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post Mar 7 2012, 01:40 PM
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City Sanitary District looks at restructuring

By Tim Moran
Staff Writer
Published: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 5:07 PM CST
MICHIGAN CITY — The structure of the Michigan City Sanitary District could be slightly different as early as May.

Once the restructured staff receives board approval, all sewer and plant employees will report to the same superintendent, according to General Manager Michael Kuss. Currently, the district has a separate manager for each group.

“We’re trying to become more efficient and cost effective,” Kuss said.

This would lead to more direct communication between employees of the two departments, he explains.

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“The plan was for the collection superintendent and plant superintendent to talk with each other,” he said. “But if that does not happen, things do not get done the right way.”

With the change, the plant superintendent will oversee both departments and also provide a monthly report to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM).

Kuss said the district is also looking to be a major player in the Trail Creek Watershed project, with plans to improve water quality there.

“We’d also like to work more on the beach issues and do a little more with water quality control,” he said.

While other minor changes are expected to be made during the reorganization, Kuss said the issue will not come to the board until its monthly meeting in May.
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post Mar 30 2012, 07:29 AM
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They have never had a budget? Wow. That is amazing bad.

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Sanitary District discusses reorganization

By Ilene Haluska
Staff Writer
Published: Thursday, March 29, 2012 5:06 PM CDT
MICHIGAN CITY — Michigan City Sanitary District General Manager Michael Kuss added a financial layer to his district reorganization by increasing the number of district employees and evaluating salaries at their monthly meeting Wednesday.

"We don't have a budget," Kuss said. "It's all operation funds, but we want to get a budget to see how we're moving along through the year."

At the February meeting, Kuss said he provided a draft reorganization chart to change the structure of its "waste water side" of the district to management, departments and salaries, he said.

"It's going to improve efficiencies in performance of jobs," he said of the reorganization and salaries, but it is not a restructuring for layoffs.

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The board is expected to meet later this month in an executive session to discuss the reorganization.

The budget analysis Kuss provided averages costs in categories for the last five years, he said. Categories include expenditures, receipts and salaries projected for the year. It shows a positive cash flow for staying on budget, even though the expenditures are adding up a bit, he said.

In regard to employees, the commissioners approved three resolutions. One extends an employee's probationary period to 180 days, but continuing to provide health insurance starting after 90 days of employment. Another includes district employees in the new Blue Cross Blue Shield health plan, the exact same plan approved by the city for its employees.

Beginning April 1, the city's health-care provider will switch from United Medical Resources to Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, saving the city more than $500,000, officials said.

A third resolution approved the hiring of five new full-time employees, which Kuss said is financially possible with the restructuring. Two maintenance mechanics could be hired to perform their own work on vehicles to cut out-sourcing costs, as well as three sewer collection maintenance employees. A few of the employees will require commercial drivers licenses and maintenance experience such as in electrical work. Salaries are expected to range anywhere from $16.54 per hour to $19.80 an hour for the new positions.

The district currently has eight employees and "lost a few to retirements, disability and resignations," according to the resolution.

In other news, the District approved a resolution allowing Kuss to use a credit card and that he be required to submit a monthly report.

Another resolution that passed authorizes a payment to property owner Bill Hurley to settle a claim for damage caused by sanitary sewer back-up in the 100 block of Butler Street.

The board also accepted a report by Haas and Associates, its engineering consultants, that the Trail Creek project is "substantial completed," but asked for a punch list of items along with related costs before final approval. The substantial work includes new sewers and replaced water mains that were operational as of February 28.
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