Marshall City Accounts Top $10 Million as Utility Delinquencies Fall

Marshall City Council | September 28, 2026

Article Summary: The Marshall City Council on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, approved the city’s collection, treasurer’s, building and police reports for August 2026, which put combined city balances at $10,096,208.40 and show past-due utility balances falling from $260,427.93 to $80,612.95 in a single month.

August 2026 Financial Reports Key Points:

• Total account balance at Aug. 31, 2026: $10,096,208.40, up $799,907.07 from the previous month’s $9,296,301.33.
• Operating accounts alone totaled $7,225,833.76, against $6,426,548.43 a month earlier.
• Past-due utility balances fell to $80,612.95 at Aug. 31 from $260,427.93 at July 31.
• The treasurer’s report carries $1,517,174.10 in total pool bonds payable.

MARSHALL — The Marshall City Council on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, approved the city’s August 2026 collection, treasurer’s, building and police reports, a package of documents showing combined city balances above $10 million and a sharp one-month drop in overdue utility bills.

Alderman Jarod Green moved to approve the reports and Alderman Michael Smitley seconded. All council members present voted in favor; Alderman Greg King was absent.

The treasurer’s report sets the summary of all operating accounts at $7,225,833.76 for August, against $6,426,548.43 for the previous month. Adding other funds, cash on hand of $400.00 and long-term investments in IL Funds of $40,935.54 brings the overall account balance to $10,096,208.40, an increase of $799,907.07 over July’s $9,296,301.33.

Where the Money Sits

The largest operating accounts are the utilities. Electric stood at $1,935,499.80 at the end of August, up from $1,651,414.20; gas at $934,929.20; sewer at $880,775.66; and water at $99,640.97. Outside the utilities, the Motor Fuel Tax account held $596,548.00, Capital Projects $541,284.39, Park $451,644.79, I.M.R.F. $400,028.68, Library $358,243.49, Street and Alley Maintenance $254,317.35 and Corporate $265,519.75. The Marshall TIF 1 account nearly doubled, to $142,442.08 from $73,308.59.

Beyond the operating accounts, the report lists Electric Savings of $883,355.94 and Water Savings of $683,245.64, both at First Financial; a $750,000.00 six-month corporate certificate of deposit and a $500,000.00 six-month water certificate of deposit, both at Longview Bank; a Drug Seizure balance of $3,064.21; and a DUI Fund balance of $9,373.31.

The report also carries a pool bonds payable section totaling $1,517,174.10, consisting of $15,017.20 payable to water and $104,661.50 payable to gas — $119,678.70 combined — plus a pool bond balance of $1,397,495.40.

Collections and Billing

The August collection cash summary puts total receipts at $1,326,449.16, with $1,022,234.73 collected on electric accounts, $115,989.36 on water, $100,921.21 on gas and $87,328.86 on sewer. A separate non-utility collection sheet totals $5,199.00, made up of $4,110.00 in pool entry fees, $748.00 for pool parties, $326.00 in pool service fees and $15.00 in building permit fees, with no license renewal or Harlan Hall rental revenue recorded for the month.

Utilities billed for August came to $1,165,162.70. That includes 5,935,094 kilowatts of electricity billed at $773,087.09 plus $81,389.71 in demand charges; 22,667,900 gallons of water at $122,083.76; 7,476,700 units of sewer usage at $93,212.01; and 3,152,300 cubic feet of gas at $95,390.13.

The aging report shows the steepest change in the package. Total outstanding balances stood at $80,612.95 on Aug. 31, against $260,427.93 on July 31. The 30-day bucket fell from $236,668.97 to $54,702.22, the 60-day bucket from $10,876.49 to $13,971.92, the 90-day bucket from $3,388.19 to $4,753.62 and the 120-day bucket from $9,494.28 to $7,185.19. The documents offer no explanation for the change, and the minutes record no discussion of it.

Permits and Fines

The building report lists 10 permits issued in August, numbered C26-08-36 through C26-08-45, generating $125.00 in permit fees. The largest project by estimated cost was a house and barn on Park Avenue at $191,500.00, followed by a garage at $25,000.00. The remaining permits covered three fences, a shed, a gazebo, an excavation permit for Metro Communications in the right of way, a demolition and trailer permit, and a pole attachment for Verizon. Four of the ten carried no permit fee and three no estimated cost.

Police fines received from the circuit clerk’s office totaled $909.96 for the month.

The reports are prepared monthly and presented to the council as a single consent item. All of the figures above are drawn from the documents the council approved Monday; the minutes record no questions from the floor about any of them.