December 2024 Meeting Minutes

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

December 2, 2024

 

The City Council of the City of Woden met in regular session on Monday, December 2, 2024 at 6:00pm, Council Chambers.

 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Paul Buns at 5:55pm.

 Council members present were: Bill Rout, Jeff Stucki, Tip Piper, Andrew Plessel and Dylan Brandt (6:30 arrival)

Absent: None

 

Piper made the motion to approve the agenda, minutes written for November 4, 2024, payment of bills totaling $19,724.00 and financial reports, Stucki seconded

 Ayes- 4 (Brandt Absent)         Nays- 0            Motion Carried

 

 OLD BUSINESS

 

Sewer Riser Repair Method Research: Tabled, nothing new looked into.

 

Insurance Review Meeting Summary – City Insurance Options: City Clerk and Mayor discussed with the council the meeting we had with Tom from Heyer Insurance in regards to the Cities current and ongoing Insurance needs.

 

City Audit Procedure Report Review:  Council reviewed the report and discussed options for adopting some suggestions listed on the report for city financials oversite.

 

 NEW BUSINESS

 

WCTA Smart Connected Community Certificate Presentation: The city was awarded the certificate by WCTA, and it was presented to the Council by Angie Thompson from WCTA.

  

Resolution 24-9 – Establish Petty Cash Fund Amount: The council discussed setting the Petty Cash fund to $100.00.  Stucki made the motion to approve amount, Plessel seconded.

 Ayes- 4 (Brandt Absent)          Nays- 0            Motion Carried

 

City Utility Billing Penalty Calculation Process: Discussions of the Cities Calculation Process for billing and the discovery that 2 long term delinquent bills were improperly charged fees were had.  The accounts in question will be credited the amount that was overcharged to their respective accounts.  They will be notified by letter sent with the next City Utility Billing sent out to the address on record for said account.

 

Open Discussion: Discussed the new City Can Collection trailer placed on Main.  Trailer will be moved, to be located next to the City Shed building.

 

Adjournment: Piper made motion to adjourn at 6:51 PM, Plessel seconded

 

Ayes- 5            Nays- 0            Motion Carried

 

                                                                                                                                                                                   

City Clerk                                                                                            Mayor

 

Income for October

General              $8,688.93                  Benefits           $168.34                       Water   $3,553.64

Library              $9,013.20                 Road Use        $2,451.75                    Sewer  $6,562.79

 

 Claims Paid

Name Memo Amount FUND

City of Woden Sewer Monthly Sanitary Sewer -45.00 General

Woden City Sewer Sewer Parks -135.00 General

Michael  D. Troe Reimburse Postage -38.16 Sewer

Certified Fire Fire Extinguisher -146.50 General

Hancock County Law Enforcement Contract -954.16 General

Paul M Buns Water Operator -200.00 Water

USDA Loan loan Payment USDA -738.00 Sewer

USDA Loan loan Payment USDA -761.00 Sewer

USDA Loan loan Payment USDA -2,809.00 Sewer

Prairie Energy CO-OP Electric -45.97 Sewer

Alliant - Street Lights Electric -647.33 General

Allaint - Ball field Electric -21.93 General

Allaint - Water Electric -220.48 Water

Alliant- Road Electric -75.78 Road

Waste Management Garbage -2,141.32 General

CNA Surety bond -100.00 General

Ag Source Samples -86.25 Water

WCTA-General Phone/Internet -87.06 General

Wastewater Supply Sewer Lids Shipping -135.00 Sewer

Patten, Ben Vendor City Shed Supplies -52.31 General

WCTA-Library Telephone/Internet -72.06 General

Amazon Books & Supplies -146.48 General

Petty Cash Replenish Petty Cash -89.20 General

Ewald Clerk, David Wages -501.53 General

Patten, Benjamin Wages -1,244.02 General

Buns, Paul Wages -1,837.94 General

Bartelt, Verla Wages -154.91 General

Swingen, Lisa Wages -431.37 General

Swingen, Matthew Wages -289.17 General

Alliant - Library Electric -52.72 General

Advantage Archives Woden Weekly Automation -525.00 General

Plessel, Andrew M Wages -477.51 General

Brandt, Dylan Wages -664.92 General

Piper III, Tip Wages -609.51 General

Rout, William L Wages -720.33 General

Stucki, Jeff Wages -720.33 General

Iowa Department of Revenue & Finance WET Tax -186.94 Water

Iowa Department of Revenue & Finance SALES Tax -44.10 Sewer

United States Treasury Fed, Med and SS -887.15 Employee

IPERS -628.56 Employee

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