RE: The Changing of Post Office Hours for City of Lawler

The meeting, scheduled for Thursday, July 24 @ 5:00, has been changed from meeting at the Post Office to meeting at City hall. If you have questions, please call Jeremy @ 238.3917.

Lawler City Council Meeting Minutes

Regular Meeting   July 7, 2014   7:00 PM   City Hall

 

Mayor Mueterthies presided.

 

Council members present: Izer, King, Scheidel, Throndson & Zubrod.

 

Others present: Dick Schnorenberg, Tony Blazek, John Cuvelier, Marsha Cory & Jay Uhlenhake.

 

Moved by King, seconded by Scheidel 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	$15,463.01
Treasurer State of Iowa	Sales tax	$992.00
United States Treasury	FICA, with	$1,420.18
IPERS	June	$935.73
Salaries	Salaries	$5,288.54
Jendro Sanitation	June garbage pickup	$2,086.45
Post Office	Postage	$102.00
Windstream	June	$77.22
Black Hills Energy	natural gas	$96.18
Hawkins	water supplies & pump	$1,352.50
Stanton Electric	electric repairs	$6,793.22
Aramark	rental	$18.56
Test America	water & wastewater testing	$176.40
Insurance Associates	insurance	$345.00
CASH, Inc.	supplies & fuel	$1,037.47
Brown Supply Co.	street supplies	$364.46
MARC	sewer supplies	$566.90
Terry-Durin Co.	electric supplies	$1,047.00
Municipal Pipe Tool Co.	sewer cleaning	$1,614.08
Iowa One Call	locates	$11.70
Quality Pump & Control	lift station pump	$5,068.86
City	electric at lift station	$466.61
Len Cutsforth	thatching at parks	$250.00
NEICAC	allotment	$329.25
Chickasaw County Auditor	law enforcement	$3,292.50
Chickasaw County Auditor	haz-mat	$219.50
Drillings All Season Sports	supplies	$287.15
New Hampton Tribune	proceedings	$220.49
Fehr Graham	water project	$579.00
Auditor of the State	periodic examination fee	$1,200.00
Iowa League of Cities	annual dues	$372.00
Blazek Corporation	supplies	$53.59
Five Star Coop	supplies & fuel	$251.62
Wellmark	insurance	$3,144.15
Treasurar State of Iowa	withholding	$738.00
Iowa Workforce Development	unemployment	$56.60
Test America	water testing	$53.50
Bucky’s	fuel	$185.71
Jay Uhlenhake	handrails, hoops, bases, drain plate	$1,753.37
Roger Dreckman Construction	street repair Depot & Rogers	$14,926.00
Roger Dreckman Construction	street repairs	$5,254.00
Total		$78,952.50
Library Bills
IPERS	June	$172.39
Cathy Humpal	wages	$1,158.56
Wellmark Blue Cross	insurance	$750.00
The Courier	subscription	$71.37
Treasurar State of Iowa	withholding	$42.00
Internal Revenue Service	FICA, with	$618.30
Library Total		$2,812.62
June Receipts
General		$486.29
Property Tax		$408.45
Road Use Tax		$3,420.57
Local Option Tax		$3,073.33
Library		$0.00
Charges for Services		$34,790.73
Total		$42,179.37

 

 

John Cuvelier from Insurance Associates explained the insurance renewal and coverage.

 

Marsha Cory from Simmering-Cory explained the CDBG grant that was awarded to the City for water system upgrades.

 

Tony Blazek from the Lawler Irish Fest gave an update on this year’s Irish Fest and plans for next year.

 

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to pass ordinance #300 RE: Truck Routes into its first reading.  All Ayes.

 

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to suspend the requirements and pass ordinance #300 RE:  Truck Routes into its third and final reading.  All Ayes.

 

Moved by King, seconded by Throndson to pass ordinance #300 RE: Truck Routes.  All Ayes.

 

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Throndson to purchase two speed bumps not to exceed $1000.  All Ayes.

 

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to approve the Hole in the Wall liquor license renewal.  All Ayes.

 

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to purchase a backup lift station pump from HTM Sales, Inc.  All Ayes.

 

Moved by KIng, seconded by Scheidel to adjourn the meeting at 8:10 PM.  All Ayes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sue Cutsforth, City Clerk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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
Total		$96,228.64
Library Bills
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
Library Total		$1,878.43
April Receipts
General		$967.11
Property Tax		$2,795.88
Road Use Tax		$3,442.78
Local Option Tax		$2,851.65
Library		$0.00
Charges for Services		$34,174.01
Total		$44,231.43

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 18^th through Monday June 23^rd.  Grove Street from Depot Street to Benz Street and Grove Street from Benz Street to Brush Street will be closed from Friday, June 20^th 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 21^st.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to adjourn the meeting at 8:15 PM.  All Ayes.

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Sue Cutsforth, City Clerk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lawler City Council Meeting Minutes

Regular Meeting   May 5, 2014   7:00 PM   City Hall

Mayor Mueterthies presided.

Council members present: Izer, Scheidel, Throndson & Zubrod.  Absent King.

Others present: Pat Sheridan, Dianna Gebel, Deb Speltz, Harold Busta & Jay Uhlenhake.

Moved by Zubrod, seconded by Scheidel to approve the Agenda with the addition of discussion on fire department representative appointment. 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	$19,472.31
Treasurer State of Iowa	Sales tax	$785.00
United States Treasury	FICA, with	$1,420.12
IPERS	March	$935.72
Salaries	Salaries	$5,288.54
Jendro Sanitation	Garbage-April	$2,049.31
Post Office	Postage	$215.00
United Parcel Service	shipping	$161.43
Windstream	April	$73.77
Black Hills Energy	natural gas	$318.26
Fehr Graham	water project services	$1,351.00
Blazek Corporation	water main repair	$917.50
Hawkins	water supplies	$579.29
Bank Iowa	street note	$14,228.76
Terry-Durin Co.	electric supplies	$972.00
Richard Zahasky	legal fees	$525.00
Gary Cuvelier	24 hours – snow removal	$240.00
Roger Dreckman	15 hours – snow removal	$150.00
Lawler Public Library	allotment	$1,179.00
Stanton Electric	electric repairs	$3,632.05
Post Office	box rent	$50.00
Five Star Co-op	fuel	$410.40
New Hampton Tribune	proceedings	$52.15
Iowa Prison Industries	signs	$491.15
Test America	water & wastewater testing	$53.50
Paul Niemann Const.	rock	$73.42
Marshall & Swift	rental	$18.56
Total		$56,105.24
Library Bills
IPERS	April	$170.73
Cathy Humpal	wages	$1,147.42
Calmar Courier	subscription	$32.00
Farm & Ranch Living	subscription	$19.98
Craft Ideas	subscription	$21.99
The Courier	subscription	$66.69
Midwest Tape	dvd’s	$206.76
INGRAM	books	$220.37
Windstream	service	$82.89
Riley’s, Inc.	supplies	$79.00
Penworthy	books	$113.72
Petty Cash	postage & supplies	$77.75
Jane Lynch	part-time wages	$65.25
Library Total		$2,304.55
April Receipts
General		$351.18
Property Tax		$26,545.54
Road Use Tax		$2,364.65
Local Option Tax		$2,851.64
Library		$0.00
Charges for Services		$37,209.09
Total		$69,322.10

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Izer to approve the Lawler Irish Fest, Inc. beer permit application, boundaries of the beer garden are subject to the property owners consent.  All Ayes.

Street closing times for the Lawler Irish Fest will be discussed at the next meeting.

Bids for street repairs were opened by Mayor Mueterthies.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Izer to accept the bid of $14,926.00 from Roger Dreckman Construction for street resurfacing at the intersection of Depot Street & Rogers Street approx. 2422 sq. ft.  All Ayes.

Moved by Izer, seconded by Scheidel to accept the bid of $19,980.00 from Roger Dreckman Construction for the resurfacing of S. Center Street 20’ x 168’.  All Ayes.

Discussion of resurfacing S. Lincoln Street was tabled.

The City has been awarded a CDBG grant for water system improvements.  The grant administrator will be at the next meeting.

Details on a Hazard Mitigation Grant through FEMA will be looked into.

Moved by Throndson, seconded by Scheidel to check with the City Attorney on the enforcement of code on water and sewer hookups giving the property owner 90 days to comply.  All Ayes.

Moved by Zubrod, seconded by Throndson to adjourn the meeting at 8:20 PM.  All Ayes.

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Sue Cutsforth, City Clerk

Lawler City Council Meeting Minutes

Regular Meeting   April 7, 2014   7:00 PM   City Hall

Mayor Mueterthies presided.

Council members present: King, Scheidel, Throndson & Zubrod.  Absent Izer.

Others present: Tony Blazek, Pat Sheridan, Tim Speltz, Gail Stammeyer, Steve Stammeyer, Cathy Humpal, Rich Langreck & Jay Uhlenhake.

Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to approve the Agenda with the addition of the Irish Fest beer permit discussion. 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	$20,807.34
Treasurer State of Iowa	Sales tax	$961.00
United States Treasury	FICA, with	$1,420.16
IPERS	March	$935.73
Salaries	Salaries	$5,288.54
Jendro Sanitation	Garbage-March	$2,060.32
Post Office	Postage	$68.00
United Parcel Service	shipping	$158.17
Windstream	March	$75.47
Black Hills Energy	natural gas	$384.61
Marshall & Swift	rental	$37.12
CASH, Inc.	fuel & supplies	$791.03
Five Star Coop	fuel  – February	$361.77
New Hampton Tribune	proceedings	$185.71
Bodensteiner Imp.	lawn mower trade	$3,150.00
Bodensteiner Imp.	broom	$3,850.00
Bucky’s	fuel	$47.24
Wellmark	health insurance	$3,144.15
Hawkins, Inc.	water supplies	$1,023.79
Rosenbaum Auto	tire repair	$14.75
Sandean	service	$307.12
American Signal Corp	siren parts	$814.14
NAPA of New Hampton	parts	$37.98
Waucoma Tire Company	tire repair	$146.25
Fehr Graham	water project services	$965.00
IAMU	membership dues	$1,043.00
Mracek Electric	water	$250.00
Stanton Electiric	repairs	$192.50
City of Lawler	electric at lift station	$273.78
Treasurer State of Iowa	withholding	$738.00
Iowa Workforce Development	unemployment	$56.60
Five Star Coop	fuel – March	$113.09
TestAmerica	water testing	$191.99
Total		$50,356.35
Library Bills
IPERS	March	$150.85
Cathy Humpal	wages	$1,013.74
US Treasury	FICA	$507.28
State of Iowa	withholding	$24.00
Good Housekeeping	subscription	$26.72
Prevention	subscription	$22.97
Mitinet	software maintenance	$329.00
MidAmerica Books	books	$99.75
INGRAM	books	$113.03
US Post Office	box rent	$50.00
Library Total		$2,337.34
March Receipts
General		$217.15
Property Tax		$2,616.15
Road Use Tax		$3,487.19
Local Option Tax		$2,851.64
Library		$35.00
Charges for Services		$44,907.55
Total		$54,114.68

Several property owners who live along the north drainage ditch discussed their concerns about high water along the ditch.

Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to look into rebuilding the dike that diverts water in the north drainage ditch and to also look into what my need to be done to the Brush Street culvert.  All Ayes.

More information was needed for the Irish Fest beer permit application.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to approve Bucky’s beer permit renewal.  All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to approve the Brite Spot liquor license renewal.  All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to approve repairs to Main Street in the amount of $2,500 from Roger Dreckman Construction.  All Ayes.

There will be bids at the next meeting for more street repairs.

Discussion on a golf cart ordinance was tabled.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to approve the Law Enforcement contract with Chickasaw County effective July 1, 2014.  All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to adjourn the meeting at 8:12 PM.  All Ayes.

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Sue Cutsforth, City Clerk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lawler City Council Meeting Minutes

Regular Meeting   March 3, 2014   7:00 PM   City Hall

Mayor Mueterthies presided.

Council members present: Izer, King, Scheidel, Throndson & Zubrod

Others present: Orlo Njus, Chris Njus, Jay Uhlenhake, Anita Franzen, Deb Speltz, Rebecca Fayer, Betsy Roesler & Frank Wilson.

Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to approve the Agenda with the addition of sandbag stroage discussion. All Ayes.

Moved by Zubrod, seconded by Throndson to approve the minutes of the previous meeting and approve the bills presented to be paid. All Ayes.

Hawkeye REC	Service	$23,636.79
Treasurer State of Iowa	Sales tax	$1,045.00
United States Treasury	FICA, with	$1,420.14
IPERS	February	$935.72
Salaries	Salaries	$5,288.54
Jendro Sanitation	Garbage-February	$2,072.70
Post Office	Postage	$117.55
United Parcel Service	shipping	$334.99
Windstream	February	$78.42
Black Hills Energy	natural gas	$329.45
Marshall & Swift	rental	$37.12
CASH, Inc.	fuel & supplies	$345.60
Five Star Coop	fuel	$292.88
New Hampton Tribune	proceedings	$69.96
Schueth Hardware	supplies	$19.98
Bodensteiner Imp.	parts	$315.21
Franzen Sales& Service	blade	$191.21
Pollard	pest control	$54.50
Klimish Motor Sales	parts	$73.00
Hawkins, Inc.	water supplies	$331.50
Blazek Corporation	water main repair	$1,682.10
Westrum Leak Detection	leak locate	$762.50
Region 1 AWWA	class fee	$20.00
Mic’s Plumbing & Heating	frozen water line	$442.98
Team Lab	road patch	$448.28
Total		$40,808.12
Library Bills
IPERS	February	$152.50
Cathy Humpal	wages	$1,024.88
MORE Magazine	subscription	$20.00
INGRAM	books	$158.86
Midwest Tapes	dvd’s	$172.13
Windstream	January	$83.10
Midwest Living	subscription	$19.97
Library Total		$1,631.44
February Receipts
General		$235.20
Property Tax		$94.76
Road Use Tax		$5,093.98
Local Option Tax		$3,248.05
Library		$0.00
Charges for Services		$44,885.90
Total		$53,557.89

Rebecca Fayer from Chickasaw Connections gave a presentation on statistics of underage drinking.  Deb Speltz and Betsy Roesler also answered questions about the mission of Chickasaw Connections.  The Council decided to place signs in the parks regarding alcohol consumption.

Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to sign a declaration to support alcohol awareness month during the month of April.  All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Izer to open the public hearing on the FY 2014/2015 budget estimate at 7:15 PM.  All Ayes  There were no oral or written comments or objections at this time.

Moved by King, seconded by Scheidel to close the public hearing on the FY 2014/2015 budget estimate.  All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to adopt the FY 2014/2015 budget estimate.  All Ayes.

There was no new information on Irish Fest plans.  The application for the beer permit was not submitted and will be put on the agenda for the next meeting.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Izer to approve the Starlite Ballroom liquor license renewal.  All Ayes.

Discussion on the gold cart ordinance was tabled for the next meeting.

Amendments for a new law enforcement contract were reviewed.  The City would like these changes to be incorporated into a new contract.  Supervisor Byrne and the Sheriff will be contacted regarding a new contract.

Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to accept the bid of $3,150.00 from Bodensteiner Imp to trade the lawn mower for a John Deere X754 plus deck.  All Ayes.

Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to accept the bid of $3,850.00 from Bodensteiner Imp for a John Deere 60 in. heavy-duty rotary broom.  All Ayes.

Moved by King, seconded by Zubrod to accept the bid of $44,200.00 from Bodensteiner Imp to trade the tractor for a John Deere 6125M and H340 loader plus weights. All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by Zubrod to enter into a six year loan agreement with John Deere to finance the purchase of a John Deere 6125M tractor and H340 loader.  All Ayes.

Moved by Scheidel, seconded by King to appoint Jason Byrne as the City representative on the Turkey River Watershed Board.  All Ayes.

Spring Cleanup Day will be on May 16^th.  The City will not be picking up appliances this year.  The TV, monitor and microwave pickup will be the same as last year.

The Fire Dept. no longer wants to store sandbags.  In the future the sandbags will be stored in the City Shop.  Ken Rasing will be contacted to check on the availability of sandbags to have on hand.

Moved by King, seconded by Izer to adjourn the meeting at 8:10 PM.  All Ayes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sue Cutsforth, City Clerk