Council approves $200,000 for Community Corrections after changing a rule that had blocked the vote
Who it touches
- Vigo County Community Corrections
- people in Vigo County court-ordered diversion and residential treatment programs
Tracked in the archive
The council approved a $200,000 supplemental appropriation for Community Corrections after changing Rule 10 to allow reconsideration of a request rejected the previous fall. 0:43:57 — open the recording, cued to 43 minutes 57 seconds
A council member said the program had about 50 unfilled residential-treatment beds a few weeks earlier while costs rose after four hires. 0:45:40 — open the recording, cued to 45 minutes 40 seconds
Another council member said it was not the council's place to chastise the director and apologized on the council's behalf. 0:46:27 — open the recording, cued to 46 minutes 27 seconds
More from the record
- Roll-call vote, 48:270:48:27 (48 minutes 27 seconds)
Outcome
Passed 6-0 by roll call.
The council passed the appropriation 6-0 by roll call. 48:27
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