Warsaw City Council Monday approved an ordinance increasing burial lot fees at Oakwood Cemetery.
The city approved the ordinance on first reading at its July 21 meeting.
The ordinance includes increasing lot fees by $50, cremation burial fees by $25 and an increase of 5 cents per square inch for foundations.
The cemetery has not increased its fees since 2001 and the new fee increase will go into effect Sept. 1.Oakwood Cemetery Board of Regents approved the fee increase at its July 10 meeting.
The council also reviewed a letter from Fred Rowland, landlord for property at 121 W. Center St., requesting a waiver or reduction in sewer tap fees for the office building.
The building currently houses Zimmer Midwest, the Zimmer distributor for Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. Rowland said 12 people currently work in the office building.
Rowland stated in the letter he has experienced sewer issues over the past six years with sewer lines. He said sewer lines have been replaced in the building, but problems persist.
The council approved allowing Rowland to replace the existing sewer connection with a new line behind the building and connect it to the Warsaw sewer line on Lake Street.
The council also:
n Approved an ordinance for Oakwood Cemetery to transfer $4,500 from equipment to fuel.
n Approved an ordinance for the Warsaw Police Department to transfer $700 from law continuing education to law continuing education equipment to assist with purchasing six electronic citation and warning systems.
The amount will be used with a grant WPD received from the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute.
Mayor Ernie Wiggins said the council will review non-profit budgets at its Aug. 18 meeting at 6 p.m.
Wiggins distributed a press release from the Department of Local Government Finance that states the department has issued an option of extending the deadlines for officers of local units of government to adopt its 2009 budget. The extension applies to counties, cities and towns, libraries, schools and other taxing units.
The current Sept. 30 deadline will be extended to Dec. 1. Local officials who want to proceed on the normal budget adoption may do so.
