On Tuesday, December 24th, 2024 the Liberal City Commission addressed the following items during their regularly scheduled meeting:
Consent Agenda items (airport leases and CMB license renewals) were approved by the Commission.
A public hearing was opened regarding amendments to the 2024 fiscal year budget for the airport utility, special fire, and special highway funds. Following the hearing, Commissioners voted to approve Ordinance No. 4627 to amend these budgets as presented.
The Commission reviewed and approved the reclassification of delinquent accounts receivable and utility accounts.
Commissioners also approved fund transfers, with several closed project remaining balances being transferred back to their originating 1-cent sales tax and/or construction fund accounts.
Staff presented a purchase and sale agreement between the City of Liberal and Air Products, an industrial gas and equipment producer seeking to expand operations in Liberal. Commissioners voted to approve the purchase and sale agreement, along with the commitment of approximately $1.1 million dollars from the 1-cent sales tax fund to provide the necessary streets, drainage, and capital improvement needs for the economic development project. The motion to approve was made contingent upon final FAA approval. The Air Products project is expected to bring 45 new manufacturing jobs at an average salary of $52,933. The property sold is located inside the Airport Industrial Park near Luck Road in Liberal.
The next regularly scheduled Liberal City Commission meeting will take place January 14th, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.