It was like a jamboree in Warsaw council chambers Monday night as every public seat was filled with Boy Scouts, leaders and parents from Winona Lake Troop 715, headed by Dick McCleary.

The Scouts earned their citizenship badges last night by attending the council meeting, McCleary explained.

In the first order of business Mayor Ernie Wiggins named his appointments to various city boards. Councilmen Charlie Smith and Jerry Patterson accepted seats on the Warsaw Board of Works; councilmen Jeff Grose and Joe Thallemer will serve on the plan commission; Tom Heuer to the board of zoning appeals; Jay Rigdon to the aviation board; Bill Baldwin to the Parks Department Board; Bob Sandy to the cemetery board; and Dan Robinson to the Traffic Commission; and Axa Troncoso and Tom Lemon to the Warsaw Housing Authority. Mayoral appointments to the redevelopment commissioners remain the same: Neal Carlson, Jerry Kralis and Tammy Rockey.

Written reports were received from the fire department, the parks department and the Oakwood Cemetery board.

A wastewater treatment project schedule was submitted.

Special items included a proof copy of the city's two-page advertisement in the Chamber of Commerce Image Book and a "Business People" magazine article showcasing Warsaw's The Party Shop owners Norm and Dorothy Snyder.

In new business the council reselected Jerry Patterson president.

The council approved, on first reading, Ordinance 2001-01-01 for additional appropriations for the proposed greenway in the amount of $10,000. The money comes from an Indiana Department of Commerce community planning grant.

Another ordinance was discussed at length before a final vote which ended 6-1, with board member Trish Brown voting nay.

City planner Jeff Noffsinger approached the council with a redraft of appendix B of the zoning ordinance regarding accessory buildings. Submitted by the plan commission, the ordinance now indicates that accessory buildings (storage sheds and the like) under 120 square feet will not require an improvement location permit but will be subject to setback regulations.

The ordinance also requires a building plan for boathouse construction, which requires a permit and allows neighbors to be informed about plans for such a structure.

Noffsinger said 90 percent of accessory buildings are pre-fabricated and measure 120 square feet. The language in the ordinance was changed from 100 square feet to 120 square feet to reflect these uniform kits.

Brown objected to the ordinance, saying for the 10 percent of homeowners who build their own sheds, plans should be reviewed.

"They could put up anything," Brown said.

Noffsinger said that so long as the setbacks were met, the building inspectors had more pressing things to do and this ordinance in no way took authority away from that department.

Three resolutions were unanimously approved: Resolution 2001-01-01, exchange of vehicle with the county; 2001-01-02, transfer of cumulative capital improvement funds from cigarette tax monies in the amount of $12,000 to the general fund; and 2001-01-03, regarding the city transacting business with a financial institution by electronic funds transfer.

Clerk Elaine Call was directed to advertise annexation of more than 20 acres owned by Dan Miller known as the Silver Fox development on Husky Trail.

The council heard the fiscal plan was complete for the annexation.

Warsaw city council members are: Mayor Ernie Wiggins and councilmen Jeff Patterson, Bill Rhodes, Joe Thallemer, Jeff Grose, Charlie Smith, Trish Brown and George Clemens. [[In-content Ad]]