Jeff Mozingo was sworn into the Grant City Council at the regular meeting February 21st. He replaces Bruce Downing, who resigned. He will serve the remainder of the term and run as a write-in for the April 2024 election. The council passed an ordinance authorizing an election.
Mayor Debbie Roach brought new flooring for the Sheriff’s Office to the council. The current flooring is dirty and stays wet for days after a snow or rain and people have walked on it. After discussion, the council decided to have the Sheriff’s Office get bids for the flooring and see if Scott or the other deputies would install the flooring for the city to avoid paying the cost of labor for the install. Kandi also asked about getting the sink in the bathroom fixed; it continually drips. The council agreed. Kandi will go to the lumber yard and order a new faucet and write, “city hall basement” on the ticket so Farrah knows it was for the faucet.
City Clerk Farrah Richey presented RSMo 140.730, which addresses delinquent property taxes. This statute gives cities options for collecting past due taxes. There was discussion on how to proceed with collecting past due taxes from people the city has not been able to reach. One suggestion was to combine the city taxes with the county, paying the county to collect the city taxes. City Clerk Farrah Richey will reach out to Tax Collector Jessica Davidson to see if that is something the county would be interested in. The statute also allows for the abatement of taxes older than three years. There was discussion on how this would work. The council asked Richey to get a list of deceased individuals and individuals who do not live in Grant City and who are unable to be found before making a decision on abating those taxes.
The council was undecided about abating taxes for current residents. One suggestion was contacting a collection agency to try and recover past due taxes from current residents. It was also suggested they speak with City Attorney Taryn Henry about abating taxes.
City Administrator Meggan Brown reported she has filled out the applications for MO-Can on the Masonic Lodge and the application for DNR for inspections. She has filed out the MO-Can application for Dogman’s building.
The city will send out several letters of violation of city code ordinances.
The city will send out letters on March 1st with the dates of the spring cleanup.
Public Works Director Carl Staton reported that they took all the winter equipment off the big trucks. They put rock or dirt in some of the places they dug this winter to fix utilities, along with rock on some of the worst areas for now.
The city repaired a gas leak on 10th and Main. The city washed all equipment and vehicles to remove winter sale residue, redid some meter pits, cleaned ditches, and put new rubber blades on the snowplows.
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