The budget went from surprise vote to revised adoption in a week
- Oct. 26Council votes 4-2 to approve the budget at a meeting billed as a workshop.
- Oct. 28State says it is reviewing whether the Oct. 26 vote followed the law.
- Nov. 2Council fails to rescind the Oct. 26 vote, then adopts a revised $112,132,839 budget.
Source: wthitv.com
