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Belpre City Council reviews draft 2025 budget; weighs $1,000 health-contract correction and water-project financing
Summary
City officials reviewed the draft 2025 budget, discussed whether to add $1,000 to the Marietta Health Department contract after an underbilling, and examined options to finance water-system projects including a $553,000 city share of a water tank.
Belpre City Council members and city staff spent a budget workshop reviewing the draft 2025 budget, discussing corrections to several line items, and considering financing options for water-system projects.
Council participants discussed a $75,000 contract with the Marietta Health Department that was billed at $74,000. The department contacted city staff asking for the additional $1,000 to correct the underbilling. Meeting participants said the council could either absorb the $1,000 this year or hold the department to the billed amount; several participants noted the sum was small relative to the full budget and that approving it might preserve goodwill with the provider. No final vote was recorded in the transcript.
The council reviewed multiple interfund transfers and capital allocations. Staff reported…
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