The Marshall County Commissioners handled a variety of items during their meeting Monday, June 19th. Sarah Lukenbill was reappointed to a 4-year term on the Plymouth Public Library. The commissioners took the recommendation of the County Council and agreed to resubmit a request for an additional appropriation from the Special Local Income Tax (LIT) Jail
The Marshall County Commissioners passed a joint resolution with the County Council during their meeting last week that will send a message to the Indiana legislation concerning the Special Local Income Tax (LIT) used to pay the jail bond and operate the jail.
The Special LIT captures a quarter-of-a-percent on income from the county and those funds are used to pay the bond payments for the jail. A portion of the excess funds from the Special LIT have been used for operating cost of the Marshall County Correctional Facility for years.
The Commissioners and Council members are seeking approval from the legislation to allow the county to continue using Special LIT funds for operating expenses at the jail after payment of the bonds for the construction of the jail are over.
Last week Marshall County Commissioner Kevin Overmyer appeared before the County Council to discuss a joint resolution to apply extra funds from the Special Local Income Tax (LIT) intended to pay the jail bond to help fund jail operations.
Legislation says when the jail bond is paid off any excess funds that have been collected should be applied to the Highway Department. Overmyer said they have been talking with legislators and the joint resolution will show support from both the commissioners and council. They will be asking the general assembly to clarify that after the bond is paid the excess proceeds from the Special LIT can be applied to operations at the Jail.