The Monroe County Council handled a mix of budget appropriations, personnel actions and program items on Tuesday. Listed below are the formal motions recorded on the meeting record, with outcomes and follow-up notes.

Votes at a glance

- Consent agenda (March summary minutes; Employee Services account-line creation): Approved by voice vote.

- Tabling of Health Department items 7A and 7B to the May 13 meeting: Approved by voice vote at the start of the meeting.

- Salary-ordinance amendment for Health Services Director (item 7C): Motion to reclassify from PAT D 35-hour to EXE A 40-hour failed by roll-call vote, 5–2 (see detailed article).

- Sheriff's Office: Approve two Records administrative-coordinator positions for three-year step increases under KSA policy (item 8): Passed first reading by roll call, 6–1. Requires second reading (scheduled for May 13).

- Planning Department additional appropriation (fund 1000-0079): $15,000 to contractually remove debris/structures from two Stinesville properties in the floodway: Approved by roll-call vote, unanimous.

- Highway Department appropriations and transfers (stormwater, Fairfax Road safety project, and MVH personnel transfer to create board-members line): Multiple requests approved unanimously (motions required second readings where applicable); a separate transfer established a $50-per-person per meeting payment line for board members (requires amendment to salary ordinance process as applicable).

- Commissioners’ appropriations and fund adjustments: Multiple technical and pass-through appropriations were approved by roll call, including PSAP fund adjustments and rural transit grants; one item (county jail building corporation request) was tabled to the May 13 meeting for additional information.

What’s next

Several items will return to the council for second readings (salary-ordinance changes and KSA items). The council also directed staff and committees to review the county’s KSA policy and to provide more detailed staffing and fiscal models for the Election Board’s vote-center options before final decisions.