MINUTES
OF THE ROLAND CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR
SESSION
MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
Note: The following minutes were approved by the Roland,
The Roland
City Council met in regular session on Monday, September 14, 2009, at 6:00 pm,
at the
It was moved
by Ford, seconded by Johnson to approve the consent agenda which contained the
following items: September 14, 2009
agenda, minutes from the August 20, 2009 and August 24, 2009 meetings with the
word “parking” changed to “passing” in the August 24, 2009 minutes,
Clerk/Treasurer reports, claims as submitted and tax abatements for Bo Ammerman
and Wendy Whitaker. All were in favor.
There was
public input from Sgt. Shawn Slezak of the Story County Sheriff’s Office. He updated the council on personnel issues,
the speed trailer and the increasing jail population.
Department
Head Reports were as follows:
Street Department - Street Superintendent Harold Hovick reported the double lines
have been painted on
Water/Wastewater Department – Water/Wastewater Superintendent Dean
Uitermark is at a conference in Okoboji.
Harold reported that MER Engineer was down and started smoke testing the
sewer lines. They are looking at being
here two more days. They’ve found a few
minor problems. It was noted that the
pool had been drained. City Clerk Frost
reported that Pool Tech was suppose to have been here on the 4th to
repair the surge tank, but they haven’t been here yet. She’ll contact Pool Tech to see what is going
on. Once the surge tank is repaired, the
pool will be filled with water.
City Clerk - City Clerk Deneen Frost reported the tree survey has been
postponed until September 30. The bid
letting for the three homes for the Housing Grant went well. She provided the council with a letter from
the auditors for their review and stated that they will be here Monday, Tuesday
and possibly Wednesday. She will be out
of town for the League’s Annual Conference Sept 23 – 25. She’ll have what she can ready for the
council packets and Janet will finish them up on Friday.
Kathy Hovick was present to discuss the
bill from the Summer Softball Program.
She explained how the program worked prior to 2000 and then explained
the agreement between the two cities from 2000 to current. She was not aware that Roland was not going
to support the program this year, and if she had known, she could have set
things up differently. She’d like the
council to consider at least paying the three co-directors for the wages they
were expecting. It was moved by Neely,
seconded by Johnson to pay the $955 for the Summer Softball Program. AYE:
Johnson, Neely; NAY: Canny, Ford. Mayor Juhl declared the motion failed for
lack of majority vote. It was moved by
Ford, seconded by Canny to pay Roland’s share of wages for the three
co-directors in the amount of $270 each.
AYE: Canny, Ford, Johnson;
NAY: Neely, she’d like to see the whole
amount paid. Mayor Juhl declared the
motion carried.
It was moved by Canny, seconded by Ford
to reimburse the Roland Area Development Corporation (RADC) $422.16 for
property taxes paid on the Community Center.
All were in favor.
Lori Whipple requested the
council credit her for $21.75 for the final billing at
It was moved by Ford, seconded by Canny to pay the third and
final pay request for S & J Installation in the amount of $8260 for work
done at Olin Arthur’s through the City’s Housing Grant program. All were in favor.
There was a short discussion on the property located at
It was moved by Neely, seconded by Canny to approve the
following appointment made by Mayor Juhl:
Board
of Adjustments Arlon Binning 5 yr term Expires 6/30/2014
All were in favor.
It was moved by Canny, seconded by Ford
to approve Resolution No. 09-12 entitled, A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE IOWA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ROAD USE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
2008/2009. The roll was called for and
is as follows: AYE: Canny, Ford, Johnson, Neely; NAY: none.
Whereupon Mayor Juhl declared the resolution duly adopted and the same
placed on file.
It was moved by Johnson, seconded by
Neely to approve Resolution No. 09-13 entitled, A RESOLUTION SETTING THE WAGES FOR
THE LIBRARY EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF ROLAND,
It was moved by Neely, seconded
by Canny to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 71 entitled, AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ROLAND, IOWA, 2003, BY
AMENDING CHAPTER 55, PERTAINING TO ANIMAL PROTECTION AND CONTROL. The roll was called for and is as
follows: AYE: Canny, Ford, Johnson, Neely; NAY: none.
Whereupon Mayor Juhl declared the first reading of the ordinance passed
and that it is placed on the next agenda for its second reading.
There were no
Council/Mayor comments.
There was no
public input.
With no
further business at this time, Canny moved adjournment of the meeting at 6:53
pm, seconded by Ford. All were in
favor. The next regular council meeting
will be Monday, September 28, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall.
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SEPTEMBER CLAIMS |
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GENERAL FUND |
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Fire Dept. |
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Alliant
Energy |
gas &
electric |
$
53.71 |
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Heart of |
fuel/batteries |
$
329.06 |
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Total Fire
Dept. |
$
382.77 |
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Roland Response Team |
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EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$
247.50 |
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IPERS |
$
248.17 |
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Electronic
Engineering |
Sept '09
tower rent |
$
21.00 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
452.63 |
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Total Roland
Response Team |
$
969.30 |
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Streets |
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|
Heart of |
fuel/oil |
$
126.67 |
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Wheeler Auto |
oil filter |
$
7.29 |
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Total
Streets |
$
133.96 |
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Street Lights |
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Alliant
Energy |
gas & electric |
$
1,747.67 |
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Total Street
Lights |
$
1,747.67 |
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Landfill/Garbage |
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Stone
Sanitation |
garbage
hauling - August '09 |
$
6,968.32 |
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Total
Landfill/Garbage |
$
6,968.32 |
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CONTRIBUTIONS |
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Carlson,
McKena |
summer
softball program co-director fee |
$
270.00 |
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Mott,
Danielle |
summer
softball program co-director fee |
$
270.00 |
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Neely,
Mackenzie |
summer
softball program co-director fee |
$
270.00 |
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Total
Contributions |
$
810.00 |
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Library |
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EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$
1,073.02 |
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Treasurer,
State of |
state w/h |
$
156.00 |
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|
IPERS |
$
535.62 |
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Alliant
Energy |
gas &
electric |
$
360.81 |
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Baker &
Taylor |
adult-juvenile
F/NF |
$
520.12 |
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Book
Systems, Inc |
annual software subscription |
$
995.00 |
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ICN |
long
distance |
$
2.94 |
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|
phone bill |
$
61.44 |
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Premier
Office Equipment |
copier maintenance |
$
66.00 |
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True Value |
screws/screw
eyes/threshold insert |
$
8.97 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
1,396.16 |
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Total
Library |
$
5,176.08 |
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Museum |
|
|
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Alliant
Energy |
gas &
electric |
$
72.86 |
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|
|
$
72.86 |
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Park |
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|
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EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$
346.94 |
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Treasurer,
State of |
state w/h |
$
72.00 |
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|
IPERS |
$
210.54 |
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Alliant
Energy |
gas &
electric |
$
99.85 |
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Gehrke
Quarries |
lime |
$
156.20 |
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Heart of |
fuel |
$
102.02 |
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Ryerson's |
maintenance
supplies-mower |
$
105.40 |
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4 x
8's/plywood |
$
31.30 |
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Wheeler Auto |
shop towels/antifreeze/oil
seal |
$
31.94 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
1,568.23 |
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|
$
2,724.42 |
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Cemetery |
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Alliant
Energy |
gas &
electric |
$
19.66 |
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|
|
$
19.66 |
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Swimming Pool |
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|
|
EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$
1,837.49 |
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Treasurer,
State of |
state w/h |
$
110.00 |
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Alliant
Energy |
gas &
electric |
$
1,078.48 |
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Conley's
Trucking |
3/8"
minus/hauling |
$
572.94 |
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|
phone bill |
$
53.71 |
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LGI |
coliform
testing |
$
11.00 |
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stakes/2x4's/2x6's/rerod |
$
726.93 |
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The
Lifeguard Store |
swimsuits |
$
833.33 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
1,797.67 |
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Total
Swimming Pool |
$
7,021.55 |
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Policy & Administration |
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EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$
3.62 |
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|
IPERS |
$
13.69 |
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Aramark |
rug rentals |
$
32.03 |
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IKON Office
Solutions |
copier
maintenance |
$ 6.97 |
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|
phone bill |
$
131.99 |
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JBD
Enterprises |
Aug '09 web
page maintenance |
$
38.00 |
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Kabel
Business Services |
monthly-annual
fee/hra payment-Deneen |
$
418.24 |
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Quill |
office
supplies |
$
73.15 |
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Sam's Club |
paper towels |
$
25.76 |
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|
publications |
$
404.41 |
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US Cellular |
cell phone
fees |
$
78.34 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
117.81 |
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Total Policy
& Admin. |
$
1,344.01 |
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TOTAL GENERAL |
$26,560.60 |
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ROAD USE |
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EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$
780.75 |
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Treasurer,
State of |
state w/h |
$
181.00 |
|
|
IPERS |
$
496.41 |
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Alliant
Energy |
gas & electric |
$
52.19 |
|
Heart of |
fuel |
$
206.18 |
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Heartland
Co-Op |
tire
repair-backhoe |
$
20.00 |
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IAMU |
Sept - Nov
'09 training |
$
223.14 |
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phone bill |
$
33.50 |
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US Cellular |
cell phone
fee |
$
29.12 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
1,240.20 |
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TOTAL ROAD USE |
$
3,262.49 |
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HOUSING GRANT |
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S & J
Installation |
O. Arthur -
3rd & final payment |
$
8,260.00 |
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Simmering-Cory,
Inc |
O. Arthur - administration
fees |
$
4,530.00 |
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TOTAL HOUSING GRANT |
$12,790.00 |
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
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Roland Area
Development Corp |
reimb for
city share of property taxes pd 9/09 |
$
422.16 |
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TOTAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
$ 422.16
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METER DEPOSIT |
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Gammon,
Jarrod |
meter
deposit refund |
$
100.00 |
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TOTAL METER DEPOSIT |
$
100.00 |
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WATER |
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EFTPS |
fed/ss/med |
$
2,395.30 |
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Treasurer,
State of |
state w/h |
$ 439.00
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|
IPERS |
$
1,159.11 |
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Treasurer,
State of |
sales tax |
$
944.00 |
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Alliant
Energy |
gas &
electric |
$
1,039.92 |
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Brown Supply |
10"
clay coupling/6" plug |
$
70.00 |
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First American
Bank |
August '09
Ecorp fees |
$
18.52 |
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Heart of |
fuel |
$
62.28 |
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IAMU |
Sept-Nov '09
training dues |
$
111.57 |
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IDNR |
annual water
use fee |
$
135.00 |
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|
water
seminar-Okoboji |
$
90.00 |
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|
phone bill |
$
48.09 |
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Kabel
Business Service |
monthly-annual
fee/hra payments-Dean/Deneen |
$
287.37 |
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LGI |
water
testing |
$
22.00 |
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Roland Post
Office |
water bill
postage |
$
66.21 |
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|
oil
change/r&r plugs & belts-'99 Dodge |
$
176.39 |
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True Value |
batteries |
$
21.99 |
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US Cellular |
cell phone
fees |
$
14.56 |
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City
Employees |
wages |
$
2,723.00 |
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TOTAL WATER |
$
9,824.31 |
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SEWER |
|
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|
Alliant
Energy |
gas &
electric |
$
474.62 |
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First
American Bank |
August '09
Ecorp fees |
$
18.52 |
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Heart of |
fuel |
$
62.27 |
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IAMU |
Sept-Nov '09
training dues |
$
111.57 |
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|
wastewater
seminar-Dubuque |
$
90.00 |
|
|
phone bill |
$
58.25 |
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Kabel
Business Services |
monthly-annual
fee/hra payments-Dean/Deneen |
$
287.36 |
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LGI |
wastewater
testing |
$
289.10 |
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Roland Post
Office |
water bill
postage |
$
66.20 |
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oil
change/r&r plugs & belts |
$
176.39 |
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US Cellular |
cell phone
fees |
$
14.56 |
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TOTAL SEWER |
$
1,648.84 |
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GRAND TOTAL |
$54,186.24 |
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_____________________________________ __________________________________________
Samuel Juhl, Mayor