BUDGET Austintown police

A breakdown of what township trustees expect to spend this year on police as of June. Total is rounded to the nearest hundredth.
POLICE APPROPRIATIONS (2003)
Wages and benefits - $3,023,000
Salaries$2,154,000
Retirement$347,000
Medicare$15,500
Medical/hospitalization $406,000
Worker's compensation $95,500
Unemployment $5,000
Uniforms, tools, equipment - $31,400
County auditor and treasurer fees (for collecting taxes)$50,000
Substation, juvenile diversion office rents, leases$3,600
Repairs and maintenance$90,148
Utilities - $44,800
Telephone$25,000
Postage$1,200
Electricity$13,500
Water and sewage$1,000
Natural gas$3,000
Substation utilities$1,100
Contracted services - $47,152
Liability insurance, bonding - $28,092
Office supplies - $15,000
Operating supplies - $16,000
Gas - $45,000
Small tools and equipment - $3,000
Other expenses - $26,907
Training - $16,000
Final payment, lease for portable radios - $35,000
Total: $3,475,100
The average total pay per officer by rank for 2002. Trustees aren't sure how much revenue they will have for police until they receive tax payments this fall. The average police pay figures do not factor into the wages of Lt. Dave Allen, who served as director of the Mahoning Valley Drug Task Force, or Sgt. Tom Baker, who retired midyear. Patrol officer Kathy Dina also received $141,646 in back pay as a result of a lawsuit last year that was not factored into the pay figures.
Chief pay (2002): $62,035
Average regular and OT pay (lieutenants 2002): $60,227
Average regular and OT pay (detectives 2002):$50,406
Average regular and OT pay (sergeants 2002): $54,383
Average regular and OT pay (patrol officers 2002): $42,949
Source: Township administration and police