The Steuben County Council recorded the following formal actions during its Aug. 12, 2014 special session:
• Ordinance No. 857 — Adopted to increase the E‑911 Communications Director annual salary to $50,197.06. Roll call: 6 ayes, 0 nays; Mayo Sanders absent.
• Ordinance No. 858 — Adopted to set Deputy Prosecutor and IV‑D Attorney/Prosecutor salaries to $59,100.18 and $55,000.04 respectively. Roll call: 6 ayes, 0 nays; Mayo Sanders absent.
• Declaration of County Tax Rates (FY Oct. 1, 2014–Sept. 30, 2015) — CAGIT 0.0100; Property Tax Relief 0.0025; Public Safety 0.0025; net .0150. Motion carried 6–0.
• Parking‑lot appropriation — Additional appropriation of $130,000 from the Cumulative Capital Development Fund to repair parking lots and address ADA/retaining‑wall issues. Motion carried 6–0.
• Major Moves / County Park transfers — Council approved transfers and a Major Moves fund transfer to pay invoices related to park work (vote recorded later as carried; five ayes with two members absent for that motion). Council debate expressed concerns about long‑term operational costs for a FEMA‑related safety building and requested additional revenue projections.
• PowerPhone EMD software — Transfer within the 2010 Bond ($14,259.25) approved to allow purchase (total cost $56,320.30; balance from 2013 Bond). Motion carried.
• Communications and Statewide 911 transfers — Statewide 911 transfers of $35,000 and $10,000 plus Communications County General transfers totaling $21,800 were approved to rebalance line items and move overtime to be paid from Statewide 911 going forward.
• Highway appropriations and projects — $63,062.50 approved to replace two highway trucks; county announced a $2,813,600 federal award for the CR 200 N / SR 827 project with Angola and outlined projected 2015 budget items.
• Other approvals — MTR Machining Concepts CF‑1 abatement renewed; multiple small transfers for Community Corrections to close fiscal year; Auditor/Treasurer monthly report approved; President authorized to sign budget request form.
All votes and dollar amounts listed here are taken from the council minutes and roll calls recorded at the Aug. 12 meeting.