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Murphysboro council approves ARPA pay request, write-offs and TIF budget increase
Summary
Council approved multiple finance measures: ARPA change order and pay request, write-off of old water/sewer accounts ($49,888.64), transfer of outstanding guarantee checks to the state (~$17,580.94), and an increase to the downtown TIF budget from $50,000 to $60,500; several TIP applications were also approved.
The Murphysboro City Council approved a package of finance items covering ARPA payments, old-account write-offs, a TIF budget boost and downtown improvement grants.
The council approved ARPA change order No. 3 (discussed as approximately $11,910) and pay request No. 6 for the ARPA project (discussed as roughly $572,000); the pay-request motion was made by Council member Gary and seconded by Barb and carried without a recorded roll-call tally.
Council approved writing off closed water/sewer accounts from 2009–2013 totaling $49,888.64 to remove uncollectible, aged small balances from the books. The motion was made and carried; staff noted collections remain possible if individuals come forward.
The council also authorized sending a check to the state to clear long-outstanding guarantee checks for the water/sewer guarantee fund; staff cited an approximate total of $17,580.94 to bring outstanding items current through 2021, subject to reduction if active balances are identified.
On downtown economic incentives, the council approved increasing the annual downtown TIF program budget from $50,000 to $60,500 to allow more applications and to address prior agreements that had not produced expected assessed-value increases.
Votes at a glance
- Approve minutes (June 11, 2024): motion carried (no roll-call tally specified). - ARPA change order No. 3 — ~$11,910: motion carried (mover not specified; second recorded). - ARPA pay request No. 6 — ~$572,000: motion by Gary (named), second by Barb; carried (tally not specified). - Write off water/sewer closed accounts (2009–2013) — $49,888.64: motion by Alderman Gary McComb; carried. - Transfer outstanding water/sewer guarantee checks to the state — ~$17,580.94: motion carried. - Increase downtown TIF budget — from $50,000 to $60,500: motion carried. - TIP application, 1339 Walnut (TNT Hair Salon, owner James Chambers) — estimated $16,500: motion by Alderman McConnell; carried. - TIP application, 2039 Walnut (owner Tim Raymond) — estimated $9,000: second from Alderman Gladden; carried.
Several motions were approved without recorded roll-call vote tallies in the transcript; minutes should be checked for formal vote records and mover/second names where needed.
