SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The City of South Hutchinson's council will have a public hearing on a grant to get money for police patrol vehicles as part of its meeting tonight.
South Hutchinson applied for grant funding with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) under its Rural Development Community Facilities Program.
Under the program, the USDA will provide up to 55% percent of the funding for an eligible project. The city has applied for up to $55,000 and the USDA would provide an amount not to exceed $30,250.
Also on the agenda, the council will receive and file the reports for Market South Hutch. They will also discuss the changes necessary for the 2022 meeting schedule, which would create a meeting on January 10th instead of January 3rd and move the January 17th, July 4th and September 5th meetings to the Wednesdays following those Monday holidays.
Also to be discussed by the council is treatment of the wastewater produced by Tyson Foods.
There are two treatment options:
A. Require Tyson Foods to treat the wastewater before it leaves their plant
B. City opts to treat its wastewater effluent
After consulting with PEC, staff is going to advise the council that the City should mandate that Tyson Foods treat its wastewater before it gets to the city's system.
The council also plans to discuss any appointments that must be made in January, payment of invoices, especially those below the spending threshold set by the council for the City Administrator, transfer of revenues to reserve funds, future usage of a consent agenda for routine business items, a discussion on the city's website and a discussion of council goals and the City Administrator's performance evaluation, which is due at the end of the year.
The City Council in South Hutchinson meets at 6 p.m. at the city offices at 2 S. Main.