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Beardstown reviews August financials and ambulance activity
Summary
At the Sept. 17 meeting the Beardstown City Council received clerk and treasurer reports showing August cash receipts and disbursements, fund balances, departmental overtime totals, and ambulance call and collection figures for Beardstown and Virginia service areas.
City Clerk Brian Ruch reported August figures Sept. 17 showing cash receipts of $1,230,881.80 for the reporting period (May 1–April YTD $5,839,162.99) and cash disbursements of $1,375,654.25 (YTD $4,841,499.58).
The treasurer reported August 2024 fund balances including General Fund $3,180,592.49; Special Revenue Funds $4,197,643.63; Bond Sinking Funds $599,988.00; Water Increment Fund $213,584.11; Adequate Assurance Fund $119,399.50; ARPA Grant $746,207.50; Harbor Development Fund $119,364.65; and Marina Campground Fund $2,047.56.
Overtime and part‑time pay for August were recorded by department: Ambulance $21,667.06; Fire $1,285.85; Police $11,457.70; Public Works/Cemetery/City Hall $16,652.12.
Ambulance statistics in the minutes show Beardstown ambulance logged 63 total calls in August 2024 with total charges of $49,448.00 and collections of $23,944.17; Virginia ambulance logged 34 total calls with total charges of $35,478.00 and collections of $14,770.59. The minutes list county taxes and adjustments for each service and show May 1–April 30 year totals but do not provide narrative explanation or analysis of trends.
The council accepted these reports as part of the consent/omnibus filing process; no substantive discussion is recorded in the minutes.
