Warsaw City Council Tuesday heard 2010 budget requests from non-profit organization representatives.
The council previously reviewed the city's departmental budgets at its Aug. 17 meeting. A public hearing for the budget will be Sept. 28, and a budget adoption hearing will be Oct. 13.
The City-County Athletic Complex is requesting $34,000 in 2010, a $3,000 increase over its 2009 request.Warsaw Housing Authority is requesting $30,000 from the city, and requested $25,000 last year.
Kosciusko Area Bus Service is requesting $18,500 in 2010 from the city, the same it requested last year.
Cardinal Service's Sus Amigos program is requesting $10,000 in 2010, a $2,000 increase over the 2009 request.
Kosciusko Community Development is requesting $5,000 from the city in 2010, the same as it requested in 2009.
Warsaw Community Development Corp. is requesting $19,800 for operating funds, and $25,000 for matching facade grant funds. WCDC received $12,600 in 2009 in operating funds.
Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County is requesting $16,500 in 2010, the same as it requested in 2009.
The Warsaw Street Department was not able to present their budget at the previous meeting. They presented their proposed budget for 2010 Tuesday night as $3,224,253. The department is requesting to purchase a Bobcat®, diamond chain saw, roller and tilt trailer.
The council also approved salary ordinances for city employees, fire territory salaries, and elected officials to create new positions.
Jennifer Whitaker, Warsaw Human Resources director, said several of the job positions were put in the salary ordinance, but will not be filled until they receive city council and board of works approval.
"The positions are easier to have in place in case we need to fill them," Whitaker said.
The city salary ordinance creates maximum bi-weekly salaries for new positions, including an engineer in the building and planning department at $2,307.69 bi-weekly; a clerical position in the cemetery at $10 hourly; a clerk-treasurer clerical position at $10 an hour; and a clerical position in the mayor's office at $10 an hour.
In the parks department, a mechanic at $16.82 an hour; a carpenter at $14.50 an hour; a recreation instructor at $20 an hour; and a clerical position at $10 an hour.
In the wastewater utility facility, a maintenance supervisor at $21 an hour; an operations supervisor at $21 an hour; and a sewer collections supervisor at $18 an hour.
In the Warsaw Police Department, the council approved creating positions for a parking control officer at $16.58 an hour; administrative assistant at $15.96 an hour; Latino mentor at $9 an hour; and a crossing guard (20 pays) at $300.50 an hour.
The council also is recommending the board of works approve a fire territory salary ordinance for 27 pay periods, creating new positions.
The positions include an assistant fire chief at $1,899.73 bi-weekly; a training officer at $1,669.23 bi-weekly; a public education officer at $1,680.44 bi-weekly salary; a clerical position at $10 an hour; a hazardous material coordinator at $86.54 bi-weekly; a fire territory recording secretary at $30 per meeting; and a fire territory board member at $30 per meeting.
The council approved an elected officials salary ordinance for a 27 pay periods for the mayor's salary at $2,327.54 bi-weekly; clerk-treasurer salary at $1,980.08 bi-weekly; and members of the city council at $5,170 per annum.
