The Lawler City Council met in regular session on April 1, 2024 at 7:15 PM.
Mayor Mark Mueterthies presided.
Council members present: Scheidel, King, Wilson, Croell and Roberson
Others present: Jay Uhlenhake, Ryan Wicks-Fehr Graham, and James Bailey
Motion made by King to approve the Agenda
Second by Scheidel. All Ayes. Motion passed.
Motion made by Scheidel to approve the previous minutes with corrections: The nuisance abatement for the property located at 205 N Center St was discussed. The property owners will be taking the house down end of March 2024. The garage on the property will be painted and new window installed. The willow tree on the property will be cut down. *** should read ***the nuisance abatement for the property located at 107 S. Benz St was discussed. The property owners will be taking the house down end of March 2024. The garage on the property will be painted and new window installed. The willow tree on the property will be cut down.
**** Need to add a motion made: Motion made by Scheidel to set Public Hearing to approve Budget FY24-25 April 15, 2024 at 7:05pm. Second by Roberson.
Ayes: Scheidel, Roberson, King and Wilson
Nays: None
Absent: Croell
and approval of current bills.
Second by King. All Ayes. Motion passed.
| ARAMARK | RUGS | 276.86 | |
| JENDRO | GARBAGE CONTRACT | 3,332.00 | |
| STANTON ELECTRIC | BOX CULVERT | 25,859.38 | |
| UPS | 98.16 | ||
| RILEY’S | NOTARY STAMP | 42.75 | |
| EFTPS | FED/FICA TAXES | 1,620.08 | |
| IPERS | IPERS | 1,235.08 | |
| STATE WITHHOLDING | STATE TAXES | 759.45 | |
| BLACK HILLS ENERGY | GAS UTILITY | 316.83 | |
| MIENERGY | ELECTRICITY | 19,498.54 | |
| BLAZEK CORPORATION | LAGOONS | 455 | |
| NEW HAMPTON TRIBUNE | 2023 WATER QUALITY REPORT | 297.58 | |
| WELLMARK BLUE CROSS | 04/01/2024-06/30/2024 | 5,034.75 | |
| LAWLER PUBLIC LIBRARY | JAN – MAR 2024 | 3,500.00 | |
| UNITES STATES POSTAL | STAMPS 03/12/2024 | 938 | |
| CHICKASAW COUNTY AUDITOR | 2ND QTR 2024 PYMT | 10,886.40 | |
| ANDERSON | BERGESON INFRACTION | 371 | |
| INSURANCE ASSOCIATES | INS. 4/1/24-4/1/25 | 43,046.69 | |
| STATE HYGIENIC LAB | 106 | ||
| VISA – J UHLENHAKE | SCHUETH ACE | 160.47 | |
| VISA – S BYRNE | ADOBE | 21.19 | |
| CARROT – TOP | FLAGS FOR PARK | 993.97 | |
| CLEMENS-MR LAWN | 458 | ||
| FEHR GRAHAM | 16,026.00 | ||
| PAYROLL CHECKS | TOTAL PAYROLL CHECKS | 6,092.86 | REVENUE |
| CLAIMS TOTAL | 141,427.04 | 50959.2 | |
| GENERAL FUND | 36,927.97 | 4996.85 | |
| SANITATION FUND | 3,332.00 | 2983.18 | |
| ROAD USE TAX FUND | 6,667.70 | 2783.64 | |
| CAP PRO STORM DRAINAGE FUND | 41,885.38 | 0 | |
| WATER FUND | 9,408.12 | 5883.3 | |
| SEWER FUND | 14,405.26 | 6889.13 | |
| ELECTRIC FUND | 28,800.61 | 27423.1 |
LIBRARY
| EFTPS | FED/FICA TAXES | 1,289.41 |
| IPERS | IPERS | 303.02 |
| STATE WITHHOLDING | STATE TAXES | 96.79 |
| INGRAM | BOOKS | 262.11 |
| PETTY CASH | PETTY CASH | 80.24 |
| RILEY’S | 109.95 | |
| REAL SIMPLE | 24 | |
| PEOPLE MAGAZINE | 144.45 | |
| DEMCO | 92.5 | |
| CONSUMER REPORTS | 32.1 | |
| SMITHSONIAN | 24.99 | |
| MIDWEST FLOORS LLC | 15 | |
| PAYROLL CHECKS | TOTAL PAYROLL CHECKS | 1,512.69 |
| CLAIMS TOTAL | 3,987.25 | |
| GENERAL FUND | 3,987.25 |
Ryan Wicks with Fehr Graham explain to council a formal change order for the box culvert project. Motion made by Croell to accept change order from Fehr Graham. Second by Roberson.
Ayes: Croell, Roberson, Wilson, King, and Scheidel
Nayes: None
Motion passed.
James Bailey discussed the dead trees to be removed on his property. He plans on taking the dead trees down. One pine tree is still green and he will take it down if it starts turning brown.
Property located at 107 S. Benz St is still in abatement. The property owners have started cleaning the property. The property will stay in abatement until the house is taken down.
Property located at 203 S Center St has been sent to lawyer for abatement process.
Property located at 2004 Union Avenue had a complaint against the property owner. The property owner said it was not in city limits. Mark will call the county to double check if the property is in city limits.
Property located at 101 W Spring St was updated. Property owner is planning to put a steel roof on garage.
The council asked to send nuisance letter to two property owners within the city.
The city will not be paying for any tree removal for property owners and set up payment plan. The tree removal is the property owner’s expense.
Motion made by Scheidel to set Public Hearing for Hazard Mitigation for May 6, 2024 at 7:15pm. Second by Croell.
Ayes: Scheidel, Croell, King, Wilson and Roberson
Nayes: None
Motion passed.
Motion made by Scheidel to accept the 28e agreement with the Chickasaw County Sheriff Department for drive through service. Second by Croell.
Ayes: Scheidel, Croell, King, Wilson and Roberson
Nayes: None
Motion passed.
Next meeting will be May 6, 2024
Motion made by Scheidel to adjourn at 7:45pm. Second by Croell.
Ayes: Wilson, King, Scheidel, Croell and Roberson
Nays: None
Motion passed.
Suzette Byrne
City Clerk