REGULAR COUNCIL AGENDA | January 8, 2025

CITY OF ACKLEY, IOWA

REGULAR COUNCIL AGENDA

ACKLEY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

Wednesday, January 08, 2025, 6:00 pm

Order of Agenda at the Mayor’s discretion

Note: Persons addressing the council with concerns, requests or proposals are asked to limit their time to five (5) minutes. If you do not state, at the time you ask to be put on the agenda, what you will be addressing with the council, a decision cannot be made and voted on by the council at this meeting.

1.       Call to Order

2.      Roll Call

3.      Approve Agenda

4.      CONSENT AGENDA: All items listed under the consent agenda will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member requests separate consideration prior to the time Council votes on the motion.  (Additions/corrections/approval/place on file)

a.      Minutes – December 11, 2024 Regular Mtg

b.      Bills approval

c.      Department Reports

-         Clerk Bank Reconciliation/Cash Report/Treasurer Report – December 2024

-         Clerk Budget Reports – December 2024

-         Deputy Clerk Utility Billing Reconciliation – December 2024

-         Fire Report – December 2024

-         People Service Report – December 2024

-         Ackley Development Report – December 2024

-         Deputy Clerk Nuisance Report – December 2024

-         Library Investment Report – 3rd Qtr 2024

-         City Investment Report – 4th Qtr 2024

-         Deputy Clerk Ambulance Write off Report – 4th Qtr 2024

-         Prairie Bridges/Park Fest Financial Report – 4th Qtr 2024

-         Airport Board of Trustees – 4th Qtr 2024

5.      6;00 P.M. Public Hearing: FY25 Proposed Budget Amendment

6.      Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 25-01 Amending Current Budget for FY June 30, 2025

7.      Discussion/Possible Action – Old Business

a.      Prairie Bridges 28E Agreement

b.      Ambulance Building Upgrades

c.      Ambulance Plat of Survey

d.     1016 Park Ave

e.      Vacate Alley between 6th Ave/7th Ave and Franklin St/Worth St

8.     Discussion – Pay Schedule

a.      Fire Chief

b.      Ambulance President

c.      Ambulance Volunteers

9.      Discussion – FY26 Budget

10.  Discussion/Possible Action – CD Rates for Sale of Light Plant Funds Renewal

11.   Discussion/Action –Approve Appointments

a.      Mike Abbas - Hardin County Solid Waste Disposal Commission Representative

b.      Chuy Flores – Hardin County Solid Waste Disposal Commission Alternate Representative

c.      Mike Abbas - Hardin County Solid Waste Disposal Commission Recycling Representative

d.     Chuy Flores – Hardin County Solid Waste Disposal Commission Alternate Recycling Representative

12.  Discussion/Action - Resolution No. 25-02 Setting Vehicle Mileage Reimbursement Rate for Calendar year 2025

13.  Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 25-03 Designating Ackley World Journal as the official newspaper of the City of Ackley for Calendar year 2025

14.  Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 25-04 Authorizing Mayor to sign PeopleService Operation and Maintenance Agreement

15.  Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 25-05 Authorizing Mayor to Enter into Engineering Services Agreement with CGA Associates, Inc for FY26 Storm Sewer Projects

16.  Discussion/Action – Resolution No. 25-06 Approving the Washington/Etna/German/Osceola Township Fire Agreement and Contracts

17.   Discussion/Action – Approve Payment to Electric Pump in the amount of $29,895 for WWTP Pump #2

18.  Discussion/Action – PeopleService

19.    Discussion/Possible Action – CGA Report 

a.      Sanitary Sewer Phase II Project

                                                  i.      Pay Application No. 20 $________

b.      Well #2

c.      Splash Pad

d.     Franklin Street north of the railroad tracks – FY25

e.      Storm Sewer FY26 Projects

f.       Project Rose

20. Public Works Department Comments

21.  City Clerk Comments

22. Mayor & Council Comments

23. Public Comments (State Name & Address, Limited to 5 minutes, no action can be taken)

24. Adjournment