City of Modale City Council Meeting Minutes The regular meeting of the Modale City Council was held on July 8, 2024. Mayor James Cox called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. Councilmembers present were Blair Adams, Kathy Dugdale, Tammy Cooperrider, Chris Skinner and Terigene Tiffey. Visitors present were Jason Pavlik, Corbin Pavlik, Carl & Linda Anderson, Diane Pratt, Jay Gerke and Kevin Hirst. Staff present were Marty Skinner and Shauna Gerke. Councilman Skinner asked for clarification regarding the names of the two new Fire Department applicants noted in the 6/10/24 minutes. Those approved applicants were Ryan Oestreich and Brei Moffet per J. Pavlik. Gerke was also informed “Richards” was misspelled as “Ricards”. With those updates, Dugdale made a motion to approve the consent agenda, Tiffey seconded. Motion carried 5-0. PUB WORKS: Marty reported on public works. He needs another load of rock for approx. $1100. Tiffey made a motion to approve the purchase, Adams seconded. Motion carried 5-0. One building permit was presented. Tiffey made a motion to approve Gerke building permit, Dugdale seconded. Motion carried 5-0. CITIZENS: Weedy bridges and rock in the alley by the Legion were discussed. Weeds have been sprayed and Marty will look at the alley. LIBRARY: Diane reported for the Library. Check out Facebook or the bulletin board in the Post Office for upcoming events. They have implemented a new after-hours access policy. Building locks were discussed. The official correction of ord. 5-1-2 was announced and will be shared with the Council and Diane. FIRE: Jason reported for the Fire Department. Clay and Taylor townships put funds toward the new pumper truck. Tiffey made a motion to approve the first half of the FY25 budget, Skinner seconded. Motion carried 5-0. OLD BUS: Adams made a motion to pay off the loan to Community Bank. Dugdale seconded. Motion carried 5-0. Cooperrider asked if we are receiving the lead service line surveys back. We’ve received a fair number of them, but we still have many unaccounted for. Tiffey offered to post a reminder on the Facebook page. Cooperrider also requested M. Skinner complete the survey for the Post Office. All past due utilities were reported, two payment plans were presented, and Marty reported adding new meter heads to the ones not reading correctly. After determining the sewer is most likely not connected to 108 N Station, we are to stop billing for sewer at that address. Three violations were reported throughout the meeting, Gerke will send out letters. Gerke to reach out to get prices on cleaning out the apartment. Tiffey requested a lock be added to the electrical panel in the park shelter. Dugdale requested we check the Legion water bill and let her know if it was more than the minimum charge. She also would like to investigate putting a hydrant in Honor Roll Square. Reports were made, but no action taken, regarding the time capsule opening on July 13th, and 150th celebration. An animal permit was presented but was returned to the resident as it was missing a signature from an adjoining landowner. A conversation was had regarding paragraph h. of ord. 4-1-5. Some Councilmembers feel that should be read as “acknowledgement” and not permission. After heated words and gavel banging, the discussion was tabled. Tiffey made a motion to set ordinance violation fines of $10 per day, Adams seconded. Motion carried 5-0. Tiffey left the meeting at 9 p.m. Dugdale made a motion to approve the $650 downpayment to Heartland Coop to get contract pricing on the 24-25 propane purchases, Skinner seconded. Motion carried 4-0. The curb stop discussion was tabled and will be moved to the PUB WORKS section in August. Gerke shared information from her ClerkBooks training and shared the new reports that will replace the previously manually generated reports, as well as an explanation as to why the change is being made. NEW BUS: Dugdale made a motion to suspend permit violations regarding “repairs” until a new resolution or ordinance can be passed. Adams seconded, motion carried 4-0. The animal license ordinance was again discussed, but no action was taken. Dugdale made a motion to approve a 3% raise for all employees except Diane until we can find out whether the Library Board has done that. Specifically, Alvin to $15.15, Kent to $18.94, Marty to $21.64 & Shauna to $1947.81. Once approved, Diane’s would be $13.39. Skinner seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-1-0 with Skinner abstaining. The tree removal bid was discussed. Mayor Cox requested another bid be received before the matter could move forward. Adams made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Dugdale seconded. Motion carried 4-0. Mayor Cox adjourned the meeting at 933 p.m. James Cox, Mayor Shauna Gerke, City Clerk These minutes are as recorded by the City Clerk and are subject to Council approval at the next regular meeting. Full copies of these minutes will be available at City Hall. Minutes can be sent via email. June 2024 EXPENSES Name, Memo, Amount Feld Fire, repair 610.50 Greg Oestrich, reimburse 1,605.12 Modale Fire Department Assn, reimburse 1,132.85 Community Bank, CD fees 74.46 Heartland Coop, fuel 171.04 MidAmerican Energy, utilities 29.11 Fire Fund total 3,623.08 Schildberg Construction Company, supplies 619.71 Road Fund total 619.71 MidAmerican Energy, street lights 430.87 Street Lights fund total 430.87 Harrison County Landfill, tipping fees 588.25 landfill total 588.25 Diane Pratt, payroll 1,101.50 Jonathan May, services 280.00 Amazon, materials 79.15 Diane Pratt (v), materials 45.00 Diane Pratt (v), supplies 300.00 Amazon, supplies 544.70 MidAmerican Energy, utilities 43.67 library fund total 2,394.02 Moore's Portable Toilets, services 160.00 Bomgaars, supplies 241.33 Heartland Coop, fuel 118.16 MidAmerican Energy, utilities 10.00 parks fund total 529.49 ClerkBooks, training 1,050.00 Modale Fun Days Committee, transfer 150.00 U S Post Office, postage 250.73 SalvoDerenSchenckGrossSwain & Argotsinger, legal 320.00 Bonine Garage Doors, repair 1,201.00 Boruff Plumbing, repair 683.56 Loftus Heating & Cooling, repair 131.00 Kathy Dugdale (v), Legion supplies 143.00 Double "B" Trash, garbage 143.00 Linda Windschitl, fees 70.62 IMWCA, WC ins 2,081.00 Offenbacker, Katie (v), supplies 33.62 Harrison County Historical Society, dues 10.00 Missouri Valley Times, printing 287.61 Windstream, city hall 122.68 Heartland Coop, fuel 385.22 MidAmerican Energy, utilities 48.62 Bomgaars, supplies 153.58 MidAmerican Energy, utilities 13.00 general fund total 7,278.24 Sioux Land District Health Dept, testing 48.00 Midwest Labs, testing 201.80 Key Elements Consulting, conference 165.00 Midwest Welding, supplies 469.90 Badger Meter, fees 18.60 Hach, supplies 330.01 Hawkins Inc, supplies 620.29 Ace Hardware, supplies 19.18 Vetter Equipment, shipping 184.06 Windstream, utilities 103.80 MidAmerican Energy, utilities 232.05 Missouri Valley Times, publishing 287.68 Bomgaars, supplies 35.96 water fund total 2,716.33 Sundquist Engineering, engineering 1,720.00 Alexander, Michael, refund 28.74 USDA - Rural Development, debt 1,437.00 Community Bank, debt 150,000.00 MidAmerican Energy, utilities 36.07 sewer fund total 153,221.81 Iowa Department of Revenue, taxes 154.69 IPERS, IPERS 824.52 IRS, taxes 1,371.68 Alvin A Schiltz, wages 810.20 Marty Skinner, wages 1,682.86 Shauna Gerke, wages 1,552.40 payroll fund total 6,396.35 CJ Futures, landscaping 4,035.00 Bricks R Us, bricks 1,311.50 Vets Fund total 5,346.50 Kathy Dugdale (v), supplies 37.96 150th/Fun Fund Total 37.96 operating fund total 186,090.44 June, 2024 REVENUES LOST Deposit 1,813.14 Road Use Tax Deposit 2,244.70 General 28,357.71 Vets 4,238.42 150th/Fun Days 240.00 Water 5,102.53 Sewer 5,957.98 Revenue total 47,954.48 MVTN 7-17-24
