HomeMy Public PortalAboutMinutes - 1/7/2008 The Wellsburg City Council met in regular session January 7, 2008 with Mayor Fox presiding and Council Members Buseman, Lindaman, Van Hauen and Nielsen present. Absent Van Heiden.
Motion by Nielsen second by Van Hauen to approve the minutes of the December regular meeting. All ayes, carried.
Motion by Lindaman second by Nielsen to approve the Treasurer’s Report for December. All ayes, carried.
Motion by Nielsen second by Van Hauen to approve the following bills for payment. All ayes, carried.
Wellsburg Development Corp. Engineering 26880.42 Grundy Co. Sheriff, contract 2569.75
Iowa Telecom, phone service 311.96 Net Salaries, 10822.12
Mem. Bldg Salary 126.65 Peoples Savings Bank, payroll tax 4375.62
Treasurer State, payroll taxes 451.00 IPERS, payroll taxes 1406.79
City of Wellsburg, payroll deduction 46.94 Wellmark, health insurance 1245.18
City of Wellsburg, cafeteria plan 170.00 Blythe Sanitation, garbage pickup 3911.28
Transfer to Debt Service 17841.23 Lincoln Savings, debt payment water 7038.46
Peoples Savings Bank, debt payment water 4599.75 Peoples Savings, fire truck 9037.98
Peoples Savings, industrial park 5020.00 Peoples Savings, Fire Station 3800.00
Post Office, stamps 119.00 Net Council Pay, 1834.45
Dian Babcock, treasurers salary 707.60 Marcia Van Heiden, park reservations 230.87
Net Fire Pay 1482.22 Net Mayor Salary 1661.30
Matt Parrott, utility bill forms 242.25 EMP, ambulance supplies 202.05
IMFOA, dues 30.00 Power Plan, filters 103.55
CID, ice melt 217.50 Central IA Rural Water, water usage 5086.68
Iowa Radiant, bulbs 11.34 Grundy Register, minutes 48.24
Marshall and Swift, rugs, towels, mops 313.86 Snittjer, gasohol, diesel 2129.95
Caseys, supplies 118.75 Test America, water & sewer testing 107.12
Ackley Publishing, envelopes 41.55 Wellsburg Fire Dept. calls & meetings 666.00
B & B Auto, parts and supplies 247.39 Blythe Sanitation, garbage pickup 50.00
Brown Traffic, flasher cube 71.18 Ellsworth Hospital, ambulance supp 2.94
INRCOG, grant administration 74.16 Meints Lumber, sand mix, brushes 12.48
Office Depot, ink, tape, paper, 210.40 R & M Foods, supplies 49.37
Howgan Electric, install logic overloads 419.20
APPROVED BY LIBRARY BOARD:
Baker & Taylor, books 270.27 Baker and Taylor, movies 149.35
ILA, Iowans Read posters 12.00 PC Doc, diagnose problem, configure print. 280.00
R & M Food, supplies and WOW 35.10 Julie Stratton, reimburse hotel ILA conf 251.60
Veridian, DVD’s 69.94 Veridian, Christian Books 42.47
Veridian, Norton Anti Virus 159.96 Veridian, WOW Supplies 34.56
Veridian, Office Supplies 27.36 Hometown PC, want ad 10.00
Office Depot, supplies 71.87 Petty Cash, postage 68.12
Alliant Energy, utility bill 247.35 Julie Stratton, gross wages 1174.51
Joyce Meyeraan, gross wages 254.68 Karen Mennenga, gross wages 418.13
Kathy Penning, gross wages 86.00 Janice Schaffer. Gross wages 76.13
Peoples Savings Bank. City share taxes 134.20 IPERS, city share retirement 116.97
Ralph Savoy, Consult Savoy, updated the council on the fund raising efforts for the Wellsburg Public Library Project. Currently he is completing several grants and met with the fund
raising committee and the Ostfriesen Heritage Society.
Motion by Lindaman second by Buseman authorizing the Mayor’s signature on the Notice of Intent to Apply for a Vision Iowa CAT grant and to submit a formal grant application to the State
of Iowa. All ayes, carried.
Greg Riebkes, Wellsburg Library Board, presented the FY 2009 budget request for the Library. The Library budget request will be considered at the February meeting.
Motion by Van Hauen second by Nielsen to approve the Fire Department FY 2009 equipment needs request. All ayes, carried.
Leon Abels presented the City Public Works Report. Included in the report were 2007 water and sewer flows, equipment repair needs, and DNR quarterly sewer inspections. Loader inspection/repair
is put on hold until the spring when it is not needed for snow removal.
Motion by Lindaman second by Van Hauen to approve pay increase of $.80 per hour for Leon Abels, Merrill Lindaman and Wendy Lage. Ayes: Buseman, Lindaman, and Van Hauen. Nays: Nielsen.
Motion carried.
City Clerk to place ad in Shopper regarding snowmobiles on private property.
Motion by adjourn Buseman second by Van Hauen. All ayes, carried.
Richard Fox, Mayor Wendy Lage, City Clerk