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Mr. Slayton showed a photo of the downtown light pole wiring and described decades of piecemeal wiring repairs; he said some LED drivers and components are reaching their end of life and that the work may involve conduit or saw cutting in places where new conduit is required. The city's street division will perform concrete cutting and related work while LUMIX handles electrical scope, and the city hopes to avoid removing light posts by pulling wires through existing access ports.

Council members discussed project duration and potential cost; staff estimated the full program could take two to three years to complete. The council moved to read and pass the resolution (Bill No. 2025-60) authorizing task order 2025-51 with LUMIX Electrical, and the measure passed unanimously. The resolution sets an initial budget allocation to begin rewiring and map the downtown system so the city can better maintain lights and replace failing LED components in future years.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Mexico City Council Meeting. September 8, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Council approved a task order with LUMIX Electrical to rewire downtown street lights, with a not-to-exceed allocation of $30,000 and an expectation the work will produce wiring documentation for future maintenance.","taxTitle","Mexico City, Audrain County, Missouri","taxId",62407,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6024863,"Council approves $35,000 appropriation to Main Street Mexico for downtown revitalization",564,1527540,2091930,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5758621-11f1a90efa0233252ee61c36db7ae98e&start=1527&end=2091","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5758621-11f1a90efa0233252ee61c36db7ae98e/thumbnail_1527540.jpg","/articles/6024863/Mexico-City/Audrain-County/Missouri/Council-approves-35000-appropriation-to-Main-Street-Mexico-for-downtown-revitalization","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6024863-d9fe51b509628c2aa1607b575544e09f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771197311&Signature=huE9p8BoM8DrGNUoYr0ymy6Nb8Q3wkzHff5wXyZWkDZVECBUZQAVS4WaPP~IzJiz4KfZQEQ5GO5RDsCSnn~EX00gnPoQ8tS2X4KUK82gV86e96KZkjqaJ3CiKcc5qUhT01hrATfuNCEFM8j9qHNa-yPPjloc2T3GNqdxlWFlARl2LA-uz9w-AmItvm1WCQepbiyTSt1gUFST6vp96uuChX5blIkQxSaVJ2qT4M6mIwnvp0zba1~YRnenm2sRb~uogDAuA90pCfN-T7R4H1ogNSahRjUs2gQNuedORvQzV9lozl3HvhWsu-35yU7p1wfGMSlomFEdlj1jqifmHa9kdg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Mexico City Council approved a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute an agreement with Main Street Mexico Incorporated and appropriating $35,000 to support the organization's 2024-25 downtown revitalization program. The resolution was introduced by Mr. Schlegel and presented by Gigi McAbraham, who described Main Street Mexico Incorporated as \"a community based, not for profit organization dedicated to enhancing our historical downtown area of Mexico through initiative focused on economic vitality, urban design, promotion, and community organization.\"

McAbraham told the council staff recommended proceeding with the resolution and funding to support the organization's ongoing program of work. The council moved for reading and passed the resolution (Bill No. 2025-59) by unanimous vote.

A member of Main Street Mexico's board, Barb Wilson, addressed the council during public comment and thanked the council for the support. Wilson, who gave her address as 718 South Jefferson, said she attended the recent downtown event and that the organization is \"actively working on the tree project,\" adding that the council's appropriation \"will help us move forward.\"

The resolution authorizes the city manager to sign an agreement and approves the appropriation; the transcript records no amendments. Council action was unanimous.","A council resolution authorizes a one-year agreement and $35,000 appropriation to Main Street Mexico Incorporated to support downtown economic development and revitalization programming for 2024-25.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6024868,"Mexico council adopts $25 million operating budget for fiscal 2025-26, funds gap with reserves and grants",1577,42980,1620000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5758621-11f1a90efa0233252ee61c36db7ae98e&start=42&end=1620","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5758621-11f1a90efa0233252ee61c36db7ae98e/thumbnail_42980.jpg","/articles/6024868/Mexico-City/Audrain-County/Missouri/Mexico-council-adopts-25-million-operating-budget-for-fiscal-2025-26-funds-gap-with-reserves-and-grants","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6024868-bd82c8139793048ab10761d2c7c16a20/orig.mp4?Expires=1771197311&Signature=ozIM774xj72d7pOoA6bMEjGXg3qo2QUgBGgXt45eHTeDi1LV47WGBRR6LqtLjLinI3lKcyjZcjhROfTp4FaXrtdd4ZenPqEEGM20Yae~t7C8jUKCTfxzgYSlxOCAWm6jP3RJXhL85mQvIg0mw8U6NyJ0PHhiWuoYUK0rGbCI-VpjT9w98~XdzXroLqj5GG9rHFxE~9qS79iIVnSAew8ecsdMK~Rss1F~xua4mPu5MNK~Iuz1MOy1QZIwXn-ivE4-5TUCA1P7gL8X33G9PBBQW-~Aktk6hIFs57mI99izFXOM-nnMdGAFSyFZsTuljt~k-I3UisBMTOlX1aV2xYRegw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Mexico City Council adopted the city's fiscal year 2025-26 budget after a public hearing, approving an operating plan that estimates a little more than $25,000,000 in expenditures and $21,800,000 in revenues for the year beginning Oct. 1, 2025. Mr. Schlegel, city manager, presented the budget and described it as \"a balanced budget\" and \"a reasonable spending plan, while strategically preparing for future opportunities and challenges.\"

The budget document lays out capital and operating spending across multiple funds and programs and shows expenditures exceeding revenues by about $3,200,000; the shortfall will be covered from project reserves, unreserved surpluses from prior years, grants and American Rescue Plan funds. The plan includes funding for streets, stormwater improvements, wastewater projects, downtown revitalization efforts, the demolition of the former Audrain Community Hospital building and planning for a potential new hospital. Mr. Schlegel told the council that Boone Health and a county healthcare committee have an exclusive letter of intent to explore building a new critical access hospital in Mexico and that the investigation and potential build could take up to three years.

The budget keeps the overall property tax rate at 0.7591 per $100 of assessed valuation, with the general fund portion at 45.91 cents, parks and recreation at 10 cents and public health at 20 cents. Total assessed valuation is reported at a little more than $187,000,000, up from about $173,000,000 the prior year, a net assessed-value increase of roughly $13,500,000. The budget also assumes sales and gross receipts taxes roughly comparable to the prior year and forecasts a small decline in use tax receipts.

Major capital and program items shown in the budget include computer network upgrades at city hall; body cameras and patrol vehicles for public safety; GIS aerial photography and stormwater mapping; a new street sweeper paid from the street maintenance fund; multiple stormwater grants from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources; and a transfer to support the airport and the aquatic center. The wastewater operations fund shows estimated revenues of $3,586,000 and expenditures of $3,064,000 with a planned interfund transfer of $748,000 to the wastewater debt service fund and $80,000 in project reserves; the budget reflects a 2% wastewater rate increase. The sanitation fund anticipates $880,000 in revenues and $858,000 in expenditures and includes a $150,000 transfer to the general fund; a 4.1% refuse rate adjustment is anticipated under the residential refuse collection contract.

The personnel budget holds authorized full-time staffing at 84 positions and provides a 1% cost-of-living adjustment for all positions, a step increase for hourly employees and a 3% increase for exempt employees. Mr. Schlegel flagged state-level changes as a pressure: the state of Missouri extended minimum wage protections to public employees and will set a $15 hourly minimum effective Jan. 1, 2026, which the presentation said increases pressure on the city's payroll budget.

Council members moved to read and pass the budget ordinance, Bill No. 2025-58, and the ordinance passed unanimously. The council's approval appropriates funds as allocated in the ordinance and authorizes expenditures by the city manager and other officials for the stated purposes.

The council's staff presentation included detailed line items and grant awards anticipated during the fiscal year: multiple Missouri Department of Natural Resources stormwater grants (including awards in the hundreds of thousands and multi-million-dollar projects), a Missouri Department of Transportation airport runway repair reimbursement, and a TAP grant for sidewalk improvements. The council packet and presentation listed specific capital-dollar amounts for many projects, for example a Smiley Lane extension ($347,720), pavement maintenance ($650,000), and downtown street lighting rewiring ($30,000 set-aside).

The city manager closed the hearing by thanking department directors and staff and by saying he hoped the budget would be \"well received by the council and the citizens of Mexico.\" The council then voted to adopt the budget ordinance on first reading and passage.","City Council held a public hearing and voted unanimously to adopt the fiscal 2025-26 budget that anticipates roughly $25 million in expenditures, a $3.2 million gap to be covered by reserves, prior-year surpluses, grants and American Rescue Plan funds.","actionData","errors"]

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