City department heads ask for more money

With her caseload on the rise and her work hours potentially on the decline, Havre City Judge Joyce Perszyk could be in a bind.

"It's tough to take anything off that schedule. And I don't have any control over the amount of work that comes into this office," she said.

Thursday night, Perszyk was one of three city department heads to address the Havre Finance Committee, making their budget proposals for 2002-03.

City judge for about five years, Perszyk is only eight months removed from having her job reclassified as full time. Since she took office in 1997, a federal grant has accounted for 12...