Fred Tobey
Blackford County Council member who moved the county's three-year XSoft assessment-software contract.
The 60-second story
Fred Tobey is a Republican member of the Blackford County Council, representing Blackford County, Indiana. At the August 2025 budget workshop he moved approval of the county's $238,362 three-year XSoft assessment-software contract and seconded the creation of a second full-time public-defender position at a $67,200 salary.
Across 2025 and 2026 he has backed a range of appropriations and personnel measures, including a 4-H Building bond appropriation of $112,050.08, an opioid-fund allocation of up to $50,000 to the county's IRX program, the $10,000 iWorks permitting software, and Option 1 for Lifeline Ambulance service.
On May 6, 2026, Tobey voted with the council to approve the RWE Prairie Creek 2 personal-property tax abatement, which passed 6-0; Council President Jack Beckley attempted to attend remotely but a technology failure meant his vote was never recorded — a dispute documented in the meeting record.
Quick facts
- Current role Member, Blackford County Council
- Party Republican
- Jurisdiction Blackford County, Indiana
- Signature issues County budget and appropriations
Three things voters should know
He moved the XSoft software contract
Tobey moved approval of the $238,362 three-year assessment-software contract.
He backed the second public defender
He seconded the motion creating a second full-time public-defender position.
His attendance has been intermittent
He was absent from several council meetings in the 2025–26 cycle.
Biography
Fred Tobey serves as a member of the Blackford County Council, where his work has centered on county budget matters, appropriations, and personnel decisions. He has regularly made and seconded motions on the council, including the August 2025 motion approving the county's XSoft assessment-software contract.
Memberships & affiliations
Blackford County Council (Member)