M-9 - CMReport - 12-1-23

______________________________________________________________________________ CITY OF TIFFIN CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL December 1, 2023 • We will continue the swearing in of the Fire Department personnel on Tuesday night. The Mayor will do this again at the beginning of the meeting. • Attached is a ‘Typical Budget Timeline’ included in the Budget Special Report that is produced by the Iowa League of Cities. You don’t need to pay specific attention to the dates listed in the righthand column as I will put together a schedule that coincides with our regularly scheduled council meetings and any other special council meetings that will be necessary to assist the budget process. I more so put this document in the packet just as a point of reference on how HF 718 has changed the overall budgeting process and the anticipated impact it will have on cities. • Item K-4 – As a result of the discussion in the last work session, this item is on the agenda for formal approval by the council. Katie and Lexi have begun the first step of the process in creating the survey for the council. • Item K-5 – The first meeting in January falls on a day in which City Hall is closed for the New Year’s Holiday. Based on what worked into everyone’s schedule, and with there being five Tuesdays in January, this item will simply move the meetings from the first and third Tuesdays in January to the second and fourth Tuesdays. • Just a friendly reminder that our auditors from BerganKDV will be at the next work session to give a short presentation on the audit process and discuss the findings. Also, as of right now, I am planning on having two virtual economic development presentations on some tools that could help assist the City in its future economic development efforts. These are firms that Council Person Schnedler and I met with at the ICSC Conference last May. • Just an FYI, the DOT has informed us, pending weather conditions, they plan to have the bridge over South Park Road completed and open to traffic within the next couple of weeks. • Item I-3 – The developer’s agreement for Daytona Estates is still in draft form and has not been fully reviewed by legal yet. This will have a full review prior to Tuesday’s meeting though.