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City of Red Bud Finance Committee met June 16

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Bill Hanebutt, Council Member - Ward II | City of Red Bud

Bill Hanebutt, Council Member - Ward II | City of Red Bud

City of Red Bud Finance Committee met June 16.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

Committee Members Present: Patrick Mueller, Jeremy DeMond, Bill Hanebutt, Rodney Nevois, Alan Piel

Committee Members Absent: None

Council Members Present: Bryce Parsons, Curt Guebert, Kyle Donjon

Council Members Absent: None

Others Present: Mayor Susan Harbaugh, Attorney Rick Cooper, City Superintendent Josh Eckart, Code Adm./City Engineer Jeff Mueller, Police Chief John Brittingham, Administrative Officer Jill Landgraf, City Clerk Joanne Cowell

Committee Chairman Mueller called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M.

Old Business

None

New Business

I. Approval of Prior Month’s Meeting Minutes – May 19, 2025 Recommendation made by Committee Member Hanebutt, seconded by Committee Member DeMond, to approve the minutes from the May 19, 2025, meeting. Carried

II. CD Information

A. Maturing CDs

Nothing to report.

III. Financial Dashboard

Chairman Mueller noted that the city is at 8% of the fiscal year, the revenue is at 11% and the expenses are at 5%. The expenses are up a little, due to some larger equipment purchases for the police department and park projects.

IV. Online Codification Project

Adm. Officer Landgraf explained the quotes from American Legal and Civicplus MuniCode for making the City Code of Ordinances more available and user friendly on the city’s website. She recommended going with the MuniCode program, which is a part of the same company as the accounting/utility billing systems. Landgraf was asked to find out if the system can track usage, is there an app, and what happens to the data if the city discontinues the service.

A. American Legal Quote

The one-year cost is $7,275 and the five-year cost is $16,955.

B. MuniCode Quote

The five-year cost would be $16,765.

Recommendation made by Committee Chairman Mueller, seconded by Committee Member Hanebutt, to approve authorization to accept the proposal from Civicplus MuniCode in the amount of $5,021 for a period of one year, pending positive feedback to the discussed questions. Carried

V. Public Comments/Anything for the Good of the City

None

The meeting was adjourned at 6:14 P.M.

https://www.cityofredbud.org/uploads/3/8/4/1/38410823/finance_061625.pdf

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