Maryville residents may see a rise in their water bill payments as the Maryville City Council voted to replace commercial and residential water meters for nearly $3 million during the August 22 meeting.
Schneider Electric Buildings Americas, Inc., Lenexa, KS, will replace 4,256 Maryville meters. The installation phase will take 120-160 days. The new meters should recapture $389,526 in revenue currently lost to inaccurate meters. In previous meetings Schneider’s data showed current meters performing with an average of 10 percent inaccuracy. Customers could see their water bills increase if their meters are performing inaccurately. The automatic system will save the city $43,739 in maintenance and operational costs, including the elimination of a full-time meter reader.
City Manager Greg McDanel said the water and sewer fund is an enterprise fund and should be run like a business, stating a business should not allow 10 percent of its income to slip away.
Council members set the 2016-2017 tax levy at $1.0536 with the general fund set at 35.55¢, library fund at 16.06¢, parks and recreation fund at 40.85¢ and the debt retirement fund at 12.9¢. The total assessed value decreased by $2,662,058.
A transient-guest tax ballot question will be posed to voters in November. The five-percent tax would be on all Maryville lodging facilities and would be assessed at the time a room is booked. The tax will help fund the $22 million multi-purpose complex that Northwest Missouri State University is building. Remaining monies will be used to promote community tourism.
The council approved splitting a residential lot at 1315 East Jenkins Street. This will be the site of the next Habitat for Humanity house.
The following individuals were approved for a 20-year airplane hangar land lease at Northwest Missouri Regional Airport: Mark Shelton, for an annual rate of $294.03, Edward Ensminger, $666 and Kevin Rankin, $207.35 and $276.21.
Council members voted to sell a Mack semi-trailer with a market value of $5,000 and a Case backhoe with a market value of $16,000 to Maryville Transfer, LLC for $15,000. Maryville Transfer also entered into a $36,000 lease-to-own agreement with the city for a 2007 Kawasaki 50ZV loader.
Maryville Transfer began operating the Maryville Transfer Station on August 14. The city receives $100 a month lease payment and 360 tons of debris per year at no charge. The free tonnage will be used for street sweepings and unsafe structure removals.
Allied Systems, Inc., Des Moines, IA, was awarded the contract of $21,050 to repair a 100 HP Worthington pump for the Mozingo water intake.
Council members voted to reappoint Jody Strauch and Steve Klotz, and appoint Robert Sheil and Keely Cline, to the Maryville Public Library Board of Trustees.
Maryville Public Library Director Stephanie Patterson presented the library’s 2016-2017 budget with a projected income of $262,260 and $290,423 in expenses. The deficit spending will be taken from reserve money.
The following entities requested funding, council will discuss the requests during budget meetings:
•With a large crowd in the gallery, the New Nodaway Humane Society requested $80,000.
•The Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri requested $2,500.
•The Maryville Downtown Improvement Organization requested $10,000 to hire a part-time employee.
•The Maryville Public Art Committee requested $13,775 for downtown sculptures and to grow the Art, Rhythm and Blues event.
McDanel stated the following in his report:
•Hy-Vee’s annual seven-mile and 5K trail run at Mozingo is Saturday, September 24 from 9 am to 1 pm.
•Mozingo may host a night golfing tournament next summer.
•City employee health insurance premiums will increase 10 percent. Insurance is provided by UnitedHealthcare, Wichita, KS.
•The revitalize Maryville program, begun in April 2016, has removed seven substandard structures, replacing them with single-family homes.
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