Warsaw City Council met with city department heads Monday night to review a proposed budget for 2009.
The proposed 2009 budget totals $11,716,608, 3.8 percent more than the 2008 budget.
The largest dollar increases account for the street, fire and police departments.
The proposed 2009 street department budget is $3,147,887, a 5.4 percent increase from the 2008 budget.The street department is requesting a $37,500 increase for operating supplies, or a 25 percent increase, due to increased fuel prices.
The street department is requesting purchase of a $37,000 asphalt vibratory roller, a $27,454 1-3/4 ton pickup with a snow plow; a Bobcat and three one-ton dump trucks with snow plows for $103,395.
The fire department is proposing a 5.6 budget increase for 2009.
The department proposes a $5,700 increase in operating supplies for increased fuel expenses.
They also propose a $3,000 increase for replacement of outdated rope rescue equipment and a $7,650 increase for maintenance needed for current radios.
The police department is proposing a 3.6 percent increase for its 2009 budget.
The budget accounts for a $1,000 increase in operating supplies; a $42,000 increase for fuel and a $19,000 increase for ammunition.
The department also proposed a $4,000 increase to purchase three police cars; a $5,500 increase for four digital patrol video camerass and a $4,900 increase for four radar units.
The police department also proposes a $1,000 increase for SWAT equipment replacement gear; a $1,000 increase for dive equipment and $1,000 for radio equipment.
The mayor's office is proposing a 0.8 percent increase for the mayor's salary and a 1.3 percent increase for the mayor's secretary's salary.
Other proposed budget totals include the following:
n Clerk's office, $251,314.
n Common council, $974,060.
n Building and planning department, $467,895.
n Park non-reverting operating fund, $15,000.
n Motor vehicle highway, $330,000.
n Cemetery, $494,041 and cemetery perm fund, $85,000.
n Parks department, $1,777,063.
n Aviation general, $724,800 and aviation depreciation, $150,000.
n Cumulative fapital improvement, $39,000.
n Local road and street, $120,000.
n Cumulative fire, $191,965.
n General bond, $489,800.
n Fire pension, $287,721.
n Police pension at $366,690.
n Redevelopment general, $28,881.
n Law continuing education, $15,000.
n Cumulative capital development, $626,000.
n Redevelopment allocation, $1,011,463.
n Redevelopment northern tax increment finance budget, $1,407,165.
