Cassville City Council Met August 9
August 18, 2021
Sheila Harris
Cassville City Council met Monday, August 9.
A public hearing to adopt the real and personal property tax rate in the amount of $0 for the City of Cassville was opened for comment. No comments were forthcoming; the tax levy was approved and the hearing was closed.
Scheduled visitor Nadean Davis addressed the board for a council-allotted five minutes with her concerns about unmowed grass, weeds and trash along city sidewalks and in ditches, especially along Main Street, from 8th Street north to the school. Council thanked her for her comments.
Public Works director David Brock asked council to consider bids for 80 new water meters to replace current meters, using $12,000 in budgeted funds.
“A blanket replacement of meters was made ten years ago,” Brock said, “but we’re starting to see an increasing number of them flipping out. They’re made entirely of plastic with a digital register and, when moisture gets into them, they go haywire.”
Brock said the city will try out two different brands of meters, Core & Main’s Sensus SRII and Midwest Meter’s Badger M25.
“We’ll purchase 40 of each unit, initially,” Brock said, “then decide which one we like the best.”
Brock said the price of the new units is a little higher than the old all-plastic units, but he expects them to last a lot longer because of sturdier components.
Brock added that the new meters will have the ability to store historical water-usage data, including the average water flow for a specific time frame.
“It will make it easier to spot leaks,” he said.
Council approved the receipt of a MoDOT Airport Coronavirus Relief Act Grant in the amount of $13,000. The federal funds will be used to purchase av gas for the airport.
Purchase requisitions were approved by the council for Cyber Liability Insurance policy through Willis Insurance in the amount of $5,557, and the emergency purchase of Reavis Water Well Soft Start for Well 1A at a cost of $8,100.
Cassville Police Chief Dana Kammerlohr reported that there were 250 case numbers generated by the Cassville Police Department in July.
As of August 9, she said, the department had an opening for one patrol officer.
Kammerlohr also reported that a $5,209 grant was approved through MoDOT for two portable radar signs that will flash a motorist’s speed in areas of traffic concern.
City of Cassville Director of Finance, Isaac Petersen, reports that revenue for the year continues to track ahead of budgeted expenses and above revenue for 2020.
For the month of July, sales tax receipts of $220,815 were 5.7 percent above July of last year.
For the year, sales tax receipts of $1,789,695 through July were up 9.1 percent above 2020, and $191,724 above what was budgeted for.
Water and sewer receipts for the month and year were also up by 6.5 percent and 6.9 percent, respectively.
Sheila Harris
Cassville City Council met Monday, August 9.
A public hearing to adopt the real and personal property tax rate in the amount of $0 for the City of Cassville was opened for comment. No comments were forthcoming; the tax levy was approved and the hearing was closed.
Scheduled visitor Nadean Davis addressed the board for a council-allotted five minutes with her concerns about unmowed grass, weeds and trash along city sidewalks and in ditches, especially along Main Street, from 8th Street north to the school. Council thanked her for her comments.
Public Works director David Brock asked council to consider bids for 80 new water meters to replace current meters, using $12,000 in budgeted funds.
“A blanket replacement of meters was made ten years ago,” Brock said, “but we’re starting to see an increasing number of them flipping out. They’re made entirely of plastic with a digital register and, when moisture gets into them, they go haywire.”
Brock said the city will try out two different brands of meters, Core & Main’s Sensus SRII and Midwest Meter’s Badger M25.
“We’ll purchase 40 of each unit, initially,” Brock said, “then decide which one we like the best.”
Brock said the price of the new units is a little higher than the old all-plastic units, but he expects them to last a lot longer because of sturdier components.
Brock added that the new meters will have the ability to store historical water-usage data, including the average water flow for a specific time frame.
“It will make it easier to spot leaks,” he said.
Council approved the receipt of a MoDOT Airport Coronavirus Relief Act Grant in the amount of $13,000. The federal funds will be used to purchase av gas for the airport.
Purchase requisitions were approved by the council for Cyber Liability Insurance policy through Willis Insurance in the amount of $5,557, and the emergency purchase of Reavis Water Well Soft Start for Well 1A at a cost of $8,100.
Cassville Police Chief Dana Kammerlohr reported that there were 250 case numbers generated by the Cassville Police Department in July.
As of August 9, she said, the department had an opening for one patrol officer.
Kammerlohr also reported that a $5,209 grant was approved through MoDOT for two portable radar signs that will flash a motorist’s speed in areas of traffic concern.
City of Cassville Director of Finance, Isaac Petersen, reports that revenue for the year continues to track ahead of budgeted expenses and above revenue for 2020.
For the month of July, sales tax receipts of $220,815 were 5.7 percent above July of last year.
For the year, sales tax receipts of $1,789,695 through July were up 9.1 percent above 2020, and $191,724 above what was budgeted for.
Water and sewer receipts for the month and year were also up by 6.5 percent and 6.9 percent, respectively.
