McPHERSON, Kan. — A cash incentive program for homeowners relocating to McPherson was approved by City Commissioners Tuesday. The program provides a cash incentive payment of $5,000 payable to the closing agent on behalf of the successful applicant provided the home and buyers are eligible.
Applicants cannot have owned a home in the city limits for at least 36 months prior to application, and be purchasing a single-family owner-occupied home, which can be a stand-alone or part of a condominium as long as an appropriate fee title to the residence is acquired.
It also has to be in a platted development, with all taxes current at time of closing. Those receiving this grant may not utilize the NCHIP program. $50,000 is being set aside annually for the program, funding to be allocated on a first come-first served basis. The Commission will have the ability to adjust incentives if needed.
Commissioners approved a resolution that will cut base residential trash charges by 85 cents a month effective Jan. 1. Mayor Tom Brown said the change is a result of a decision to no longer charge a landfill closure fee connected to the former city landfill on South Centennial that closed many years ago.
This fee was to cover any remediation expenses where they to come up, and over the years inspections have found no issues at the site. Commercial customers of the McPherson Area Solid Waste Utility in the city will also see this reduction.
Authorization was given to hire an additional firefighter. This hiring will provide for a total of seven firefighters for each of three shifts, allowing for each station to have a minimum of three personnel on duty at all times, meeting industry staffing standards and reducing the amount of overtime incurred by the city. Commissioners also accepted the resignation of an administrative assistant in the fire department, effective Friday and start of the hiring process for a replacement.
The McPherson City Commission Tuesday approved annual requests connected with the Community Thanksgiving Dinner, including waiver of rental fees and allowing use of the building the day before and after for set up and cleanup.
Commissioners also recognized police officer William Patterson for his completion of the basic training class of the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center, which he graduated from last Friday.
