CVS robbery drives up cost at Berne Police Department

Berne Tri-Weekly News:

Clerk-Treasurer Gwen Maller asked city council to appropriate an additional $16,000 to the Berne City Police Department at Tuesday night's meeting. The first regular meeting of October was held on Tuesday rather than Monday due to observation of Columbus Day.

"They are running in the red and it's mainly because of overtime," Maller told council members. "The reason for that is a split between overtime and repair and maintenance expenses. We have cash in our general fund to cover for this amount."

Council member Mark Wynn asked where the extra hours were coming in; Mayor John Minch replied that some of it is due to the 24-7 coverage that is provided by the local department.