HomeMy Public PortalAbout[Blank]_[Blank]_[Blank]_[Blank]_[Blank]_[Blank]_[Blank]_1641 The Wellsburg City Council met in regular session January 3, 2017 with Mayor Nederhoff presiding and all Council Members Meyer, Hippen, Werkman, and Van Heiden present. Absent: Eilderts.
This meeting was the organizational meeting for 2017 as such, the following committee appointments were made: Building and Finance, Steve Hippen and Josh Meyer; Police and Fire, Dale
Eilderts and Lance Van Heiden; Streets and Alleys, Lance Van Heiden and Calvin Werkman; Parks and Pool, Josh Meyer and Calvin Werkman; Garbage and Landfill, Dale Eilderts and Steve
Hippen; and Water and Waste Water, full council. Other Appointments as follows: Mayor Pro Tem, Lance Van Heiden; City Clerk, Wendy Lage; City Attorney, Seth Schroeder; Fire Chief,
Greg Winger; and Official Publication, Grundy Register. Meyer moved to approve the minutes of the December regular meeting. Eilderts seconded the motion. All ayes, carried.
Van Heiden moved to approve the Minutes of the December regular meeting. Meyer seconded the motion. All ayes, carried.
Van Heiden moved to approve the Treasurer’s Report for December. Werkman seconded the motion. All ayes, carried.
Werkman moved to approve the following bills for payment. Meyer seconded the motion. All ayes, carried.
Alliant Energy, Gas & Electric $3,474.24 Blythe Sanitation, November Garbage $4,051.21
Card Services, Meetings & Travel $2,389.79 Casey's General Store, Supplies $20.12
Eftps, Fed/Fica Taxes $3,810.30 Green Belt Bank & Trust, Copier Lease $50.08
Ipers, Ipers $1,626.56 John Deere Financial, Supplies $38.40
Treasurer State Of Iowa, State Taxes $1,100.00 Wellsburg Post Office, Stamps $47.00
Windstream, Phone Service $388.11 Greg Winger, Reimburse CPR Training $800.00
Payroll Checks $15,570.64 Unifirst Corporation, Rugs/Mops/Towels $111.45
Blythe Sanitation, Garbage Pickup $45.00 Brown Supply, Valve Riser Box $628.34
Central Iowa Health Care, Paramedic $35.00 CIWA, November Water $4,639.95
Cvd Publishing, Advertising $33.50 Ed Feld Equip., Helmet & Gloves $1,148.00
Frank Dunn Co, Cold Patch $588.00 Grundy Register, Council Minutes $73.30
Steve Hippen, Applicator Class $35.00 IACC College, Fire School $200.00
Paul Nieman Construction, Rock $2,650.00 North Iowa Web Design, Hosting $540.00
Plumb Supply, Library $227.31 True North Companies, Insurance $372.40
Approved by the Wellsburg Library Board
Unifirst Corporation, Rug $12.45 Card Services, Supplies, DVD, Books $596.41
Country Woman, Magazine $15.00 Demco, Supplies $426.78
Fons And Porters, 1 Yr Renewal $20.97 Ingram Library Services, Books $632.57
Karen Mennenga, Mileage $66.96 Overdrive, Audio Books $84.00
The Penworthy Co., Books $175.64 Wellsburg Public Library, Postage $70.02
December receipts by fund as follows: General Fund, 13,493.10; Road Use Tax Fund, 6,537.40; Capital Projects Fund, 8.28; Water Fund, 14,478.16; Sewer Fund, 15,031.78; Garbage Fund,
4,216.40; Library Fund, 22,077.66; Debt Service, 5,600.20; Special Fund, 6,852.21 and TIF Fund, 2,687.75.
December expenditures by fund as follows: General Fund, 24,373.86; Garbage Fund, 4,101.25; Special Fund, 1,647.75; Capital Projects, 55,899.97; Road Use Tax, 2,909.89; Debt Service,
0.00; TIF Fund, 0.00; Water, 8,556.74; Sewer, 6,091.37; and Library, 2,499.23.
Karen Mennenga presented the Library Report including an update on library programing.
Greg Winger presented the Fire Department report. Meyer moved to hire A J Trucking to transport the Fire Truck to Wellsburg and to fly one fire department member to New York for training
and to determine that all the agreed upon equipment is received. Hippen seconded the motion. All ayes, carried.
Leon Abels representing the Wellsburg Fire and Rescue Association stated that the City will be receiving a check for $7,500 for the purchase of the fire truck.
Van Heiden moved to approve the following Fire Department Officers: Greg Winger, Chief: Brent Schipper, Assistant Chief; Tyler Duhn and Kendall Abbas, Captains; Rick Riebkes, Lieutenant;
Kenny Abbas & April Haupt, EMS. Meyer seconded the motion. All ayes, carried.
Nathan Vogel presented the public works report. Update on the public works building. Van Heiden moved to approve change order #2 adding steel grating over the floor drain and ceiling
fans.
Wendy Lage presented the Clerk’s report. Wendy applied for a $10,000 Grundy County Community Foundation grant for business district street lighting. The Council would like to visit
with Eric Harms, Alliant Energy regarding options for lighting. We will be looking at other grant opportunities and fund raising to complete the project.
Hippen moved to approve the request to reduce a high utility bill and forgive all but $100 of the Water usage and $100 of the sewer usage. Werkman seconded the motion. All ayes, carried.
Van Heiden moved to approve FY 2018 pay raises as follows: Randy Hippen $1.00 per hour; Nathan Vogel 2% wage increase and Wendy Lage 2.75% wage increase. Werkman seconded the motion.
All ayes, carried.
Van Heiden moved to adjourn the meeting. Meyer seconded the motion. All ayes, carried.
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Wendy Lage, City Clerk