July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
City approves raises (7/7/04)
Mayor, clerk get 5.5 percent hikes
Members of the Portland City Council unanimously approved the final reading of the 2005 payroll ordinance Tuesday, giving Mayor Bruce Hosier and clerk-treasurer Barbara Blackford a 6.5 percent pay raise.
The increase will raise the mayor’s annual salary to $40,239 from $37,783. The clerk-treasurer’s salary will raise to $39,531 from its current level of $37,117.
The council also approved a 4 percent pay raise for city council members and the city court judge.
With the increase, each city council member will make $3,000 a year with a one-time payment of $106.60, instead of $2,884 a year with a one-time payment of $102.50. The city court judge’s salary will increase to $11,953 from $11,493 per year.
In 2004 the mayor, clerk-treasurer, city council members and the city court judge received a 2.5 percent pay raise.
Also Tuesday, the council voted to send a 10-year tax abatement request from FCC (Indiana) Mfg. LLC to the Portland Tax Abatement Advisory Committee for review.
The company plans to construct a 43,000-square-foot-addition to the building on Industrial Park Drive, which will cost about $2 million, said Robert Quadrozzi, Jay County Development Corporation executive director. FCC also plans to purchase a new model manufacturing line, which will cost about $8 million. The building addition and equipment would create 15 new jobs with a total of $375,000 in salaries.
A tax abatement allows companies to pay taxes in increased increments over several years, instead of paying the full amount each year.
In other business, the council unanimously voted to give $10,000 to the John Jay Center for Learning, following a presentation by Rob Weaver, the center’s executive director.
Weaver said the money would be used for day-to-day operating costs.
“(The money) is a very important factor in making our organization run smoothly,” Weaver said before the council voted.
Weaver added that in the fall of 2001, the center had 64 students. In the spring of 2004, there were 234 students. Thirty-two courses will be offered through Ivy Tech State College in the fall of 2004. There also will be nine online programs offered through Indian Wesleyan University. In the fall of 2001, there were only seven classes being offered.
Blackford said the $10,000 has already been put in the city’s 2005 budget.
After the council voted, Weaver thanked council members and invited them to visit the JJCL, which is currently located on North Meridian Street in Portland.[[In-content Ad]]
The increase will raise the mayor’s annual salary to $40,239 from $37,783. The clerk-treasurer’s salary will raise to $39,531 from its current level of $37,117.
The council also approved a 4 percent pay raise for city council members and the city court judge.
With the increase, each city council member will make $3,000 a year with a one-time payment of $106.60, instead of $2,884 a year with a one-time payment of $102.50. The city court judge’s salary will increase to $11,953 from $11,493 per year.
In 2004 the mayor, clerk-treasurer, city council members and the city court judge received a 2.5 percent pay raise.
Also Tuesday, the council voted to send a 10-year tax abatement request from FCC (Indiana) Mfg. LLC to the Portland Tax Abatement Advisory Committee for review.
The company plans to construct a 43,000-square-foot-addition to the building on Industrial Park Drive, which will cost about $2 million, said Robert Quadrozzi, Jay County Development Corporation executive director. FCC also plans to purchase a new model manufacturing line, which will cost about $8 million. The building addition and equipment would create 15 new jobs with a total of $375,000 in salaries.
A tax abatement allows companies to pay taxes in increased increments over several years, instead of paying the full amount each year.
In other business, the council unanimously voted to give $10,000 to the John Jay Center for Learning, following a presentation by Rob Weaver, the center’s executive director.
Weaver said the money would be used for day-to-day operating costs.
“(The money) is a very important factor in making our organization run smoothly,” Weaver said before the council voted.
Weaver added that in the fall of 2001, the center had 64 students. In the spring of 2004, there were 234 students. Thirty-two courses will be offered through Ivy Tech State College in the fall of 2004. There also will be nine online programs offered through Indian Wesleyan University. In the fall of 2001, there were only seven classes being offered.
Blackford said the $10,000 has already been put in the city’s 2005 budget.
After the council voted, Weaver thanked council members and invited them to visit the JJCL, which is currently located on North Meridian Street in Portland.[[In-content Ad]]
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