HomeMy Public PortalAbout8/05/2002 specialCity ®f Greencastle
City Hall
One North Locust Street
P.O. Box 607
Greencastle, Indiana 46135
GREENCASTLE COMMON COUNCIL
SPECIAL SESSION
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MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 2002 5:30 P.M.
Clerk- Treasurer
CITY BALL
The Greencastle Common Council met in Special Session Monday, August 5, 2002, 5:30 p.m. at
City Hall. The meeting started at 5:45 p.m. Those present are as follows: Councilor Roach,
Councilor Sedlack, Councilor Liechty and Councilor Rokicki. Councilor Hammer was late,
arriving at 6:10 p.m. Mayor Michael and Clerk - Treasurer Jones were also present.
The Building Commissioner /Planner budget was the first budget discussed. Tom Authur,
Building Commissioner and Lisa VonTress, City Planner were present. Lisa VonTress stated
she only put $1,000.00 for weed control and it should have been $2,000.00 Councilor Roach
stated that if that is the only problem an additional could be done next year. Councilor Roach
then asked about the Contract Safety Officer at $20,000.00 per year. Mayor Michael stated she
had forgotten about it at Salary Ordinance time and put it in this budget so we could get
someone on staff. Councilor Roach suggested an additional fireperson that would be safety
officer and oversee fire inspections. It was decided that would be discussed when the fire
department budget was discussed. The Building Comm issioner/Planner budget was approved
with a total of $74,420.00. This includes the $2,000.00 for weed control and excludes the
$20,000.00 for the Safety Officer.
Mayor budget in the amount of $70,728.00 was approved as submitted.
Clerk- Treasurer budget in the amount of $100,150.00 was approved as submitted. Councilor
Roach asked about the cost of new software and hardware. CT Jones replied that it was her
understanding the Council has earmarked $100,000.00 of the additional CAG1T monies received
last year for the purchase of software and hardware.
Councilor Roach questioned Council salaries being $3,300.00 each instead of $3,200.00 as
approved on first reading of Ordinance 2002 -9. CT Jones stated that until the Ordinance passes
she feels it would be better to leave at $3,300.00 each. Common Council budget in the amount
of $84,455.00 was approved as submitted.
Councilor Hammer arrives at this time.
Park and Recreation was the next budget to be discussed. Director Weinschenk, Mace Terry and
Leslie Hansen were present. It was brought to the Council's attention that two line items in the
400's did not add in. With the additional $5,100.00 that did not add in the total park budget was
approved at $450,605.00. In addition, the following non - reverting funds were approved as
follows: Park Non - Reverting Basketball, $23,400.00; Park Non - Reverting Capital, $35,000.00
and Park Non - Reverting Softball, $19,000.00.
Pamela S. Jones
The Fire Department budget was the next to be discussed. Fire Chief Bill Newgent was present.
The first item discussed was a Safety Officer /Fire Inspector a position in the department.
After some discussion, it was agreed that this position would be an administrative position that
would start at Captain's pay ($32,200.00 per year). Chief Newgent stated with the Probationary
Firefighter being taken out of the salaries (as was discussed last year at budget time - no need to
fund a position we can't use), lie would ask for $55,000.00 to $58,000.00 in overtime as opposed
to the proposed $42,000.00. Council agreed to leave the overtime at $42,000.00 at this time.
Fire Department budget was approved in the amount of $732,765.00. In addition, the following
budget were approved as submitted: Fire Pension in the amount of $167,003.00; Fire Service
Charge Account in the amount of $3,500.00; and Cumulative Fire Special at $30,000.00.
City Attorney Laurie Robertson was present to discuss the City Attorney Budget. Attorney
Robertson stated the budget is the same amount as last year and her only concern is litigation in
the amount of $8,000.00. Attorney Robertson discussed the WWTP and it was decided that
would be a Wastewater expense not City. Attorney Robertson will be the City's ADA
Coordinator. City Attorney budget was approved as submitted in the amount of $33,050.00.
Street Commissioner Thomas Miles was present to discuss the MVH, Local Road and Street and
CCD budgets. Mayor Michael told the Council that she had SC Miles raise his budget in a few
areas and stated she has discovered the MVH budget in only a maintenance budget. Mayor
• Michael discussed the sidewalk program and stated the amount in the MVH budget for
sidewalks is only for repairs, not to replace. Councilor Liechty asked if the City is responsible
for all sidewalks. Mayor Michael stated the City is responsible for the sidewalks in the right -of-
way, but residents are not responsive to repairing their own sidewalks. With the sidewalk
program we are implementing, Mayor Michael continued, we are only making a "good faith"
effort to repair some of the worst sidewalks. The MVH budget was approved in the amount of
$817,488.00; Local Road and Street was approved for $35,000.00 and CCD was approved in the
amount of $130,000.00, with $75,000.00 of that committed to asphalt work for the Westside
Project.
Board of Works budget was approved in the amount of $1,064,706.00. Councilor Hammer
questioned the increase in electricity. CT Jones stated with the new Police Station being added
she would rather be safe than sorry, but will check to see how close we are.
City Hall Non - Reverting Budget was approved in the amount of $25,000.00. This is part of the
local match for the Westside Project.
Motion to adjourn made by Councilor Roach, seconded by Councilor Hammer. Vote was
unanimous. /
AT ST: Nancy Pc ichael, Mayor
Pamela S. Jones, C# _Treasurer - Treasurer