City Council

COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 5:30 P.M. PRESENT: Ahrenholtz, Jackson, Sloan, Wetrich ABSENT: Zmolek Mayor Berry presided. No citizens spoke during Open Forum. On motion by Wetrich, second by Sloan, the Council approved the following consent items: August 26, 2025 Council Minutes, Hire Beth DeMoss as Part time Animal Shelter Worker at $13.50/hr., Sidewalk reimbursement of $1,725 at 622 S. Chestnut Street and monthly bills from City Funds. AYE: Ahrenholtz, Jackson, Sloan, Wetrich NAY: None RESOLUTION NO. 49-25 On motion by Ahrenholtz, second by Sloan, the Council approved Resolution No. 49-25, a resolution approving an amendment to the Region XII Centennial Building Administrative Contract. The proposed City budget revision letter to IEDA, proposed Amendment to the Agreement and proposed GAX #12 supporting documents are hereby approved. AYE: Wetrich, Sloan, Jackson, Ahrenholtz NAY: None RESOLUTION NO. 50-25 On motion by Jackson, second by Ahrenholtz, the Council approved Resolution No. 50-25, a resolution approving and adopting Personal Policy. AYE: Sloan, Jackson, Ahrenholtz, Wetrich NAY: None On motion by Wetrich, second by Sloan, the Council approved the Protocol for Quarantine Policy for the Animal Shelter. AYE: Ahrenholtz, Jackson, Sloan, Wetrich NAY: None RESOLUTION NO. 51-25 On motion by Ahrenholtz, second by Wetrich, the Council approved Resolution No. 51-25, a resolution selecting Studio Melee for Conceptual Design Services and Approving a Design Consulting Services Agreement for The Jefferson Public Library Expansion Project. AYE: Jackson, Wetrich, Sloan, Ahrenholtz NAY: None On motion by Jackson, second by Wetrich, the Council approved hiring Ray Wampler for the Street Department at an annual salary of $53,040 ($25.50) with start date of September 8, 2025. AYE: Ahrenholtz, Wetrich, Sloan, Jackson NAY: None Danielle Ross and Bill Raney updated Council on Thomas Jefferson Gardens with an annual report. The following bills were approved for payment from the City funds: 203 W HARRISON, LLC 203 W HARRISON/FORGIV LN 210,381.30 ABC PEST CONTROL PEST CONTROL 364.72 ACCESS SYSTEMS LEASING COPIER LEASE 1,808.11 ACCO UNLIMITED CORP WA CHEM 2,232.10 AFLAC AFLAC INS W/H 17.68 AG SOURCE COOP SERV SW/WA TSTG 2,158.50 ALERT PRODUCTS LOST SIDEWK - ALERT CAST 8,186.00 ALL STAR PRO GOLF GCRSE PENCILS/MERCH 533.86 ALLIANT ENERGY UTILITIES 44,290.30 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES ANIMAL SHELT WASTE BAGS 2,211.76 ANATOMY IT, LLC CONTRACT/SERV 1,352.78 ANDY & JUDY MURPHY WA DEP REF 81.44 ART ON THE FLY LLC PHASE II FACADE GRANT 47,500.00 AUTOMATIC SYSTEMS CO. SW LIFT STATION MAINT 3,282.93 BAKER & TAYLOR INC. LB BOOKS 722.85 BEAM INS ADMINISTRATION DENTAL INSURANCE 340.88 BLACKTOP SERVICE COMPANY RUT SEAL COAT 50,109.60 BOLTON & MENK INC ENG 28,860.00 BOMGAARS SUPP 1,096.93 BRENT D. BADGER FORGIVABLE LN PMT #5 3,840.00 BRICK, GENTRY P.C. PA LEGAL FEES 4,950.00 CAHOY PUMP SERVICE INC. WA PUMP REPR 5,294.00 CALEB JOHNSON WA DEP REF 89.09 CARD SERVICE CENTER CREDIT CARD 848.06 CARROLL COUNTY SOLID WASTE RC MARKETING FEES 518.71 CENTRAL IOWA READY MIX SW CONCRETE 8,464.50 CINTAS CORPORATION FIRST AID 545.96 CLEANING SOLUTIONS INC. CLEANING 2,516.00 COBRAHELP PA FEES 42.00 COLLECTION SERVICES CENTE CASE ID 1034974 300.00 COMMUNITY INSURANCE AGENCY PA INS (PARKS 2025 MOWER) 148.00 CORE & MAIN WA 3/4" 316.50 CRISTIAN MALDONADO WA DEP REF 80.49 DAKOTA SUPPLY GROUP SW PVC SEWER PIPE 1,287.76 DENCO HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION RUT JOINT/CRACK REPAIR 39,426.25 DENISE PAWLAK WA DEP REF 82.40 DOLL DISTRIBUTING GCRSE BEER 1,332.15 DYLAN FELDMANN WA DEP REF 89.09 DUNLOP SPORTS AMERICAS GCRSE MERCH 607.68 ED M. FELD EQUIPMENT CO. JFD EQUIP MAINT 878.00 EFTPS FEDERAL W/H 21,056.53 ELEMENT LAWN & LANDSCAPE PD MOWING 825.00 ELEVATE ROOFING RN ROOF REPRS 918.07 ELLIOTT EQUIPMENT CO. SW PORT PLUG 68.25 FAREWAY PA SUPP 164.97 FASTLANE MOTOR PARTS LLC PARTS 176.67 GALLS LLC PD CLOTH 182.48 GLENDA NUNEZ WA DEP REF 8.33 GREENE CO SECONDARY ROADS FUEL 6,484.59 GREENE CO. DEVELOP CORP GCDC FUNDING 12,500.00 GREENE CO. TREASURER 105 N WALNUT TAXES 481.00 GREENE COUNTY CHEER RN CHEER CAMP 236.25 GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENT ARREST PATIENT/LAB 1,329.44 GROW REPAIR LLC CEM ELECTRICAL 4,313.25 HACH COMPANY SW PROBE 4,767.28 HOME STATE BANK ACH 96.72 HOYT, MORAIN & HOMMER, P.C LEGAL 3,031.50 HY- VEE WINE & SPIRITS GCRSE LIQUOR/FOOD 718.83 HY-VEE, INC. SUPP 522.07 IOWA COVER CROP SW SUN/SHADE MIX 360.00 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AP NPDES STORMWATER 700.00 IOWA INFORMATION MEDIA GROUP PA LEGAL/JOB ADV 562.42 IOWA LEAGUE OF CITIES PA FEES/GRANT FINDER 2,901.00 IOWA ONE CALL WA ONE CALL 51.40 IPERS-FOAB IPERS W/H 14,211.43 J & M GOLF GCRSE MERCH 332.20 JEFFERSON ACE HARDWARE SUPP 173.07 JEFFERSON AUTOMOTIVE RUT REPRS 436.32 JEFFERSON FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC 218 N WILSON - ROOF 4,000.00 JEFFERSON TELECOM PHONE 2,887.86 JUSTIN THOMPSON PD OVERPMT ON TICKET 45.00 KADETH, INC LB IT SUPPORT 72.92 KASPERBAUER CLEANERS INC GCRSE MATS/TOWELS 32.04 KELSEY KNOBBE WA DEP REF 77.62 KETELSEN AUTO BODY RUT REPRS 5,030.38 KIESLER'S POLICE SUPPLY PD AMMO 865.26 LARISSA HORNSBY WA DEP REF 88.13 LEAH BARNES WA DEP REF 91.89 LOGAN CONTRACTORS RUT PARTS 1,634.52 MATANUSKA VALLEY FEDERAL PD FEES 17.20 METRO WASTE AUTHORITY SN/RC FEES 10,506.03 MICROBAC LABORATORIES INC WA LAB TSTG 1.00 MIDLAND POWER COOPERATIVE LIGHTS 728.85 MIDWEST FENCE AND GATE CO WA WELL SITE WORK 3,051.22 MONTHEI WELDING & MACHINE RN REPR SIGN STAND 72.00 MOTOR PARTS PARTS 277.34 MUIR EMBROIDERY & FOOTWEAR WA BOOTS 195.00 MUNICIPAL SUPPLY WA MAINT;SUPP 2,309.92 MUTUAL OF OMAHA LIFE INS 313.18 NEW CENTURY FS FUEL 3,612.92 OXEN TECHNOLOGY PD INSTALL- NEW PC 3,407.50 PEPSI CO. GCRSE POP 420.45 PER MAR SECURITY SERVICES RN FIRE ALARM MONITORING 90.00 PLUMB SUPPLY COMPANY WA PARTS 55.74 POWER LIFT RN PRECOR 4,269.00 RACCOON VALLEY RADIO ADV 1,528.95 REGION XII COUNCIL - GOVT 100 E STATE ST - ADMIN 1,636.00 REHAB SYSTEMS, INC. SW JET VAC;STORM SEWER 27,529.10 ROXANNE GORSUCH CAF REIMB 688.26 SALTECH SYSTEMS HOT/MOTEL WEBSITE 49.95 SEBOURN VIDEO SERVICES PA VIDEO SERV 400.00 SHADRAN SUPP 1,388.64 SHINEON DESIGNS RN SOCCER JERSEYS 1,824.00 SPEED'S AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY GCRSE LEASE 3,150.00 SPRING-GREEN LB LAWN MAINT 198.35 STATE OF IOWA AP FUEL TANK FEES FY25-26 40.00 STIVERS FORD PD BATTERY REPLACEMENT 270.62 STONE PA SUPP 167.79 THE PAVEMENT DOCTOR RUT SPRAY INJECT PATCH 5,764.00 THE WALL STREET JOURNAL LB SUBSCRIPT 706.07 TOM SCHEFFERS CUSTOMS WA STORM SEWER BID 40,000.00 TOYNE INC. JFD SERV CALL 775.50 TRAVIS LEE PK GARAGE DOOR 175.00 TREASURER STATE OF IOWA STATE W/H 2,469.91 TRI-COUNTY CASH LUMBER MAR SUPP 1,092.91 TRUCK CENTER COMPANIES SN REPRS 1,449.00 U.S. CELLULAR WA PHONE 346.49 U.S. POST OFFICE WA BILL POSTAGE 819.42 UNITYPOINT CLINIC-OCCUPATI SN DOT LABS 42.00 UNPLUGGED WIRELESS WA LICENSE 350.00 UTILITY EQUIPMENT CO WA PARTS 6,804.54 VAN METER INC. RUT HALOPHANE 2,800.00 VAN-WALL EQUIPMENT INC. GCRSE PARTS 169.35 VERIZON WIRELESS PD PHONE 276.95 VESSCO, INC. WA ONSITE SERV 6,197.70 WAHL MCATEE TIRE SERVICE PD TIRE REPR;OIL CHNGE 142.50 WELLMARK BLUE CROSS BLUE S HEALTH INS. W/H 21,431.97 WHITE WOLF WEB & DIGITAL P PD BUSINESS CARDS 42.74 WHY NOT US, LLC GAX#11 UPPER STORY PROJ 2,768.00 WILLIAM ALLEN SIDEWK PROGRAM 1,725.00 ZIEGLER RUT EDGE 115.07 ZIMCO SUPPLY CO. GCRSE Z46-0-0 ULTRA 481.00 FUND TOTALS 001 GENERAL FUND 147,038.25 110 ROAD USE TAX 21,490.33 112 CAFETERIA PLAN 688.26 121 LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX 110,607.37 125 TIF 47,500.00 134 LIBRARY AGENCY 1,480.22 149 DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS 218,625.30 600 WATER 46,828.83 603 WATER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT 3,051.22 610 WASTEWATER 112,016.16 660 AIRPORT 1,719.13 670 SANITATION 19,189.05 671 RECYCLING 4,533.08 GRAND TOTAL EXPENDITURES 734,767.20 001-GENERAL FUND 101,046.24 110-ROAD USE TAX 48,105.18 114-SPECIAL REVENUE 2,445.99 121-LOCAL OPTION SALES TA 42,129.13 128-HEALTH INS. SINKING -0.19 129-EQUIPMENT RESERVE- IS 2,180.65 134-LIBRARY AGENCY -2620.50 140-WATER DEPOSITS 1,800.00 149-DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS 64,404.00 156-AUTENREITH COMM CENTE 2,876.82 159-LIBRARY EXPANSION 3,500.00 600-WATER 118,570.25 610-WASTEWATER 140,874.24 660-AIRPORT 8,038.21 670-SANITATION 50,664.69 671-RECYCLING 14,137.29 GRAND TOTAL REVENUES (AUGUST) 598,152.00 There being no further business the Council agreed to adjourn at 6:16 p.m. ____________________________ Craig J. Berry, Mayor ________________________ Roxanne Gorsuch, City Clerk