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Beardstown council approves $3,061.50 county economic development contribution and appoints City Clerk to police pension board
Summary
At its May 7 meeting the Beardstown City Council approved a $3,061.50 contribution to the Cass County Overall Economic Development Committee and appointed City Clerk Brian "Petie" Ruch to the Police Pension Board for a two-year term; council also approved minutes, the consent agenda and received routine department reports.
The Beardstown City Council on May 7 approved a $3,061.50 contribution to the Cass County Overall Economic Development Committee and appointed City Clerk Brian "Petie" Ruch to the Police Pension Board for a two-year term ending April 30, 2026, during a brief meeting that ran from 6:56 p.m. to 7:03 p.m.
Alderperson Eric Harbin moved to dispense with the reading of the minutes from the April 16, 2024 meeting and approved them as published; Alderperson Dawn Seward seconded the motion, which passed unanimously by voice vote. The council then approved the consent agenda on a motion by Alderperson Mary Davis, seconded by Harbin, by unanimous roll call vote under the omnibus designation.
The council received routine departmental reports for April. The Water Superintendent reported April pumping of 13,799,644 gallons (May 1–April 30: 191,405,488 gallons). The Police Chief reported 1,160 calls answered in April (10,126 year-to-date) along with arrest, traffic and incident counts listed in the record. The Fire Chief reported 33 calls in April (25 city fires and 8 rural fires) and 280 total incidents year-to-date. Code enforcement and zoning officers submitted no reports.
Alderperson Dawn Seward moved, and Alderperson Mary Davis seconded, approval of "a contribution in the amount of $3,061.50 to the Cass County Overall Economic Development Committee." The motion passed 6–0 on roll call; those recorded as voting yea were Lisa Buhlig, Ron Culves, Mary Davis, Eric Harbin, Keith Schramm and Dawn Seward; Alderpersons Chris Baer and Shawn Taylor were absent.
On a motion by Alderperson Mary Davis, seconded by Alderperson Lisa Buhlig, the council approved the appointment of Brian "Petie" Ruch to the Police Pension Board for a two-year term ending April 30, 2026; the motion passed unanimously by voice vote. The minutes identify Brian Ruch as the City Clerk on the attendance list.
The meeting adjourned at 7:03 p.m. on a motion by Lisa Buhlig, seconded by Dawn Seward.
