City of Dows March 3, 2025 Minutes and Claims

DOWS CITY COUNCIL
MARCH 3, 2025
The Dows City Council met in regular session at 6:00 p.m. on March 3, 2025 at Dows City HalLwith the following present: Council Members Worden, Echelberger, Lienemann, Plendl, Russell and Mayor Klatt. Also present: Sam Solis-City Maintenance.
Motion by Russell, seconded by Echelberger to approve the minutes from the February 3, 2025 council meeting. Motion carried. All ayes.
Motion by Lienemann, seconded by Echelberger to approve payment of the following bills: Public Safety None Culture and Recreation
1. Alliant Energy $440.88 (pool, library, community center, parks-electric expense)
2. Debra Olson $1,137.50 (library-gross salary)
3. Judy Kessel $82.40 (library-gross salary)
4. Regina Russell $213.20 (library-gross salary)
5. The Mustard Seed $221.27 (library-books)
6. Swank Movie License $201.00 (library-movie license)
7. Chase Credit Card $314.93 (library-books)
8. Woolstock Telephone $60.00 (library-internet expense)
9. W&H Coop $463.22 (library-LP)
10. SheRee Wharton $310.00 (community center-cleaning-2 months)
11. Windstream $141.77 (library, pool-phone expense)
12. Culligan Water $40.00 (community center-supplies)
13. Off Fire $18.00 (community center-supplies)
14. KMDE LLC $253,63 (community center, pool-electric expense)
15. IRS $269.26 (library-February Federal, FICA-Medicare tax)
16.IPERS $191.91 (library-February IPERS) General Government
1. Column Software $90.13 (city hall-publishing)
2. Copy Systems $44.62 (city hall-supplies)
3. Jeanette Wenzel $2,011.97 (city hall-gross salary)
4. Windstream $83.61 (city hall-phone expense)
5. Woolstock Telephone $50.00 (city hall-internet)
6. Jeanette Wenzel $2,011.97 (city hall-gross salary)
7. IMFOA $50.00 (city hall-membership dues)
8. Wellmark BCBS $1,363.41 (city hall-health insurance)
9. Quill $115.21 (city hall-office supplies) 1 O.IPERS $632.97 (city hall-February IPERS) 11.IRS $985.67 (city hall-February Federal, FICA-Medicare tax)
Public Works
1. Alliant Energy $1,797.47 (road use-street lights, shop electric)
2. Off Fire $231.00 (road use-extinguisher checks)
3. Arnold Motors $370.32 (road use-supplies)
4. Todd Peterson $90.00 (road use-contract snow removal)
5. Joe Harrah $5,500.00 (road use-tree removal) Business Activities
1. KMDE LLC $209.50 (water-electric expense)
2. Alliant Energy $2,180.30 (water and wastewater-electric expense)
3. Windstream $300.29 (water and wastewater-phone expense)
4. W&H Coop $688.16 (water-LP)
5. Iowa Dept. of Revenue $216,19 (water-sales tax)
6. AgSource Labs $854.00 (wastewater-testing)
7. Dows Post Office $219.00 (water-postage)
8. Wellmark BCBS $1 ,413.84 (water-health insurance)
9. Sam Solis $40.00 (water-phone)
10. Kirkwood College $330.00 (water and wastewater-cont. education)
11. Sam Solis $1,943.93 (water-gross salary)
12. Sam Solis $1 , 943.93 (water-gross salary)
13. IPERS $611 . 55 (water-February IPERS)
14.IRS $954.84 (water-February Federal, FICA-Medicare tax) Motion carried. All ayes.
Motion by Worden, seconded by Echelberger to approve the Clerk’s Repo rt for January 2025. Motion carried. All ayes . Receipts for January 2025-$40,260.07. Expenses for January 2025 – $38,572.91.
Bids were opened for tearing down the building at 313 N. Garfield St. B i d from Rodney Claude was $11,650.00 and bid from Hennigar Construction was $10,400.00. Motion by Lienemann, seconded by Plendl to take the low bid from Hennigar Constr u ction for $10,400.00. Motion carried. All ayes. Council wanted to make sure the water and sewer were capped off in this building if possible.
Motion by Lienemann, seconded by Worden to set the budget Amendment for fiscal year 2024-2025 for April 7 th , 2025 at 6:00 p.m. Motion carried. All ayes.
Motion by Worden, seconded by Plendl to approve the first reading of Or di nance No. 217 ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DOWS, IOWA, 2021, BY AMENDING PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO WATER RATES FOR WATER SERVICE. Roll Call Vote-Ayes: Lienemann, Worden, Plendl, Echelberger, Russell. Nays: none.
Motion by Lienemann, seconded by Plendl to approve the first reading of ordinance No. 218 ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DOWS, IOWA, 2021, BY AMENDING PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO WATER DEPOSITS. Roll Call Vote-Ayes: Lienemann, Worden, Plendl, Echelberger, Russell. Nays-none.
Motion by Lienemann, seconded by Russell to approve a building perm i t for 20’x13′ carport. Motion carried. All ayes.
There being no further business, Mayor Klatt adjourned the meeting.
Published in the Wright County Monitor on March 20, 2025