BELLE — The Belle Board of Aldermen on May 12 reviewed the city’s April financial report and approved $48,211.40 in bills.

Bills were presented to the board by Charro Reasor, city treasurer and office manager, for payment.

Among the larger expenses approved were $23,749.80 to Archer Elgin related to the SIP grant project (Archer Elgin also received $2,350 for DNR-AOC requirements previously approved by the board, along with $326.25 for a FEMA bridge engineer fee), $3,529.60 to Willard Asphalt, $3,300 to CUSI for annual tech support, $3,013.50 and $1,938.50 to Lauber Municipal Law, and $1,949.57 to Core & Main.

Additional payments included $1,295 to General Code for annual maintenance, $896 to Bartlett & West, $840.36 to Alderman Steve Vogt for mileage reimbursement and $607 to Water Smart Testing.

The billing documents also included a highlighted note regarding a $326.95 payment to Stimulus Broadband. According to the note, the invoice for the Community Center was not listed on the city’s new payment portal and had reportedly been sent to a previous mayor. It was noted that Stimulus Broadband contacted the city on April 17 after realizing the account was past due, and the information was then updated and added to the city payment portal on April 21 with mayoral approval.

The board also reviewed the city’s financial reconciliation summary for April during the meeting.

The report, signed by Reasor, showed the general fund increased from $716,645.62 at the beginning of April to $727,697.44 at the end of the month, an increase of $11,051.82 for the city.

The money market account increased from $545,002.65 to $546,386.81, while the special road account increased from $113,804.80 to $114,565.47 during the month.

The bonds and recreation account increased slightly from $3,058.12 to $3,065.89 during the month.

The Show Me Court account decreased from $7,565.21 to $7,079.29, marking a $485.92 decline.