Mayor Terry Dilk is streamlining his office to save Beech Grove taxpayers $124,000 per year.
Mayor Dilk commented on the savings: “My administration is setting an example of efficiency and conservative government. We have to live within our means.”
The Mayor will spend no money on communications consultants, forego an already budgeted, dedicated secretary, and will not retain an aide employed by the former mayor.
With last week’s appointment of a Communications Director/Mayor’s Chief of Staff, the Mayor’s Office is reduced to a staff of one from a staff of three – two full-time employees and a communications consultant paid at $78 per hour.
The new Communications Director/Mayor’s Chief of Staff will report directly to the Mayor and will manage the day-to-day administrative tasks of the office, serve as city spokesperson, and direct communications. He will be an adviser and representative of the Mayor’s Office, but the position has no direct authority over city employees.
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OLD MAYOR’S OFFICEPosition - Cost Per Year
Communications Consultant $69,429.16*
Secretary $48,670
Legal Aide $42,790
TOTAL $160,889.16
MAYOR DILK’S OFFICE Position - Cost Per Year
Communications Director & COS $36,400
TOTAL $36,400
SAVINGS $124,489.16
*Over the previous four years (2007-2010), the City of Beech Grove and Redevelopment Commission spent $277,716.67 on communications consulting. The amounts per year are: 2007 - $59,800.56, 2008 - $126,422.11, 2009 - $83,128.50, 2010 - $8,365.50. $69,429.16 is the yearly average used in the above calculation.
