Wright City aldermen agreed to contribute $5,000 to the Wright City Memorial Society.The contribution was approved following a review of the 2015 budget. It was approved by a 4-0 vote at the Dec. 28 board of aldermen meeting.The funds will offset some of the expenses related to mowing and cleanup of the city cemetery. The Memorial Society is responsible for cemetery maintenance.Karen Girondo, the city’s economic development director/treasurer, said the Memorial Society’s mowing and maintenance costs were approximately $16,500 in 2015. The society received under $3,000 in interest from its endowment fund so the city’s contribution covered only half of the annual expenses.Wright City sets aside $5,000 in its budget annually for the Memorial Society, but waits until the end of the year to make sure the funds are not needed elsewhere.In other news• Also at the Dec. 28 meeting, the police department received authorization to move forward with the purchase of two used vehicles to add to its fleet. Chief Matt Eskew had planned on purchasing one new vehicle in 2016, but recently found two 2013 Chevrolet Impalas with approximately 55,000 miles that can be purchased for the same amount.• The board voted 4-0 in support of setting the meeting schedule for 2016. The board of aldermen will continue to meet on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month, except for December when the second meeting is pushed back a week. All meetings start at 6:30 p.m.The board’s monthly workshop is the first Monday at 6 p.m., the park board is the second Monday at 6 p.m., planning and zoning is the third Monday at 6:30 p.m. and municipal court is the second and fourth Wednesdays at 6 p.m. except for December when the hearings will be held the first and third Wednesdays.• A bid to remove a dead tree in the city cemetery was awarded to Hansen’s Tree Service for $1,000, the lowest of two bids. The other bid was received from Reid’s Tree Service for $1,090.• A resolution finalizing an amendment to the 2015 budget was unanimously approved.Wright City