City Council

City of Madelia Truth in Taxation Public Hearing Monday, December 12, 2016 6:00 p.m. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Mike Grote. Those present were; Larry Schickling, John Nelson and Andy Gappa . City Administrator, Jane Piepgras presented the 2017 Budget and Property Tax Levy. For the fiscal year 2017, the City Council of Madelia will certify a Property Tax Levy amount of $539,659.00. This is a 2% increase for a difference of $9,012.91 from the 2016 Property Tax Levy. For the 2017 General Fund Budget, Revenues; $1,537,378.00 and Expenditures; $2,211,464.00. Funds included are: General, Golf, Park, Pool, Police, Fire, Ambulance and Street. We receive 215,000.00 in transfers from the enterprise funds; $55,000-Madelia Light Plant, $85,000.00 – Madelia Water Department, $35,000.00 – Madelia Wastewater Department and $35,000.00 –Madelia Liquor Store. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by John Nelson to approve the 2016 Truth in taxation Public Hearing. With no further business before the Council, A motion was made to adjourn by Larry Schickling and seconded by Andy Gappa, voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote, Larry Schickling, John Nelson and Andy Gappa. meeting was adjourned. City Council Meeting Monday, December 12, 2016 A regular meeting of the Madelia City Council was held on December 12, 2016 at 7:00 pm. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Mike Grote, those present were, John Nelson, Larry Schickling and Andy Gappa with Dave Whitney absent. A Motion was made by John Nelson and seconded by Larry Schickling to approve the agenda. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote, John Nelson, Larry Schickling and Andy Gappa, with Dave Whitney absent. Motion was approved. A Motion was made by Larry Schickling and seconded by Andy Gappa to approve the minutes of the November 28, 2016 City Council Meeting. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote, John Nelson, Larry Schickling and Andy Gappa, with Dave Whitney absent. Motion was approved. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by John Nelson to approve the bills as listed. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote, Andy Gappa, John Nelson and Larry Schickling. Motion was approved with Dave Whitney absent from the vote. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Larry Schickling to approve Resolution 2016-21, approving a Bingo/Raffle license for the St Mary’s School as a fund raiser for the “Children Education” on Sunday, January 29, 2017. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote, John Nelson, Larry Schickling and Andy Gappa, Motion was approved, with Dave Whitney absent. A motion was made by Larry Schickling and seconded by John Nelson adopting Resolution 2016--22, certifying the 2017 Property Tax Levy in the amount of $539,659.00 which is a 2% increase from the 2016 Property Tax Levy ($9,012.91). This Resolution set the 2017 City fees and rates. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote, John Nelson, Larry Schickling and Andy Gappa, Motion was approved with Dave Whitney absent. A motion was made by Larry Schickling and seconded by Dave Whitney to approve a bid from Crysteel Truck Equipment in the amount of $9,399.00 for the purchase of a utility box for the Water Department’s F250 2017 pickup truck. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote, John Nelson, Larry Schickling and Andy Gappa, Motion was approved with Dave Whitney absent. A motion was made by John Nelson and seconded by Larry Schickling to approve a bid from Madelia Ford in the amount of $27,840.00 for the purchase of a 2017 F250 4 X 4 Ford Pickup for the Street Department. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote, John Nelson, Larry Schickling and Andy Gappa, Motion was approved with Dave Whitney absent. A Motion was made by Larry Schickling and seconded by John Nelson to approve a bid from RDO Equipment Company (John Deere) – with an address of 1910 LorRay Drive North Mankato MN 56003, for the lease of a 2017 John Deere 624K Loader (with grapple hook). The lease would extend for five (5) years with an annual payment of $12,835.31. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote, John Nelson, Larry Schickling and Andy Gappa. Motion was approved with Dave Whitney absent. A motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Larry Schickling to approve the 2017 Fire Department Officers: Fire Chief – Mark Denn 1st Asst. – Dustin VanHale 2nd Asst. – Bill Crowley Secretary – John Nelson Training Officer- Adam Lawrence Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote, Larry Schickling and Andy Gappa, motion was approved with John Nelson abstaining from the vote. A motion was made by Larry Schickling and seconded by John Nelson to approve the 2017 Ambulance Service Officers: Captain – Rebecca Griebel Training Officer – Terri Baumgartner Secretary/Treasurer-Sarah VanHale Ambulance Manager – Chris Burban Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote, John Nelson, Larry Schickling and Andy Gappa, motion was approved with Dave Whitney absent. A motion was made by John Nelson and seconded by Larry Schickling to approve removing employee Nate Gappa from probationary status to full-time employment status. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote, John Nelson and Larry Schickling motion was approved with Andy Gappa abstaining from the vote and Dave Whitney being absent from the vote. Mayor, Mike Grote, informed the public; The City of Madelia had received a grant in the amount of $5,000.00 from AgStar Financial Services to assist with the expenses toward the future Emergency Services building. He took the opportunity to thank AgStar Financial for their generous donation, and extend much appreciation for working with the City of Madelia on this project. With no further business before the City Council, a Motion was made by John Nelson and seconded by Larry Schickling to adjourn the meeting. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote, John Nelson, Larry Schickling and Andy Gappa, motion was approved with Dave Whitney absent. Meeting was adjourned. Typed this 14th day of December 2016 Jane Piepgras, City Administrator, City of Madelia **All Madelia City Council Meetings are videotaped and are available for review during normal business hours in the Madelia City Hall. Meeting minutes are typed as a general synopsis of the meetings and are provided as a general guide of the discussions and decisions for the Madelia City Council. The video of all meetings controls over any typed minutes, and any discrepancy shall be determined in favor of the recorded meeting.