Gibson County meeting approves Baker Tilly contract wording to address new state tip-allocation requirement

At a Gibson County meeting, attendees approved a revision to the county's contract with accounting firm Baker Tilly that adds a provision to monitor and adjust tip-allocation revenue under a recently cited state law.

The presiding official said the added language is limited to Section 1E and does not change billing or services. "There's no changes in the billing or any of that, the services or anything. So, uh just add that wording," the Chair said. The Chair explained the wording responds to a Senate Enrolled Act and a referenced "Senate Bill 1-25," and noted that the Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) has not yet issued implementation guidance: "The DLGF has not yet provided any guidance on the new requirement, but it's expected to be implemented later this year," the Chair said.

A motion to approve the amended contract was made, seconded, and passed by voice vote. The meeting record shows no change in fees or scope of Baker Tilly's services; the revision is limited to contract language adding the annual monitoring requirement. The Chair said the county circulated the revised contract earlier the same day and that the additions consist of two small clauses related to the new state requirement.

The article ends with the procedural outcome: the contract language change was approved by the meeting and will be implemented pending state-level guidance from the DLGF.