MINUTES
OF CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Mayor
Larry Tolzin called the city council to order at
Herman moved
to approve the agenda, Guthmiller seconded, all present in favor; motion
carried.
REGULAR MEETING ITEMS: Huber made a motion to
approve the minutes of the August 7 regular meeting. Aisenbrey seconded; all
present in favor; motion carried.
Mehlhaf moved to approve the August finance
report. Aisenbrey seconded, all present in favor; motion carried.
FINANCE
REPORT:
|
|
General |
Water |
Sewer |
Garbage |
Perpetual Care |
Sales Tax |
Totals |
|
Checking |
92,341.98 |
35,185.08 |
26,965.20 |
30,324.30 |
879.28 |
22,876.38 |
208,572.22 |
|
Authorized Transfers: |
20,000.00 |
|
|
|
|
(20,000.00) |
0.00 |
|
Warrants: |
(37,585.29) |
(13,127.69) |
(2,804.71) |
(5,953.53) |
0.00 |
0.00 |
(59,471.22) |
|
Receipts: |
12,520.39 |
10,705.16 |
4,611.29 |
6,885.00 |
0.00 |
4,860.94 |
39,582.78 |
|
Interest: |
61.90 |
23.01 |
20.20 |
21.95 |
|
5.43 |
132.49 |
|
Checking |
87,338.98 |
32,785.56 |
28,791.98 |
31,277.72 |
879.28 |
7,742.75 |
188,816.27 |
|
Water Restricted Cash |
|
(3,500.00) |
|
|
Restricted |
|
(3,500.00) |
|
General Purpose CD's |
50,000.00 |
|
|
|
Account |
|
50,000.00 |
|
Designated Purpose CD's |
51,522.95 |
20,179.49 |
11,755.91 |
1,518.19 |
45,321.50 |
|
130,298.04 |
|
Total Cash Assets: |
188,861.93 |
49,465.05 |
40,547.89 |
32,795.91 |
46,200.78 |
7,742.75 |
365,614.31 |
|
Profit or (Loss) for the month |
(25,003.00) |
(2,399.52) |
1,826.78 |
953.42 |
0.00 |
4,866.37 |
(19,755.95) |
RECEIPTS: Water 10,505.16; Sewer 4611.29; Garbage 6815.00;
Late Fees 25.00; Ambulance 1535.36; Amusement Tax 60.00; Tree & Park CD
Interest 4.52; Pool Gate Receipts 571.00; Pool Concession Receipts 409.79;
Jensen Insurance, Insurance Refund-Terrorist Coverage 99.00; Robert Westerlund,
2006 Mowing Assessment 170.00; Temporary Malt Beverage Permit, Menno Fire
Department 10.00; Permit to Allow Consumption of Alcohol, Beer Garden 12.50
& Schnitz 12.50; Bad Check Fee, Steve List 20.00 & Mike Wade 20.00;
Petty Cash, Pool Gate 100.00 & Pool Concessions 40.00; Cemetery CD Interest
80.45; Sales Tax, 1% 4860.94 & 2% 4859.96; Homeland Security Grant, Water
Tower 3186.06; 5% License 387.29; Real Estate Taxes 159.62; Penalty &
Interest 3.99; Port of Entry 753.35; Water Deposit, Mike Wade 100.00;
Re-Deposit Water Deposit (NSF Check) Mike Wade 100.00; RU Site-Shingles, Gene
Bender Construction 20.00, Jim Woehl 10.00 & Les Hamberger 25.00; RU Site,
Painted Wood, Kevin Smidt 10.00 & Jim Schnaidt 5.00; Interest Earned
132.49. Total Receipts: $39,715.27.
WARRANTS APPROVED: Payroll: Council 634.80; Mayor
161.61; Finance 1046.68; City Hall 98.93; Police 2548.36; Streets 2024.82;
Cemetery 108.81; Ambulance 343.26; Pool 3418.75; Parks 644.29; Library 261.89;
Development 308.04; Water 1055.72; Sewer 764.98; Garbage 338.62; Wellmark BCBS,
Group Insurance 1321.64; Principal Life, Group Insurance 532.70; SDRS,
Retirement 1131.40; Menno State Bank, Payroll Taxes 3414.53. Professional
Services: Rocky Zeeb’s Garbage Service 5005.50; Bonnie Heirigs,
Kotalik made a motion to approve the warrants
as presented. Herman seconded, all present in favor; motion carried.
SCHEDULED
BUSINESS:
Donna
Friesen stated dogs in Menno used to have to be tagged. Freeman charges $10 the
first time an animal (dog or cat) is tagged and $5 a year thereafter. The owner
must provide proof of rabies vaccination. Following discussion, Kotalik made a motion
to have Bertsch draft an ordinance requiring dogs and cats to be tagged and
vaccinated. Guthmiller seconded, all present in favor; motion carried. The
first reading will be at the October council meeting.
7:40p.m.
Huber made a motion to approve a Temporary Malt Beverage Permit for the
SoDak Stamm Oktoberfest to be held at the Menno City/School Gym on October 7,
2006. Herman seconded, all present in favor, motion carried.
Ray
C. Mettler addressed the council concerning bow and arrows. He was told the
council was not pursing adding bow and arrows to the weapons ordinance at this
time, as no one had petitioned them to do this.
Mettler
asked if the restricted use site could be opened on Friday, September 22
instead of Saturday, September 23 because of the Power Show. Tolzin said this
would be okay. An ad will be put in the paper to this effect.
Mettler,
Friesen and Guthmiller left the meeting at
OLD BUSINESS: Nothing was added to the “To Do List”.
Bertsch reported the judge had imposed a $200 fine
on Sorlien Manufacturing. The judge suspended $150 of the fine on the condition
the property is kept clean. Bertsch will speak with Sorlien about continuing to
clean up the property.
Bertsch stated Sorlien requested permission to be
allowed to put up a fence. Aisenbrey made a motion to place a notice
in the paper stating a variance hearing will be held at the next council
meeting concerning a sheet metal fence for Sorlien Manufacturing. The
surrounding landowners are to be notified by letter. Guthmiller seconded, all
present in favor; motion carried.
It was determined the footings for the pool
bathhouse are okay. Kotalik will have specifications drawn up to present at the
next council meeting so we may let bids for repairing the floor in the
bathhouses and redoing the plumbing. Separate specifications will be drawn up for
building a roof over the bathhouses and other repairs to the building.
Since we have a credit card policy in place, the
council sees nothing wrong with using it to take advantage of discounts offered
on our invoices.
NEW BUSINESS: Aisenbrey made a motion to approve the second reading of Appropriations Ordinance 2006-1 “An ordinance that sets the appropriations for the 2007 budget”. Herman seconded, all present in favor; motion carried. (The ordinance was published in the September 13 edition of the Hutchinson Herald.)
Huber
made a motion to set
Mehlhaf
made a motion to acknowledge the following delinquent accounts for this
water season: Christian Sorlien, $43.32, Ben Vis $37.53 (Ben paid his account
September 8.) and Kimberlena Whitehurst $34.14. (Kim has made arrangements to
pay her account on
Herman
made a motion to approve the following resolution. Mehlhaf seconded, all
present in favor; motion carried.
CORPORATE RESOLUTION FOR CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
WHERAS, the City of Menno, South Dakota,[having as one of its departments] the Menno Fire Department, a municipal corporation, desires to enter a contract with the South Dakota Department of Agriculture concerning Fire Suppression, and
WHEREAS, the undersigned are the entire Governing Body of the city and are empowered to manage the business affairs thereof,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED at a duly held meeting of the
City Council, that Shannon Herrboldt, Fire Chief, is authorized to
negotiate and sign all contracts between the city and the South Dakota
Department of Agriculture concerning Fire Suppression on behalf of the
city. Said authority shall be continuing until revoked in writing by a
resolution served upon the office of the Secretary of Agriculture,
Duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the
governing body at the regular meeting of the
On this 7th day of September, 2006. SIGNED: Larry Tolzin, Mayor; Dennis Aisenbrey, Council President; Gary Herman, Council Vice-President; Galen Guthmiller, Councilman; John Huber, Councilman; Jerome Kotalik, Councilman; Darrell Mehlhaf, Councilman.
ATTEST: Peggy Thranum, Finance Officer
(SEAL)
Mehlhaf
made a motion to accept the resignation of Edmund Herr as manager of the
restricted use site effective
Mehlhaf
made a motion to promote Ray C. Mettler to restricted use site manager
and raise his salary to $6.97 an hour. Guthmiller seconded, all present in
favor; motion carried.
An
ad will be placed in the paper for additional help at the restricted use site.
The
fence ordinance was discussed earlier.
Huber
made a motion to spend $5000 with A-Tech to vacuum and camera sewers.
Kotalik seconded, all present in favor.
Discussion
was had on having the consumers that use the most water read their meters every
month. Thranum is to contact these users with this request.
Herman
made a motion to sign-up for ACE Training (Applied Community & Economic
Development) with District III. Huber seconded, all present in favor; motion
carried.
Tolzin
reported, as of yet officially unconfirmed rumors, our Highway 18 project being
moved up to 2008. Thranum will contact the city engineer to begin sewer repair
estimates.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION: A thank you was received
from Jack Knutson and Mary Rook for the use of the room during the summer for
Jack’s therapy.
The packet from the August 15 MADC 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