Common Council Tables Police Department Ordinance
WARSAW — During the Warsaw Common Council’s meeting Monday, July 20, the council tabled an ordinance amending the city code referencing disbursement of buy money used by the police department.
The ordinance, drafted by the city attorney, states a check be issued to the City of Warsaw Police Department in care of the Chief of Police for drug buy funds. Council member Elaine Call adamantly stated checks cannot be done that way. While Scott Whitaker, police chief, disagreed with her, stating there has been no past issues. He stated there is a chain of command and records kept of funds.
Council members asked the city attorney to review the ordinance again and clarify the change.
The council also approved a transfer of $47,000 from the aviation’s repairs and maintenance fund to the machinery and equipment fund. Repairs are now being handled in-house and equipment for those repairs are needed to be purchased.
Additionally the council approved an ordinance amending a section of the city code changing the daily maximum limits of arsenic and cyanide into the city wastewater treatment facility. The amounts have been approved by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Lynne Christiansen, clerk-treasurer, reminded council members of a budget workshop from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, July 27.