REGULAR
MEETING
The Fairbank City Council met in Regular Session on Monday, January 8, 2007.
Mayor Welsh called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M. Members present:
Shields, Frost, Woods, Mangrich and Kayser. Also present: B. J. Sackett,
Police Chief; Ted Vorwald, Utility Superintendent; Dave Ryan, Assistant Public
Works Director; Carter Stevens, City Attorney; Gary Ott, Maintenance Technician
and Marlene Strempke, City Clerk.
Motion by Frost, second by Mangrich to approve the agenda as amended. Roll
call vote—Ayes: Frost, Mangrich, Kayser, Woods and Shields. Nays: None.
The Mayor gave the oath of office to the following fire department members:
Dave Ryan, Fire Chief; Brad Gordon, First Assistant Chief; Jason Kayser, Second
Assistant Chief; Tom Miller, President and Ben Wolfe, Vice-President.
Motion by Kayser, second by Woods to approve the minutes of the December 11,
2006 Regular Meeting. Roll call vote—Ayes: Kayser, Woods, Shields, Frost
and Mangrich. Nays: None.
Motion by Woods, second by Frost to accept the Treasurer’s Report.
Receipts for the month of December were $152,022.98 and disbursements were
$268,499.91. Balance on hand at the close of business on December 31, 2006
was $1,418,480.36. Roll call vote—Ayes: Woods, Frost, Mangrich, Kayser
and Shields. Nays: None.
Motion by Frost, second by Mangrich to approve RESOLUTION 2007-01 – RESOLUTION
TO ALLOW ALCOHOL TO BE CONSUMED AT A ONE-TIME FUND RAISING FUNCTION. Roll
call vote—Ayes: Frost, Mangrich, Kayser, Woods and Shields. Nays: None.
Motion by Kayser, second by Mangrich to approve the request of the Library Board
to transfer $10,000 from Hi-Fi to a CD. Roll call vote—Ayes: Kayser,
Mangrich, Frost, Shields and Woods. Nays: None.
Numerous complaints have been received on recycling being put in with garbage by
the pickup crew. This will be monitored and addressed again after January
15 with the start of both being picked up on the same day.
Motion by Mangrich. second by Frost that the Electric Department finance the new
snow plow over a term of three years at an interest rate of 4% to be paid back
by Road Use Tax Funds. Roll call vote—Ayes: Mangrich, Frost,
Shields, Woods and Kayser. Nays: None.
Motion by Kayser, second by Mangrich to approve the bills as presented with the
following adjustments: Add $25.00 to the Ortivus total for another
invoice; add $79.90 to Modern Building Products for fire department bulbs and to
adjust Butler County REC for the actual amount when the bill is received.
Roll call vote—Ayes: Kayser, Mangrich, Frost, Shields and Woods. Nays:
None.
Alliant
Energy.............................................................................................................
1044.00
Monkeytown.................................................................................................................
139.40
BatteryZone...................................................................................................................
127.50
Benny’s
Welding..........................................................................................................
184.55
Black
Hawk Waste
Disposal.....................................................................................
3589.04
Burmeister....................................................................................................................
1564.70
Lyle
Chase.......................................................................................................................
68.00
City
of
Don’s
Truck
Sales........................................................................................................
275.17
Dunt
Electric Meter
Testing........................................................................................
636.25
Fairbank
Food
Center.......................................................................................................
7.78
Fairbank
Sign
Design.....................................................................................................
64.05
Farm
Plan........................................................................................................................
174.73
Fairbank
Custom
Embroidery........................................................................................
20.00
Fauser
Oil
Co.................................................................................................................
109.24
Gall’s.................................................................................................................................
77.95
Hydrite
Chemical
Co...................................................................................................
1067.63
Iowa
Firemen’s
Association.......................................................................................
220.00
IMFOA.............................................................................................................................
30.00
INRCOG..........................................................................................................................
375.00
Keystone
Laboratories................................................................................................
217.00
Lehmhuhl
Oil
Co...........................................................................................................
151.89
Matt
Parrott &
Sons.......................................................................................................
76.51
HD
Supply
Waterworks...............................................................................................
492.62
Oelwein
Daily
Register.................................................................................................
184.77
Ortivus............................................................................................................................
150.00
Gary
Ott............................................................................................................................
60.75
Office
of Vehicle
Services..............................................................................................
20.00
Paul
Niemann Construction
Co..................................................................................
180.81
Pronto
Market...............................................................................................................
911.22
Premier
Technology...................................................................................................
2866.00
Preferred
Screen
Printing...............................................................................................
84.00
Quality
Truck Rebuilders...............................................................................................
28.00
Radio
Communications................................................................................................
873.93
Superior
Welding..........................................................................................................
227.42
Ultramax..........................................................................................................................
272.00
Utility
Equipment
Co....................................................................................................
699.21
Welsh
Construction.......................................................................................................
40.00
Water
Environment
Federation....................................................................................
54.00
City
of
James
& Dana Klink.....................................................................................................
200.00
Fairbank
Postmaster.....................................................................................................
120.00
Clayton
Energy
Corporation...................................................................................
29310.67
IAMU...............................................................................................................................
65.00
City
of
City
of
Clayton
Energy
Corporation.....................................................................................
7159.73
United
Healthcare.......................................................................................................
3205.18
Delta
Dental...................................................................................................................
193.61
City
of
Rick
Wierck....................................................................................................................
425.00
Fairbank
State
Bank....................................................................................................
3611.70
IPERS............................................................................................................................
1743.02
Treasurer-State
of
Treasurer-State
of
Payroll
Claims............................................................................................................
12252.27
The
Library Board approved the following bills on January 3, 2007:
Fairbank
Library..............................................................................................................
25.00
Rite
Price Office
Supply.................................................................................................
62.40
Fairbank
State
Bank........................................................................................................
20.00
Fairbank
Community
Club.............................................................................................
20.00
Baker
&
Taylor..............................................................................................................
584.33
Book
Look......................................................................................................................
100.89
Jay
Keller..........................................................................................................................
14.95
Walden
Books.................................................................................................................
10.39
Seventeen..........................................................................................................................
8.37
Karen
Tiedt......................................................................................................................
86.42
Payroll
Claims..............................................................................................................
1182.46
The list of goals was reviewed and the quarterly budget numbers were discussed.
A budget work session was set for Monday, January 15, 2007 at 6:00 P.M.
Motion by Kayser, second by Shields to adjourn at 7:15 P.M. Roll call
vote—Ayes: Kayser, Shields, Woods, Frost and Mangrich.
______________________________
Maurice Welsh, Mayor
_______________________________
Marlene
Strempke, City Clerk