COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Bartholomew County Council met Tuesday evening and approved the first reading of the county’s 2020 budget. The grand total of all line items in all funds is $51,595,896. The second reading takes place at the council’s meeting on October 8.
The council also said yes to the Bartholomew County Solid Waste Management District’s budget of $3,459,929 for next year.
In other business, the council gave its approval for a request for appropriation of $120,000 for jail utilities for the remainder of 2019, $20,000 for jail attorney services for the rest of the year, $3600 for vests for adult probation personnel who go into the field, and the creation of an inspector position in the health department.
