City Council authorizes fire department, new bus shelter funds

By: Rusty Summers

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) -- Monday night's St. Joseph City Council meeting was short and sweet lasting only thirteen minutes. 

Bills for passage include:

An ordinance authorizing an amendment to the general fund Fire department budget to roll forward unspent funds donated to the city of $23,456.60 to provide funding for emergency response equipment. 

An ordinance authorizing an amendment to the general fund fire department budget to roll forward the unspent pipeline emergency response grant (PERG) funds in the amount of $37,444.27 received from the United States Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

An ordinance authorizing the execution of a real estate sales contract with Goldenho LLC for the property at 2001 and 2005 Fredrick Ave., and an amendment to the mass transit fund budget in the total amount of $25,000 to purchase the land to be used to build a new transit bus shelter.