May 9th, 2023 - City Council Meeting Minutes
Walford City Council Proceedings
Regular Meeting May 9, 2023
Meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m., by Mayor Bill Voss
Roll Call: Carter, Ellis, Greiner, Grimm, Voss
Carter moved approval of the agenda as posted, seconded by Ellis. Roll Call: Unanimous
Grimm moved approval of the minutes from April 10th, 2023, seconded by Greiner. Roll Call: Ellis, Greiner, Grimm, Voss. Carter Abstained
Ellis moved approval of the April 30th Treasurers Report , seconded by Voss
Roll call: Unanimous
Greiner moved approval of the May Expenditures, seconded by Ellis. Roll Call: Unanimous
Linn County Sheriff’s report dated April 10th, 2023 through May 9th, 2023 was received & placed on file. There were 23 calls for service. Sheriff Tindal was onsite to deliver
Janet Gann was present & wanted it on record to clarify with the council a statement made by the mayor at the April meeting that she chose who to send nuisance letters to. She explained the types of letters & correct process
A public hearing was held at 6:14 pm regarding FY 23/24 Budget Amendment. No written or oral objections were received
Ellis moved to close the public hearing regarding FY 23/24 Budget Amendment at 6:20 pm, seconded by Greiner. Roll call: Unanimous
Greiner introduced resolution 5-23-1 approving FY 23/24 Budget Amendment, seconded by Grimm.
Roll call: Ayes: Ellis, Greiner, Grimm & Voss. No: Carter
Voss moved approval of the third reading of Ordinance 224 Chapter 56 Section 56.03, titled Number & Type of Chickens Allowed, seconded by Greiner. Roll Call: Ayes: Ellis, Greiner, Grimm & Voss.
No: Carter
Ellis moved Final Adoption of Ordinance 224 Chapter 56 Section 56.03, titled Number & Type of Chickens Allowed, seconded by Greiner. Roll Call: Ayes: Greiner, Grimm, Voss & Ellis. No: Carter
Report received from City Engineer Veenstra & Kimm & placed on file. City Engineer Ryan Hosch reported on setting up final walk through for UV Project as well as working on TIF maps for city
Report received from ION regarding Wastewater Treatment Plant operations & placed on file
Parks & Rec May minutes received and placed on file
Other areas of discussion included but not limited to: Employee evaluations, quotes on lawn mowers & trade in values
Carter moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:42pm, seconded by Ellis. Roll Call: Unanimous
Month’s Receipts: (General Fund) 261,230.94; (Sewer Fund) 21,435.76; (Garbage Fund) 13,074.84
(Road Use Tax) 15,302.10; Total Revenue 311,043.64
General & Road Use Tax Expenditures:
Alliant (Electric) 3132.92
BP (Gas) 111.14
Brown, Chessa (Janitorial Services) 141.75
Butz Insurance (Workers Comp Audit) 3359.00 (Insurance) 68,911.00
City Laundering (Towels/Uniforms/Rugs) 398.84
Cronbaugh Excavating (Excavating) 600.00
Da Flava Unit (Funday Food Truck) 500.00
Decker Sporting Goods (Baseballs) 136.00
Ellis, Gary (Wages) 4144.00
Evans Computer (Office/Tech Support) 425.46
Federal Tax Payment (Withholdings) 2694.36
Firehouse Pyrotechnics (Fireworks) 6500.00 (Insurance) 1000.00
Futureline (Bolt Kit) 16.88
Gazette (Publications) 255.37
Gordon Flesch Co. (Copy Count/Maint) 76.76
Holland Law (Legal Services) 445.00
Iowa Dept of Revenue (Baseball Registration Tax) 62.90
IPERS (Withholdings) 1893.90
K&B Ag Supply (Grass Seed) 200.00
Kluesner Construction (Street Sweeping) 3190.00
Knapp Creek Event Center (Funday Rental) 500.00
Linn County Sheriff (Q4 Contract Hrs) 10,140.00
LRS Portables (Port-O-Pottys) 294.07
Menards (Supplies & Paint) 151.78
Miller, Dan (Wages) 3696.00
Monticello Sports (Hats & Jerseys) 2153.91
Office Express (Office Supplies) 177.79
Orkin (Pest Control) 74.99
Painter, Jess (Pony League Refund) 30.00
Richardt, Tami (Wages) 4200.00 (Mileage) 196.89
Sevig Utility (Water) 55.00
Sherwin Williams (Paint) 83.59
South Slope (Phone/Internet) 295.61
Suburban Lumber (Lumber) 166.21
The Hartford (Group Life Insurance) 65.40
TruGreen (Spraying) 2010.50
United Health Care (Health Insurance) 2304.64
US Cellular (Cell Phone) 121.44
Visa (USPS) 42.48 (Zoom) 15.99 (Tractor Supply) 854.98 (IMFOA) 282.43
Voss, Bill (Cell Allowance) 50.00 (Mileage) 57.64
Wellmark Blue Cross (Insurance) 77.98
Sewer Fund Expenditures:
Alliant (Electric) 2097.88
Iowa Dept of Revenue (Monthly Sales Tax) 167.78
ION (Operations) 4550.00
Postmaster (Billing/462) 221.76
South Slope (Phone/Internet) 106.44
Garbage Fund Expenditures:
Allegra (Fliers) 521.86
Central State Bank (ACH Fees) 113.00
Johnson Co. Refuse (Hauling/466) 7922.00 (Trash Tags) 570.00
Postmaster (Amnesty Flier Postage) 102.85
Expenditure Totals: 142,668.17
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Bill Voss, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Tami Richardt, City Clerk