By Janine DavisRecord Staff WriterThe Marthasville Board of Alderman unanimously approved the city’s proposed budget for the new fiscal year.The spending plan includes funding allocated for infrastructure improvements and the next stages of the city’s comprehensive plan.The fiscal year began July 1 and ends June 30, 2015.Aldermen approved general fund revenues of $311,954, with the largest line-item revenues coming from utility license taxes ($110,000), real estate and personal property taxes ($93,000), trash collection payments ($70,000), and local use taxes ($25,000). An additional $6,000 in revenue for the police department was projected, based on traffic and court fines and other miscellaneous funding.Expenses for the general fund totaled $236,200, Expenditures that will be covered includes supplies and maintenance, utilities, fees for special services such as legal consulting, city comprehensive plan development and accounting, and insurance.An additional $15,000 in expenses was approved for the parks department for playground equipment, maintenance and improvements. The budget also includes $66,500 for police department expenses, including wages.Water, sewer and streetsWater department expenses for the new budget year were approved at $231,100. Included in the budget is the purchase of 200 new radio-read water meters that are part of the city’s ongoing meter upgrade, said City Clerk Carla Heggemann.Funds were also allocated to cover water tower repairs and maintenance, equipment purchases, and water line extension and improvements.Expenses for the sewer department were approved at $156,850, which includes $50,000 for line extension and improvements, electric, along with equipment purchases and maintenance. Continuing work on running a sewer line out to the Missouri River has been budgeted for. The work is expected to be completed with the approval is received from the levee district.The budget carves out $162,500 for street department expenses, including $100,000 for repairs and maintenance. Heggemann said that one priority project is a building a box culvert under West South Street and realignment of the bridge at West South and 4th streets.Additional funds also have been earmarked from the street, water and sewer department budgets, to purchase a new truck.Marthasville board unanimously appoves budget