City of Marion will file two solid waste appeals
Staff writer
Solid waste assessments were on the minds of Marion City Commissioners Monday when they granted the city administrator permission to appeal two solid waste assessments.
City administrator David Mayfield told commissioners the city had received assessments on both the EMS building and municipal swimming pool.
"I'd like to file an appeal on both," he said. "We house the county's EMS program and take care of the insurance and maintenance."
As for the swimming pool, Mayfield said that facility was open only three months out of the year and generates trash only during that time period.
Commissioner Larry McLain approved the appeal and gave Mayfield permission to file any other appeals which may be deemed necessary between now and the appeal cut-off date.
Mayfield also said commissioners would be looking at several proposals at their next meeting concerning the possibility of contracting the city's trash pickup service.
"The city trash rates will be reduced for 2002," Mayfield said, following the meeting. "But at this point, we just don't know how much."
Other matters
The commission approved a proposal from Case and Son for renewal of the city's airport liability policy through Old Republic Insurance Co. The annual premium is $1,276, a $264 increase over last year, Mayfield reported.
"Much of that increase had to do with the events of 9-11 (Sept. 11, 2001)," Mayfield said. "This is a problem that will hit everybody."
Commissioners approved the October investment and collateral report, and the October financial statement.
Mayfield reported the city should have used 83.3 percent of its budget authority by the end of October; however, it had only utilized 70.2 percent.
"Which means we're under budget for the year," he said.
They also approved two transfers from the utility fund to the general fund: One in the amount of $80,578 from the electric utility fund and another amounting to $30,000 from the water utility fund for general operating expenses.
Commissioners approved warrants amounting to $21,916.71.
Public utility director Harvey Sanders told commissioners his department had been sealing cracks in city streets, had installed a new transformer, had put up Christmas decorations in the empty lot between Suffields and Duckwalls, had replaced a broken chlorine water pipe at the city water plant, performed maintenance work on a sewer line at the hospital, removed some trees, and installed some lights.
