HomeMy Public PortalAboutMinutes - 3/3/2008 The Wellsburg City Council met in regular session March 3, 2008 with Mayor Fox presiding and council member Nielsen and Van Heiden present. Absent Lindaman, Buseman and Van Hauen.
Lindaman arrived at 7:20.
The council proceeded (without a quorum present) with a report from the Greg Riebkes, Library Board, and Karen Mennenga, Acting Library Director. They presented an update on upcoming
events and reported on the progress of the Library Building Project. Ralph Savoy, fund drive consultant, will be at the finance meeting Thursday March 6 at 5:30.
At 7:20 Lindaman arrived and the council proceeded with the agenda.
Motion by Nielsen second by Lindaman to approve the February regular meeting and special meeting minutes. All ayes, carried.
Motion by Lindaman second by Nielsen to approve the February Treasurer’s Report. All ayes, carried.
Motion by Van Heiden second by Lindaman to approve the following bills for payment. All ayes, carried.
Marvin Bierman, housing rehab 13110.00 Post Office, stamps and box rent 189.00
Bridge Construction, housing rehab 15250.00 EFTPS, federal payroll taxes 2301.42
Net Salaries, 4966.36 Treasurer State, state payroll taxes 306.00
IPERS, employee pension 847.66 City of Wellsburg, utility deduction 45.00
Wellmark, health insurance 1245.18 City of Wellsburg, cafeteria plan 141.66
Alliant Energy, utility bills 4013.98 Central Iowa Water, January usage 6642.21
Grundy Co. Sheriff, contract 2569.75 Iowa Telecom, phone service 381.78
Peoples Savings, safe deposit box rent 35.00 Blythe Sanitation, January Garbage 3685.92
Memorial Bldg Salaries 157.10 Alltel, cell phone service 56.69
Blythe Sanitation, garbage pickup 50.00 Brown Supply, cast coupling 184.15
Casey’s, ice and supplies Oct-Jan 35.86 EMP, ambulance supplies 275.75
Institute of Public Affairs, handbooks 178.50 IA Dept. of Public Health, pool registration 70.00
INRCOG, grant administration 1649.50 Iowa One Call, locates 9.00
Marshall and Swift, rugs, towels, mops 153.96 Power Plan, loader parts 119.70
Office Depot, ink, labels, paper 112.60 R & M Foods, supplies 7.19
Spahn and Rose, plexiglass 6.81 Test America, water and sewer testing 142.80
Iowa State University, fire training 78.00 EMP, pelican mini flasher 205.85Leon Abels, safety tape for loader 10.85 B & B Auto Parts, parts and supplies 87.12
Grundy Register, minutes and budget 155.73
APPROVED BY LIBRARY BOARD:
Baker & Taylor, books 527.35 Follett Software, support 769.00
Hecht & Jimenez, typewriter ribbons 20.25 Henning Construction, replace door locks 64.00
Office Depot, DVD cases 80.97 R & M Foods, supplies 1.62
Ralph Savoy, contract 8784.29 Veridian, books, DVD’s 143.18
Cross Country Stitching, magazine 22.95 Reiman Publications, magazines 29.96
Net Salaries 1336.05 Julie Stratton, severance 1279.44
January receipts by funds as follows: General Fund, 11,674.10; Road Use Tax Fund, 4,986.35; Capital Projects Fund, 31,809.00; Water Fund, 11,009.26; Sewer Fund, 5,914.45; Garbage Fund,
3,889.13; Library Fund, 242.40; Debt Service, 352.94; Special Fund, 170.01 and TIF Fund, 0.00.
Motion by Nielsen second by Van Heiden to approve budget requests from Operation Threshold, Chemical Dependency and Big Brother/Big Sisters. All ayes, carried.
At 7:40 p.m. the Mayor declared that this was the place for public hearing on the proposed FY 2009 budget. Being the were no oral or written objections the Mayor closed the public
hearing at 7:42 p.m.
Motion by Lindaman second by Van Heiden to approve Resolution 03-2008-1, a resolution approving the FY 2009 budget. Roll call of votes, all ayes, carried.
Motion by Nielsen second by Van Heiden to approve Resolution 03-2008-2, a resolution accepting the plat of the William Riekena Subdivision. Roll call of votes, all ayes, carried.
Motion to adjourn Lindaman second Van Heiden. All ayes, carried.
Richard Fox, Mayor Wendy Lage, City Clerk