MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
MENNO, SOUTH DAKOTA
Council President Jerome Hoff called the city council to order at 7:30 p.m. on March 1, 2010 in the finance office at city hall. Roll Call: Ronald Diede, Jerry Fischer, Galen Guthmiller, Jerome Hoff, Jerome Kotalik and Scott Simonsen present; Mayor Darrell Mehlhaf absent. Finance Officer Peggy Thranum, Superintendent Roger Heckenlaible, Aaron Matthaei and Erik Kaufman were also present.
Simonsen moved to approve the agenda. Guthmiller seconded; all ayes.
REGULAR MEETING ITEMS: Kotalik moved to approve the minutes of the February 1 regular meeting. Diede seconded; all ayes.
Fischer moved to approve the February finance report with the correction of a $600 addition to the Cemetery CD totals. Diede seconded; all ayes.
FINANCE REPORT:
|
|
General |
Water |
Sewer |
Perpetual Care |
Totals |
|
Checking Balance 1/29/10: |
201,991.20 |
14,954.59 |
11,649.37 |
669.28 |
229,264.44 |
|
Warrants: |
(32,007.52) |
(8,017.48) |
(2,786.22) |
(600.00) |
(43,411.22) |
|
Receipts: |
23,744.04 |
8,548.35 |
5,458.94 |
0.00 |
37,751.33 |
|
Interest: |
37.46 |
2.99 |
2.77 |
|
43.22 |
|
Month End Checking Balance 2/26/10: |
193,765.18 |
15,488.45 |
14,324.86 |
69.28 |
223,647.77 |
|
Water Deposits Held |
|
(4,250.00) |
|
Restricted |
(4,250.00) |
|
General Purpose CD |
50,000.00 |
|
|
Account |
50,000.00 |
|
Designated Purpose CD's |
116,945.07 |
52,412.28 |
57,580.88 |
50,927.00 |
277,865.23 |
|
Total Cash Assets: |
360,710.25 |
63,650.73 |
71,905.74 |
50,996.28 |
547,263.00 |
|
Profit or (Loss) for the month |
(8,226.02) |
533.86 |
2,675.49 |
(600.00) |
(5,616.67) |
Diede moved to approve the following warrants. Simonsen seconded; roll call-all ayes.
WARRANTS APPROVED: Payroll: Council 503.72; Mayor 161.61; Finance 761.05; Building 124.91; Police 2556.64; Streets 2650.46; Garbage 137.33; Cemetery 121.29; Ambulance 525.60; Library 235.43; Development 137.33; Water 1086.83; Sewer 1086.83; Group Insurance: Wellmark BCBS, 2489.88; Principal Life 704.33; Avesis, vision 30.32; AFLAC 143.64; Menno State Bank, payroll taxes 2591.37; SDRS, retirement 1240.15. Professional Services: Rocky Zeeb’s Garbage Service, 282 residential 3172.50. Utilities: Golden West, Phone 348.72; NorthWestern Energy, electricity 2350.00; Verizon Wireless, police cell phone 36.13. Deposit Refunds, Lisa James Kasemodel 100.00 & Rocky Zeeb Rental 100.00; Overpayments, Lisa James Kasemodel 16.05, Rocky Zeeb Rental 38.00 & Lonnie Hertz 9.98; Elan, maintainer drive shaft 287.89; Ed Auch, printer cart 50.00; Bertsch Law Office, legal fees 292.25; BPI, office supply-mats 269.62; B-Y Water, 1.161 M gallons water 4163.00; Classic Collision, ambulance chip R&M 50.00; F.I.R.S.T., defib battery & pads 261.15; Hawkins, water supply 484.69 & R&M 41.33; Ken’s Electric, install outlets 305.14; Klaudts, fuel 1114.45; Menno Lumber, tables 270.75-police supply 6.70-street R&M 1.04; Mettler Implement, cemetery snow removal 125.00; Petty Cash-General-supplies 46.30; SD State Treasurer, garbage sales tax 234.15; SCPI, publishing 261.38; Vantek, batteries 177.00; Walter Welding, snow plow R&M 212.86; Jensen Insurance, Fire-Pak 7013.00.
SCHEDULED BUSINESS: Two quotes were received for the brome hay: Doug Lehr $428.50 and Terry Auch $350.00.
Fischer moved to accept the $428.50 quote from Doug Lehr for the 7-acres of brome hay at the lagoon site for the 2010 haying season. Kotalik seconded; roll call, all ayes.
The following applications were received for lifeguards: Taylor Fischer, Tessa Goehring, Cody Herrboldt, Michelle Zeeb and Shiloe Rich. Guthmiller moved to hire the 4 returning guards as full-time for the 2010 swim season: Taylor Fischer, Tessa Goehring, Cody Herrboldt and Michelle Zeeb and to hire Shiloe Rich as a part-time guard upon receipt of her lifeguard training certificate. Simonsen seconded. Roll call, five ayes, Fischer abstained; motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS: “To Do List” Maintenance is moving snow trying to improve the flow of water.
Hoff moved to rescind his motion made at the February meeting to purchase 2 8’ poly tables and 1 4’ poly table from Sam’s Club for the meeting room. Fischer seconded; roll call-all ayes.
Diede moved to purchase 2 8’ poly tables and 1 4’ poly table from Menno Lumber for the meeting room. Kotalik seconded; roll call-all ayes.
Simonsen moved to accept the appraisal of the used office furniture; 5-drawer lateral file $10, computer desk $1, desk organizer $5, bookcase $1 and door $1; total appraisal $18. Fischer seconded; all ayes. The file has been sold.
NEW BUSINESS: Diede moved to set the date for the Equalization Meeting on Monday, March 15, 2010 beginning at 6 p.m. Fischer seconded; all ayes.
Kotalik moved to approve the Contract Proposal between the City of Menno and the SD DOT for sweeping US Highway 18 through Menno between mileposts 394.5 to 395.0 and through Olivet between mileposts 389.5 to 390.0. The total amount of the lease shall not exceed $2000. Guthmiller seconded; all ayes.
Fischer moved to approve the purchase of a light commercial garage door opener for the police garbage. Kotalik seconded; roll call, all ayes.
Kotalik moved to accept $1 consideration from the SD Department of Transportation for a temporary easement of 352 square feet of property owned by the City of Menno for the proper completion of the US Highway 18 project through Menno. Simonsen seconded; roll call, all ayes.
Diede moved to hire Connie Knodel as part-time office help at $7.25 per hour for approximately 15 hours a week. Guthmiller seconded; roll call, all ayes.
Guthmiller moved to pay expenses for those attending the Legislative Dinner in Mitchell on March 18 at the MTI Technology Center. Diede seconded; all ayes.
Fischer moved to pay expenses for those attending the District 3 meeting at the Community Center in North Sioux City on April 8. Kotalik seconded; all ayes.
For Your Information: Councilmen were informed of the Elected Officials Workshop being held in Pierre on Saturday, April 24.
The mayor made arrangements for the John Deere 420 U tractor and Detroit Harvester mower to be sold at the Wieman Machinery Auction at Marion on May 26.
The city engineer has been contacted about revising the plans for the west side drainage project along Railway and Main Streets. He is to see if we could take a more direct route to the west.
The minutes of the February development meeting and SEFP report were included in the council packets.
Guthmiller moved to adjourn at 8:45 p.m. until Monday, April 5, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. Simonsen seconded; all ayes..
Peggy Thranum, Finance Officer Jerome E. Hoff, Council President