City of Albion City Council met February 7.
Here is the minutes as provided by the council:
The Albion City Council met for a special council session on Feb 7 at 1:30 p.m. in the Albion City Hall. Mayor John Henze called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll Call: Council Members Present – Pat Hemming, Eric Eirikson, and Kim Dostal. Absent: Eric Schmidt, Jordan Hinkle
A motion by Eirikson and seconded by Hemming to approve the agenda. Motion passed 3-0.
Bill Gibbons, Ted Peterson, and Bob Campbell from the IDNR and Bob Veenstra from V&K Engineering were present at the meeting.
The IDNR stated that putting well #2 on line was not a viable option due to the history of nitrate levels. The options that remain are the following four: 1) Water Treatment Plant 2) Hook up to Rural Water fulltime basis 3) Hook up to Rural Water on an emergency basis 4) Hook up to Marshalltown water. All options are costly. With some discussion the council was able to narrow down the options to two; 1) Water Treatment Plant or 2) Hooking on to Rural Water fulltime basis. A comparison and rate study will be done to determine the best option for the City’s future. There are numerous amount of cost variables to consider such as up-front costs, long term costs, up-keep costs, projected future costs, training costs, etc.
A motion by Eirikson and seconded by Dostal to adjourn. Motion passed 3-0. Meeting adjourned at 3:29pm.
The Albion City Council met for a special council session on Feb 7 at 6:00 p.m. in the Albion City Hall. Mayor John Henze called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll Call: Council Member Present – Eric Eirikson, Eric Schmidt, Kim Dostal, Jordan Hinkle arriving at 6:53. Absent Pat Hemming.
A motion by Dostal and seconded by Schmidt to approve the agenda. Motion passed 3-0
The council began going through the proposed expense budget making changes to Animal Control, Mosquito Control, Library, Council, Mayor, Elections, Clerk/Treas/Adm, and Snow Removal.
A motion by Eirikson and seconded by Schmidt for the purchase of a new time clock for city hall. Motion passed 4-0.
A motion by Eirikson to amend to disapprove for the staggered election. Motion was not seconded, however Dostal and Hinkle agreed to disapprove with Schmidt wanting to table motion.
A motion by Schmidt to approve the 1st draft of expense budget seconded by Dostal. Motion passed 4-0.
A motion by Schmidt and seconded by Dostal to adjourn. Motion passed 4-0. Meeting adjourned 8:28pm
http://www.albioniowa.com/citygovernment/minutes/2018-02-7SpecWaterVeenstraIDNR.pdf
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