MINUTES
OF CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Mayor
Larry Tolzin called the city council to order at
Huber moved
to approve the agenda with the following additions: Personnel Policy Manual
Committee, Ambulance, and Request from the Hutchinson Herald. Guthmiller
seconded, all present in favor; motion carried.
REGULAR MEETING ITEMS: Herman made a motion to approve the
minutes of the November 7 meeting.
Kotalik seconded, all present in favor; motion carried.
Aisenbrey made a motion to approve the
November finance report. Herman seconded, all present in favor; motion carried.
FINANCE
REPORT:
|
|
General |
Water |
Sewer |
Garbage |
Perpetual Care |
Sales Tax |
Totals |
|
Checking
|
35,765.40 |
49,792.17 |
14,315.10 |
30,333.99 |
1,606.28 |
12,271.04 |
144,083.98 |
|
Warrants: |
(22,326.05) |
(4,999.25) |
(1,496.07) |
(6,570.89) |
|
0.00 |
(35,392.26) |
|
Receipts: |
82,365.20 |
8,173.92 |
4,007.75 |
5,789.52 |
20.00 |
5,683.89 |
106,040.28 |
|
Interest: |
38.61 |
20.99 |
6.67 |
11.71 |
|
7.11 |
85.09 |
|
Checking
|
95,843.16 |
52,987.83 |
16,833.45 |
29,564.33 |
1,626.28 |
17,962.04 |
214,817.09 |
|
Water
Restricted Cash |
|
(3,050.00) |
|
|
Restricted |
|
(3,050.00) |
|
General
Purpose CD's |
50,000.00 |
|
|
|
Account |
|
50,000.00 |
|
Designated
Purpose CD's |
46,081.24 |
|
11,447.46 |
500.00 |
43,501.14 |
|
101,529.84 |
|
Total
Cash Assets: |
191,924.40 |
49,937.83 |
28,280.91 |
30,064.33 |
45,127.42 |
17,962.04 |
363,296.93 |
|
Profit or (Loss) for the month |
60,077.76 |
3,195.66 |
2,518.35 |
(769.66) |
20.00 |
5,691.00 |
70,733.11 |
RECEIPTS: Water 7773.92; Sewer 4007.75; Garbage 5767.52; Late
Fees 80.00; Ambulance 1920.71; City Hall Rent, South Central Child Development
45.00 & Richard Harbur 120.00; Tree & Park CD Interest 4.52; Wood
Chips, Ray Beecher 24.96; Land & Water Conservation Grant (playground
equipment) 17,387.00; Special Assessments, Principal 231.29; Special
Assessments, Interest 41.11; Special Assessments, Penalty 13.62; Alcohol
Beverage Fund Remittance 1079.51; Cemetery CD Interest 57.69; Sales Tax-1%
5683.89 & 2% 5682.68; 5% License 175.82; Mobile Home Tax-Oct. ’04 260.36;
Penalty & Interest-Oct. ’04 91.40; Real Estate Taxes-Oct ’04 55,149.53;
Water Deposit, Jeremy Fischer 100.00, Melissa Deckert 100.00, John/Lois Hazen
100.00, & Kimberlena Whitehurst 100.00; RU Site-Shingles, Doug Christian
12.00; RU Site-White Goods, Earl Schnabel 10.00; Perpetual Care Donation, Wilma
Heer by Klaudt’s 20.00; Interest Earned 85.09. Total Receipts: $106,125.37.
WARRANTS APPROVED: Payroll: Council; 377.63; Mayor
83.11; Finance 1001.10; City Hall 95.12; Police 3170.66; Streets 1693.18;
Cemetery 104.64; Ambulance 249.22; Parks 534.77; Library 252.66; Development
265.14; Water 782.71; Sewer 790.19; Garbage 662.56; Wellmark BCBS, Group Insurance
1321.64; Principal Life, Group Insurance 298.81; SDRS, Retirement 1073.99;
Menno State Bank, Payroll Taxes 2642.40. Professional Services: Rocky
Zeeb’s Garbage Service 4946.25. Utilities: NorthWestern, Electricity
1189.31; Golden West Co., Phone 271.08. Water Fund: B-Y Water, 1.644
Million Gallons 3326.84; Deposit Refunds: Patty Kastengren 50.00; Joanne
Knutson Leys 50.00, Menno Hardware 50.00, & Delores Schoppert 50.00; Petty
Cash, Supply 2.21; Bad Check, Lonnie Schultz 13.25. Sewer Fund: Dept. of
Revenue, Samples 57.00; Menno Hardware, Supply 3.93; Petty Cash, Postage 27.95;
Bad Check. Lonnie Schultz 7.00. Garbage Fund: SD State Treasurer, Sales
Tax 214.41. General Fund: Banyon Data Systems, Payroll Support 695.00;
Bertsch Law Office, Legal Fees 170.60; Brown & Saenger, Office Supply 3.06;
Business Forms & Accounting Systems, Checks 129.53; Dust-Tex, City Hall
Supply 44.00; Klaudt’s Service, Fuel-Tires-Rims 1502.61; Menno Hardware,
Supplies 25.36; Mettler Implement, Maintainer R&M 166.47; Petty Cash,
Supply 19.64; Postmaster, Stamps 37.00; Second Century Publishing,
Minutes-Notices 190.54; Simonsen Plumbing & Heating, Furnace R&M 59.16;
Clarence Simonsen, Ambulance Laundry-21#’s 47.25; Bob Ulmer, Tree Stump Removal
(6) 125.00; Vantek, Police Radio R&M 63.00. Warrants Approved:
$28,936.98.
Huber made a motion to approve the warrants
as presented. Kotalik seconded, all present in favor; motion carried.
SCHEDULED BUSINESS: Herman made a motion
to approve the following applications for liquor license renewals:
Guthmiller seconded, all present in favor; motion
carried.
Glenn Kirschenman commended the city and employees
on the good job they have done on snow removal. He then stated it is really
dark around his place of business and asked the council for their permission to
place a street light near the Pit Stop. A light would also benefit the Garden
Gate. Mehlhaf made a motion to allow a street light to be placed near
the Pit Stop. Kotalik seconded, all present in favor; motion carried.
OLD
BUSINESS: “To
Do List” Nothing new was added to the list.
Chief
Hento did some research on Neighborhood Watch programs. Information was passed
out to the council and given to Kaufman to use for an article in the paper.
Material that can be accessed over the Internet will be researched and made
available to those interested. Mehlhaf made a motion to put an article
in the paper about the Neighborhood Watch program. Huber seconded, all present
in favor; motion carried.
Discussion
was had on trying to figure out how to encourage new EMT’s. No resolution was
reached. Further discussion was tabled to the next meeting.
NEW
BUSINESS: Huber
made a motion to approve the second reading of Supplemental
Appropriations Ordinance #2005-4, an ordinance that supplements the Parks
Department of the General Fund. Herman seconded, all present in favor; motion
carried.
Aisenbrey
made a motion to hold a special meeting on Wednesday, December 28 at
Kotalik
made a motion to hold the January meeting on
Discussion
was had on “solar moler repellers” for the sewer ponds. Burrowing animals cause
havoc with the lagoon dikes. These devices are solar powered and emit sonic
sound waves to cause rodents to flee the area covered by the vibrations. Any
action was tabled until spring.
Mehlhaf
reported members of the councils and mayors from Menno, Tripp, and Parkston
meet with the county sheriff to discuss small cities needs and desires. Menno’s
problems are very similar to those in the other towns. The sheriff’s department
is available to the cities at any time, but local law enforcement needs to be
contacted first. If necessary, the sheriff’s office will provide back up for
the local police.
We
received notice from B-Y Water that effective
Mediacom
informs us that effective
The
mayor stated he told the city employees they should work as they saw fit to stay
ahead of the snow. He feels they have done a very commendable job.
Erik
Kaufman, News Editor for the Hutchinson Herald, formally requests to be
notified in the event of any special meeting of the Menno City Council and that
this request be part of the official minutes of this
meeting. Kaufman stated Thranum has always been good to let him know of any
special meetings; this is just a formality to have it on record.
Tolzin
appointed Herman, Huber, and Mehlhaf to serve on the personnel policy manual
committee.
Heckenlaible
was informed a new, vented heater for the pump house was approved at the last
meeting. He should get quotes from Stepanek and Wollman and get it ordered.
For
Your Information:
Minutes
of the November development meeting and the SEFP report were included in the
council packets.
Aisenbrey made a motion to adjourn at
Peggy Thranum, Finance Officer Larry Tolzin, Mayor