MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Mayor
Larry Tolzin called the city council to order at 7:30 p.m. on November 5, 2007
in the council room at city hall. Council present: Dennis Aisenbrey, Galen
Guthmiller, Gary Herman,
Huber moved
to approve the agenda with the following corrections: Delete Burn Permits and
Add Abate or Not-Mowing Assessments. Kotalik seconded, all present in favor;
motion carried.
REGULAR MEETING ITEMS: Herman
moved to
approve the minutes of the October 1 regular meeting with the following
corrections: 8:25 p.m. Mehlhaf made a motion
to go into executive session to discuss personnel. Guthmiller seconded; all
present in favor. 8:33 p.m. Herman made a motion
to come out of executive session. Kotalik seconded; all present in favor. No
action was taken. Guthmiller seconded, all present in favor; motion carried.
Kotalik made a motion
to approve the October finance report with the authorized budget transfer. Herman
seconded, all present in favor; motion carried.
FINANCE REPORT:
|
|
General |
Water |
Sewer |
Garbage |
Perpetual Care |
Sales Tax |
Totals |
|
Checking 9/27/07 Balance: |
34,430.99 |
15,795.20 |
12,743.15 |
21,072.22 |
664.28 |
22,421.30 |
107,127.14 |
|
Authorized Budget Transfer: |
15,000.00 |
|
|
|
|
(15,000.00) |
|
|
Warrants: |
(22,694.03) |
(6,297.48) |
(2,283.87) |
(4,035.24) |
0.00 |
0.00 |
(35,310.62) |
|
Receipts: |
13,683.67 |
7,409.45 |
5,116.67 |
4,296.00 |
0.00 |
6,311.15 |
36,816.94 |
|
Interest: |
30.12 |
12.39 |
11.42 |
15.64 |
|
10.07 |
79.64 |
|
Checking 10/30/07 Balance |
40,450.75 |
16,919.56 |
15,587.37 |
21,348.62 |
664.28 |
13,742.52 |
108,713.10 |
|
Water Deposits Held |
|
(2,850.00) |
|
|
Restricted |
|
(2,850.00) |
|
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 |
47,447.42 |
|
193,187.26 |
|
Total Cash Assets: |
179,979.17 |
34,977.19 |
48,304.51 |
23,935.27 |
48,111.70 |
13,742.52 |
349,050.36 |
|
Profit or (Loss) for the month |
(8,980.24) |
1,124.36 |
2,844.22 |
276.40 |
0.00 |
6,321.22 |
1,585.96 |
RECEIPTS: Water 7389.45; Sewer 5116.67; Garbage 4245.00; Late
Fees 75.00; Ambulance 1317.38; City Hall Rent, Geraldine Schultz 30.00 &
South Central Child Development 45.00; Tree & Park CD Interest 4.38; Reimburse
Spousal Registration-SDML Convention, Larry Tolzin 50.00; Cable Franchise 3rd
Quarter, Golden West 832.54; Reimburse Room-SDML Convention, City of
Centerville, 112.50; Reimburse Mileage-SDML Convention, City of Centerville,
39.04; Copies, Ken Zeeb (6) .60; Gravel,
Menno Car Wash 20.00 & Ken Zeeb 30.00; Cemetery CD Interest 202.80; Sales Tax
1% 6311.15 & 2% 6311.14; Highway & Bridge 2318.83; 5% License 357.80;
Real Estate Taxes 1834.03; Mobile Home Taxes 102.63; Water Off Fee, Power Show 10.00 & M.E.
Ulmer 10.00; Restricted Use Site Fees 50.00; Painted Wood, Peace Christian
Church 1.00; Interest Earned 79.64. Total Receipts: $36,896.58.
Guthmiller made a motion to approve the warrants
as presented. Huber seconded, all present in favor; motion carried.
WARRANTS APPROVED: Payroll: Council 571.99; Mayor 551.44;
Finance 1241.76; City Hall 115.44; Police 2805.67; Streets 1861.78; Cemetery 112.08;
Ambulance 494.44; Parks 628.56; Library 286.74; Development 253.97; Water 913.57;
Sewer 913.57; Garbage 456.99; Group Insurance, Wellmark BCBS 1638.48 & Principal
Life 575.86; SDRS, Retirement 1166.46; Menno State Bank, Payroll Taxes 2953.98.
Professional Services: Rocky Zeeb’s Garbage Service 3217.50; Bonnie
Heirigs,
SCHEDULED BUSINESS: 7:35 p.m. Glenda Bohlmann gave an AFLAC presentation to the
council outlining what AFLAC has to offer the employees. She left the meeting
at 7:50 p.m. Mehlhaf made a motion
to approve allowing AFLAC to be offered to the employees. Guthmiller seconded;
all present in favor.
LaVern
Wagner spoke with the council concerning the truck route. He would like to see
the truck route extended so truckers can come east on Poplar Street from the
elevator to High Street and north on High Street to Highway 18 to come into
Klaudt’s from the east to refuel. Mehlhaf will speak to Klaudt’s to determine
if other truckers are having problems. Mehlhaf made a motion to table further discussion of the
OLD BUSINESS: Nothing was added
to the “To Do
List”.
Nothing was reported on the pool bathhouses. This
will be on the December agenda.
Maintenance was instructed to begin removing the
chain link fence at the city park and the light pole to allow campers to park
on the black top. There will be enough room for two campers to park there.
NEW BUSINESS: Herman made a motion to set December 3 at
7:33 p.m. as the date and time to hold a hearing on the applications of renewal
for the following liquor licenses:
Huber
seconded, all present in favor; motion carried.
Guthmiller
made a motion to add Johann Stokes
to the city’s insurance and list of EMT’s. Huber seconded; all present in
favor.
Jerome Hoff, representing the
American Legion, asked for the council’s permission to remove the walnut tree
on the southeast corn of the Legion property. Legionnaires feel the walnuts
that fall from the tree cause a safety concern for pedestrians. Huber made a motion to grant permission for the
walnut tree at the Legion to be removed because of safety concerns to
pedestrians. Aisenbrey seconded; all present in favor.
Following discussion, Mehlhaf
made a motion to declare the
property at
Following discussion, Huber
made a motion to declare the
property at 129 and
Aisenbrey made a motion to allow the Boy Scouts to hold
their meeting at city hall for no charge. Herman seconded; all present in
favor.
Kotalik made a motion to become a member of the
National Association of State Agencies for Surplus Property and to pay the $39
membership dues. Guthmiller seconded; all present in favor.
Discussion was had on abating
the mowing assessments for the Thomas Bennett property. Mehlhaf made a motion not to abate the mowing assessments for the property at
Huber
made a motion to allow 4 filing cabinets
to be purchased from Surplus Property in Huron at a cost of $50 each.
Guthmiller seconded; all present in favor.
For Your
Information: A
thank you was read from John and Lois Hazen for our prompt attention to the
drainage problem by their house.
The packet from the October MADC meeting and the
SEFP report were included in the council packets.
Herman made a motion to adjourn at 8:30 p.m.
until Monday, December 3, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. Aisenbrey seconded; all present in
favor.
Peggy Thranum, Finance Officer Larry Tolzin, Mayor