Rainsville Approves $5.3M Budget

Rainsville Approves $5.3M Budget

Marla Jones, Managing Editor

marla@ southerntorch.com

RAINSVILLE, Ala.--The Rainsville City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, September 19. 

The Council passed the City of Rainsville’s 2022-2023 FY Budget  (Resolution 09-19-2021) in the amount of $5,347,800, 00, which is an 8% increase in proposed revenues from last year. 

According to Mayor Rodger Lingerfelt, this budget will include a 3% cost of living raise for employees starting in January, if the economy remains stable. 

Diana Goss of the New E-Center in Rainsville was a special guest at the meeting. Goss updated the Council on the plans for the Center. The E-Center will have a total of four professional offices and four manufacturing bays in the back of the facility.

A grant from ARC aided in the opening of the Center, along with sponsorships. 

At the Special Work Session of the Rainsville City Council, Rainsville Police Chief Michael  Edmondson expressed the need for a generator at the Police Station.  After checking prices from manufacturers, the Council approved the purchase of a generator for the Police Department in the amount of  $25,000.00. 


The Council also approved the purchase of a 2023 International Sanitation Truck from Ingram Equipment Company in the amount of  $286,884.13.  The Council also empowered the Mayor to Add the 2023 International to the Current Sanitation Loan at First Southern State Bank and to sign all necessary paperwork.

In other business, the Council approved:

  • Approved Michael Higgins to survey the property at the New Public Works Facility Location 
  • Tree Removal (New Public Works Facility Site) $1000.00 to Michael’s Tree Service
    Clear Cut Forestry Mulching—Clearing Brush (New Public Works Facility Site) up to $5,000
  • Purchase (6) Chairs for $2400.00, Crowd Control Barrier for $700.00, and COVID Shield for $600.00 at the Annex. 
  • Security/Alarm System $634.00 from FTC to include a $15 monthly monitoring fee
  • Purchase (10) 4 yd Dumpsters from Wastequip for $8,190.00
  • Purchase (2) 8 yd Dumpsters from Wastequip for $2,878.00
  • Concrete Repair—Waste Water Treatment Plant/Boozer Construction $3800.00
  • Purchase Manhole Lids—Waste Water Treatment Plant/Shaddix Co. $4000.00
  • Purchase UV Bulbs, Sleeves, and O-Rings—Waste Water Treatment Plant $7588.90
  • Removed Old Pump/Installed New Pump and Replaced all Plumbing (North Church Street)—Living Water Services $5,190.00
  • Posted a part-time position with the Parks and Rec Department

The next regular meeting of the Rainsville Council will be on  October 3, with a workshop beginning at 4:00 p.m. and the regular session at 4:30 p.m. in the City Annex. 

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