MINUTES OF THE EMERGENCY BENTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD TUESDAY JUNE 11, 2024 AT 8: 15 A.M. AT THE BENTON CITY HALL LOCATED AT 1403 SOUTH MAIN STREET, BENTON, ILLINOIS.
MAYOR MESSERSMITH CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER. COMMISSIONER KAYS, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER COCKRUM, COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, AND MAYOR MESSERSMITH WERE PRESENT FOR ROLL CALL.
COMMISSIONER KAYS STATED THAT THE W ATER AND SEWER REVENUE FUND IS HAVING SOME FINANCIAL PROBLEMS. COMMISSIONER KAYS STA TED THAT THERE IS NOT CURRENTLY ENOUGH MONEY IN THE FUND TO PAY ITS MONTHLY BILLS AND MAKE PAYROLL. COMMISSIONER KAYS STATED THAT IN ORDER TO FUND THIS MONTH’S LIABILITIES A TRANSFER NEEDS TO OCCUR FROM THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT ACCOUNT TO THE WATER AND SEWER REVENUE FUND. COMMISSIONER COCKRUM MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION #24-05 UN RESTRICTING $200,000.00 FROM THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT ACCOUNT TO BE USED FOR THE LAKE MOSES LIFT STATION REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT PROJECT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 5. COMMISSIONER KAYS, COMMISSIONER COCKRUM, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, AND MAYOR MESSERSMITH. NAYS: 0.
COMMISSIONER KAYS MADE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER STOREY. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 5. COMMISSIONER KAYS, COMMISSIONER COCKRUM, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, AND MAYOR MESSERSMITH. NAYS: 0.
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