MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
MENNO, SOUTH DAKOTA
Mayor Larry Tolzin called the city council to order at 7:30 p.m. on September 10, 2007 in the council room at city hall. Council present: Dennis Aisenbrey, Galen Guthmiller, Gary Herman, John Huber, Jerome Kotalik and Darrell Mehlhaf, Finance Officer Peggy Thranum and Superintendent Fred Sayler (entered at 7:42 p.m.). Morna Anderson was also present.
Huber moved to approve the agenda as presented. Guthmiller seconded, all present in favor; motion carried.
REGULAR MEETING ITEMS: Herman moved to approve the minutes of the August 6 regular meeting. Huber seconded, all present in favor; motion carried.
Mehlhaf made a motion to approve the corrected July finance report ($100 was removed from water receipts and shown in water deposits (Josh Wilcoxon) and the August finance report. Guthmiller seconded, all present in favor; motion carried.
FINANCE REPORT:
|
|
General |
Water |
Sewer |
Garbage |
Perpetual Care |
Sales Tax |
Totals |
|
Checking 7/31/07 Balance: |
66,771.97 |
16,399.45 |
16,914.10 |
20,808.24 |
1,764.28 |
9,525.56 |
132,183.60 |
|
Warrants: |
(40,649.37) |
(13,634.40) |
(11,356.10) |
(4,427.43) |
(1,700.00) |
0.00 |
(71,767.30) |
|
Receipts: |
19,964.67 |
10,980.71 |
5,152.71 |
4,753.25 |
300.00 |
11,265.25 |
52,416.59 |
|
Interest: |
32.90 |
9.74 |
7.59 |
14.97 |
|
14.73 |
79.93 |
|
Checking 8/30/07 Balance |
46,120.17 |
13,755.50 |
10,718.30 |
21,149.03 |
364.28 |
20,805.54 |
112,912.82 |
|
Water Deposits Held |
|
(3,050.00) |
|
|
Restricted |
|
(3,050.00) |
|
General Purpose CD's |
50,000.00 |
|
|
|
Account |
|
50,000.00 |
|
Designated Purpose CD's |
89,528.42 |
20,907.63 |
32,717.14 |
2,586.65 |
45,747.42 |
|
191,487.26 |
|
Total Cash Assets: |
185,648.59 |
31,613.13 |
43,435.44 |
23,735.68 |
46,111.70 |
20,805.54 |
351,350.08 |
|
Profit or (Loss) for the month |
(20,651.80) |
(2,643.95) |
(6,195.80) |
340.79 |
(1,400.00) |
11,279.98 |
(19,270.78) |
RECEIPTS: Water 10,730.71; Sewer 5152.71; Garbage 4644.25; Late Fees 130.00; Ambulance 2996.43; Tree & Park CD Interest 4.52; City Hall Rent, Geraldine Schultz 60.00; Pool Gate Receipts 301.00; Permit to Allow Consumption of Alcohol, Beer Garden 12.50 & Schnitz 12.50; Temporary Malt Beverage Permit, Menno Fire Department 10.00; City of Kaylor, Spray Mosquitoes-Twice, 400.00; Copies, (20) Ken Zeeb 2.00; State, Sweep US Highway 18 through Menno & Olivet 720.00; MADC, Dues (deposited by mistake) 10.00; Cemetery CD Interest 102.26; Cemetery Lot Sales, Cindy Bartlett (2) 150.00 & Marvin Schaeffer (2) 150.00; Sales Tax 1% 11,265.25 & 2% 11,265.23; 5% License 378.43; Real Estate Taxes 1503.18; 25% Road Tax 213.06; Wheel Tax 597.24; Port of Entry 946.32; Water: On Fee, Reada Woehl McConnaughy 10.00 & Elver Hehn 10.00; Off Fee, Hutchinson Conservation District 10.00, Ida Mae Chance 10.00 & Elver Hehn 10.00; Water Deposits, Gail Guthmiller 100.00 & Kevin Kunz 100.00; Restricted Use Site Fees 57.00; Shingles, Viola Munkvold 10.00 & Terry McNair 1.00; Painted Wood, Terry McNair 6.00 & David Fischer 25.00; After Hours Admits, Menno School 10.00; Perpetual Care Cemetery Lots, Cindy Bartlett (2) 150.00 & Marvin Schaeffer (2) 150.00; Interest Earned 79.93. Total Receipts: $52,496.52.
7:33 p.m. Morna Anderson entered the meeting.
Kotalik made a motion to approve the warrants as presented. Herman seconded, all present in favor; motion carried.
WARRANTS APPROVED: Payroll: Council 537.43; Mayor 161.61; Finance 1072.07; City Hall 115.44; Police 2740.12; Streets 2146.52; Cemetery 112.08; Ambulance 190.60; Pool 3132.79; Parks 400.00; Library 286.74; Development 253.90; Water 950.20; Sewer 950.14; Garbage 519.77; Group Insurance, Wellmark BCBS 1374.44 & Principal Life 537.10; SDRS, Retirement 1236.48; Menno State Bank, Payroll Taxes 3572.47. Professional Services: Rocky Zeeb’s Garbage Service 3262.50; Bonnie Heirigs, Mow Cemetery (2) 1140.00; Jim Herman, drive truck/remove compost 31.88. Utilities: Golden West Co., Phone 374.48; NorthWestern, Electricity 1763.09; Verizon Wireless, Police Cell Phone 70.26. Water Fund: B-Y Water, 1.838 M. Gallons 4356.00; Deposit Refund, Karen Wollman 100.00; Overpayment, Tammy Liebl 152.50; Menno Hardware, Pumphouse Supply 37.72; Petty Cash, Postage 7.30. Sewer Fund: Commercial Maintenance Chemical Group, Granular Root Destroyer 246.98; Petty Cash, Supplies-Postage 53.48; Mettler Fertilizer, Spray Lagoon Borders 86.11; Elan, Lift Station Degreaser 711.56. Garbage Fund: Klaudt’s, Fuel 109.95; SD State Treasurer, Sales Tax 268.82; Schnitz, Shells 192.06. Perpetual Care: Menno State Bank, CD 1700.00. General Fund: SDML, Registration 150.00; Division of Motor Vehicles, Title ’87 Chevy Pickup 5.00; Dennis Aisenbrey, ’87 Chevy Pickup 200.00; Bertsch Law Office, Legal Fees 382.00; Brown & Saenger, Office Supply 47.65; Cardiac Science, AED Battery 411.94; Dept. of Revenue, Pool Samples 96.00; Ed’s Food Market, Supplies 52.00; Friesen Vet Clinic, Board Dog 15 days 127.50; Hawkins, Pool Supply 647.25; Ken’s Electric, City Hall Supply 3.50; Klaudt’s, Pickup Tires & Police-Street-West Nile-Ambulance-Park-Garbage Fuel 1141.98; MC&R Pools, Pool Supply 134.71; Menno Hardware, Pool Supply 4.43; Menno Lumber, City Hall-Street-Pool R&M 56.31; Petty Cash-General, Finance-Ambulance Supply & Development Dues 26.60; Petty Cash-Pool, Postage 13.80; Reynolds Welding Supply, Oxygen 12.71; SD State Treasurer, Pool Sales Tax 17.04; Second Century Publishing, Council Minutes-Notices 254.92; Vantek Communications, Radio Batteries-Fire 209.00; Ray Woehl, Gravel 50.00; Mettler Implement, Skid Loader Rent 87.36; Elan, Flash Drives 57.76.
SCHEDULED BUSINESS: 7:35 p.m. Guthmiller made a motion to approve the Temporary Malt Beverage Permit for Oktoberfest to be held at the Menno City/School Gym on October 6, 2007. Aisenbrey seconded, all present in favor.
Morna Anderson requested information on burning and was told a burn permit must be applied for and a hearing held. The council saw no problem with her using the old cesspool site on her property, if the burn is approved at a hearing.
Fred Sayler entered the meeting at 7:42 p.m. Morna Anderson left the meeting at 7:47 p.m.
OLD BUSINESS: “To Do List”: The swale on Pearl Street between Leon Schulz and Clyde Terrance is finished. Work has started on the swale near George Cokens.
NEW BUSINESS: Mehlhaf made a motion to approve the second reading of Appropriations Ordinance 2007-3 “An ordinance that sets the appropriations for the 2008 budget”. Huber seconded. Aisenbrey, Guthmiller, Herman, Huber, Kotalik and Mehlhaf voting aye; none voting nay. Motion passed.
Huber made a motion to approve the 2nd reading of Ordinance No. 2007-4, and ordinance amending the 2005 Revised Ordinances of the City of Menno, South Dakota for the Purpose of Allowing and Regulating Recreational Fires in the City of Menno, Hutchinson County, South Dakota. Guthmiller seconded. Aisenbrey, Guthmiller, Herman, Huber, Kotalik and Mehlhaf voting aye; none voting nay. Motion passed.
Guthmiller made a motion to set a hearing date for 2007 Mowing Assessments on October 1, 2007 at 7:35 p.m. Aisenbrey seconded; all present in favor.
There were no delinquent accounts to report from the Annual Water Meter Reading.
A letter will be composed for Tolzin to deliver to the deputy secretary of the DOT in Pierre stating the council’s continuing request that no sidewalk be installed on the south side of US Highway 18, but that one be installed on the north side to the Dairy Bar. A request for a 4” curb by Klaudt’s will be included.
The council was asked to complete the SEFP survey they received in the mail and return it as soon as possible.
For Your Information: The packet from the August MADC meeting and the SEFP report were included in the council packets.
Aisenbrey made a motion to adjourn at 8:05 p.m. until Monday, October 1, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. Huber seconded; all present in favor.
Peggy Thranum, Finance Officer Larry Tolzin, Mayor