Marshall Council Approves $782,275 in Bills, Mostly Purchased Power

Marshall City Council | August 24, 2026

Article Summary: The Marshall City Council on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, approved bills totaling $782,274.62, according to the minutes and the city’s payment approval report. A single line — $588,190.81 in purchased power from the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency — accounts for roughly three-quarters of the total.

Bill List Key Points:

Grand total of net invoices: $782,274.62, with $709,850.85 shown in the report’s “Amount Paid” column.

Electric Utility Fund invoices totaled $611,378.35, including $588,190.81 in purchased power and a $50,401.72 credit for capacity credits.

The General Fund accounted for $70,850.61 and the Band Special Revenue Fund for a $25,000.00 annual transfer to the Marshall Municipal Band.

Warren J. Le Fever moved payment, seconded by Michael Smitley; all council members voted in favor.

MARSHALL — The Marshall City Council on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, voted unanimously to pay bills in the amount of $782,274.62, a figure that matches the grand total on the city’s payment approval report for invoice dates Aug. 12 through Aug. 24, 2026.

Le Fever made the motion. Smitley seconded. The minutes record that upon roll call all council members voted in favor and the motion carried.

The report, generated Aug. 21, 2026, at 10:36 a.m., organizes invoices by fund. Fund totals are: Electric Utility Fund, $611,378.35; General Fund, $70,850.61; Gas Utility Fund, $31,377.70; Band Special Revenue Fund, $25,000.00; Water Utility Fund, $19,675.57; Sewer Utility Fund, $14,701.79; Parks Special Revenue Fund, $7,958.09; Garbage Special Revenue Fund, $800.00; Harlan Hall, $50.00; Library Special Revenue Fund, $241.49; and Hotel Special Revenue Fund, $241.02. Those fund totals sum exactly to the stated grand total. The four utility funds together account for $677,133.41.

Purchased Power Dominates

The single largest invoice on the list is $588,190.81 from the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency for purchased power, dated Aug. 20, 2026. A second IMEA line, for capacity credits, appears as a credit of $50,401.72 against the electric fund, also dated Aug. 20.

In the Gas Utility Fund, an invoice from “IPEA Revenue Fund #1516002” for purchased gas totals $15,165.59, also dated Aug. 20. The report does not expand either acronym or state the relationship, if any, between the two entities.

Other substantial lines include $25,000.00 to the Marshall Municipal Band, described as an annual transfer and dated Aug. 17; $8,870.35 to Altorfer Inc. for engine repair; $7,950.00 to Arborist Tree Service across two tree removal invoices of $5,750.00 and $2,200.00; $5,987.50 to DIY Equipment & Party Rent, described only as “Holly Days”; $5,501.15 to T&R Electric for transformers; $5,143.20 to Anixter Inc. for street lights; $4,010.00 to UUS for a cutout; $2,264.81 to Hawkins Inc. for “Azone 15 EPA” in the Parks fund; $1,605.00 to Midwest Tank Testing LLC for an annual inspection; $1,422.17 to Verizon Wireless for phones; and $1,090.00 to Clark Truck Equipment for plow lights.

A single mapping invoice from U.S.D.I., numbered IN20264279 and totaling $1,812.50, appears separately in the electric, water, sewer and gas funds, for $7,250.00 across the four. Group health, group life, and eye and dental insurance premiums from Blue Cross Blue Shield, PLIC – SBD Grand Island and Atlantic Capital Life Insurance appear in nearly every fund.

Smaller items include $840.00 to Animal Care Clinic for spay/neuter services, $800.00 to Keslers across two trash pickup invoices, $364.00 to Pace Analytical Services for two sets of sewer samples, $378.00 to Kim’s Ice Cream LLC for Dippin’ Dots in the Parks fund, $300.00 to M.A.S.K. for team sponsorships, and $260.00 to Signs & Designs to stripe a new K-9 squad car.

The city also appears on its own bill list: invoices from “City of Marshall Utilities” for utility service to city facilities appear in the General, Parks, Hotel, Electric, Water, Sewer and Gas funds, along with a set of utility deposit refunds and billing adjustments in each utility fund.

Payment Dates Span the Meeting

The report’s “Amount Paid” column totals $709,850.85, leaving $72,423.77 in invoices showing no amount paid as of the report’s generation. The report’s criteria line states that both paid and unpaid invoices are included and that invoices with totals above $0 are included.

Dates in the “Date Paid” column range from Aug. 13 to Aug. 28, 2026 — that is, both before and after the council’s Aug. 24 vote to pay the bills. The agenda materials contain no description of the city’s payment authorization practice, and the minutes record no discussion of it.

The report’s final page carries a blank “City Council” signature block with five ruled lines, unsigned in the copy distributed with the agenda.