MINUTES
OF THE ROLAND CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR
SESSION
MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
Note: The following minutes were approved by the Roland,
The Roland City
Council met in regular session on Monday, February 22, 2010, at 6:00 pm, at the
It was moved
by Ford, seconded by Canny to approve the consent agenda which contained the
following items: February 22, 2010
agenda, minutes from the February 8, 2010 meeting, as written, Clerk/Treasurer
reports, and claims as submitted. All
were in favor.
There was
public input at this time from Deputy Leanna Ellis. She reported that the Sheriff’s Office is
trying to stay within its budget and asked if anyone has any concerns she could
report back to the Sheriff.
Department
Head Reports were as follows:
Street Department - Street Superintendent Harold Hovick had nothing to report
at this time. Mayor Fritz passed on a
compliment he received to Harold regarding knocking back the snow piles on the
corners so residents can see around them.
Water/Wastewater
Departments – Harold reported that he has not done anything with the dialer at
the wastewater plant yet. He is waiting
to see who the City hires so their phone number can be added.
City Clerk - City Clerk Deneen Frost had nothing to report at this
time.
Tim Siefert was present to see what the
council decided on his two (2) snow violation tickets he asked to have
forgiven. It was moved by Johnson,
seconded by Ford, not to forgive the two (2) snow violation tickets. All were in favor.
City Attorney Tom Wynia was present to
give the council an update on the property at
City Attorney Wynia also reported on
the property at
Jonathan Eickholt was present to ask
the council if they would be willing to sell off part of the property they
purchased behind the property he is looking at purchasing. Currently, there is not a lot of room for a
backyard. He’d like the additional space
for a garden and orchard. The council
stated they will need to contact the family they purchased the property from,
as there were restrictions on the use of the property. They will also need to contact the Park Board
to see if they would be in favor of the sale.
City Clerk Frost will contact the family members to see if they would be
receptive to the sale. She will contact
Mr. Eickholt when she gets the information.
Street Superintendent Hovick stated that the council needs to decide if
there is going to be a street from
Library Board members Marvin Wright,
Steve Olson and Jerry Handsaker were present to give an update on the
remodeling of
They received an initial proposal for
the furnishings in the amount of $38,000 for the sketch as shown. They have made some changes, with the carpet
being the major one, to bring the costs down to $30,000.
They would like to have the City amend
the resolution that gave them the authority to spend funds from the Library
Trust funds from $50,000 to $63,000.
Along with the $13,000 from the Library Trust fund, one of the
Foundation’s donors has requested that $10,000 of the amount they donated be
allocated for the new furnishings. The
Library Board will also be asking the Library Foundation for an additional
$15,000 of the donated funds. Most of
the furnishings that are being purchased for the remodeling will be transferred
to the new library at the Coop site once it is built. They hope to have an answer from the
Foundation by the next council meeting.
Jerry asked about ordering the
furnishings without having the funds secured.
They’d like to order the furnishings and have the City cover the costs
until the Board has successfully secured the funds. Consensus of the council was to have them
order the items that will take the longest to get here and then order the rest
of the items as they have the funds to do so.
City Clerk Frost was directed to draft
a resolution allowing the Library Board to spend an additional $13,000 from the
Library Trust fund. The sketches and
color schemes that were presented to the council will be placed in the front
window of
It was moved by Canny, seconded by
Neely to approve Mayor Fritz’s appointment of Bruce Gauley to the Library Board
to fill the vacancy left by Dave Meier, with the term to expire June 30,
2010. AYES: Canny, Ford, Neely; NAYS: Johnson, he feels they should appoint someone
who has children and uses the Library.
Mayor Fritz declared the motion carried.
There was discussion on the
applicants that were interviewed for the Water/Wastewater Superintendent’s
position. CM Ford stated the
Administrative Committee interviewed three (3) applicants. He went over the pros and cons for each
applicant. CM Ford answered questions from the Mayor and Council members
regarding the applicants. After
discussion it was moved by Canny, seconded by Johnson to approve the
recommendation of the Administrative Committee to hire Nathan J. Hovick as the
Water/Wastewater Superintendent for Roland and to approve Resolution No. 10-02
entitled, RESOLUTION HIRING A WATER/WASTEWATER SUPERINTENDENT AND SETTING
WAGES. The roll was called for and is as
follows: AYES: Canny, Ford, Johnson,
Neely; NAYS: none. Whereupon Mayor Fritz declared the resolution
duly adopted and the same placed on file.
Council/Mayor
comments consisted of the following: CM Neely
inquired about the bids that were received for the resurfacing of the alley
behind
There was no
public input at this time.
With no
further business at this time, Neely moved adjournment of the meeting at 6:56
pm; seconded by Canny. All were in
favor. The next regular council meeting
will be Monday, March 8, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall.
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FEBRUARY CLAIMS |
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GENERAL FUND |
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Fire Dept. |
|
|
|
Ed M Feld
Equipment Co. |
scott air
bags inspection/repairs |
$
910.54 |
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2010
membership dues |
$
25.00 |
|
Sandry Fire
Supply |
hose/helmet/name
patch/pants |
$
584.07 |
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|
materials
for railing per Ins Co |
$
206.17 |
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Total Fire
Dept. |
$ 1,725.78
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Roland Response Team |
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|
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|
Update 2010
conference |
$
150.00 |
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|
materials
for railing per Ins Co |
$
206.18 |
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Total Roland
Response Team |
$
356.18 |
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Library |
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|
|
EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$
362.82 |
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Business
Card (Platinum Plus) |
prog-off
spls/mag renewals/cd's/dvd's/postage |
$
1,943.12 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
1,422.82 |
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Total
Library |
$ 3,728.76
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|
Swimming Pool |
|
|
|
Ia Dept of
Public Health |
2010 pool
registration |
$
35.00 |
|
|
Total
Swimming Pool |
$
35.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
Policy & Administration |
|
|
|
EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$
418.86 |
|
Business
Card |
office
supplies |
$
194.60 |
|
IKON Office
Solutions |
copier lease |
$
172.00 |
|
Ia Assoc of
Regional Councils |
09-10
Employment Law Handbook |
$
125.00 |
|
JBD
Enterprises |
web page
maintenance - Jan '10 |
$
73.00 |
|
Kabel
Business Services |
hra payment
- Deneen |
$
829.32 |
|
Wellmark
Blue Cross Blue Shield |
March '10
premium |
$
808.43 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
1,095.21 |
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Total Policy
& Admin. |
$
3,716.42 |
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TOTAL GENERAL |
$
9,562.14 |
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ROAD USE |
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|
EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$
376.59 |
|
Farm Plan |
hydraulic
oil - tractor |
$
24.95 |
|
Hallett
Materials |
ice control
sand |
$
86.54 |
|
Wellmark Blue
Cross Blue Shield |
March '10
premium |
$
808.43 |
|
City
Employees |
wages |
$
1,528.92 |
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|
TOTAL ROAD USE |
$
2,825.43 |
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WATER |
|
|
|
Kabel
Business Services |
hra payment
- Deneen |
$
414.66 |
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State of |
sale tax |
$
888.00 |
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TOTAL WATER |
$
1,302.66 |
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SEWER |
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|
|
EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$
82.96 |
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Business
Card (Platinum Plus) |
DNR permit
fee |
$
85.00 |
|
Kabel
Business Services |
hra payment
- Deneen |
$ 414.66 |
|
Management
and Operational Resc |
basic ww
class - Mar 1& 2, 8 & 9 |
$
579.00 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
427.61 |
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|
|
$
1,589.23 |
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GRAND TOTAL |
$
15,279.46 |
_____________________________________ __________________________________________
Roger Fritz, Mayor Deneen
Frost, City Clerk