January 2024 Meeting Minutes
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
January 8, 2024
The City Council of the City of Woden met in regular session on Monday, January 8, 2024 at 6:00pm, Council Chambers.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pro-Tem Dylan Brandt at 6:00pm.
Council members present were: Bill Rout, Jeff Stucki, Andy Plessel, Tip Piper and Dylan Brandt
Absent: None - Mayor Buns arrived at 6:30
Plessel made the motion to approve the agenda, minutes written for December 11, 2023, payment of bills totaling $25,183.73 and financial reports, Piper seconded
Ayes- 4 (Brandt Abstained as Mayor Pro Tem) Nays- 0 Motion Carried
OLD BUSINESS
City Burn Site - Update: No further information gathered, tabled till next month.
Certified Water and Sewer Operator – Progress Update: No further progress, tabled till next month.
Water Tower Emergency Repairs: Discussed the Completed Repairs.
NEW BUSINESS
Midwest Waste – Garbage Proposal for City: Did not take place due to weather conditions.
Waste Management Contract – New Proposal: Discussed the option of Waste Management sending the city a new Garbage Proposal to help meet the cities current needs.
Council Duties Review: No current duties were changed. Some contact information was updated.
City Office Future Software Upgrades: Discussed the upcoming software updates required for the City Office to maintain the Utility Billing and Accounting aspects of the city up to date.
Stucki made the motion to go ahead with the discussed updates, Piper seconded.
Ayes- 4 (Brandt Abstained as Mayor Pro Tem) Nays- 0 Motion Carried
City Budget Planning Session: The first round of Budget Planning for fiscal year 2024-2025 was discussed by the Council.
Adjournment: Plessel made motion to adjourn at 7:40 PM, Piper seconded
Ayes- 5 Nays- 0 Motion Carried
City Clerk Mayor
Income for October
General $7498.56 Benefits $147.11 Water $3048.46
Library $3011.35 Road Use $1763.67 Sewer $7138.74
Emergency $51.37
City Employee Gross Wages for 2023
Bartelt, Verla $1,616.00
Brandt, Dylan $720.00
Buns, Paul $2,758.75
Dahle, Angela $816.00
Ewald, David $8587.00
Harms, Nancy $310.00
Patten, Benjamin $21,802.00
Piper, Tip $660.00
Plessel, Andrew $780.00
Rout, William $780.00
Schimmelpfennig, Deb $2,303.14
Stucki, Jeff $780.00
Swingen, Lisa $7,304.50
Swingen, Matthew $5,632.00
Claims Paid
Stucki, Jeff Compensation -720.33
Piper III, Tip Compensation -609.51
Buns, Paul Compensation -1,837.94
Plessel, Andrew M Compensation -564.33
Rout, William L Compensation -720.33
Brandt, Dylan Compensation -664.92
Hancock County Auditor Elections -616.10
Five Star Shop Service Supplies -175.00
ACCO Injection Fitting -98.44
Ag Source Samples -208.50
Michael D. Troe October 2023 -450.00
US Postal Service stamped envelopes -812.50
Certified Fire Fire Extinguisher -291.00
Nelson Septic Service LLC Septic Tank Cleanout - Buns Apt -374.50
Earl W Hill Legal Work - Ordinances -879.32
Waste Management Garbage -2,254.62
Hancock County Law Enforcement Contract -954.16
USDA Loan loan Payment USDA -738.00
USDA Loan loan Payment USDA -761.00
USDA Loan loan Payment USDA -2,809.00
Allaint - Ball field Electric -19.73
Allaint - Water Electric -204.75
Alliant- Road Electric -131.64
Alliant - Street Lights Electric -668.07
Prairie Energy CO-OP Electric -30.97
Ben Patten Reimbursement -295.60
Paul M Buns Water Operator -387.00
Patten, Benjamin Wages -1,569.87
Schimmelpfennig, Deb Wages -18.50
Ewald Clerk, David Wages -508.25
WCTA-General Phone/Internet -90.90
IowaMWCA Work Comp Ins -582.00
Gold-Eagle Deisel -294.40
Amazon Books & Supplies -225.25
Bartelt, Verla Wages -92.94
Swingen, Lisa Wages -793.73
Dahle, Angela L Wages -24.25
Harms, Nancy E Wages -30.99
Swingen, Matthew Wages -30.99
Alliant - Library Electric -67.45
WCTA-Library Telephone/Internet -73.04
Woden City Sewer Sewer Parks -135.00
City of Woden Sewer Monthly Sanitary Sewer -45.00
Simmering-Cory Iowa Codific Ordinance -542.00
Iowa Department of Revenue & Finance Wet Tax -175.43
Iowa Department of Revenue & Finance Sales Tax -44.10
United States Treasury SS, MED and Fed -861.23
IPERS IPERS -571.15
Rudisill Donna Water Deposit Return -30.00
Gau Monica Water Deposit Return -100.00