Dubois County approves Deputy Sheriff/Social Worker position under Justice & Mental Health grant

The Dubois County Commissioners voted unanimously on March 18 to create a Deputy Sheriff/Social Worker position that will be funded through the Justice & Mental Health Collaboration Grant.

Commissioner Chad A. Blessinger told the board the grant received funding for the position, which will begin after the grant’s implementation phase is complete. By motion, second and unanimous vote the board approved creating the position and set the wage classification at MPOLE II.

The action was presented during the commissioners' regular meeting; no start date or salary amount beyond the wage classification was specified. The transcript records that the motion to create the position was made, seconded and carried unanimously, but the names of the motion mover and seconder were not recorded in the minutes.

Next steps noted in the meeting include completion of the grant’s implementation phase before the position is filled. No additional funding sources or long-term budget impacts were described at the meeting.