Lawler City Council Meeting Minutes
Regular Meeting August 4, 2014 7:00 PM City Hall
Mayor Mueterthies presided
Council members present: Izer, King, Scheidel. Absent Throndson & Zubrod.
Others present: Mitch Wenum, Keith & Cathy Rosonke, Carla Dreckman, Mark TImlin, Diana Gebel, Tony Blazek, Pat Sheridan, Jerry Vrzak, Curt & Anita Franzen, & Jay Uhlenhake.
Moved by King, seconded by Scheidel to approve the Agenda. All Ayes.
Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Izer to approve the minutes of the previous meeting and approve the bills presented to be paid. All Ayes.
| Hawkeye REC | Service |
$21,350.49 |
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| Treasurer State of Iowa | Sales tax |
$1,061.00 |
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| United States Treasury | FICA, with |
$1,483.84 |
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| IPERS | July |
$968.50 |
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| Salaries | Salaries |
$6,508.64 |
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| Jendro Sanitation | July garbage pickup |
$2,086.45 |
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| Post Office | Postage |
$117.00 |
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| Windstream | July |
$72.76 |
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| Black Hills Energy | natural gas |
$58.70 |
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| Hawkins | water supplies & pump repair |
$981.54 |
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| Aramark | rental |
$55.68 |
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| Brown Supply Co. | street supplies |
$255.66 |
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| Katie King | deposit refund |
$55.44 |
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| Iowa Rural Water | class fee |
$130.00 |
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| Office Depot | supplies |
$55.06 |
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| Iowa DNR | NPDES permit fee |
$210.00 |
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| Blazek Corporation | lagoon repairs |
$427.50 |
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| Five Star Coop | fuel |
$150.88 |
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| INRCOG | dues |
$201.94 |
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| L&R Manufacturing | bucket |
$2,700.00 |
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| Blazek Corporation | lift station pump |
$4,976.40 |
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| Blazek Corporation | excavator |
$240.00 |
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| Croell Redi-Mix | concrete |
$143.00 |
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| Uline | supplies |
$139.40 |
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| Allied 100 | supplies |
$107.00 |
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| Iowa Utilities Board | Iowa Energy Center |
$294.00 |
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| River City Paving | cold mix |
$236.80 |
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| Blazek Corporation | storm sewer grading |
$4,362.15 |
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| Paul Niemann Construction | rock |
$145.48 |
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| Jerry’s Electric | transformers |
$920.00 |
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| Lawler Public Library | allotment |
$9,000.00 |
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| Richard Zahasky | legal fees |
$438.74 |
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| Storey Kenworthy | bill cards |
$457.27 |
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| UPS | shipping |
$200.30 |
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| Iowa DNR | water supply fee |
$51.32 |
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| Stanton Electric | electric repairs |
$2,612.50 |
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| TestAmerica | water testing |
$53.50 |
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| New Hampton Tribune | proceedings |
$77.16 |
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| Total |
$63,848.10 |
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| Library Bills |
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| IPERS | July |
$180.21 |
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| Cathy Humpal | wages |
$1,211.14 |
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| House Beautiful | subscription |
$28.86 |
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| Everyday with Rachael Ray | subscription |
$20.00 |
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| HGTV Magazine | subscription |
$24.00 |
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| Midwest Tape | DVD’s |
$149.03 |
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| DEMCO | supplies |
$152.81 |
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| Windstream | July |
$83.53 |
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| Library Total |
$1,849.58 |
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| July Receipts |
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| General |
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$302.63 |
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| Property Tax |
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$953.07 |
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| Road Use Tax |
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$2,867.49 |
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| Local Option Tax |
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$3,073.33 |
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| Library |
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$14,442.32 |
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| Charges for Services |
$38,375.91 |
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| Total |
$60,014.75 |
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Mitch Wenum from Fehr Graham Engineering presented iron removal options for the water system project. This will be discussed further at the next meeting.
Carla Dreckman, Curt and Anita Franzen presented concerns about the location of the Irish Fest. The council suggested that the business owners and the Irish Fest Committee discuss this further to find a solution to the problem.
Mark Timlin, Keith and Cathy Rosonke presented concerns about the new truck route that was established. This will be discussed further at the next meeting.
Dale King gave a report on the fire department meeting concerning purchasing new fire truck. There was no action on purchasing at new truck at this time.
Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to enter into a contract with Simmering-Cory, Inc. for administrative services of the CDBG funds for the water system project. All Ayes.
Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to adjourn the meeting at 8:45 PM. All Ayes.
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Sue Cutsforth, City Clerk