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Washington council amends 2025 budget to use fair lease proceeds for final contractor payments
Summary
The Washington City Council approved two ordinances amending the 2025 budget to transfer fair lease proceeds into the Capital Improvement Sales Tax fund to cover final payment requests for a sewer extension and Main Stage roof work, including a $12,558 increase for SCE Inc.
The Washington, Missouri City Council voted Tuesday to amend the city’s 2025 budget to transfer fair lease proceeds into the Capital Improvement Sales Tax fund to cover final contractor payment requests.
Councilmembers approved two related ordinances in separate votes. Councilmember Hope Meyer introduced the first item, saying the fair lease proceeds would pay the final request related to the Cochran (Cochrane) project; Councilmember Patke presented the second, identifying an increase of $12,558 to cover the final payment request for SCE Inc., the contractor that built the Main Stage roof.
The two measures moved through a standard motion-and-second process and passed on voice votes. No dissent was recorded in the meeting minutes or the public record presented during the meeting.
The first amendment (identified on the agenda as an ordinance amending the 2025 budget) transfers proceeds from the fair lease payment into the Capital Improvement Sales Tax fund to pay a final pay request on the Cochran item. The ordinance text as read at the meeting did not specify the exact dollar amount for that Cochran final payment in the portion of the record available.
The second amendment covers a final pay request for SCE Inc., described by the presenter as the contractor that built the Main Stage roof. The council was told the budget amendment would cover an increase of $12,558 to pay that final request; the presenter said the funds would be transferred from fair proceeds into the Capital Improvement Sales Tax Fund.
During both items, council discussion was brief and limited to procedural questions; no requests were recorded for additional financial details beyond the $12,558 figure cited for the Main Stage roof. Both ordinances were read for a second time and subsequently approved by the council.
The council also approved routine consent items earlier on the agenda, including monthly investment reports and several final payment requests listed on the Collector/Treasurer summary.
Looking ahead, the council discussed scheduling changes and public engagement on transportation projects, including an October public meeting about Highway 47 improvements and a September 12 sales tax renewal committee meeting focused on transportation.
No additional fiscal details for the Cochran final pay request (amount, contractor breakdown, or specific account numbers) were provided in the record presented at the meeting.
