City of Laurie, Missouri

An apology is in order. I got busy with budgets & end of year and did not post meetings for  Dec & Jan.

we had a reading of the ordinance 2010-01 authorizing and amending the City budget for fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2009.

We then had an agreement with Schultz Engineering to start design on the sewer lines for the NID that the Mayor needs to sign into being.

All pending payments were approved for the monthsof December & January.

We had a problem with well #3 with red clay and took it off line until we pump it clear. Lines have been flushed and water samples have been taken to assure it was safe. An earth quake in Tennesee is believed to have caused the problem.

The Gravois Arm Sewer District has asked to disconnect a line that had been connected to Lauries waste treatment plant as they have a substation coming on line at "p" road.  The city will work out the details to transfer easements and eventually use the line that had been connected.

The city has installed the radios and antennas for the internet and are waiting for AT&T to install the T-1 line.

The wastewater permit we have been operating under has expired at the end of the year and a draft permit has been put in place with new requirements. Mr. Young has been notified that he will have to obtain a class B operators license, he is studying and testing for that upgrade.

Police Chief Calvin reported that an in car camera has been installed in one of the cars and with the Mayor's approval a DVD storage drive has been purchased to keep permanent records.

City clerk Olive Wood reported that the 1% general fund sales tax revenues were down for the 2009 year over $20,000.00 to a total of $401,500 or down 5%.

General fund spending caused a shortage of almost $60,000 for the year 2009. Money was transferred from savings to amend and balance the 2009 budget.

Mayor Chorpening in  his comments stated that very close attention will need to be paid to revenues and expenses thru out 2010 and he also stated that the city needed to be very diligent in future spending.

A closed meeting was called with no moions or actions taken opening back up in regular session and with no further business a motion to adjourn was made.

Meeting adjourned at 6:55PM.

Respectfully

Your Mayor Chuck Chorpening