Lawler City Council Meeting Minutes
Regular Meeting January 6, 2014 7:00 PM City Hall
Mayor Mueterthies presided.
Council members present: Izer, King, Scheidel, Throndson & Zubrod.
Others present: Jay Uhlenhake, Curt & Anita Franzen.
Moved by King, seconded by Scheidel to approve the Agenda with the addition of Curt & Anita Franzen discussion on street closing in June. All Ayes.
Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to approve the minutes of the previous meeting and approve the bills presented to be paid. All Ayes.
| Hawkeye REC | Service |
$17,368.25 |
| Treasurer State of Iowa | Sales tax |
$884.00 |
| United States Treasury | FICA, with |
$1,636.56 |
| IPERS | December |
$1,114.28 |
| Salaries | Salaries |
$5,288.54 |
| Jendro Sanitation | Garbage-December |
$2,060.32 |
| Post Office | Postage |
$66.00 |
| United Parcel Service | shipping |
$33.92 |
| Windstream | December |
$71.43 |
| Black Hills Energy | natural gas |
$157.26 |
| Marshall & Swift | rental |
$37.12 |
| Hawkins, Inc. | water supplies |
$203.50 |
| Calmar Courier | proceedings |
$66.29 |
| TestAmerica | water & wastewater testing |
$136.45 |
| Office Depot | office supplies |
$65.16 |
| CASH, Inc. | fuel & supplies |
$294.90 |
| Stanton Electric | electric repairs |
$205.29 |
| City of Lawler | electric at lift station |
$211.16 |
| Five Star Coop | fuel |
$44.18 |
| Schueth Hardware | supplies |
$110.34 |
| Chickasaw County Auditor | election fees |
$387.67 |
| Wellmark Blue Cross | health insurance |
$3,144.15 |
| Simmering-Cory | grant application |
$900.00 |
| Fehr Graham | well improvement services |
$1,544.00 |
| Rosenbaum Auto | tire repair |
$16.80 |
| Brown Supply Co. | street supplies |
$881.36 |
| Treasurer State of Iowa | withholding |
$738.00 |
| Iowa Workforce Development | unemployment |
$51.05 |
| Iowa One Call | locates |
$21.70 |
| Paul Niemann Const. | rock |
$466.37 |
| New Hampton Tribune | proceedings |
$53.43 |
| NAPA | parts |
$45.86 |
| Richard Zahasky | legal fees |
$100.00 |
| Iowa Utilities Board | remainder assessment |
$85.15 |
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| Total |
$38,952.49 |
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| Library Bills |
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| IPERS | December |
$175.71 |
| Cathy Humpal | wages |
$1,180.84 |
| Cathy Humpal | mileage |
$22.00 |
| DEMCO | supplies |
$158.15 |
| INGRAM | books |
$263.92 |
| Midwest Tapes | dvd’s |
$118.59 |
| Petty Cash | postage & supplies |
$123.92 |
| Windstream | November |
$83.50 |
| Wellmark BlueCross | insurance |
$750.00 |
| Treasurer State of Iowa | withholding |
$38.00 |
| US Treasury | FICA |
$600.66 |
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| Library Total |
$3,515.29 |
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| December Receipts |
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| General |
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$151.84 |
| Property Tax |
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$3,787.14 |
| Road Use Tax |
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$2,928.75 |
| Local Option Tax |
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$3,248.04 |
| Library |
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$240.93 |
| Charges for Services |
$39,472.83 |
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| Total |
$49,829.53 |
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Curt and Anita Franzen expressed concerns about parking and street closings on June 21st during the Irish Fest. There will be a large wedding at the ballroom that day and the street will need to be open for deliveries, etc. that morning. During the wedding reception and dance there will need to be parking available. This will be discussed with the Irish Fest Committee and decision made about street closings at a future meeting.
Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to open the public hearing on the multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan at 7:15 PM. All Ayes. There were no oral or written comments or objections at this time.
Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Throndson to close the public hearing on the multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan. All Ayes.
Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to pass resolution #010614 a resolution adopting multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan for Chickasaw County Iowa. All Ayes.
The following appointments were made:
Mayor pro-tem Dale King
Bank Bank Iowa
City Attorney Richard Zahasky
City Clerk Sue Cutsforth
Toxic Cleanup Jeremy Scheidel
Street Committee Jeremy Scheidel, John Izer, Jay Uhlenhake
Utilities Committee Deb Zubrod, Dale King, Jay Uhlenhake
Fire Dept. Rep. Jeremy Scheidel & Dale King
Tree Committee Dale King, Deb Throndson, Jay Uhlenhake
Health Officer Dr. Moberly
Ambulance Service Rep. Mark Mueterthies
Street Superintendent Jay Uhlenhake
Water Superintendent Jay Uhlenhake
Landfill Committee Rep. Jay Uhlenhake
Deb Zubrod to a five year term on the board of adjustment.
Moved by King, seconded by Izer to approve the appointments as listed. All Ayes.
Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to approve the estimate of $472.50 from Dean’s Carpet Cleaning for carpet and tile floor cleaning at the City Hall/Library building. All Ayes.
Discussion on modifications of the Law Enforcement Contract with Chickasaw County was tabled until the February meeting.
Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to allot NEICA $329.50 for FY 2014/2015. All Ayes.
The FY 2014/2015 budget was discussed.
Moved by Throndson, seconded by King to adjourn the meeting at 7:53 PM. All Ayes.
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Sue Cutsforth, City Clerk