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Council Briefs – Wayne County sheriff’s department will be patrolling in Wayne
Posted On 19 Dec 2016
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A resolution empowering the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department’s Municipal Support Enforcement Unit to issue traffic citations under the Wayne city code for traffic offenses committed in their presence and criminal offenses that have occurred on the streets and roadways of Wayne was approved along with a resolution to allow the mayor and city clerk to sign an intergovernmental agreement.
Termination of shared services fire department agreement with Westland
The city council approved the termination of the current Shared Services Fire Agreement with Westland effective February 1, 2017. Nothing negative had transpired to pursue the split. With the city’s finances in the shape they are in, City Manager Lisa Nocerini said Wayne needs to look in new directions to fund the Fire Department. Wayne and Westland will still share Fire Chief Michael Stradtner, but Wayne will have their own deputy fire chief.
Retiree healthcare changes made
Because the city has had to explore various cost-saving options as they address a future budget deficit, council members were asked whether to continue the current premium insurance through Priority Health where the city pays 70% of the cost and the retiree pays 30% or whether they would like to offer retirees a stipend. Meeting attendees who were allowed to comment on the issue voiced how the city is disgracing retirees by not living up to their end of the agreement that was made at retirement. Still, council voted to approve giving retirees stipends. A retiree 65 or older will get $110 per month to put towards healthcare. A pre-65 retiree single person will recieve $175, a couple $400, and a family will receive $485. These changes to the health care system will save the community $805,060.
Because the city has had to explore various cost-saving options as they address a future budget deficit, council members were asked whether to continue the current premium insurance through Priority Health where the city pays 70% of the cost and the retiree pays 30% or whether they would like to offer retirees a stipend. Meeting attendees who were allowed to comment on the issue voiced how the city is disgracing retirees by not living up to their end of the agreement that was made at retirement. Still, council voted to approve giving retirees stipends. A retiree 65 or older will get $110 per month to put towards healthcare. A pre-65 retiree single person will recieve $175, a couple $400, and a family will receive $485. These changes to the health care system will save the community $805,060.
Police dog Zeto is sold
Wayne Police Department K-9 Zeto’s handler, Officer William Mangan, left the department last month after serving with Zeto for four years. According to Police Chief Alan Maciag, it cost the city $10,900 to obtain the purebred German Shepherd in 2011. Because police K-9s are trained to respond only to their handlers, the city sold Zeto to Officer Mangan for $1.
Wayne Police Department K-9 Zeto’s handler, Officer William Mangan, left the department last month after serving with Zeto for four years. According to Police Chief Alan Maciag, it cost the city $10,900 to obtain the purebred German Shepherd in 2011. Because police K-9s are trained to respond only to their handlers, the city sold Zeto to Officer Mangan for $1.
City property sold
The city council approved selling 2.3 acres of city-owned land along Michigan Avenue east of the police department to Metro Storage for $1. Certain conditions applied: the purchaser will need to invest $3 million in developing the property within 18 months of the sale’s closing unless council approves an extension. According to Community Development Director Lori Gouin, it is expected that the completed state of the art storage facility with climate-controlled storage, post office boxes, UPS shipping services and moving supplies available for sale, will be assessed at $2.8 million dollars. This will generate about $101,000 in taxes per year.
The city council approved selling 2.3 acres of city-owned land along Michigan Avenue east of the police department to Metro Storage for $1. Certain conditions applied: the purchaser will need to invest $3 million in developing the property within 18 months of the sale’s closing unless council approves an extension. According to Community Development Director Lori Gouin, it is expected that the completed state of the art storage facility with climate-controlled storage, post office boxes, UPS shipping services and moving supplies available for sale, will be assessed at $2.8 million dollars. This will generate about $101,000 in taxes per year.
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