County Council Holds Emergency Public Meeting

County Council Holds Emergency Public Meeting

An emergency meeting prompting major changes for residents in vanderburgh county?

Reporter joylyn bukovac is following these lat?

Breaking developments.

"the vanderburgh county council discusse?over a teleconferenc?

How this pandemic will affect government employees and the community."

The county's budget won't take a big hit this year..."

"but what will be seriously affected will be 2?22 as far as finances are concerned."

Vanderburgh county is expecting staff at the jail, transportati on services, and even ?t to be working overtim?... "critical services are being done on a daily basis."

That topped with the loss of revenue?

Will have a substantial financial impact.

"the riverboat being shut down right now will be a large hit, incomes down due to layoffs will be a major problem."

Its a trickle down affect from the state coffer?

That starts with each tax payers pocket book.

"the state collects those revenues.

They won't distribute those revenues to the county for 18 to 24 months later."

The vanderburgh county council president says they're expecting relief from the federal governmen?

But doesn't know how much that will be.

"so that means we have to be very prudent on how we are going to spend our money today."

At wednesday's meetin?

The commissioner s making sure they are taking care of their employees.

'i'm thinking of the mom who may have just had a baby in the past couple of months, used most of her pto and sick days."

The county council voted unanimously to to allow employees to take unpaid leave before burning through vacation time.

As well as giving workers 24 hours of ??o if they can't work do to coronavirus/ covi?19 symptoms. "that is good until april the 7th."

That is when indiana's stay at home order is expect to