Kensett Courier Kensett City Council Meeting Minutes:
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March 13, 2023 - Council Meeting Minutes
The Kensett City Council met in regular session 03/13/2023 at 7:00 P.M. at City Hall with Mayor Corey Pulju presiding. Council Members present were Bratrud, Woltzen, Douglas, Heiken & Parker. Absent: N/A Visitors: L. McNally & R. Bauer Mayor called meeting to order. Motion to approve agenda by Parker, 2nd by Douglas, carried unanimously. Motion to approve minutes with correction by Douglas, 2nd by Woltzen, carried unanimously. Noon & 6pm whistle is not working, Bice Electric will be contacted. Old Business: City Clean-up date was confirmed for May 6th at 7am. Steve Brush with VanWert was contacted for start of new water meter implementation, they are waiting on the software implementation before they start. Need to acquire further information. Smoke Test for I&I problem was discussed. Iowa Rural Water District to be contacted for cost and more information. New Business: Budget for fixing town streets was discussed. Reach out to companies for estimates. Public hearing for ’23-’24 budget was set for April 10th, 2023. Motion to approve by Woltzen, 2nd by Heiken, carried unanimously. Treasurer’s Report: January 2023 Revenues by Fund: General 7359.82, Utilities 6227.11, Special 5769.00 Total Revenues: $19,355.93. Stands approved as read. Motion to approve bills by Heiken, 2nd by Parker, carried unanimously. Payable: Alliant Energy 3,647.27, WCTA 280.95, B. Luckason 715.55 (net), L. Luskey-Lestrud 430.26 (net) R. Bauer 1009.39 (net), L. McNally 810.64 (net), K. Thompson 754.73 (net), Federal & SS 910.93 (payroll), IPERS 762.67 (payroll), Tractor Loan Payment #49/60 321.98 (casino $-general), Visa 106.99 (supplies), Agsource 27.50 (service-sewer-testing),Kensett Water Works 104.00 (sewer fees), Waste Management 1467.04 (garbage & recycling-general), C. Pulju 230.87 (payroll-net), KFD 400.00 (fire protection), D&L 474.04 (general), Olson Insurance 125 (bonds), State Auditor 800.00 (exam fee),Arlys Bergdale 84.00 (cleaning), Herb Thompson 30.00 (maintenance), Midwest Tape 75.96 (supplies), Demco 138.15 (supplies), Tab Computers 120.00 (repairs), Culligan 10.70 (supplies), Baker & Taylor 351.79 (supplies) Disbursements by Fund: General 6474.55, Special 1528.55, Utilities 562.27, Payroll 5625.04 (gross) Total Disbursements: $ 14,190.41 Motion to adjourn by Douglas, 2nd by Bratrud, carried unanimously. Krystal Thompson, City Clerk Corey Pulju, Mayor
March 6, 2023 - Max Levy
The Kensett City Council met in special session 3/06/22 at 7:00 P.M. with Mayor C. Pulju presiding. Council Members present were Woltzen, Parker, Heiken & Bratrud. Absent: Douglas. Mayor opened Public Hearing for Max Levy Resolution #654. There being no public input, motion to approve said Resolution by Woltzen, 2nd by Heiken, Roll Call Vote taken, all ayes, carried unanimously. Mayor closed public hearing. Motion to adjourn by Heiken, 2nd by Bratrud, carried unanimously.
February 13, 2023 - Council Meeting Minutes
The Kensett City Council met in regular session 02/13/2023 at 7:00 P.M. at City Hall with Mayor Corey Pulju presiding. Council Members present were Heiken, Bratrud & Woltzen. Absent: Bratrud & Douglas Visitors: L. McNally, R. Bauer, H. Thompson, L. Heiken, L. Lestrud & B. Berge Mayor called meeting to order. Motion to approve agenda by Heiken, 2nd by Parker, carried unanimously. Motion to approve minutes by Heiken, 2nd by Woltzen, carried unanimously. Transfer switch arrived for the generator. Chuck has been contacted on getting it installed. Old Business: None New Business: An increase of wages by $.75 for R. Bauer was proposed. Motion to approve was made by Heiken, 2nd by Parker, carried unanimously. Librarian wages discussed, tabled at this time. The new City Clerk will officially start March 1st. Dates for City Wide Cleanup were proposed- May 6th with the alternate of May 13th. Motioned by Parker, 2nd by Woltzen, carried unanimously. Date for the Public Hearing for Max Levy was proposed for March 6th. Motion by Woltzen, 2nd by Parker, carried unanimously. Motion by Parker to raise the Water rates by $.70 to $16.50, Sewer rates by $.70 to $21.50 and Garbage rates $.75 to $15.75 for a small can and $1.00 for a medium to $19.50 and large can to $22.50. 2nd by Woltzen, carried unanimously. Clerk will begin this process as time permits. Treasurer’s Report: January 2023 Revenues by Fund: General 8,757.39, Utilities 5,662.66, Special 4,850.62. Total Revenues: $19,270.67. Stands approved as read. Motion to approve bills by Parker, 2nd by Woltzen, carried unanimously. Payable: Alliant Energy 3,908.13, WCTA 277.03, B. Luckason 789.17 (net), R. Bauer 1173.31 (net), L. McNally 969.03 (net), K. Thompson 898.76 (net), Federal & SS 1084.34 (payroll), IPERS 640.99 (payroll), Tractor Loan Payment #48/60 321.98 (casino $-general), R80 273.91 (FD Gas), R80 735.55 (city gas-road use) Agsource 26.75 (service-sewer-testing),Kensett Water Works 104.00 (sewer fees), Waste Management 1925.91 (garbage & recycling-general), C. Pulju 230.87 (payroll-net), KFD 400.00 (fire protection), Iowa One Call .90 (service- sewer), Hawkins 252.70 (water), Landfill of N Ia 346.95 (general), Staples 185.56 (supplies), Van Wert 1092.00 (water), WoCo Auditor 1725.61 (Sp Election), Bice Electric 350.00 (Xmas light removal), The Anchor 143.43 (publications), Corey Pulju 109.38 (mileage), K. Thompson 41.25 (mileage), L. McNally 16.25 (mileage), Counsel 10.68 (general), Arlys Bergdale 40.00 (cleaning), Herb Thompson 30.00 (maintenance), Culligan 21.40 (supplies), Arlys Bergdale 84.00 (cleaning), Ebsco 346.80 (tech support), Midwest Tape 121.45 (supplies). Disbursements by Fund: General 15,782.36, Special 1450.91, Utilities 516.12, Payroll 6579.53 (gross) Total Disbursements: $ 24,328.92 Motion to adjourn by Woltzen, 2nd by Parker, carried unanimously.
January 9, 2023 Council Meeting Minutes
The Kensett City Council met in regular session 01/09/2023 at 7:00 P.M. at City Hall with Mayor Corey Pulju presiding. Council Members present were Heiken, Bratrud & Woltzen. Absent: Parker & Douglas Visitors: L. McNally & R. Bauer Mayor called meeting to order. Motion to approve agenda by Heiken, 2nd by Woltzen, carried unanimously. Motion to approve minutes by Woltzen, 2nd by Bratrud, carried unanimously. R. Bauer- Water meter update: will meet with Brush of VanWert company on 1/10/23 to discuss installation of water meters, the process and what to send out to the community. Expected to start the end of February and should only take 2 weeks to complete. Also need to take the Zero Turn to D&L for maintenance. Clerk collected council members email addresses and phone numbers to start send meeting packets out through email instead of paper. Will meet with Ryan from Gworks Thursday, January 12th to go over the new programming. Old Business: Send out letters to community about junk vehicles on properties and new clerk hours were suggested. New Business: Resolution #653-transfer of fund, motion by Woltzen, 2nd by Bratrud, carried unanimously. Committees/appointments were discussed. Treasurer’s Report: December 2022 Revenues by Fund: General 13,739.91, Utilities 6,496.74, Special 8,421.93. Total Revenues: $28,658.58. Stands approved as read. Motion to approve bills by Heiken, 2nd by Woltzen, carried unanimously. Payable: Alliant Energy 2421.56, WCTA 275.44, B. Luckason 690.83 (net), R. Bauer 1052.73 (net), L. McNally 742.28 (net), K. Thompson 696.83 (net), Federal & SS 1084.34 (payroll), IPERS 640.99 (payroll), Tractor Loan Payment #47/60 321.98 (casino $-general), K. Woltzen 554.10 (council pay), R. Parker 480.22 (council pay), L Douglas 406.34 (council pay), Pioneer Critical 419.02 (generator), Toboa Energy 3103.00 (transfer switch), Kensett Water Works 104.00 (sewer fees), Waste Management 1593.65 (garbage & recycling-general), C. Pulju 230.87 (payroll-net), KFD 400.00 (fire protection), AgSource 13.75 (service-sewer-testing), Iowa One Call 1.80 (service- sewer), Menards 118.82 (supplies- general), Wo.Co. Sheriff 6746.25, RVS Software 441.00, Arlys Bergdale 105.00 (cleaning), Baker & Taylor 259.43 (books), Herb Thompson 126.25 (maintenance), Culligan 32.10 (supplies), Lucy Heiken 161.07 (food for meeting), D & C Window Cleaning 30.00 (service), Midwest Tape 23.24 (supplies). Disbursements by Fund: General 16,753.54, Special 1450.91, Utilities 516.12, Payroll 6579.53 (gross) Total Disbursements: $ 24,300.10 Motion to adjourn by Bratrud, 2nd by Heiken, carried unanimously.
