The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners, who met in-person for the first time this year Tuesday, declared a local state of emergency to give the commission as well as county advisory boards and committees the option to continue meeting virtually.
The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners will meet in-person Tuesday, April 6 for the first time this year. Up to 25 people will be allowed into the room including members of the public but the meeting will also be broadcast live via Zoom.
Residents of St. Joseph County will have an opportunity to rid themselves of hazardous household waste and recycle their old electronics, tires, paper and appliances yet again this year.
The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners and the Three Rivers City Commission will both hold regular meetings as planned this evening, Tuesday, March 16.
The St. Joseph County Commission Tuesday decided it will return to in-person meetings on Tuesday, April 6.
The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution Tuesday recognizing the philanthropic efforts of Robert and Marilee Yoder who recently donated $10,000 to St. Joseph County Veterans' Affairs.
The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners discussed the possibility of returning to in-person meetings after Tuesday's virtual meeting was interrupted by internet trolls in a practice called "Zoombombing" or "Zoom raiding." Unidentified persons briefly hurled racist and homophobic epithets at commissioners and those in attendance before Chairperson Dennis Allen temporarily stopped the meeting.
St. Joseph County Prosecutor Dave Marvin addressed the St. Joseph County Commission's executive committee Wednesday concerning an exception to the county's hiring freeze, a request Marvin has submitted more than once during his first two months in office in an effort to get his house in order.
Longtime Executive Secretary Pat Kulikowski is retiring after "nearly 34 years" of service for St. Joseph County. As a result of Kulikowski's impending retirement, the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners approved a request for an exception to the county's hiring freeze from County Administrator Teresa Doehring to fill the vacancy.
The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners and the Three Rivers City Commission will both hold regular meetings as planned this evening, Tuesday, February 2. Read this local meetings primer for what to expect.
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