Delphi City Council unanimously approved the 2010 salary ordinance for employees in three readings at the Monday night meeting. The approval of Ordinance 2009- 6, which establishes salaries for “certain city employees” who will receive the salaries “per year, per week or per hour” from the general fund, solid waste, utilities and water departments was led by council president Carolyn Pearson in the absence of Delphi Mayor Randy Strasser. Strasser was attending an Indiana Association of Cities and Towns conference and was unable to attend the monthly meeting.

The lone question about the ordinance came from council member Brian Garrison. Clarification was requested about allocation of funding streams for the street commissioner position.

The entire ordinance can be obtained or viewed at the city-clerk’s office in the city building.

Budget approval

The 2010 spending plan was unanimously approved on the second and third readings.

Trick or Treat hours

Council members determined city children will be allowed to trick-or-treat on Halloween night, Saturday Oct. 31, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. It was noted that a Halloween Party is being offered at the Wabash & Erie Canal Interpretive Center by the Delphi Chamber of Commerce and Delphi United Methodist Church from 6 to 8 p.m. on the same night.

Cottage St. zoning issue

Local attorney Kurtis Fouts explained that a small triangular piece of property on Cottage St. with a garagetype structure, which was sold apart from an adjoining property where a primary building was located, did not adhere to the zoning ordinance for a structure.

He said the Carroll County Area Plan Zoning Administrator approved a permit to add a porch to an existing garage which originally was an accessory building to the primary structure before the lots were divided. He said the new owner was told that a structure with a porch could exist on the site as long as it was called a “shed.” The zoning administrator later rescinded the permit after researching the matter further. Fouts said his research indicated no structure would conform to the current county zoning ordinance.

Fouts suggested the city or county issue a cease and desist order for building on the site or the buyer could seek a legal remedy to the seller.

Carroll County and Delphi zoning ordinances can be found online at www.carrollcountyzoning. wordpress.com .

Other business

Delphi Municipal Airport Manager Brian Stirm reported the airport was given a national gold award from the American Concrete Pavement Association for the concrete overlay recently constructed on the runway. He said board members and the airport engineer will travel to Orlando, Fla., in early December to attend the 46th annual meeting and to accept the award.

Stirm said four groups of Purdue students are receiving class credit for assisting the airport board with airport development issues such as marketing and expansion.

Building renovations are expected to begin in October or November.

Police chief Justin Darling reported the number of warnings issued, felony reports and arrests, information reports and abandoned vehicle citations all increased from August to September. There were two handgun permits issued, 10 accidents were investigated, and two warrants served in the same time period.

Darling was granted permission to seek grant funding for a video camera for the newest patrol car.

New officer Aaron Stone began work on Tuesday.

Parks superintendent Anita Force announced that park restrooms and water fountains will be closed and winterized next week.

She said the department worked in the City Cemetery as well as graded and reseeded grass around the Riley Cabin.

Fire chief Dennis Randle reported department volunteers responded to seven fire or emergency incidents in September. A total of 444.86 hours were spent by staff in meetings, fundraising activities, paper work, public education, training and on work details as well as in incident responses.

Street commissioner Aaron Lyons said street department workers finished all city paving during September. He said city parking stalls have been repainted as well.

Utilities manager Dick VanSickle reported that there was a small spill near the SR39 lift station in September. He said the creek was closely monitored for a week and no problems were noted.

VanSickle said department workers were able to combine parts from two older pumps to make one back-up unit. Two new pumps were recently installed.

The next meeting will be Nov. 2 at 7 p.m.