Marshall Approves $432,376 in Bills; $69,559 Insurance Line Is Largest

Marshall City Council | October 12, 2026

Article Summary: The Marshall City Council on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, unanimously approved the city’s Payment Approval Report at $432,376.00, a 13-page list covering invoices dated Sept. 30 through Oct. 12 in which insurance premiums billed to six separate city funds account for the largest single charge and the largest recurring payee.

Payment Approval Report Key Points:

• The approved total is $432,376.00 in net invoice amounts, of which $43,273.90 had already been paid as of the report’s Oct. 9 printing.
• The Electric Utility Fund accounts for $169,617.04 of the total, more than any other fund; the General Fund follows at $56,171.21.
• The single largest line is a $69,559.51 insurance charge to the IML Risk Management Association in the Electric Utility Fund, part of insurance billings spread across six funds.
• The report’s 13 fund totals reconcile exactly to the approved grand total.

MARSHALL — The Marshall City Council on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, approved payment of bills in the amount of $432,376.00 on a motion by Alderman Jarod Green, seconded by Alderman Warren LeFever, with all council members present and voting in favor.

The figure matches the grand total on the Payment Approval Report distributed with the agenda. That report, printed Oct. 9, 2026 at 9:57 a.m., covers report dates of 9/30/2026 through 10/12/2026 and includes both paid and unpaid invoices with totals above zero. Alongside the $432,376.00 in net invoice amounts, the report shows $43,273.90 already paid.

By fund, the report breaks down as follows: Electric Utility Fund $169,617.04; Gas Utility Fund $62,374.41; General Fund $56,171.21; Water Utility Fund $41,733.03; Capital Projects Fund $36,244.28; Sewer Utility Fund $25,502.42; Tort Liability S/R Fund $15,000.00; Library Special Revenue Fund $7,700.00; Parks Special Revenue Fund $7,606.34; Street/Alley Maint S/R Fund $3,902.68; Harlan Hall $3,421.80; DUI Fund $1,975.99; and Garbage Special Revenue Fund $1,126.80.

Insurance Dominates the Utility Funds

Insurance billings from the IML Risk Management Association appear in six places on the report under the single invoice reference “10/26,” and together they are the largest commitment on the list. The charges are $69,559.51 in the Electric Utility Fund, $40,000.00 in the Gas Utility Fund, $25,000.00 in the Water Utility Fund, $15,000.00 in the Tort Liability S/R Fund, $10,000.00 in the Sewer Utility Fund and $7,700.00 in the Library Special Revenue Fund. A separate $450.00 dues charge from the same organization appears in the General Fund. None of the insurance lines were marked paid as of the report’s printing. The report does not state what period the premiums cover.

Other substantial items include $37,782.07 in electric franchise fees, $8,947.76 in water franchise fees and $5,048.26 in gas franchise fees, each shown as payable to the City of Marshall Capital Projects fund, and $30,400.00 to GP Designs for pole mounts and shipping in the Electric Utility Fund. The Illinois Department of Revenue was paid $18,237.69 in electricity tax on 10/07/2026 and $666.43 in gas revenue tax the same day.

Community and Economic Development Spending

The report also shows the city’s seasonal and promotional spending. Payments to the Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce total $11,404.50 across two lines under the same invoice number — $5,304.50 described as “ECON DEVELOPMENT” and $6,100.00 as “MONTHLY PYMNT” — both paid 10/01/2026. Dahnke’s Pine Patch was paid $3,035.00 for “HOLLY DAYS” on 10/02/2026. Smaller charges to Amazon Capital Services are itemized for “TRUNK OR TREAT” at $22.79, “FALL FESTIVAL” at $198.00 and “FALL FEST PARADE” at $432.13.

A $5,000.00 donation to the Marshall Basketball Association appears in the Parks Special Revenue Fund. The General Fund carries $10,645.55 in advertising and marketing invoices to Discover Downstate Illinois, WTWO and Williams Marketing Systems, $1,045.20 to The Prairie Press described as “TREASURERS REPORT,” $500.00 to Marshall North School for “FAMILY READING NIGHT” and $535.00 to the Senior Diners Club.

In the Capital Projects Fund, $10,355.23 is listed under “DOWNTOWN REV GRNT,” and the General Fund carries a $2,000.00 item described as “DUMPSTER GRANT/702 CEDAR ST.” The DUI Fund paid Applied Concepts, Inc. $1,975.99 on 10/06/2026 for a “RADAR UNIT FOR K9 VEHICLE.” The Sewer Utility Fund carries $8,453.88 to Wabash Valley Motor & Machine for two aerator motors, and Harlan Hall carries $1,927.28 to Johnson Controls for elevator service.

The report is a routine monthly document in Marshall, approved as a standing agenda item — “Pay Bills” — immediately before adjournment, and the minutes record no discussion of any individual invoice. A final page of the report carries a blank “City Council” signature block.