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Council accepts minutes and approves several routine budget, grant and transfer items
Summary
The council approved the Sept. 18 minutes, heard a financial report showing September general-fund revenue of $1,370,739 and approved multiple motions: a $15,000 Main Street resolution, a $154,749.29 appropriation for county 911, a $200,000 line-item transfer, an ADA airport-grant application, and a $51,450.73 reimbursement for the Alliance for Economic Development.
The Russellville City Council on Oct. 16 approved routine administrative and budget items, accepted the Sept. 18 minutes and received a financial report covering September activity.
Finance presenter Miss Britney Baker reported general-fund revenue for September totaled $1,370,739, with $1,121,760 from sales tax and state turnback; year-to-date general-fund receipts were $4,218,977 and the council was told the total cash balance at the end of September was approximately $23,972,116. Street-fund revenue for September was reported at $1,146,083; economic-development fund revenue for September was $121,437.
Following the finance presentation, Councilmember Mr. Keller summarized items from a 5:30 meeting and the council moved to adopt several measures: a resolution authorizing $15,000 for Main Street Russellville third-quarter expenses; two scheduled evening work sessions for the 2026 operating budget (Oct. 29 and Nov. 5 at 5:30 p.m.); an appropriation of $154,749.29 from general-fund carryover to cover fourth-quarter county 911 expenses; and a line-item transfer of $200,000 from fund 27 into the general fund under ordinance 1783. The council also approved a resolution authorizing the mayor and clerk/treasurer to apply for a 90/10 ADA grant intended for hanger roof repairs and spray-foam insulation on hangers, and approved a reimbursement request of $51,450.73 for the Alliance for Economic Development.
Where motions were presented the council voted in favor on the record; not all individual roll-call tallies were read aloud for each routine item in the meeting transcript. No member raised objections on the minutes or the listed routine items during the meeting.
