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City of Gary committee to remove public-safety payroll from film-fund ordinance, retain film liaison role
Summary
City of Gary finance committee members discussed Ordinance CPO 2025-19 to fund film permitting and operations in 2025, agreed to strip line items that would have paid police and firefighters from the municipal payroll, and asked staff to return an amended budget while the ordinance undergoes final legal review.
At a City of Gary Finance Committee meeting this evening, officials discussed Ordinance CPO 2025-19, which would establish additional salaries and operating budgets for the city’s filming fund for calendar year 2025. Committee members and staff agreed to remove line items that would have paid police officers and firefighters through the city budget and to retain a line item for a film liaison to be hired as a contractor.
Erica Blackwell, chief communications officer, told the committee that staff "do need to make an amendment" and that "in regards to the line items with the police officer and firefighters, we would like to have that removed." She said the city intends to treat public-safety support for film productions as…
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