Council, Mayor Agree on New Hires, Tabling Fire Chief's Contract Extension
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I GRADUATES WELL-PREPARED FOR FUTURE o u r v ie w s , m o SMART SNACKS FOR KIDS FOOD, B10 Council, mayor agree on new hires, tabling fire chief’s contract extension By LeAnne Rogers increase in mill- For Wild, the connection deficit budgeting.” ment to 2020. Wild said the Staff Writer age rates and a between the chief’s contract Reddy retired in 2012 as contracted chief saves West- more than $5 and hiring the firefighters was Westland fire chief and was land $207,000 annually. Hiring three firefighters million fund financial. Working with a five- hired to serve as the shared The city is hoping to hire was included in the 2015-16 equity. year financial model, Wild said Wayne-Westland fire chief. three firefighters under a fed budget adopted by the West- It was clear he wanted to lock in savings Wayne pays $50,000 of his eral SAFER grant that would be land Council on Monday while a the contract realized from Reddy’s contract $115,000 annual salary with approved around Oct. 1. If no proposed contract extension extension for Wild to offset higher spending to add benefits paid as part of his grant funding is available, the for Fire Chief Michael Reddy Reddy didn’t firefighters. retirement. partial year cost for the three was tabled. have council “We lowered the number of firefighters would be $156,000 The Westland City Council support even after Mayor Wil firefighters and police officers Annual savings to $317,000 the second full year. approved the $60,306,109 bud liam Wild dropped a proposed to live within our means,” Wild The current fire chief con During a recent budget get for fiscal 2015-16, which $15,000 raise and shortened the said. “We need to be smart tract has two years remaining study session, Wild was ada- includes an anticipated 2-per extension from five years to about it and about how we build and the three-year extension cent increase in revenue, no three years. it up so we don’t fall back into would have taken the agree See BUDGET, Page A2 Class o f 2015 says farew ell to John Glenn, W ayne M em orial TOM BEAUDOIN TOM BEAUDOIN Wayne Memorial graduates Tiffany Byrnes, Zhane Bracey, Made Blanchard and Madysen John Glenn graduates Dana Richardson, Brandon Crosson and Devin Dziuban are all smiles Beach w alk into the Convocation Center at the Wayne Memorial High School before they receive their diplomas Saturday's commencement ceremony. commencements. ^ ^ h e torrential downpours Kevin Allen. tion of high-profile businesses Development, Oakland Coun 1986. In 2013, he was awarded held off Saturday until With more 25 years’ expe to Michigan such as Tiffany & ty, General Growth Proper the Lester Patrick Award for I after commencement rience in real-estate attrac Co, Barney’s New York and ties, the city of Birmingham outstanding contributions to ceremonies for Wayne-West- tion and marketing, Ciura has Nordstrom and in projects and Emagine Theatres. hockey in the United States. land’s John Glenn and Wayne worked for the Dayton Hud such as Campus Martius in She is married to General In 2014, he was honored by Memorial high schools. son Company - The Center Detroit, Merchants Row and Motors IT executive Dennis the Hockey Hall of Fame. The ceremonies were held Companies, General Growth Laurel Park Place. Hafley. They have a 10-year- During his 40-year journal at the Eastern Michigan Uni Properties, Forbes Cohen In July 2005, Ciura incorpo old daughter, Alexandra, and ism career, Allen has been to versity Convocation Center Properties and Schostak rated her own company, CC live in West Bloomfield. eight Olympic Games and 29 and had the two schools’ 2015 Brothers & Co. Consulting, a firm specializ Allen, a 1974 Wayne High Stanley Cup finals. He has Distinguished Alumni honor- She has helped open up ing in real estate attraction grad, has worked for the Gan covered more than 600 NHL ees as guest speakers — John scale properties such as The and marketing, and has devel nett Newspapers chain since playoff games and numerous Glenn honored Cindy Ciura Somerset Collection and has oped a client list that includes 1983 and has been USA TO and Wayne Memorial honored been involved in the attrac Ilitch Holdings and Olympia DAY’S hockey writer since See GRADUATES, Page A2 Relay for Life fundraising event Westland man enters plea in girlfriend’s beating death returns to Westland on Saturday By LeAnne Rogers of life in prison By LeAnne Rogers “We’re excited to be back in The teams hold various fund Staff W riter without parole. Staff Writer Westland. The Farmers Mar raisers leading to the Relay The second- ket Pavilion facilities are beau and also sell food, drinks and A Westland man has plead degree murder After two years in Wayne, tiful. There are restrooms,” crafts and hold basket raf ed guilty to a charge of sec charge carries a the annual Westland-Wayne event chairperson Carol Neilus fles, games and other money ond-degree murder in the sentence of up to Relay for Life is returning to said. “There is plenty of room making activities during the beating death of his girl life in prison Westland on Saturday. for our activities on the soccer event. friend, whose body was found with a chance of The American Cancer Soci field. There is a lot of traffic Relay also gets support in a street. parole. ety fundraiser kicks off at 11 on Ford Road and families from sponsors and groups Terrence Johnson, 45, had Jailed since a.m. at the Farmers Market coming to Tattan Park.” that may not have a team been charged with first-de his arrest Jan. 18, Johnson is Pavilion and will also utilize The Westland-Wayne Relay walking at the event. For a gree murder in the death of scheduled to be sentenced July the adjoining Central City has 21 teams and more than Diedra Akins, 46. That charge Park. 300 participants registered. See RELAY, Page A2 carries a mandatory sentence See PLEA, Page A2 O b s e r v e r & E c c e n t r i c © The Observer & Eccentric INDEX hometownlifc.com J -f' J ) | Volume 51 • Number 5 Business.................. A8 Homes............. .........B7 Services......................B7 A GANNETT COMPANY Crossword Puzzle... B8 Jobs.................. .........B7 Sports.............. .......... 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NMLS #440274 Federally insured by NCUA. ©2015 Community Financial CFCU.ORG/HOME j f K * I A2 (W) 0 & E Media | Thursday, June 4, 2015 LOCAL NEWS hometownlife.com ment and leave it at BUDGET that.” Spending, savings increase in new budget Continued from Page A1 W ork to find w ays Councilman Adam mant that he wouldn’t Hammons commented By LeAnne Rogers The fund balance — a projectedib^eas . Also included is fund hire the three firefighters that he would commit to Staff Writer unallocated reserve new home partnits-j j ' ^ : three new fire- without the savings from working with Wild to funds — is 9 percent of tional rentafrevenue *4* rs and $1 million the chief’s contract, if the find ways to fund the A more than $60 the general fund budget, with a fyH$ear operation for local rodd improve grant funding wasn’t third and fourth years of million balanced budget although 10-15 percent is of Tattan P&rk, the Farm ments: ’J'he city is also received. the firefighter costs. for the 2015-16 fiscal recommended by audi ers Market, city hall adding a senipf resourq “I’m very passionate “Having the fire year that includes a tors. banquet rooms; and the supervisor m/work at 1 about protecting the bud fighters is a quality-of- budget surplus of over “It’s positive but it’s a Jefferson Barns building Friendshidpltoiter. get projection. I said life issue for residents $5 million was adopted little lower than we would rentals. To addre something that I probably but also firefighters, by the Westland Council like. We’ll keep working Another source of funded pension 1 would regret later,” Wild they need time off with on Monday. on it,” Wild said. “We look revenue is the sale of a the council approved an said. “I circled back with their families,” Council While the council for ways to build up the cellular tower, expected additional $500,000 con the council members. We man Dewey Reeves said. adopts a single year fund balance.” to generate $650,000. The tribution into the MERS need to build consensus.” “This has been a very budget, Mayor William The 18.8-mill tax rate restructuring of fire pension plan for general The priority is to ob interesting, taxing bud Wild prepared a two- for the city will be un rescue run fees is pro employees. tain a SAFER grant to get.” year balanced budget.