Monroe County might see another temporary financial
contractor join its ranks. Just two weeks after approving the hiring of Michele Huston as a contract financial analyst for the Monroe County Council during this year’s budget season, the Monroe County Board of Commissioners will consider the hiring of a financial consultant, this one in the Monroe County auditor’s office.
Auditor Steve Saulter will present a contract to the commissioners today to hire Bob Purlee, a former Indiana Department of Local Government Finance
employee, who will assist the auditor’s office during the 2014 budget process. Purlee will review the tax rates by helping the office complete the steps required by the state, and by providing training for members
of the auditor’s staff. The contract is for $125 per hour for services on a case-by-case basis. The temporary financial consultant will not perform the same function as the financial analyst in the council office, Saulter said.
Huston will help with the annual budget hearing process by preparing financial data, attending hearings and providing real-time data, generating reports and making the budget data available through electronic means, according to the initial job description unanimously approved by the council in March.
Both jobs will provide a temporary fix as Saulter works to restructure his office.
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