Lawler City Council Meeting Minutes
Regular Meeting April 6, 2015 7:00 PM City Hall
Mayor Mueterthies presided.
Council members present: Izer, King, Scheidel, Throndson & Zubrod.
Others present: Roger Dreckman, Diana Gebel, Jerry Vrzak, Tony Blazek, Kurt Croell & Jay Uhlenhake.
Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to approve the Agenda. All Ayes.
Moved by Zubrod, seconded by Scheidel to approve the minutes of the previous meeting and approve the bills presented to be paid. All Ayes.
| Hawkeye REC | Service |
$20,447.58 |
| Treasurer State of Iowa | Sales tax |
$869.00 |
| United States Treasury | FICA, with |
$1,475.80 |
| IPERS | March |
$968.48 |
| Salaries | Salaries |
$6,508.64 |
| Jendro Sanitation | March garbage |
$2,085.07 |
| Post Office | Postage |
$68.00 |
| Windstream | March |
$85.13 |
| Black Hills Energy | natural gas |
$308.13 |
| Fehr Graham | water project fees |
$4,030.00 |
| United Parcel Service | shipping |
$300.12 |
| Hawkins Inc. | water supplies |
$358.90 |
| ARAMARK | rental |
$40.61 |
| Bucky’s | fuel |
$108.75 |
| TestAmerica | water testing |
$11.49 |
| CASH, Inc. | supplies & fuel |
$323.68 |
| Klimish Motor Sales | parts |
$365.68 |
| New Hampton Tribune | proceedings |
$204.65 |
| City of Lawler | electric at lift station |
$270.91 |
| Team Lab | supplies |
$187.00 |
| Wellmark | health insurance |
$3,438.45 |
| Canadian Pacific Railroad | permit |
$5,000.00 |
| Treasurer State of Iowa | withholding |
$780.00 |
| Iowa Workforce Development | unemployment |
$19.53 |
| Iowa DNR | permit |
$567.00 |
| Jay Uhlenhake | repairs |
$432.87 |
| SANDEAN | supplies |
$39.11 |
| Pollard | pest control |
$54.50 |
| Office Depot | office equipment |
$447.37 |
| Insurance Associates | insurance |
$21,294.00 |
| Auditor of the State | periodic exam fee |
$1,200.00 |
| Five Star Coop | fuel |
$75.37 |
| Total |
$71,552.45 |
|
| Library Bills | ||
| IPERS | March |
$183.64 |
| Cathy Humpal | wages |
$1,234.10 |
| Prevention | subscription |
$24.00 |
| Midwest Tape | DVD’s |
$139.59 |
| INGRAM | books |
$147.21 |
| Mininet | computer expense |
$329.00 |
| Windstream | fee & toll |
$82.64 |
| The Courier | subscription |
$91.85 |
| Womans Day | subscription |
$13.38 |
| Good Housekeeping | subscription |
$26.72 |
| Post Office | box rent |
$50.00 |
| MidAmerican Books | books |
$56.85 |
| Bank Iowa | petty cash |
$86.39 |
| Library Total |
$2,465.37 |
|
| March Receipts | ||
| General |
$109.03 |
|
| Received from CDBG |
$5,199.00 |
|
| Road Use Tax |
$3,386.79 |
|
| Local Option Tax |
$3,166.11 |
|
| Property Tax |
$1,731.95 |
|
| Library |
$0.00 |
|
| Charges for Services |
$40,263.88 |
|
| Total |
$53,856.76 |
|
The Lawler Irish Fest Committee members were present to discuss street closings for the fest. Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to approve street closings for the Irish Fest as presented. If there are any changes the committee will submit them at the next meeting. All Ayes.
Moved by Izer, seconded by Scheidel to appoint Dan Carolan as Turkey River Watershed Agency representative. All Ayes.
Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Throndson to approve the Brite Spot liquor license renewal. All Ayes.
Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to approve Bucky’s beer permit renewal. All Ayes.
Discussion on open burning will be tabled for the next meeting.
Highland Park improvements were discussed.
A letter will be sent to the owner of the dog that is causing a nuisance by barking.
Moved by Izer, seconded by Zubrod to adjourn the meeting at 7:55 PM. All Ayes.
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Sue Cutsforth, City Clerk