July 14, 2026 - City Council Meeting Minutes

Walford City Council Proceedings

Regular Meeting                                                                                                              July 14,2026

Meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm, by Mayor Randy Bauer

Roll Call: Bergmeier, Ellis, Goodwin & Greiner. Jones was absent.

Goodwin moved approval of the agenda as posted, seconded by Ellis. Roll Call: Unanimous

Multiple citizens were present regarding the enforcement of ordinance 165.16 (5). Rob Hursh was present to speak on behalf of Save Morgan Valley. Multiple citizens were also present to ask questions about any potential data center plans.

Greiner moved approval of the minutes from 6/9, seconded by Ellis. Roll Call: Yes: Ellis, Goodwin & Greiner. No: Bergmeier 

Ellis moved approval of the 6/30 Treasurers Report, seconded by Greiner. Roll Call: Unanimous 

Bergmeier moved approval of the July expenditures, seconded by Ellis. Roll Call: Unanimous

Linn County Sheriff’s report dated 6/9-7/14 received & placed on file. There were 40 calls for service.

Sewer Delinquency report placed on file.

Chad McCleary of ION Environmental Services was onsite to deliver WWTP report.

P&R Meeting minutes were received & placed on file.

Chris Hagen was onsite to deliver Fire Dept report. Old pumper truck will be returning to Walford.

Hunter Schulte from V&K was onsite to provide current project status & updates on the upcoming street project.

Goodwin moved to approve estimate from Service Master for Mold Remediation at City Hall, seconded by Greiner. Roll Call: Unanimous

Bergmeier moved to approve resolution 7-26-1 approving 28E Agreement with Linn County for Property Maintenance Inspections, seconded by Ellis. Roll Call: Unanimous 

Greiner moved to approve Ahlers Cooney Engagement Agreement regarding 2026 Data Center Ordinance, seconded by Bergmeier. Roll Call: Unanimous

Greiner moved to approve resolution 7-26-2 regarding Enforcement of Walford Code of Ordinances Chapter 165, Section 16(5), motion failed due to lack of second.  

Ellis moved to approve resolution 7-26-3 approving Lease Agreement with Gordon Flesch, seconded by Bergmeier. Roll Call: Unanimous

Other items of discussion included but not limited to, data centers, abatement status updates,LRS service update, as well as future Hwy 151 project.

Ellis moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:01 pm, seconded by Bergmeier. Roll Call: Unanimous

Month’s Receipts: (General Fund) 14,314.05 (Sewer Fund) 21,868.51 (Garbage Fund) 12,854.87

(Road Use Tax) 19,067.97 Total Revenue 68,105.40

General & Road Use Tax Expenditures:

Absolute Security (Monitoring) 636.00

Allegra (Bus. Cards) 29.14

Alliant (Electric) 3564.55

Bauer, Randy (Wages) 1750.00

Bergmeier, Jesse (Wages) 320.00

Boxa, Dustin (Umpire) 60.00

BSN Sports (Ball Supplies) 328.35

Davis, Dade (Umpire) 225.00

Depot Express (Gas) 425.63

Ellis, Amy (Wages) 360.00

Ellis, Liz (Cleaning) 216.00

Evans Computer (Office 365) 266.05

Federal Tax Payment (Withholdings) 3925.56

FusionSite (Restrooms) 438.15

Gazette (Publications) 116.17

Goodwin, Lonny (Wages) 240.00

Greiner, Matt (Wages) 320.00

Gordon Flesch (Printer Fees) 102.54

Hennick Tree Service (Tree Removal) 15,300.00

Hoskins Creative (Website Redesign) 3500.00

IA Dept of Rev (Withholdings) 908.39

IA League of Cities (Dues) 1229.00

IPERS (Withholdings) 2360.02

Jones, Kathryn (Wages) 320.00

Jones, Lily (Wages) 2220.00

Linn Co Sheriff (Q1 Services) 12,528.00

Menards (Supplies) 144.86

Meyers, Tom (Wages) 6010.16

Millard, Marcus (Umpire) 60.00

Miller, Dan (Wages) 6903.44

Neumann, Troy (Umpire) 150.00

Office Express (Supplies) 34.71

Orkin (Pest Control) 98.43

P&K Midwest (Weed eater) 299.99

Richardt, Tami (Wages) 8142.72

Sevig Utility (Water) 55.00

South Slope (Phone/Internet) 329.12

The Hartford (Group Ins) 189.87

Trugreen (Spraying) 2846.40

US Cellular (Cell Phones) 247.98

Veenstra & Kimm (Engineering) 5021.20

Visa (USPS) 271.28 (IA League of Cities) 275.00

Wellmark Blue Cross (Insurance) 2685.64

Sewer Fund Expenditures:

Alliant (Electric) 2701.86

Delta Industries (Blower Oil) 970.30

IA Dept of Rev (Monthly Sales Tax) 187.94

ION (Operations) 4825.00

Ken-Way (TV Inspection) 5425.00

Postmaster (Postage) 300.30

South Slope (Phone/Internet) 107.63

Garbage Fund Expenditures:

Benton Co Solid Waste (Tipping Fees) 268.65

Johnson Co Refuse (Hauling) 7922.00

Expenditure Totals:  108,455.03

_______________________________ Randy Bauer, Mayor

ATTEST:

________________________________Tami Richardt, City Clerk