HomeMy Public PortalAboutMinutes - 1/7/2019The Wellsburg City Council met in regular session January 7, 2019 with Mayor Pro-Tem Van
Heiden presiding and all Council Members present. This meeting was the organizational meeting for 2019
as such, the following committee appointments were made: Building and Finance, Steve Hippen and Terri
Eiten; Police and Fire, Dale Eilderts and Lance Van Heiden; Streets and Alleys, Lance Van Heiden and
Dale Eilderts; Parks and Pool, Terri Eiten and Eric Minteer; Garbage and Landfill, Eric Minteer and Steve
Hippen; Water and Waste Water, full council; Sewer Project, Lance Van Heiden and Dale Eilderts. Other
Appointments as follows: Mayor Pro Tern, Lance Van Heiden; City Clerk, Wendy Lage; City Attorney,
Seth Schroeder; Fire Chief, Greg Winger; and Official Publication, Grundy Register.
Minteer moved to approve the minutes of the December regular meeting. Eiten seconded the
motion. All ayes, carried.
Hippen moved to approve the Treasurer's Report for December. Eiten seconded the motion. All
ayes, carried.
Minteer moved to approve the following bills for payment. Hippen seconded the motion. All ayes,
carried.
Alliant Energy
Gas/Electric Bills
$
3,917.14
Blythe Sanitation
November Garbage
$
4,308.70
Card Services
Postage, Books, Conference
$
507.73
Casey's General Store
Ice
$
4.38
Casey's General Store
Ice
$
2.19
Eftps
Fed/Fica Taxes
$
5,669.19
Green Belt Bank & Trust
Copier Lease
$
50.08
Grundy County Sheriff
Contract
$
3,679.17
Innovative Ag Service
LP
$
236.25
Ipers
Pension
$
2,698.64
John Deere Financial
Parts & Supplies
$
96.76
John Deere Financial
Parts & Supplies
$
375.71
Treasurer State Of Iowa
State Tax
$
1,609.00
Visa
Postage
$
9.78
Windstream
Phone Service
$
377.89
Greg Winger
Printer Ink
$
120.41
Payroll Checks
$
19,731.44
American Power Washing
Mower Deck - Paint
$
100.00
Unifirst Corporation
Rugs & Mops
$
159.51
Andy's Auto Parts
Parts & Supplies
$
685.74
Blythe Sanitation
Garbage Pickup
$
45.00
Innovative Ag
LP
$
326.78
Iowa Regional Utilities
November Water Usage
$
4,568.40
Iowa Regional Utilities
December Water Usage
$
4,720.68
Fehr Graham
Facility Plan
$
8,775.00
Grundy Register
Minutes
$
69.72
Heiman Fire Equipment
Gloves, Suspenders, Light
$
670.48
The Hometowner
Snow Ordinance Ad
$
36.00
Dale Howard
Ambulance Repair
$
1,678.94
Iowa One Call
Locates
$
14.40
Iowa Radiant
Ups Charges
$
52.25
Iowa State University
Fire Training
$
370.00
Myles Meyer Farms
Truck Rims
$
210.00
Mid Iowa Concrete
Water Main Repair
$
620.00
Snittjer Grain
Gas & Diesel
$
870.33
Spahn & Rose Lumber
Supplies
$
90.47
Story Kenworthy
TC LLC
U S Cellular
Marcia Van Heiden
W L Construction Supply
Approve By Library Board
Dan Steenhard
Unifirst Corporation
Bestsellers Audio LLC
Card Services
Country Sampler
Fons And Porters
Ingram Library Services
Iowa Radiant
Mc Calls Quick Quilts
Karen Mennenga
Pioneer Woman
The Iowan
Printer Ink & Envelopes
$
103.92
Internet
$
155.15
Cellphone Service
$
104.47
Refund Memorial Bldg. Rent
$
100.00
Blade Cut Saw
$
419.99
Wow Speaker
$
75.00
Rug
$
13.10
Books
$
298.20
Vacuum, Books, DVD's, Supplies
$
504.76
1 Yr. Renewal
$
18.00
1 Yr. Renewal
$
24.95
Books
$
618.51
Repairs
$
294.37
1 Yr. Renewal
$
22.98
Travel
$
53.41
1 Yr. Renewal
$
18.00
1 Yr. Renewal
$
24.00
Windstream Phone/Internet $ 147.72
December receipts by fund as follows: General Fund, $25,580.70; Road Use Tax Fund, $8,025.15;
Capital Projects Fund, $15.03 Water Fund, $12,085.06; Sewer Fund, $13,604.74; Garbage Fund, $4,194.40;
Library Fund, $1,026.94; Debt Service, $6,428.42; Special Fund, $6,966.82 and TIF Fund, $4,713.41.
December expenditure by fund: General, $24,409.37; RUT, $4,431.91; Special, $3,174.53; TIF,
$0.00; Debt, $0.00; Capital Projects, $0.00; Library, $2,548.96; Water, $12,072.93; Sewer, $17,236.30; and
Garbage, $4,372.04.
Karen Mennenga presented the Library report.
Greg Winger presented the Fire Department report.
Eilderts moved to approve the following Fire Department Officers: Greg Winger, Chief; Kendall
Abbas, Assistant Chief; Captains, Chase Babcock and Tyler Duhn; Lieutenant, Mark Wiltfang; Ems
Captains, Kenny Abbas and Brittanee Deeringer. Minteer seconded the motion. All ayes, carried.
The Wellsburg Fire Association has purchased a thermal imager for the Fire Department.
Greg presented information regarding a used Pumper Tanker. No decision was made at this time.
Jamie Madden presented the Public Works Report. Minteer moved to purchase an air compressor
from Norby's. Cost to be $1200.00. Eilderts seconded the motion. All ayes, carried.
Lucus Elsbernd, Fehr Graham, explained the facility plan for the sewer upgrade and informed the
council about the next steps in the process.
Minteer moved to approve the Wellsburg Community Club liquor license. Eiten seconded the
motion. All ayes, carried.
Eilderts moved to withhold the final payment to Penning Construction for the Public Works Facility
due to project being completed 120 days after the December 1, 2016 deadline. Hippen seconded the motion.
All ayes, carried.
Eilderts moved to increase insurance stipend to $6,000 for FY 2020. Minteer seconded the motion.
All ayes, carried.
Minteer moved to approve 2% pay increase for Wendy Lage and 2.5% increase for Jamie Madden
for FY 2020. Eiten seconded the motion. All ayes, carried.
Eilderts moved to adjourn. Eiten seconded the motion. All ayes, carried.
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