City Council

Regular Council Meeting November 13, 2018 1. Mayor Scott Schultz called the meeting to order at 7:30. Present were Council members Roger Jensen, Dara Carmichael, and Larry Finley. Also present were City Superintendent JR Landenberger, City Attorney Mike Day, Police Chief Darrell Thomas and City Treasurer Jennifer Blair. Council members Amanda Milne and Kale Dankenbring were absent. 2. Minutes from the October 22 Meeting were distributed and read. It was moved by Larry and seconded by Roger to approve the minutes as written. Motion passed. 3. Consent Agenda – It was moved by Roger and seconded by Dara to approve the following items on the Consent Agenda: Permission for Clerk to pay insurance at time of billing; Permission for Clerk to pay utilities at time of billing; Permission for Clerk to pay utility incentives before the 25th of the month; Permission for Clerk to pay theater bills when due; Permission for Clerk to pay Payment Service Network bills when due; Permission for Clerk to renew First National Bank CD 18382. Motion passed. 4. Visitors – 5. Police Report – a) Chief Thomas reported Officer Jon Butler is doing well at KLETC and will be graduating on December 21. b) Chief Thomas has been busy with investigations with other agencies. c) Chief Thomas will be gone the week of Thanksgiving. Officer Butler will be on break from KLETC and will be patrolling. d) Chief Thomas requested a 2 minute executive session to discuss personnel. e) It was moved by Larry and seconded by Dara to accept and file the Police report. Motion passed. 6. New Business: a. Elmer Kellner discussed Thanks To Veterans. There was a meal served for Veterans recently and it was successful. They hope to plan this more often. Bill Dungan, who was also present with Mr. Kellner, presented Mayor Schultz a certificate honoring his Military Service. b. Tim Raile, Penny Raile and Janet Carmen were present to discuss putting a monument in the Bandshell Park to honor the local German/Russian Heritage. The Council approved moving forward with the project. c. Willy Martinez is the newly elected Cheyenne County Commissioner in District 1. He came to introduce himself and looks forward to working with the Council when he takes office in January. d. Mande Moberly was present to discuss Open Records and working with the Police Department to possibly publish calls the Police Department has worked. e. 2018 Budget Amendment. It was moved by Roger and seconded by Dara to approve the amended Budget for 2018. The public hearing is scheduled for December 10 at 7:15 pm. 7. Old Business: a. Property Cleanup – There has been progress on the Bexley property. A professional exterminator was hired to treat the rodent problem and it appears to be working. The owner will continue to work on cleaning up the property. b. Projects Pending – JR reported the benches were in at Keller pond. The signs still need put up. Larry reported that he has been asked about plans for the old pool. 8. Building Permits – A motion was made by Larry and seconded by Dara to approve the following building permits: Bob and Connie Holzwarth – 512 E. Fourth, fence; Tim Kirkpatrick – 102 S. Frances, fence; Glenn Schliep – 623 S. Quincy, shed; Mike Antholz – 502 W. Webster, replace fence; Janet Jensen – 312 E. First, shed. Motion passed. 9. Superintendent Report – a) JR reported they are working on water valves so street improvements can begin. b) JR reported they are working on finding the leak on Spencer Street. c) JR reported that there was cement damaged in the Peace Lutheran Church parking lot by the contractor who worked on College St. The contractor will pay for the damage. It was moved by Roger and seconded by Dara to accept and file the Superintendent report. Motion passed. 10. Attorney Report – none. 11. Clerk Report – a) It was moved by Roger and seconded by Larry to approve closing the Theater fund and moving the money to the general fund. Motion passed. b) It was moved by Larry and seconded by Dara to approve closing the Theater checking account and moving the money to the City’s main checking account.  Motion passed. c) Discussion was held regarding work related immunizations that employees may need. The Council agreed these should be paid for by the City, as they have been in the past. d) Discussion was held regarding Christmas bonuses and the fact that Chamber Bucks are no longer available. Mayor Schultz would like to find other alternatives to adding the bonuses to paychecks. Treasurer Blair will look at other possibilities and the subject will be discussed at the next meeting. e) Roger will contact the contractor regarding the safety window in the Clerk’s office and find out when it will be finished. f) It was moved by Dara and seconded by Larry to accept and file the Clerk report. Motion passed. 12. Council Comments: Roger – Milton Lampe would like to put a bench in the park. The Council agreed this would be a good addition to the park. Roger requested 10 minutes of executive session for acquisition of property Dara – none Larry – Larry attended the Big Kansas Road Trip planning meeting and is excited for its potential to bring many people to town next May. 13. Mayor Comments – none 14. All bills on ordinance #1020 were reviewed. It was moved by Roger and seconded by Larry to approve the bills in the amount of $262,411.72. Motion passed. 15. At 8:56 a motion was made by Larry and seconded by Roger for the Council, along with Attorney Day, Police Chief Thomas, and City Superintendent Landenberger, to recess into executive session for the non–elected personnel exception to discuss a confidential legal matter, the open meeting to resume at 8:58. The meeting resumed. No formal action was taken. Chief Thomas will move forward with his personnel decision. 16. At 8:58 a motion was made by Roger and seconded by Dara for the Council, along with Police Chief Thomas, City Superintendent Landenberger and City Treasurer Jennifer Blair to recess into executive session to discuss acquisition of property. At 9:08 the meeting resumed with no action taken. JR will review information and report back to the council 17. Adjournment: A motion was made by Larry and seconded by Roger to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed. ___________________________________________ City Treasurer