The Jefferson City Council met Tuesday night in regular session.

Following a public hearing, the Council approved the 2016 fiscal year budget amendments. The revenue adjustments totaled $751,434 and expenditures that were $3,152,251. The ending fund balance went from $6,331,149 to $3,861,332.

The Council appointed Austin Davidson to the volunteer fire department, they also approved raising the minimum burial plot prices in the City cemetery from $400 to $500, a letter of support for a national park grant application to design a walking trail that would connect all of the city parks and setting a public hearing for June 14th to amend the urban renewal area to include tax increment financing funds for repairs and incentives on the three downtown buildings that the City owns and changing the amount for the City’s match for the Community Development Block Grant from $250,000 to $290,000 for extra architectural work.

The Council also approved to change the hotel/motel tax distribution criteria from Greene County Chamber to Thomas Jefferson Gardens for the second tier for funding for the welcome center.

Finally, Jefferson Matters: Main Street gave their quarterly report to the Council. They reported that the second installment of the roof top art will begin on June 1st at Prairie Blue Creative Arts Center, a third cash mob will be in July and a business after hours event will be on June 20th at the Elks Lodge at 5:15pm about making Jefferson businesses more bicycle friendly.