Boonville council adopts $472,273.45 appropriation for salaries and claims

Boonville — The Boonville City Council on Feb. 18 approved an ordinance appropriating $472,273.45 to pay salaries and claims the council had previously allowed, the council announced during its meeting.

The ordinance, read for a second time at the meeting, lists allocations across funds including $281,418.88 for the general fund, $93,792.96 for waterworks, $31,643.61 for wastewater and smaller amounts for sanitation, capital projects, tourism and gaming. The ordinance takes effect immediately upon passage.

Council members voted by roll call to adopt the appropriation on second reading. The ordinance specifies that checks be drawn from the respective city bank accounts in favor of the persons whose salaries and accounts were allowed, totaling $472,273.45.

The ordinance text presented at the meeting itemized the fund-by-fund breakdown: general fund $281,418.88; sanitation $28,276.72; CIP tax $9,766.69; waterworks $93,792.96; capital projects $4,321.00; wastewater $31,643.61; tourism $9,425.00; gaming $13,083.99; parks and water $544.60; Kemper sales tax $0.00; and economic development (amount not separately listed in the meeting excerpt). The document noted the first reading had already occurred and that the second reading took place Feb. 18, 2025.

Votes at the meeting were recorded by roll call and were affirmative. The roll-call recorded the following votes: Atkinson — yes; Young — yes; Meadows — yes; (Cameron) — yes; Harvill — yes; Albert — yes; Davis — yes. The ordinance was declared adopted.

The council did not amend the dollar amounts or propose changes during the second-reading action. The meeting packet and the ordinance text were available to council members prior to the vote.

Details about the specific claims or payees covered by the appropriation were included in the meeting packet; the council chair directed the city accounts to issue payments as allowed by the ordinance.