Council approves contract with circus

By Staff
Jonathan Willis
The Russellville City Council voted Monday to move forward with a contract that will bring a traveling circus to town.
The tentative date for the circus is set for April 19. No location has been determined.
The circus will serve as a fundraising event for the local Foster Grandparent program.
The council also approved a contract with CitePay USA, which will allow people to pay traffic violations online.
The service comes with a 6.5 percent fee of the total ticket cost and for tickets that require judgment; the resident would still be required to testify before the judge. The online service will not cost the city anything.
Court clerk Ladonna Hitt told the council that she receives two or three requests a week asking for online bill pay options.
In other business, the council: