City of
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
The Mechanicsville City
Council met in regular session on
Receive
visitors/public comment: None.
CONSENT AGENDA: Calvin Paup motioned, Carla Barnhart seconded to
approve all items under the consent agenda including the agenda, finance
reports, claims, and minutes from
The claims approved were
as follows:
|
OPERATIONAL
EQUIP REPAIR |
$40.72 |
AGVANTAGE
FS INC |
VEHICLE
OPERATIONS |
$720.84 |
AIRGAS
NORTH CENTRAL |
OPERATING
SUPPLIES |
$92.34 |
ALBAUGH,
|
MILEAGE |
$94.05 |
ALLIANT
ENERGY |
ELECTRIC/ |
$4,708.62 |
AMENT,
INC |
ENGINEERING
EXPENSE |
$5,254.33 |
BRIDGE
COMMUNITY BANK |
COURT
& RECORDING FEES |
$26.26 |
CAR
QUEST |
VEHICLE
REPAIR |
$120.90 |
CASEYS
GENERAL STORE |
VEHICLE
OPERATIONS |
$393.21 |
CEDAR
|
COURT
& RECORDING FEES |
$216.00 |
|
PAYMENTS
TO OTHER AGENCIES |
$1,324.00 |
CEDAR
RAPIDS PHOTO |
OTHER
CONTRACTUAL SERVICE |
$70.03 |
CHASE
|
OFFICE
SUPPLIES |
$5.28 |
COPPESS,
LINDA |
MILEAGE |
$615.65 |
EMSAR
|
MINOR
EQUIPMENT |
$298.18 |
ENTWISLE,
ANGIE |
JANITORIAL
EXPENSE |
$255.00 |
FRIENDS
OF THE ANIMALS |
OTHER
CONTRACTUAL SERVICE |
$100.00 |
GREENVALLEY
AG & TURF LLC |
VEHICLE
REPAIR |
$105.00 |
HACH
COMPANY |
CHEMICALS |
$81.59 |
HANKS,
TINA |
OPERATING
SUPPLIES |
$181.73 |
HAWKEYE
INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS |
VEHICLE
REPAIR |
$468.90 |
HOLIDAY
INN |
MEETINGS
& CONFERENCES |
$174.72 |
|
INTEREST
PAYMENTS |
$3,106.43 |
|
DUES |
$250.00 |
IWIRELESS |
TELECOMMUNICATIONS |
$69.65 |
JOHNSON
COUNTY REFUSE INC |
OTHER
PROF |
$2,887.50 |
KEYSTONE
LABORATORIES, INC |
OTHER
PROF |
$333.70 |
KLUESNER
CONSTRUCTION |
OTHER
CONTRACTUAL SERVICE |
$485.11 |
KOCHS
PAINT & LUMBER |
GOUNDS
MAINTENANCE & REPAIR |
$104.87 |
MATT
PARROTT & |
OFFICE
SUPPLIES |
$243.72 |
MECHANICSVILLE
TELEPHONE CO |
TELECOMMUNICATIONS |
$310.57 |
|
MEDICAL/WELLNESS
EXPENSE |
$45.30 |
|
OTHER
PROF |
$4,159.50 |
QUILL |
OFFICE
SUPPLIES |
$153.65 |
|
TRAINING |
$826.00 |
SEEHUSEN
INSURANCE AGENCY |
INSURANCE
EXPENSE |
$100.00 |
TIPTON
CONSERVATIVE & ADVERTIS |
PRINTING
& PUBLISHING EXP |
$208.29 |
WALMART |
OPERATING
SUPPLIES |
$20.86 |
WELLMARK
BC BS |
GROUP
INSURANCE |
$4,099.77 |
WENDLING
QUARRIES INC |
GOUNDS
MAINTENANCE & REPAIR |
$64.90 |
EAST
CENTRAL LIBRARY SERVICES |
OPERATING
SUPPLIES |
$6.00 |
TARGET |
OPERATING
SUPPLIES |
$193.82 |
AMAZON.COM |
LIBRARY
MATERIALS |
$782.41 |
US
POST OFFICE |
POSTAGE/SHIPPING |
$76.00 |
KOCHS
PAINT & LUMBER |
BLDG
MAINT & REPAIR |
$3.49 |
ODD
JOBS INC |
OTHER
PROF |
$925.00 |
CENTRAL
TANK COATINGS INC |
UTILITY
SYSTEMS & STRUCTURES |
$26,275.00 |
RICKARD
SIGN & DESIGN |
VEHICLE
REPAIR |
$475.00 |
AGVANTAGE
FS INC |
VEHICLE
REPAIR |
$60.45 |
|
OPERATING
SUPPLIES |
$65.31 |
GOLDSMITH,
PAM |
REPLACE
MAILBOX |
$32.09 |
Total Receipts and
Disbursements for month of October by fund
Fund |
Receipts |
Disbursements |
General |
86,306.36 |
18,995.35 |
Road Use Tax |
8,314.67 |
5,362.00 |
Employee Benefit |
11,559.35 |
2,789.02 |
Local Option Sales Tax |
6,551.78 |
|
|
6,061.72 |
|
Library Expendable
Trust |
178.64 |
|
Ambulance Trust |
1,609.98 |
4,231.21 |
Fire Trust |
.43 |
|
Capital Project |
|
25,703.24 |
Water Deposits |
25.31 |
25.31 |
Water Utility |
8,321.38 |
4,249.33 |
Sewer Utility |
5,228.09 |
5,874.22 |
Solid Waste |
8,021.69 |
6,897.81 |
REPORTS:
Police Report: Police Chief Barber reported 1 accident, 1
agency assist, 3 animal cases, 3 building checks, 3 unsecured; 7 citizen
assist, 3 criminal mischief; 1 harassment; 5-911 calls, 3 traffic stops with 3
warnings. One abatement filed; 1 bad
check notice served; 3 warnings for code violations for illegal parking; curfew
violation. Officer Barber also reminded citizens to keep their doors locked and
vehicles locked.
Ambulance Report: Lonni reported 3
Koch
also reported that Gina Butteris would be stepping
down as the medical director for Mechanicsville, Stanwood, and Clarence
ambulance services. A couple other leads
have been sought for a replacement.
Fire Report: Lonni Koch reported a total of 8 calls which
included a field ditch to field fire on 10/12; M-A Tipton for combine fire;
Field fire 10/15; house fire 10/18; control burn out of control on 10/31;
combine fire on 10/30; truck fire on 11/2 and a 10-50 rollover car fire on
11/8.
A
motion by Larry Beck, second by Calvin Paup to approve the following: request to purchase a battery charger $132,
bench vice $80, pressure washer $165, creeper $25; Chad Bonzer
as a member of the fire department and driver for ambulance; 161 tanker to be
serviced; Santa coming on Dec 18; and the officers for the new year Fire
Chief/Ambulance Coordinator Lonni Koch; 1st Assistant Chief Bob
Moravek; 2nd Assistant Chief Joe Smith; 3rd Assistant
Chief Doug Cook; President Nate Baker; VP Dan Koch;
Secretary Amy Heinan; Treasurer Ron Baker; FD
Training Matt Moravek; Ambulance Training Ashley McCormick. Ayes all. Motion carried.
Public Works Report: Zerbe reported picking up
leaves, tower roof has been replaced; checked out leak in legion room; and has
about 100 water meters left to install.
Administration
Report: Coppess requested to attend
the ECICA meeting in
Old Business:
Clean Up day-list of
eligible items: Council reviewed complaints
regarding the eligible list of items that would be picked up on clean up
day. Discussion on this being a service
that the city is providing to the community and the city is being reimbursed
for the expense. Carla Barnhart
volunteered to check with other communities to see what they do.
Resolution 2010-15 appointing
commissioners to
New location for sign
with organization signs on it: Council
determined to just have Oberbreckling dig up the sign and have it stored for
awhile.
Calendar of
Expiration of the
temporary part time ambulance position: Calvin Paup motioned Deanna
Cook seconded to have a resolution prepared for the next meeting increasing the
pay for the part time ambulance position from $10.34 per hour to $18 an hour
and not to exceed 16 hours in a week. Ayes all. Motion
carried. Council stated that they would not
post the position to take applications.
Renewal of Employee
Health/Dental Insurance Plan: Discussion
has been taking place for at least a year; city doesn’t want to loose the
grandfather status, can eliminate dental and increase the employee contribution
by 5 % in order to retain grandfathered status.
Deanna Cook motioned to have the employees pay 5% of their health
insurance premium and if they want dental they will pay their own premium. Calvin Paup seconded. Ayes:
Barnhart, Brown, Cook, and Paup.
Nays: Beck. Motion carried.
New Business:
Resolution 2010-16 adopting
the
Committee Reports: None
Correspondence: Received correspondence from Score telling about upcoming workshops;
Homeland Security ICS Training; Community Foundation of Cedar County is not
able to fund the grant request for the ball field; and the Cedar County
Engineer provided information on sign replacement.
Set next regular
meeting date:
Mayor Comments: None.
ADJOURN: There being no further business to come before
the Council at this time, council member Gene Brown motioned, Larry Beck seconded,
to adjourn the meeting at 9:55 p.m. Ayes all. Meeting adjourned.
ATTEST:
____________________________ ___________________________
Linda K. Coppess,
City Clerk/Finance
Officer