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Harvey Council approves first reading of RV ordinance, authorizes payments and General Fund coverage for City Hall water
Summary
At its Aug. 11, 2025 meeting the Harvey City Council approved first reading of Ordinance Amendment 38 (adding Section 69.11 on recreational vehicles), accepted the July financial report and authorized payment of July bills, and approved using the General Fund to pay City Hall’s outstanding water and sewer balance.
The Harvey City Council on Aug. 11, 2025 approved the first reading of Ordinance Amendment 38 to add a new recreational-vehicle section (Section 69.11) to the city code and took several routine financial actions including accepting the July financial report and authorizing payment of July claims.
A motion to approve first reading of Ordinance Amendment 38 was moved by Council Member Kelly Cooper and seconded by Council Member Donald Nilius; the minutes record the vote as 'all ayes, motion carries.' The record does not include further debate text or proposed ordinance language beyond the title and the new section number.
The council also approved accepting the July 2025 financial report and authorized paying the listed July claims. The minutes include a fund-by-fund July summary showing, among other figures, the Water fund reported $10,799.16 in revenue and $4,932.33 in expenditures and the Sewer fund reported $8,318.33 in revenue and $7,253.51 in expenditures. The total for the listed funds shows $31,874.70 in revenue/transfers in and $18,332.99 in expenditures/transfers out for July.
Separately, the council approved a motion — moved by Kelly Cooper and seconded by Adam Dubois — to pay City Hall’s outstanding water and sewer balance and to pay future City Hall water and sewer billing from the General Fund; the minutes record the vote as unanimous.
Other routine motions carried by unanimous voice vote, including approval of the agenda, approval of the previous meeting’s minutes, and approval to adjourn. The council members recorded as present in the minutes were Mayor Dennis Seibert and Council Members Kelly Cooper, Adam Dubois, Leonard Geery, Donald Nilius and Scott Starmer. City Clerk Jennifer Geery is attested in the minutes.
The ordinance was advanced on first reading; further readings or a formal adoption vote are not recorded in these minutes. The council set no immediate further action on the ordinance in the transcript.
