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CITY ELECTED ADMINISTRATION
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2011
The city is divided into five districts with one council member elected from each district and two council members elected "at large." Council members are part-time elected officials who may run for re-election as often as they wish. Each year, the Common Council elects a Council president who presides in absence of the mayor. The Mayor, Clerk-Treasurer, and 7-member City Council are elected for 4-year terms. The Council meets the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 302 E. Market Street. The Common Council holds the city's legislative authority and makes the laws through ordinances, orders, resolutions and motions. The Common Council has final authority over the city's property, finances and appropriation of monies. The mayor presides at council meetings and votes only in cases of a tie.
Mayor's Office
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Ernest Wiggins
P.O. Box 393
Warsaw, IN 46581
Home: (574) 267-6375
Work: (574) 372-9595
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The Mayor is the chief executive officer of the city and is responsible for all operations of the city departments. The Mayor appoints heads of the executive departments and many board and commission members, and presides over the Common Council and Board of Public Works & Safety meetings. The mayor's term of office is four years with no restrictions on the number of terms served. A candidate for mayor must reside within the city and have been a resident of Warsaw for at least one year.
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Clerk-Treasurer
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Elaine Call
203 Sandpoint Drive
Warsaw, IN 46580
Home: (574) 267-3501
Work: (574) 372-9545
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Elaine Call is a life-time Warsaw resident and has served as City Clerk-Treasurer since 1984. She believes that serving the public in a fiscally responsible way is of the utmost importance. As an elected official, she believes community goals should be developed that reflect cooperation, mutual caring, and dedication.
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Council At-Large
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Joe Thallemer
1904 N. Bay Drive
Warsaw, IN 46580
Home: (574) 269-5021
Work: (574) 269-3828
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In addition to his optometry business, Dr. Thallemer's involvement in the community for the past 20 years includes: YMCA Board president, City Plan Commission member/president, member of the Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management board, member of Curbside Waste Task Force, Breakfast Optimist Club member, volunteer Y swim coach, Sacred Heart Church, and Little League.
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Kyle Babcock
P.O. Box 1813
Warsaw, IN 46581-1813
Home: (574) 267-0655
Work: (574) 267-5505
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District 1
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Jeff Grose
1801 E. Clark Street
Warsaw, IN 46580
Home: (574) 269-7927
Work: (574) 267-5174
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A lifetime resident of Warsaw, Grose teaches social studies and coaches boys basketball at Warsaw Community High School. He currently serves on the Warsaw Plan Commission and the Warsaw Parks and Recreation Board. Grose, finishing his second term on the Common Council, has a B.S. Degree in Education and Social Policy from Northwestern University and a M.S. Degree in Education from Indiana University. He and his wife Rachel have four children.
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District 2
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Charles Smith
1902 N. Bay Drive
Warsaw, IN 46580
Home: (574) 372-3326
Work: (574) 267-9122
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Smith joined Lake City Bank in 1983 as manager of the Mentone office and was then promoted in 1992 to Sr. Vice President of the Commercial Banking Department. In April 2000, he was promoted to Executive Vice President of the Commercial Department. Smith was named Warsaw/Kosciusko Co. Chamber of Commerce "Man of the Year" in 2001. Prior, Smith was a coach and teacher for 16 years. He received his Master's degree from St. Francis College, Fort Wayne, in 1974; B.S. from Manchester College, 1967.
His community service includes: President, Warsaw Redevelopment Commission; KDI (Kosciusko Develoment Inc.), board member and past chairman; WCDC (Warsaw Community Development Corp.) board member and chairman of the Loan Committee; KCSS (Kosciusko Community Senior Services) past board member; past YMCA board member, Finance Committee, chaired Community Gifts Fundraiser for expansion project; member of Warsaw Rotary Club; former graduate and past president of KLA (Kosciusko Leadership Academy); former member, Kosciusko County Educational Council. Smith has also been involved with: Junior Achievement, March of Dimes, United Way of Kos. Co., Warsaw Combined Community Services, American Lung Assoc., Leukemia Society of America, and Boy Scouts of America.
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District 3
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George Clemens
1121 Country Club Lane
Warsaw, IN 46580
Home: (574) 267-2134
Work: (574) 267-3853
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Clemens is chairman and co-owner of Rabb/Kinetico Water Systems, Inc., with dealerships in Warsaw, Lafayette, Logansport and Kokomo. Clemens has served as an Indiana representative for the Board of International Mini-Lab Association, and is also a past board member of the Warsaw/Kosciusko County Chamber of Commerce and Kosciusko Community Hospital/Health-Net board. He currently serves on the boards of the Warsaw Community Development Corp., Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District, Warsaw Traffic Commission, and Northern Indiana Regional Workforce Development. Clemens earned his B.S. in Finance from St. Joseph's College and attends Warsaw Community Church.
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District 4
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Jerry Patterson
616 N. Lake Street
Warsaw, IN 46580
Home: (574) 269-4923
Work: (574) 372-7706
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A 53-year resident of Warsaw, Patterson is in his fourth term on the Council, serving the past five years as president. Other city board positions include: Plan Commission (4 years), Board of Zoning Appeals (4 years), Board of Public Works & Safety (6 years), Council Representative to Kosciusko County Convention & Visitors Bureau. Patterson obtained his B.S. degree at Southern Illinois University and is employed as a supervisor in the Manufacturing Department at DePuy.
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District 5
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William Rhoades
2144 Bluewater Drive
Warsaw, IN 46580
Home: (574) 267-6056
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Prior to semi-retirement in 1988, Rhoades traveled the U.S. for 27 years as a field service representative for Worthington Corp.-Dresser Industries. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1951 to 1955. A lifetime resident of Warsaw, he is a member of the Masonic Lodge; Mizpah Temple, Fort Wayne; Scottish Rite, Fort Wayne; Kosciusko County Shrine; Elks Lodge; and American Legion. He is also a 1999 graduate of the Warsaw Citizens Police Academy. Rhoades has served seven years on the City Council and Traffic Commission, four years on the Housing Authority Board, and is the city liaison with NIPSCO regarding street lights.
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