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Home My Public Portal AboutMinutes-5 /12/1976 (3)TOWN OF TIFFIN TIFFIN, IOWA 52340 V • May 121, 1976 The Tiffin City Council held a special session at 7:00 p.m. on May 25, 1976 in City Hall. Mayor Brotherton presiding* Councilmembers present: Morgans Formanek, Potter and Stratton. Absent: Janssen. Formanek moved to dispense with approval of the May 12th minutes until the regular June meeting. Morgan seconded and the motion carried unanimously. Formanek moved to pay the $1251.25 tax assessable on water sales from July 12 1971 to April 19 1976 to the Iowa Department of Revenue, Sales and Use Tax Division from the water fund reserve account. Stratton seconded. Potter, nay; Stratton, aye; Morgan, aye; and Formanek, aye. Motion carried. Potter moved to appeal the $1251.25 tax assessable arrears, $146.52 penalty and $170.04 interest charges. Morgan seconded and motion carried unanimously. Potter made a motion to install five ton embargo street signs within the corporate limits of the City. Morgan seconded and motion carried unanimously. Potter moved to bill Johnson County for the sewer rental charges retro-active to November 10 1972 for the John Stahmer account. Formanek seconded and motion carried unanimously. Morgan moved to adjourn, seconded by Potter and motion carried unanimously. Beverly irtcher Clerk -Treasurer 5/2 6/7 6 TOWN OF TIFFIN TIFFIN, IOWA 52340 May 12, 1976 The Tiffin City Council met for regular session at 7:30 p.m. on May 12, 1976 at City Hall. Mayor Brotherton presiding. A quorum was not present. Roll call made at 9:1 0 p.m. with quorum present. Councilmembers present: Morgan, Formanek and Stratton. Absent: Potter and Janssen. Also present: Atty. Neuzil, Tom Mittman, Dennis Brown, Paul Springmire and Betty Puschinsky. Morgan moved to approve the April 14th regular meeting minutes, seconded by Stratton and carried unanimously. Amotion to accept the corrected financial statement was made by Stratton, seconded by Morgan and carried unanimously. The Clerk-Treas. was directed to transfer $5500.00 from the water savings account to the water fund certificate of deposit for three months. Morgan moved to accept the unit prices per bid submitted by L.L. Pelling Co. for street repairs. Formanek seconded and motion carried unanimously. Stratton moved to appoint an animal control officer, set up fee rules and send out notices to the community. Morgan seconded and motion carried unanimously. Formanek moved to establish a $10.00 impoundment fee and $3.00 per day boarding fee. If dog is not claimed within 72 hours from time of impoundment, the dog will be transferred to the jurisdiction- of the Iowa City Animal Shelter. The animal control officer whall have discretion as to the impound- ment of a dog or the issuance of a warning to the owner. Morgan seconded and motion carried unanimously. Formanek moved to appoint Janis Stratton as animal control officer with all the duties and responsibilities as directed. Morgan seconded and motion carried unanimously. Formanek moved to approve an application for a garage building permit subject to the 5 foot ordinance provision to Paul Springmire at 210 Railroad Street. Morgan seconded and motion carried unanimous- ly. A motion to approve an application for building a house at 113 College Street by Dennis Brown was made by Morgan, seconded by Formanek and carried unanimously. Morgan moved to pay all bills as presented after corrections and additions and to accept all receipts. Formanek seconded and motion carried unanimously. Bills: Iowa Electric Light & Power Co. $ 323.93 General Telephone Co. 23.63 Iowa City Landfill 202.51 Iowa City Press -Citizen 27.74 Water Quality Management, Inc. 60.00 League of Iowa Municipalities 65.00 Dunton-Lanik, Inc. 228.50 Nagle Lumber 11.4.0 Tiffin Post Office 5.01 Ralph Brown 700690 Clep.r Creek Community Schools 175.00 • Beverly Birtcher 182.68 Janis Stratton 9.65 Total $N15.95 • Page 2 TOWN OF TIFFIN, IOWA May 12, T I F F I N 52340 1976 Receipts: Johnson County Treasurer $2736.72 U. S. Treasurer 474.00 State Comptroller 74.1.79 uniBank & Trust 465.48 Townspeople - Water 1041.55 - Sewer 855.21 Richerd Sheridan 10.00 Shirley A. Thompson 18•75 James Pearl 12.00 Total $6355.5o Adjournment motion was made by Formanek, seconded by Morgan and carried unanimously. U Beverly 7. B4rtcher Clerk -Treasurer 5/14/76 0 Cler; e s Notes f'rorr! `r 12 th Council tent ins, Tory Mittman reported on information b.e obtained concerning ",�le ob•3 ir,atio;1 01 the Ci.tV to collect and paV sales tax on watery sales, The State of Ic-a Department of revenue„ Sales and Use Tax,: Div, has informed the City that it is necessary to have a water sales audit before t'ne,y will issue a sales tax permit, The Cle-r!c-Treas, was directed to request a sales tax permit and arrange foi, the audit r co!nring the east five year period, Mittman reported that ti,,o bids ;.ere recei -�-,ed by the Johnson County Small Tons joint: request for bids on street work this ,eason, Tri- State Pavement Co. submitted high bid and L,L,. Pelling submitted lour bid, Betty Puschinsky requested that attention be givEn to the section of street near her home which needs repair and./or maintenance,, Tom Morgan, `street Committee Chairman will attend to + his, The need for a, To%m Marshall was discusser'_. Mittman will obtain_ a CFTA grant application for the City to file. Stratton noted that the Clear Creek Leader will hav,, coverage on the Kite Flying; Contest held recently. Stra';ton's prog-,,ess on negotiation with Louis Voparil or. the sale of hic; property adjacent to the City Park resulted, in an asking; price of ""1.8;, 000, 00, Formanek will attend a Clear Creek School board meeting; and try to . obtain pl_a.yground equipment for the City Park Formanek read letters from Sandra Uthe and and i'"s, Chi::,, Williams, Tiffin Apts,:, concerning incidents involving their augs, Atty. Neuz.154.` will send cut notices for bids for garb,.tge collection contracts, Al.so'0 'he will prepare an amendment to oroinan.e #70, see, 1U changing the na.r,e of one official posting pl:.ce from Frank's Service, Tnc",' to Tom's rkelly Service, Inc, Clerk's Notes from May <5th Special Council meeting, The State of Iowa Department of Revenue, Sales and Use rax Division having informed the City of Tiffin that all sales tax cnl water sales plus panalty and intereE t must be paid. retro-active to Duly 1 9 14710 sent their auditor, Jac? Young to audit. said period, The "'lerk-Treaso was advised by Mr. Yoan.N that a sales tax permit will not ;,e issued until tax_ assessable arEars are paid, ditty. Neuzil was as':ed to appeal the tax assessable for 1;.1251,25, penalty for !kl4(). .1_ and interest, t1.70,04, k letter will be eent to this departm nt advising them that the City wculc. like to appeal the charges,, The Clerk-Treas, was directed to seed not ice to t4;ater u-e_, accounts that 'r;e City will Jill each account for sales taX startLi? w-itApril 1,, 7 1 6, The pest charges are to and (-ar -)n t'_E Lily .L. 1976 statemen s, • Formanek informed Council - ounci1_ that t-lie Cle:.r Greek School. ) a .rd has given. the nlayground equipnmeni loca.te�i on th old Tiffin Sct^cl(l property to ""he City. The City 4i is be responsible for removal ov8l Of sic equipment,