City of Colona City Council met Nov. 25.
Here is the minutes provided by the council:
CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Mayor Lack, Aldermen Feliksiak, Swemline, Holman, Shady-Dahl, Jones, King, Clerk Winegar answered present. Attorney Wright, Alderman Hillman, Tapscott were absent.
STAFF PRESENT:
M. Swemline
Police Chief
PUBLIC COMMENTS: None
MAYOR'S REPORT:
1. Alderman Holman made the motion to accept the resignation of Dennis Hanks as a full time officer but to remain as a part-time officer. Alderman Swemline seconded. Roll call: Aldermen Feliksiak, Swemline, Holman, Shady-Dahl, voted yes. Aldermen Hillman and Tapscott were absent. Motion passed with 6 affirmative votes, 2 absent.
2. The Mayor opened the bids for the 2012 Dodge Charger and 2012 Dodge Durango. The bids for the 2012 Dodge Charger were as follows:
a. Pat Moody - $3,752 b. Urium Aire - $4,501
c. Thomas Evans - $5,000
d. Hayes Murphy - $4,605
e. Linda Montecino - $3,600
f. Rob Conner - $4,000 g. Antonio Ruiz - $3,500
h. Clayton Roth - $4,100 Alderman Holman made the motion to approve the bid of $5,000 from Tom Evans for purchase of the 2012 Dodge Charger. Alderman Swemline seconded.
Roll call: Aldermen Feliksiak, Swemline, Holman, Shady-Dahl, Jones, King voted yes. Aldermen Hillman, Tapscott were absent. Motion passed with 6 affirmative votes, 2 absent.
There were no bids submitted on the 2012 Dodge Durango so the council decided to offer it on the govauction website which operates much like ebay.
3. The Mayor informed the council that he met with the auditor and the audit is completed. Mr. Timmer will be at the December 9, 2019 council meeting to present the results.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
► Alderman Feliksiak made the motion to approve the council meeting minutes of November 11, 2019. Alderman Shady-Dahl seconded.
Roll call: Aldermen Swemline. Holman, Shady-Dahl, Jones. King, Feliksiak voted yes, Aldermen Hillman, Tapscott were absent. Motion passed with 6 affirmative votes, 2 absent,
CONSENT AGENDA:
Alderman Swemline made the motion to approve consent agenda items:
1. Payment of bills for period November 12-25, 2019
2. Payment of manual bills for period November 12-25, 2019
3. Payroll for period November 11-25, 2019
Alderman Feliksiak seconded. Roll call: Aldermen Holman, Shady-Dahl, King, Feliksiak, Swemline voted yes. Alderman Jones voted no. Aldermen Hillman, Tapscott were absent. Motion passed with 5 affirmative votes, 1 nay, 2 absent. Alderman Feliksiak questioned the $668 charge for a glass door at the sewer treatment plant. The Mayor replied that without Chris Lenth present to answer the question, he had no other information than what was on the report.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Public Safety Committee: (Alderman King, chair; Aldermen Shady-Dahl, Tapscott, members; M. Swemline, L. LaMantia staff). A copy of these minutes is available at City Hall and on the City's website.
> There were no action items from this meeting; however, there was discussion on the requirement for either an alarm system or sprinkler system at the animal shelter. Alderman King stated that he was in a meeting today with Chris Lenth which was interrupted by the fire call in Silvis but it looks as though this will be an expensive undertaking and the sprinkler system may be the cheaper alternative. There will be action on this item at the December 9, 2019 council meeting
> The second item discussed was the $30k outstanding balance for admin tow fees, ordinance violations, and other fines. The question was how the City could collect these. A possibility of IDROP was suggested. This will also be on the agenda for December 9, 2019.
Finance/Admin Committee: (Alderman Holman, chair; Aldermen Hillman, Swemline members; J. Legare, M. Winters, staff). A copy of these minutes is available at City Hall and on the City's website.
CLERKS REPORT: None
OLD BUSINESS: None
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Alderman King made a motion to approve Alderman Holman as an authorized signatory for City checks. Alderman Shady-Dahl seconded. Roll call: Aldermen Shady-Dahl, Jones, King, Feliksiak, Swemline voted yes. Alderman Holman abstained. Aldermen Hillman, Tapscott were absent. Motion passed with 5 affirmative votes, 1 absentia, 2 absent.
2. Alderman Holman made the motion to approve the redistribution of $54,622.12 from 150-000-1036, Playground Equip Cash Reserves into the following accounts;
a. 150-000-1031 Water Department Cash Reserves $7,804.12
b. 150-000-1032 Sewer Department Cash Reserves $7,803.00
c. 150-000-1033 Sewer Treatment Plant Cash Reserves $7,803,00
d. 150-000-1034 Street Department Cash Reserves $7,803.00
e. 150-000-1035 Park Department Cash Reserves $7,803,00
f. 150-000-1037 Police Department Cash Reserves $7,803.00
g. 150-000-1039 Building Department Cash Reserves $7,803.00
Alderman Shady-Dahl seconded the motion. Roll cali: Aldermen King, Swemline, Holman, ady-Dahl voted yes. Alderman Jones first passed then voted no. Alderman Feliksiak voted no. Aldermen Hillman, Tapscott were absent. This resulted in a tie vote with the Mayor casting a yes vote. Motion passed with 5 affirmative votes, 2 nays, 2 absent.
3. Alderman King made the motion to approve transfer of $25,536 to cover the Police Pension shortfall from General Fund Savings Cash to the Police Pension Fund, 100-110-4041. Alderman Holman seconded. Roll call: Aldermen Jones, King, Feliksiak, Swemline, Holman, Shady-Dahl voted yes. Aldermen Hillman, Tapscott were absent. Motion passed with 6 affirmative votes, 2 absent. This transaction was originally proposed to be transferred from the Police Department Savings Reserve, 100-000-1053. Alderman King questioned why the City could not take the police pension shortfall from general fund savings. The council just approved transferring some funds into a police department account, so why would we want to take money out of a police department account? He asked what the difference was between the two accounts. The Mayor explained that 100-000-1053 is general fund savings reserves and 150-000-1037 is equipment/vehicle replacement fund. After further discussion, the consensus of the council was that it was all City funds and switched the transfer to the General Fund Savings Cash account.
ADJOURN:
Alderman Swemline made a motion to adjourn, Alderman Hillman seconded. An oral vote was called with all ayes received. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 6:54 p.m.
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