The Maysville Town Board of Trustees revisted a discussion regarding using funds from a street improvement account to pay past due police pension payments and federal payroll taxes during the board’s regular meeting Tuesday.
Town officials have said they believe the money in the account, more than $500,000, is designated for street maintenance, but have been unable to locate an ordinance or other documentation to give the board more specific guidance on what it can be used for.
Previous discussion has centered around whether the money can be used, or borrowed from, to pay other bills.
During Tuesday’s meeting, the town’s attorney received an election proclamation obtained from the Garvin County Election Board showing the ballot language and ordinance for a 1% sales tax passed by Maysville voters in February of 1988. According to the document, five-eighths of the 1% tax was to be designated for street resurfacing and repair and the remaining three-eighths for operating the municipal library, including salaries, maintenance and other operational needs.
Trustees voted to take no action on an agenda item to discuss and possibly move funds, in order to allow their attorney time to review the newly obtained documents.
The board also approved an agenda item to hire Eric Russell, CPA to prepare the town’s FY 2023-2024 audit.
Russell & Williams, CPAs, P.C., recently completed the town’s FY 2022-2023 audit.
The board then convened a 20-minute executive session to discuss the employment of librarian Janet Dinwiddie. Trustees took no action related to the executive session.
Under new business in the town board meeting, Trustee David Uhles said he had been approached about the school archery team using the lake property to host an archery tournament. He asked that board members begin considering the request and take it up on a future agenda.
Town Clerk Brandi Tillman advised the board their regular meeting set for Nov. 11 falls on Veterans Day. Trustees agreed to move the meeting date to Monday, Nov. 10, and directed Tillman to notify the County Clerk of the date change as required by law.
In the Maysville Municipal Authority meeting, trustees voted to double the fee for lake permits at the city’s Wiley Post Memorial Lake. The permits, required for fishing, hunting and boating, will increase from $4 to $8 for a daily permit and from $20 to $40 for an annual permit.
Trustee David Uhles pointed out that the increase will only affect non-residents who use the lake, since Maysville residents with a water bill are exempt from the permit fee.
Municipal Authority Trustees also approved separate payments to the contractor and engineering firm working on the water system improvement project currently underway. During discussion on the items trustees asked engineer Stephen Frosch about requirements for crews to repair street damage that has occured as a result of the waterline improvement project.
Frosch said the roads would be required to be returned at least to the condition they were in prior to work beginning, and reminded the board a percentage of each payment – totaling about $250,000 – has been held in reserve and will not be released to the contractor until the town is satisfied with the final work.
Mayor Cindy White asked about fire hydrants that have been installed either too high or too low and was told the contractor is expected to lower around 13 hydrants and raise three to four.