As the Shelbyville Common Council continues work on the 2014 budget, it is expected to make a second vote on the ordinance and continue to look for long-term solutions to make the city's finances healthier.
The council will save $755,000 in general fund appropriations from the insurance, police, fire and ambulance department budgets.
After the savings, the general fund is expected to have approximately $13.9 million in appropriations.
A choice for employees between creating a health savings account or seeing an increase in premiums could save $332,000, according to Shelbyville Mayor Tom DeBaun.
A decrease in police officers, created through attrition, will keep the force at 47, and DeBaun is thinking of replacing retiring firefighters with part-time workers.
That, combined with final decisions from police and fire negotiation can save more than $300,000. Smaller changes in other departments will make up the rest.
The council came up with several of these decisions at a meeting last month, but had not voted on them.
The council and the mayor will have to looking at other short-term and long-term budget decisions after the vote.
"We're looking at a priority list of cuts," DeBaun said.
A decrease in police officers, created through attrition, will keep the force at 47, and DeBaun is thinking of replacing retiring firefighters with part-time workers.
That, combined with final decisions from police and fire negotiation can save more than $300,000. Smaller changes in other departments will make up the rest.
The council came up with several of these decisions at a meeting last month, but had not voted on them.
The council and the mayor will have to looking at other short-term and long-term budget decisions after the vote.
"We're looking at a priority list of cuts," DeBaun said.
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