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Attorney Bill Fawley talked about the chief of police's authority to suspend an officer for five days without pay at Friday's Warsaw Board of Works meeting.
He was referring to a recent action by the chief against Cpl. Lee Ann Richardson. The board was advised of this action at their last meeting, Feb. 24. Since the matter involved a salary reduction, the board of works was advised.
Fawley said the board received a request to review the decision Feb. 25, but the matter had already been decided and there is no further appeal in this case.
Human resources manager Jennifer Whitaker advised the board several job descriptions and job postings have been updated with revised hours of operation and a statement about the city's drug testing policy for the sewer collection supervisor, various recreation posts for the parks department, probationary patrol officers and Oakwood Cemetery workers.
She said the WPD's application for probationary officers also has been modified.
In other business the board:
• Approved a two year service contract with Verizon for four cellular telephones for the WPD. Cost of the telephones is $39.95 each, plus monthly charges.
• Approved a $700 contract with Visionary Systems Ltd. as requested by the fire department to provide Firehouse Software maintenance support.
• Approved a contract with Kosciusko County to provide three city emergency dispatchers. The contract also specifies the county will pay the city $96,407 for the implementation and operation of the 911 system and that members of the board of works will serve on a joint board. The agreement ends Dec. 31.
• Approved a contract with Aramark Uniform Services, South Bend, to provide shop towels and nylon mats at Oakwood Cemetery.
• Approved several contracts as requested by the parks department with Pam Dickson of Pam's Parties - $100 to provide two roving clowns during the Easter Eggstravaganza April 3; $300 to provide three clowns and face painting during the Aug. 13 Family Carnival and $300 to provide three clowns and face painting during Celebraci-n Latina Sept. 11; with Ramada Plaza Hotel for accommodations for Davy Jones and entourage in the amount of $805; and $550 to the Eddie Knight Band for entertainment during the Big Swing Fling Nov. 5.
• Approved a request by public works superintendent Lacy Francis Jr. to receive quotes for a new or used front end loader.
• Approved a $2,305 contract with S.E.J. Consulting, Lafayette, to provide confined space entry training to employees of the street and wastewater treatment department.
• Approved travel requests for: Mike Cox, Brandon Schmitt, Travis Rowland, Fred Parrett, Kerry Stogsdill, Brian Drobitsch, Mike Wilson, Kreg Warren, Shirley Fetrow, Justin Miner, Steve Robinson, Robert Gonzalez, Richard Pierson, Jeffrey Mellott, Thomas Varney and Lacy Francis Jr.
Board of works members are Mayor Ernie Wiggins, Jerry Patterson and Charlie Smith.
The next board of works meeting is March 19 at 10:30 a.m. in city hall.
