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Slater
Regular
City
Council
Meeting
February 4, 2008
The regular meeting of the
Slater City Council was called to order by Mayor Gary Halverson at
7:30 P.M.
on
February 4, 2008
, at City Hall,
105 Greene St.
, Slater,
Iowa
. The
roll being called the following Council members were present as follows: Gene
Staples, Steve Ransom, Mike Higgs, and Tim Locker; Electronic - Mark Pritchard.
Also in attendance were Mary Beth Chinery, Jennifer Davies, and several
residents.
Sergeant Mortvedt of the Story County Sheriff’s Office presented the town call
report to the council. It also
contained a printed presentation about the upcoming Citizen’s Academy.
Betty Robb updated the
council regarding the First Responders. They
have ordered an
AED
with the funds raised at their breakfast.
They will also be looking into updating their current facilities or
finding a new location.
Howard Hammond presented the
council with the budget request for the Historical Society.
He, along with several other society members updated the council
regarding the possessions and displays housed within Heritage Hall.
Susan Erickson approached
the council again about the condition of sidewalks.
She provided the council with a list of specific properties that need to
be made aware of the removal ordinance. City
hall and public works will follow up with these properties.
It was moved by Staples and
seconded by Pritchard to approve the consent agenda, January 19, 21 and 23, 2008
minutes and expenditures totaling $
19128.75 as follows:
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ABSOLUTE
BUILDING
CENTER
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SUPPLIES
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78.50
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ALLIANT
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UTILITIES
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7,620.23
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AMERICAN
WATER WORKS ASSOC
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DUES
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68.00
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AREST-A-PEST
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MOSQUITO
SPRAYING
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460.00
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BAKER
& TAYLOR
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BOOKS
&
DVD
'S
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419.41
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BRUCE'S
COMPUTER REPAIR
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COMPUTER
HELP
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25.00
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DEMCO
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LABLES,
COVERS,
ETC
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141.42
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EBSCO
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INFORMATIONS
SYSTEM
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42.68
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ED
FELD EQUIP
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SCBA
BOTTLE TESTING
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38.00
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EIGINEERING
AMERICA
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FILTERS
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658.40
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ELECTRONIC
ENGINEERING
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RADIO
PROGRAMMING
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194.95
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GALE
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BOOKS
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56.60
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INDEPENDENT
SALT CO.
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ROAD
SALT
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905.21
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IOWA
LEAGUE OF CITIES
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MLA
WORKSHOP
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100.00
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IOWA
TELECOM
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PHONES
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260.52
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J
& M DISPLAYS
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X-
MAS
ON
MAIN
FIREWORKS
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550.00
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JEFF
MEYER
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REIMB
FOR KID PROMOTIONS
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7.09
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MALLON
EXCAVATING, LLC
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WATER
MAIN
REPAIR
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400.00
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MARY
BETH CHINERY
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REIMB
FOR OFFICE SUPPLIES
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375.72
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MATT
PARROTT &
SONS
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WATER
BILLS
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709.35
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MID
WEST BENEFIT
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DEATH
CONTRIBUTION
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31.25
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MINN
VALLEY
TESTING
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WATER/SEWER
TESTING
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84.42
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MITINET
INC
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SUBSCRIPTION
DUES
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189.00
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MONGAN
PAINTING
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POOL
STRIPE PAINTING
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812.60
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MUNICIPAL
SUPPLY, INC
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CLAMPS
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315.30
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NITE
OWL PRINTING
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SURVEYS
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37.50
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PENWORTHY
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BOOKS
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282.34
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PEPPY
PUSHERS 4-H CLUB
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REIMB
FOR 1ST
RESP
BREAKFAST
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60.00
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POSTMASTER
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STAMPS
- LIBRARY, W, WW, RU
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246.00
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QUICKS
HARDWARE
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SOCKET
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4.19
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RAINBOW
BOOK CO
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BOOKS
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355.80
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SELECT
OFFICE SYSTEMS
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ANNUAL
COPIER MAINTENANCE
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399.00
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SHOWCASES
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VHS
CASES
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152.16
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SNYDER
& ASSOCIATES
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ENGINEERING
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2,578.00
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SOUTH
STORY BANK & TRUST
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SAFE
DEPOSIT
BOX
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9.00
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STAPLES
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OFFICE
SUPPLIES
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198.73
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STORY
COUNTY MAYORS ASSOC
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DUES
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20.00
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TOWN
& COUNTRY STORE
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TRASHBAGS
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14.73
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US
CELLULAR
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CELL
PHONES
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227.65
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The motion passed with
record vote as follows: Yes:
Staples, Pritchard, Locker, Ransom, and Higgs. No:
none.
Chinery updated the council
concerning the floodplain. Because
there is not currently a map in existence the “Zone X” insurance is not
going to be available. Property
owners continue to make improvements to raise their lowest adjacent grade above
base flood elevation before the re-survey on the 11th.
Chinery will submit a letter to Senator Grassley asking if he can provide
any assistance.
Pritchard made a motion to
accept the change order for the 2007 water supply discharge equalization system.
Staples seconded the motion. The
motion passed with record vote as follows: Yes:
Pritchard, Staples, Ransom, Locker and Higgs.
No: none.
Staples moved for the adoption of Resolution 9 (2007/2008) ORDERING
BIDS
, APPROVING PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS
AND
FORM
OF CONTRACT
AND
NOTICE TO BIDDERS, FIXING AMOUNT OF
BID
SECURITY,
AND
ORDERING CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE
AND
FIXING A DATE FOR RECEIVING SAME,
AND
FOR SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS,
FORM
OF CONTRACT
AND
ESTIMATE OF COSTS ON THE SLATER, IOWA, 2007
water supply discharge equalization system.
Pritchard seconded the motion. The
Council Members voted on the motion as follows:
Yes: Staples, Pritchard, Higgs, Locker and Ransom.
No: none.
The Mayor declared the motion carried.
Estrem asked the council if anything could
be done to begin his insurance before March 11th as that is when his
current insurance will lapse. Locker
moved to waive the probationary period for his insurance and allow Estrem to
enroll effective
March 1, 2008
. Higgs
seconded the motion. The motion
passed with record vote as follows: Yes:
Locker, Higgs, Pritchard, Ransom and Staples.
No: none. The council
discussed the start date and insurance for the new public works director.
The council decided that since Estrem has been working on the budget that
he will be compensated for those hours.
Staples made a motion to accept the
new revision of the employee handbook with the necessary revisions still needing
to be made to the table of contents. Locker
seconded the motion. The motion
passed with record vote as follows: Yes:
Staples, Locker, Ransom, Pritchard and Higgs.
No: none.
The council had significant
discussion about the 2008-09 budget and is considering different options to
maximize efficiency and reduce costs. It
was recommended to split the parks budget into parks items and public works
items to make it more representative of who actually budgets these items.
Chinery will make revisions and the council will continue to work on
budget at the next meeting,
February 11, 2008
,
It was moved by Staples and
seconded by Locker to adjourn at
11:48 P.M.
, the motion carried and the meeting adjourned.
Mayor Halverson administered the oaths of office for Chinery and Davies.
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