Warsaw PD Grants OK'd By Board Of Works
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
The Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety approved the receipt of $186,142 in grants for the Warsaw Police Department today.
According to Police Chief Steven Foster, $31,710 is from two grants from the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute for Victim's Service Center, $27,432 is from the Governor's Council on Impaired and Dangerous Driving for Operation Pullover, and $125,000 is from the U.S. Department of Justice for the COPS in School program.
"The two grants for the Victim's Service Center will pay for the salary of the coordinator and for the office," Foster said.
In other business, the board approved a $2,000-per-year professional services contract with Kenneth Ledgerwood to serve as the coordinator of the Warsaw/Kosciusko County Hazardous Materials Response Team. The contract will pay Ledgerwood $250 for the remainder of 1999 and $2,000 for 2000.
The board also accepted road salt bids from two suppliers for the 1999/00 winter season.
According to Street Superintendent Lacey Francis, Cargill Salt of Fort Wayne, for $32.31 per ton, and Detroit Salt Co. of Fort Wayne, for $34.31 per ton, were the lowest bidders.
The board also approved a new pay plan for attracting street department employees to assist Francis in attracting qualified workers.
"With the labor market we have today, we're finding it very difficult to compete with the surrounding communities in terms of wages," said Mayor Ernie Wiggins. "This is something that the budget can support and we need to pay them more to keep them."
The plan calls for an automatic increase after a 60-day probationary period. The increase will depend on the qualifications of each employee. [[In-content Ad]]
The Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety approved the receipt of $186,142 in grants for the Warsaw Police Department today.
According to Police Chief Steven Foster, $31,710 is from two grants from the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute for Victim's Service Center, $27,432 is from the Governor's Council on Impaired and Dangerous Driving for Operation Pullover, and $125,000 is from the U.S. Department of Justice for the COPS in School program.
"The two grants for the Victim's Service Center will pay for the salary of the coordinator and for the office," Foster said.
In other business, the board approved a $2,000-per-year professional services contract with Kenneth Ledgerwood to serve as the coordinator of the Warsaw/Kosciusko County Hazardous Materials Response Team. The contract will pay Ledgerwood $250 for the remainder of 1999 and $2,000 for 2000.
The board also accepted road salt bids from two suppliers for the 1999/00 winter season.
According to Street Superintendent Lacey Francis, Cargill Salt of Fort Wayne, for $32.31 per ton, and Detroit Salt Co. of Fort Wayne, for $34.31 per ton, were the lowest bidders.
The board also approved a new pay plan for attracting street department employees to assist Francis in attracting qualified workers.
"With the labor market we have today, we're finding it very difficult to compete with the surrounding communities in terms of wages," said Mayor Ernie Wiggins. "This is something that the budget can support and we need to pay them more to keep them."
The plan calls for an automatic increase after a 60-day probationary period. The increase will depend on the qualifications of each employee. [[In-content Ad]]