From Butler Ward 4 Councilman Dale Newkirk

The finance committee met tonight and talked insurance. Our agent assured us that our rates are not being set based on the "new price" figure so the difference between that and actual cash value is really irrelevant. It does look like there may be some savings to the city by tweaking the auto policy. It was also discussed that our agent and the operations manager will get together, drive the city and make sure all the buildings, shelters, ect are all on our policy and see if there are any adjustments to be made. I am confident we are making good progress on this issue.

Council meeting.
Next townhall meeting will be September 30th at the Butler High school at 7pm. Please plan on attending this important informational meeting.

Ordinance 1105 was passed tonight to get the ball rolling on a $239,501.00 MODOT grant for the airport. This is a 10 percent matching grant which will be the cities part. This grant can only be used for Aviation.

The draft of the updated economic incentive package is finished and was given to all to review. If all looks good, it will be adopted by the council. This is super important to aid us in attracting new jobs and businesses.

We just learned tonight that we have received two applications for our economic developer position. We should get a look at those at our next meeting.

Your city council members will be serving at the community cafe on September 24th at the Nazarene church. The menu will be spaghetti, salad, bread and dessert.

As promised, your city council is hard at work for you. Our success will be measured by the differences we make in the lives of the citizens of Butler.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve you as ward 4 councilman.
Dale Newkirk