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Council adopts resolution setting aside $171,040 for landfill post‑closure obligations
Summary
The council unanimously adopted Resolution 2560‑25 to meet Missouri DNR requirements and set aside $171,040 to cover potential post-closure obligations for the city’s closed landfill.
The City Council on July 15 adopted Resolution 2560‑25 to satisfy a Missouri Department of Natural Resources requirement that communities show funding for post‑closure obligations at closed solid‑waste sites.
Finance Director Bianca Quinn told the council the landfill has been closed for 27 years and the Missouri DNR requires cities to demonstrate financial assurance for post‑closure maintenance and monitoring. The resolution sets aside $171,040 as the contract-of‑obligation amount that the state could require to ensure post‑closure care if the city failed to meet obligations.
Quinn said the obligation declines each year if the city performs required monitoring and maintenance; the amount is a planning and assurance figure rather than an immediate expenditure. Council approved the resolution on a roll-call vote; each listed council member voted yes.
What happens next: The city will execute the contract of obligation with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and continue annual post‑closure monitoring and maintenance as required.
