City Council met in special session on July 11, 2022 at 6:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of City Hall.
Mayor Lester presided:
Councilmembers present:
Scott Winkler
Mike Peterson
Dylan Canaday
Beryl Grant
Amy Farris
Pete Lane
City employees present were City Administrator Kennedy, Treasurer Rowland, Chief Newman, Public Works Director Mager and Gabe Forsmann.
STREET: Mager increased the base maintenance amount for paved streets and budgeted $30,000 for seal coating Crooks Street and $25,000 to blade patch W North 3rd and W North 6th Streets. In the current fiscal year, he had budgeted for a new pickup. The quotes came in high and they didn’t have what he wanted, so he asked to roll forward the budget number of $10,000 (Total $40,000: 25% street, 25% parks, 25% water, 25% sewer). A hydro-excavation trailer $9,000 (Total $45,000: street $9,000, parks $9,000, water $9,000, sewer $9,000, WWTP $9,000) and snowplow for the 1-ton pickup at $16,000 were requested.
PARKS: Mager budgeted $9,000 for garbage cans for the parks like those recently purchased for Main Street. He asked to roll forward the pickup budget number of $10,000 (Total $40,000: 25% street, 25% parks, 25% water, 25% sewer) and requested a hydro-excavation trailer $9,000 (Total $45,000: street $9,000, parks $9,000, water $9,000, sewer $9,000, WWTP $9,000).
POOL: Mager budgeted $12,000 to replace the cells in the chlorinators.
WATER: Mager asked to roll forward the pickup budget number of $10,000 (Total $40,000: 25% street, 25% parks, 25% water, 25% sewer) and requested a hydro-excavation trailer $9,000 (Total $45,000: street $9,000, parks $9,000, water $9,000, sewer $9,000, WWTP $9,000). The water project for the tank and well were budgeted at $3,434,189.
SEWER: Mager asked to roll forward the pickup budget number of $10,000 (Total $40,000: 25% street, 25% parks, 25% water, 25% sewer) and requested a hydro-excavation trailer $9,000 (Total $45,000: street $9,000, parks $9,000, water $9,000, sewer $9,000, WWTP $9,000). For the WWTP, an ultrasonic cleaner $10,000, harmonic balancer $26,000, four O2 sensors for the ditches $20,000, catwalk $40,000, hydro-excavation trailer $9,000 (Total $45,000: street $9,000, parks $9,000, water $9,000, sewer $9,000, WWTP $9,000) were requested. The sewer project was budgeted at $3,188,300.
SNOWHAVEN: Forsmann requested a point of sale (POS) system for Snowhaven to make tracking and collecting ticket/merchandise sales easier and more accurate at $4,200, a rubber floor for the rental shop $10,850 and repair the retaining wall at $50,000. Mayor Lester stated there is a possibility the National Guard may do the project. Forsmann also proposed rate increases for employees at the hill in order to retain them for multiple years and rate increases on the prices at the hill.
Mayor Lester suggested using some ARPA money at Snowhaven to do necessary projects. Kennedy will research to make sure it fits the guidelines.
WAGES: Kennedy explained all employees on the salary schedule received a step and those employees maxed are in the budget with a 0% increase. The May 2021 to May 2022 CPI-U was $8.6%. Kennedy provided total cost to the Council for those 9 employees maxed out at a 0%, 3%, 5% or 8.6% increase for Council consideration.
Adjourned at 8:00 P.M.
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Wes Lester – Mayor
ATTEST:
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Tonya Kennedy – Clerk
