Allen Oaks Nursing Home visited the Oakdale City Council meeting last Thursday evening to address their plans on expanding the building.
Amy Tolleson, Allen Oaks Administrator, displayed the plans for the 25,000 square foot expansion. This expansion would require for them to purchase or for the city to abandon a small part of East 6th Ave from 15th Street to 16th Street for the nursing home to use in conjunction with their current parking lot, which is across the street.
They are hoping to give the residents a more private experience with private rooms and en suite bathrooms and give them a feeling of home where their lives are more resident directed.
They would also be able to provide a wider spectrum of rehab and therapy.
City Attorney Ray Rush agreed to look into the legalities and see what the city’s options are and present them at the next meeting for the council to vote on.
Tolleson commented this project would be beneficial to all those involved. The nursing home would be adding 15-20 more employees, it would be a larger property tax component and it would keep families closer to home.
In other business City Clerk Lisa Schaefer read the financial report card for the month of September 2019. Budgeted year-to-date (YTD) revenue for the city was $1,036,893.58 and actual revenue as of September 30 was $1,040,695.98.
Total YTD expenses were budgeted for $190,059.50 and actual expenses for the year are at $178,941.79. Schaefer made the comment that this was from, “firm financial management and attending to needs, not wants.”
The Oakdale Police Department’s YTD budget was $260,448.57 and their actual expenses were $262,925.98. This report card has OPD coming in at $2,477.41 over budget.
The Oakdale Fire Department’s YTD budget was $72,967.69 and their actual expenses came in at $54,223.96.
The Health and Recreation and Meter Readers departments were budgeted for $41,002.01 and their actual expenses were $35,315.41.
The Public Works Department was budgeted for $417,541.33 and their actual expenses were $241,631.27.
Overall the YTD expenses for the city were budgeted for $982,019.10 and actual expenses have come in at $773,038.41.
Oakdale Police Department Assistant Chief Buford Johnson was present to request to hire Brianna George as a full time dispatcher, Ross Ducote as a full time patrolman, Joey Wilson as a part time jailer and to transfer Vincent Hood from part time patrolman to part time jailer. All requests were approved.
The fire report for the month of September 2019 was read at the close of the meeting. There was one structure fire, 29 medical calls, four jail calls, six motor vehicle accidents, six landing zone assists, one hazardous material call, two grass trash fires and one other call making the monthly total 50 calls, bringing the total calls for the year to 548.
The council members reminded citizens to get out and vote on Saturday. Erin Giles City Secretary also reminded citizens of several upcoming events Re-Thunk Junk trail will be October 18-19, the Circus will be in town October 23, Trick or Treating Downtown will be October 31 from 5:30 – 7 p.m. and the Haunted House will be beginning on October 26.
