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City Controller seeks casino-fund supplement to hire 10 seasonal lifeguards
Summary
City Controller Beck asked the Ways and Means Committee to revise the 2026 casino operating fund to cover about 10 additional seasonal lifeguards, supplementing roughly $127,241 in remaining ARPA funds that will cover nine positions; the budget includes overtime and gear allowances.
City Controller Beck told the Gary City Ways and Means Committee on April 14 that the administration is proposing a revision to the 2026 casino operating fund to hire a total of 19 seasonal lifeguards for parks and beaches.
Beck said an ordinance approved in 2024 (ordinance 9683) left about $127,241 in ARPA funding for summer youth programming that can cover about nine lifeguards. "We have about 127,241 that's left over," Beck said. "That 127,000 is enough to fund…
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