February 13th, 2023 - City Council Meeting Minutes
Walford City Council Proceedings
Regular Meeting February 13, 2023
Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m., by Mayor Bill Voss.
Roll Call: Ellis, Greiner, & Voss. Carter joined via Zoom. Grimm was absent.
Ellis Moved approval of the agenda as posted, seconded by Greiner. Roll Call: Unanimous.
Greiner Moved approval of the minutes from January 9th, 2023, seconded by Voss.
Ellis & Carter Abstained. Motion failed due to lack of majority. Will be considered in March.
Carter Moved to approve the January 31st Treasurers Report , seconded by Ellis.
Roll call: Unanimous
Greiner Moved to approve the February Expenditures, seconded by Ellis. Roll Call: Unanimous.
Linn County Sheriff’s report dated January 9th, 2023 through February 13th, 2023 was received & placed on file. There were 21 calls for service.
A public hearing was held at 7:09 pm regarding FY 23/24 Proposed Property Tax Levy Rate. No written or oral objections were received.
Ellis moved to close the public hearing regarding FY 23/24 Proposed Property Tax Levy Rate at
7:12 pm, seconded by Carter. Roll call: Unanimous
Voss introduced resolution 2-23-1 approving Maximum Property Tax Dollars for FY 23/24, seconded by Greiner. Roll call: Ayes: Ellis, Greiner & Voss. No: Carter. Motion Failed.
Aaron Hett was present to ask for a waiver to allow 12 chickens per a single tract of land. Voss moved to table until next month to allow a discussion with the city attorney regarding revising Chapter 56 Section 56.03, seconded by Ellis. Roll Call: Unanimous
Report received from City Engineer Veenstra & Kimm & placed on file. City Engineer Ryan Hosch reported Boomerang is taking steps to finalize paperwork on the UV Project.
Report received from ION regarding Wastewater Treatment Plant operations & placed on file.
Review of FY 23/24 Proposed Budget Revenues & Expenditures.
Ellis moved to set FY 23/24 Budget Public Hearing date of March 13th, 2023 at 7:00 pm, seconded by Voss. Roll Call: Unanimous
Discussion was held regarding nuisance property & Mayor will follow up with City Attorney.
Voss moved to approve the appointment of Tim Vaske to the Planning & Zoning Board, seconded by Greiner. Roll Call: Unanimous
Discussion was held regarding updated FEMA maps.
Parks & Rec February minutes received and placed on file.
Ellis moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:18pm. Seconded by Carter. Roll Call: Unanimous.
Month’s Receipts: (General Fund) 6797.16; (Sewer Fund) 21,494.23; (Garbage Fund) 13,049.23
(Road Use Tax) 13,528.99; Total Revenue 54,869.61
General & Road Use Tax Expenditures:
Absolute Security (Security & Monitoring) 147.00
Alliant (Electric) 4665.30
Banyon Data (Back up) 129.00
BP (Gas) 635.76
Brown, Chessa (Janitorial Services) 240.75
Carquest (Parts) 82.79
City Laundering (Towels/Uniforms/Rugs) 498.55
Custom Hose (Parts) 46.94
Ellis, Gary (Wages) 4144.00
Evans Computer (TEC Support Jan & Feb) 775.92
Federal Tax Payment (Withholdings) 2636.18
Gazette (Publications) 193.24
Gordon Flesch Co. (Copy Count/Maint) 121.24
Holland Law (Legal Services) 840.00
Iowa Repair & Machine (Parts/Maint.) 479.29
Iowa State Auditor (Annual Exam) 7281.12
IPERS (Withholdings) 2121.93
Linn Co Sheriff (Q3 Contract Hours) 10140.00
Menards (Supplies & Tools) 134.11
Miller, Dan (Wages) 3696.00
Richardt, Tami (Wages) 4200.00
Sevig Utility (Water) 39.36
Slater Electric (Photo Eye at Hall) 115.00
South Slope (Phone/Internet) 306.90
The Hartford (Group Life Insurance) 43.60
Tyce Hoskins (Web Host) 1020.00
United Health Care (Health Insurance) 2304.64
US Cellular (Cell Phone) 180.49
Veenstra & Kimm (1st Ave E Overlay Project) 682.50
Visa (USPS) 26.31 (Zoom) 14.99 (Amazon) 338.91 Theisen’s (Keys) 7.16 (Staples) 75.54
Voss, Bill (Cell Allowance) 50.00 (Mileage) 117.90
Wellmark Blue Cross (Insurance) 77.98
Sewer Fund Expenditures:
Alliant (Electric) 2530.81
Iowa Dept of Revenue (Monthly Sales Tax) 163.74
Iowa One Call (Locates) 32.40
ION (Operations) 4550.00
Ken-Way (Influent/Effluent Clean) 1645.00
Menards (Pipe Repair) 238.95 (CLR) 10.44
Postmaster (Billing/462) 204.60
South Slope (Phone/Internet) 94.18
USA BlueBook (Algae Brushes) 82.71
Visa (Parts) 230.12
Garbage Fund Expenditures:
Benton Co Disposal (Tipping Fees) 1218.54 (Q2 Landfill) 5876.00
Central State Bank (ACH Fees) 113.50
Johnson Co. Refuse (Hauling/466) 7922.00
Expenditure Totals: 73,523.39
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Bill Voss, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Tami Richardt, City Clerk