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Beardstown posts December finances and ambulance totals; council files consent agenda
Summary
At its Jan. 21, 2025 meeting the Beardstown City Council approved the consent agenda, reviewed December financial statements and ambulance activity, and recorded departmental overtime totals for December 2024.
The Beardstown City Council filed routine reports and reviewed December 2024 financial and ambulance activity during its Jan. 21, 2025 meeting.
City Clerk Brian Ruch presented the City Clerk’s and City Treasurer’s reports, which listed December cash receipts of $765,996.19 and cash disbursements of $885,380.61. Year‑to‑date figures for the May 1–April reporting period were recorded as $10,099,539.97 in receipts and $9,079,672.25 in disbursements. Reported fund balances included a General Fund combined checking balance of $2,995,819.24, Special Revenue Funds $4,163,806.80, Bond Sinking Funds $1,026,140.86, and a Water Increment Fund balance of $213,812.29.
The council recorded overtime and part‑time pay totals for December 2024: Ambulance Department $27,620.25; Fire Department $7,583.08; Police Department $16,161.46; Public Works/Cemetery/City Hall $5,920.76.
Ambulance service reports showed Beardstown had 72 calls in December with total charges of $82,998.00 and total collections of $18,945.54; the Virginia ambulance reported 27 calls, $33,072.00 in charges and $16,295.59 in collections.
A motion by Alderperson Eric Harbin, seconded by Alderperson Dawn Seward, asked that routine reports be approved and filed under the omnibus vote designation; the consent agenda was approved unanimously by roll call vote. The council also approved the Jan. 7 minutes by motion of Alderperson Dawn Seward, seconded by Alderperson Mary Davis.
The meeting adjourned at 6:53 p.m.
