Beardstown council adopts water-code changes, approves $558,167 payment for USDA sewer project

The Beardstown City Council on May 21 adopted an ordinance amending Chapter 21 of the city code governing water and sewer matters and approved Payment Resolution No. 5 for the USDA Sanitary Sewer Replacement Project.

Alderperson Dawn Seward moved that the council adopt the ordinance amending Chapter 21 (Water, Sewers and Sewage; Article II—Water Disposal); Alderperson Chris Baer seconded the motion, which passed by roll call vote, 7-0 (Baer, Buhlig, Culves, Davis, Harbin, Schramm and Seward voting yea; Taylor absent).

The action updates city code provisions for the municipal water and sewer system; the transcript records the ordinance title but does not include the ordinance number or the ordinance text beyond the subject matter.

Councillors also approved Payment Resolution No. 5, a $558,167.37 disbursement for the USDA Sanitary Sewer Replacement Project. Alderperson Dawn Seward moved the payment resolution; Alderperson Eric Harbin seconded. The resolution passed 7-0. The resolution listed Hood Construction Group Midwest LLC as recipient of $547,226.60 and Benton & Associates, Inc. receiving $10,940.77.

City Clerk Brian Ruch presented the clerk and treasurer reports at the meeting, showing April cash receipts of $1,667,994.67 and combined fund balances including a General Fund balance of $2,861,453.72.

The council resumed other business after the votes and scheduled follow-up as needed on infrastructure matters.