Council approves business license fee reduction, bond change
Austin Miller
The Kirksville City Council began February with a long agenda Monday, its first meeting of the month.
Here’s a breakdown of what the council discussed and approved.
Business license fee reduction
At the council’s January study session, it discussed a one-year reduction of business license renewal fees as a way to help local businesses in a tough time. The discussion then was a $25 reduction for all business license renewals, and the council approved that on Monday.
For businesses that already paid for their renewal, they will be refunded. Just because there was a reduction that will eliminate the fee altogether for many businesses, it’s still important they go through the usual process of renewing licenses.
Kirksville City Council nears final 2021 budget, approves North Park bathroom upgrade
Austin Miller
The Kirksville City Council had a busy night on Monday, primarily dealing with re-zoning several pieces of property in town.
Here are some of the other items discussed and approved by the council.
Budget update
The city is nearing a 2021 budget of $43,624,287, which is a $30,000 increase from the budget that was first discussed on Nov. 9. City Finance Director Lacy King said there were some slight increases in three departments and a few things that were accidentally left off the first proposed budget, such as a truck at the police department.