Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety approved requests for the Warsaw Police Department to purchase three vehicles during Friday's Board of Public Works and Safety meeting.
The board approved the purchase of a new 2008 Ford F250 standard cab pickup for $23,692, a police interceptor for $21,300, and a used 2004 Ford Explorer for $14,400 after receiving a trade-in credit for a 1998 Chevy Blazer. All the purchases were from Rice Ford, Warsaw.
The board also:
• Approved a request from Warsaw Housing Authority to pay $2,008.80 to contractor Millwood Roofing and Construction Inc. for the Home of Your Own program.• Approved a payment of $6,862.50 to Clounie Landscaping Inc. for the downtown streetscape project for Market Street.
• Approved a request from the building and planning department for a notice to proceed for the supplement agreement for the Lake City Greenway Chinworth Bridge Trail between Paul I. Cripe Inc. and Warsaw.
• Approved a request from the building and planning department to pay Gawthrop Excavating $7,500 for the demolition of a fire-damaged home at 106 N. Park Ave.
n Approved a $500 contract between the Waste Water Treatment Utility facility and Linko Data Systems Inc. for an annual software maintenance agreement.
• Approved a $10,000 contract between the WWTU facility and H.J. Umbaugh & Associates for an accounting services agreement for a stormwater rate study.
• Approved a $28,743 grant for the Warsaw Police Department's Victims Assistance program.
• Tabled a request from the Warsaw Street Department to purchase a $37,612.39 paver and roller. Mayor Ernie Wiggins said he and Street Superintendent Lacy Francis will discuss price quotes Monday.
• Approved a contract between Oakwood Cemetery and Aramark Uniform Services for the department's uniform service.
• Approved contracts between the Warsaw Park and Recreation Department and Our Father's House for catering for the Blues and Barbecue concert, a service agreement with Lathem Time for a time clock system for the department's lifeguards, and a contract for a family carnival entertainment event to be held in August.
• Approved three travel requests for Wiggins to attend an Indiana Association of Cities and Towns executive committee, retreat and two travel requests from the police department.
• Approved Hal Heargy to serve as Oakwood Cemetery's sexton. Heargy will replace former sexton Duane Ronk, who died.
Tom Balazs was promoted to the cemetery's foreman, and Jamie Overbey was promoted to a mechanic at the cemetery.
The board also approved hiring Toni Gillman as a seasonal lifeguard with the parks department, and Kelly Geiger, police department clerk-treasurer.
Brandon Zartman, WPD patrol officer, was re-assigned to second shift, and officer Allen Danko was re-assigned to third shift.
