Lawler City Council Meeting Minutes
Regular Meeting June 2, 2014 7:00 PM City Hall
Mayor Mueterthies presided.
Council members present: Izer, King, Scheidel, Throndson. Absent Zubrod.
Others present: Dick Schnorenberg, Deb Speltz, Paul Rosenbaum, Tony Blazek Curt and Anita Franzen, Jay Uhlenhake.
Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to approve the Agenda. All Ayes.
Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Throndson to approve the minutes of the previous meeting and approve the bills presented to be paid. All Ayes.
| Hawkeye REC | Service |
$16,345.41 |
| Treasurer State of Iowa | Sales tax |
$922.00 |
| United States Treasury | FICA, with |
$1,420.14 |
| IPERS | March |
$935.72 |
| Salaries | Salaries |
$5,288.54 |
| Jendro Sanitation | May garbage & spring cleanup |
$3,233.33 |
| Post Office | Postage |
$117.00 |
| United Parcel Service | shipping |
$272.23 |
| Windstream | May |
$72.20 |
| Black Hills Energy | natural gas |
$172.14 |
| Hawkins | water supplies |
$287.70 |
| Iowa One Call | locates |
$20.10 |
| K&W Coatings | water tower cleaning |
$550.00 |
| Iowa Finance Authority | sewer note |
$32,460.00 |
| Brown Supply Co. | supplies |
$686.06 |
| Lawler Plumbing | water supplies |
$27.20 |
| Stanton Electric | electric repairs |
$3,234.65 |
| Aramark | rental |
$37.12 |
| Office Depot | office supplies |
$97.26 |
| Bodensteiner Imp | supplies |
$101.44 |
| Iowa Prison Industries | signs |
$270.60 |
| Test America | water testing |
$53.50 |
| Jerry’s Electric | transformers |
$1,801.80 |
| River City Paving | cold mix |
$431.36 |
| Lawler Fire Dept. | allotment |
$5,512.50 |
| Insurance Associates | insurance |
$20,986.00 |
| CASH, Inc. | supplies & fuel |
$430.64 |
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| Total |
$96,228.64 |
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| Library Bills |
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| IPERS | May |
$182.34 |
| Cathy Humpal | wages |
$1,225.40 |
| Cathy Humpal | mileage |
$23.20 |
| Food Network Magazine | subscription |
$29.97 |
| Midwest Tape | dvd’s |
$24.14 |
| INGRAM | books |
$310.22 |
| Windstream | service |
$83.16 |
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| Library Total |
$1,878.43 |
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| April Receipts |
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| General |
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$967.11 |
| Property Tax |
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$2,795.88 |
| Road Use Tax |
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$3,442.78 |
| Local Option Tax |
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$2,851.65 |
| Library |
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$0.00 |
| Charges for Services |
$34,174.01 |
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| Total |
$44,231.43 |
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Moved by Scheidel seconded by Throndson to approve the following street closings for the Irish Fest weekend: N Depot Street at the intersection of Grove Street north will closed Wednesday, June 18th through Monday June 23rd. Grove Street from Depot Street to Benz Street and Grove Street from Benz Street to Brush Street will be closed from Friday, June 20th at 4 PM until Sunday, June 22 at 12 noon. The intersection of Benz Street and Grove Street will be left open. All areas will be enclosed with fence and barricades. All Ayes.
Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to approve a four-way stop on Highway 24 at the intersection of Lincoln Street on June 21-22. All Ayes.
Correspondence from the City Attorney regarding water and sewer hookups was discussed. The property owner agreed to install these services.
Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to approve Bucky’s cigarette permit renewal effective July 1, 2014. All Ayes.
Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to amend City Code 3-3-45 RE: truck routes as follows: Add Main Street from Depot Street to Benz Street and delete Lincoln Street. All Ayes.
Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Throndson to appoint John Izer as fire department representative to replace Jeremy Scheidel. All Ayes.
Moved by King, seconded by Izer to send notice to property owners to abate nuisances within 30 days. All Ayes.
Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to approve a 3.5% salary increase for city employees effective July 1, 2014. All Ayes.
Dick Schnorenberg and Jay Uhlenhake will do a survey of city trees.
Curt Franzen and John Izer will work out street closing times for wedding parking on June 21st.
Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to adjourn the meeting at 8:15 PM. All Ayes.
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Sue Cutsforth, City Clerk