Warsaw City Council reviewed 2013 budget proposals for city departments during Monday night’s five-hour meeting.
The first public hearing for the budgets is Sept. 17 at 7 p.m.
The proposed budget will have its first reading on Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. and the budget will be considered for adoption Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. By state statute, Nov. 1 is the deadline to adopt 2013 budgets.
The council previously heard not-for-profit budget requests for 2013 and the cemetery, airport and human resources budgets at its Aug. 20 council meeting.
City employees are looking at a three percent across the board pay raise if the proposed budget is passed.
The city’s general fund budget in 2012 is $9.6 million. The 2013 proposal is $9.8 million.
The mayor’s office budget in 2012 is $128,090, and the 2013 budget is being proposed at $132,718.
The clerk’s office budget for 2012 is $298,423, and the 2013 budget is being proposed at $172,338.
The common council budget for 2012 is $1,091,091 million, and the 2013 budget is being proposed at $1,090,674 million.
Warsaw Police Department budget for 2012 is $4.2 million, and the 2013 budget is being proposed at $4.3 million.
The police budget is being proposed to be increased by $145,138 or 3.5 percent in 2013.
WPD is wanting to replace five police cars in 2013. The cars are estimated at $24,000 each. The increase is due to having purchased only three cars in 2012.
WPD also want to hire two replacement officers.
The department also requests $72,000 to remodel a storage building to secure and process evidence collected by Crime Scene Investigators.
There also is a request to replace computer equipment for 12 in-car computers.
The department wants to purchase a $6,000 digital patrol video system to replace its current video system.
There is $3,500 budgeted for the replacement of one in-car radar unit.
The street department budget for 2012 is $3.4 million, and the 2013 budget is being proposed at $3.5 million.
There is a $15,100 increase in the street department’s 2013 capital outlays and machinery and equipment budget.
The street department wants to purchase a $160,000 garbage truck, a one ton truck at $41,500; and two bobcats at $7,600 and $6,000.
The building and planning department budget in 2012 is $466,235, and the 2013 budget is $572,508.
In the building and planning department budget, there is $50,000 in the professional services budget for a comprehensive plan update and $30,000 for demolition of unsafe houses.
The parks and recreation department budget for 2013 is $2 million. This is a 5.5 percent increase over the 2012 budget.
There is a $1,600 request as part of the five-year master plan to construct an accessible walk from the parking lot to the shelter at Beyer Park and $500 to install a grill near Kiwanis Park.
There is $5,000 that is something new for repairs and a boardwalk for the Greenway Trail.
There is $45,000 for a new Americans With Disabilities Act restroom at Beyer Park.
There is $10,000 in machinery and equipment to replace the cushion fall protection mats on two pieces of equipment at Kiddieland Park.
The parks department also requests to purchase a new one-ton dump truck for $37,000 that will replace a 1993 Ford dump truck.
Warsaw Fire Department is requesting to hire three new firefighters in 2013.
The fire department building maintenance budget increased $11,200 for 2013 to allow for repairs to stations 1 and 2.
The fire department budgeted an additional $25,500 for an EMT class for paid staff.
The 2013 fire territory equipment replacement fund proposes a new budget line item of $282,400 to replace self contained breathing apparatus equipment that must be done by 2015.
The fire budget also includes a $32,000 increase for concrete and asphalt drive improvements at stations 1 and 2.
Other 2013 budget proposals listed include: park non-reverting operating fund, $14,081; motor vehicle highway fund, $330,000; cumulative capital improvement fund, $65,000; local road and street fund, $120,000; general obligation bond fund, $260,525; fire department pension fund, $302,523; police pension fund, $371,688; redevelopment general fund, $236,925; law continuing education fund, $21,000; cumulative capital development fund, $955,000; redevelopment allocation fund, $855,000; redevelopment northern tax increment finance district fund, $2.6 million; rainy day fund, $250,000; riverboat fund, $57,871; fire territory operating fund, $3.8 million; fire territory equipment replacement fund, $697,461 and economic development income tax fund, $723,000.
