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Council also gives nod to higher pay for part-time police officers Written By: Nancy Vogt | ×
Lake Shore City Council members forego masks during their Monday, April 26, 2021, regular meeting. Nancy Vogt / Echo Journal
The Lake Shore City Council on Monday, April 26, approved the annual agreement between the city’s police department and the Gull Chain of Lakes Association to have a police officer enforce aquatic invasive species laws at the Department of Natural Resources public access during the 2021 boating season.
This public access is across the road from Zorbaz on Gull
GCOLA will pay $35 per hour, up $3 an hour from last year, for up to 345 hours of service, or $12,000. The officer will provide general security and enforce state laws regarding the illegal transfer of aquatic plants and prohibited species.
$10,500 for a long-term financial and sewer rate study from Ehlers & Associates.
2% cost-of-living increase for employees based off a poll of surrounding communities.
.6% increase for the Pine River Area Sanitary District (sewer).
2.4% increase for the audit.
$4,500 for liability insurance.
3%-5% increase for most and 10% increase for police in workers compensation insurance.
$4,000 increase for the fire contract.
$5,000 increase for road maintenance.
$130,000 for bond payments, which will increase to $165,000 in 2022.
$7,000 for council and committee member pay increases. Monthly increases are: mayor, $350 to $400; council members, $250 to $300; planning commission members, $35 to $125; and other committee members, $20 to $50.
No one from the public asked questions about the budget or levy. City Administrator Teri Hastings was at city hall while council members participated online via Zoom.