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Wednesday, 07 February 2007 |
By Buck Traxler I-O Editor
In an unusual development the city was hit with three resignations this week.
Two of them came out of the police department, Mike Galloway and Travis Alexander and the third was from Water/wastewater Operator I Tobin Arnold who had been with the city for only six months. The council accepted all three.
Two members of the council, Mayor John Shevlin and Alderman Gary Brown were absent from the meeting. That left council chairman Sandy Syvertson to preside over the meeting.
The council accepted a bid from Denning, Downey and Associates for $9,000 (2007), $9,250 (2008) and $9,525 (2009) for the purpose of auditing the city.
Wendy Judisch and Wally McHenry also approved the use of Norley Hall for a meeting of the Public Service Commission to hold a meeting on March 7, 7-9 p.m. Part of the meeting will be devoted to wind turbines and energy.
In other action, the council approved increasing the participation fee from $10 to $20 for the city juvenile offenders program.
A building permit to move a house and garage at 619 Michigan was given an OK by the council.
A petition to vacate an alley between Conrad Building Center and TPG, Inc. in the south 100 block was tabled until the next meeting.
In business from an earlier meeting, Kjelstrup Drive was renamed Alaska Drive.
Chief Dent wrote a draft to revise a training expense contract concerning the leaving by employees within a certain amount of time. It will address employees who are trained by the city and then move on. It will be reviewed by City Attorney Mary Ann Ries and presented at an upcoming meeting.
The management of Blue Sky Villa requested permission from the city to get bids for new siding for seven units. They are looking at an approximate cost of $140,000. Present plans call for steel siding to be used. Money for the project is coming from an earlier settlement. The council approved the request to only receive bids at this time.
Brian Durham, the new owner of Sunrise Trailer Courts, was on hand to talk to the council about health issues in the park. In part he said, “It’s frustrating, no one is enforcing the rules.” He was hoping the city could assist him.
Durham talked during the public comment portion of the meeting and no action is taken by the council here. He was asked to come back at the March meeting when he can be on the agenda.
Reports were received and approved from City Attorney Ries, Chief Dent and Richard Anderson, pubic works director.
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