(Greensburg, IN) – Greensburg City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance night for an additional appropriation of $55,000 for the police and fire departments on Tuesday nights.
“Forty thousand is going to the fire department for overtime this year. As we know, we’ve been substantially understaffed. We’ve adjusted our minimum staffing requirements based on the 2027 budget. And so, there were some significant overruns over there,” said Mayor Joshua Marsh.
The remaining $15,000 is going to the police department for fuel.
“We know that gas prices this year have been high, even with the gas tax holiday, which is having a trickle-down effect, as well,” Marsh added. “There’s just not enough in the budget, which we put together last July, to see this level of fuel price increasing.”
The money to pay for the additional appropriation is coming out of the general fund.
This item was the subject a public hearing that took place before the start of the council meeting.
The hearing was closed after no one from the public spoke on the matter.
Second reading of the ordinance is set to take place at council’s next meeting on December 8.
