Minutes-9/15/2026

CityofTiffin,Iowa Meeting: Tiffin City Council Meeting Place: Tiffin City Hall300Railroad St,Tiffin, Iowa, 52340 Date/Time: September 15, 2026 7:00p.m. Web Page: www.tiffin-iowa.org Posted: September 11, 2026 (website & front entry ofCity Hall) Mayor: TimKasparek W/WWSuperintendent: BrettMehmen Council AtLarge: TimOrris MayorPro-Tem D.ofPublicWorks: BrianDetert Council AtLarge: TonyJohnson Recreation Director: GrantWeber Council AtLarge: SkylarLimkemann Building Official: BrianShay Council AtLarge: ChrisOlney Library Director: Elizabeth Petersen Grier Council AtLarge: EricSchnedler InterimFireChief: TomHartshorn CityAdministrator: DougBoldt CityEngineer: MSAProfessional Services Asst. CityAdministrator: AshleyPlatz CityClerk: AbigailHora CityAttorney: CrystalRaiber Work Session - Call toOrder 6:00PM A. Roll Call The City ofTiffin CityCouncil heldawork session Tuesday, September 15, 2026, attheTiffin City Hall Council Chambers. Mayor Kasparek called themeeting toorder at6:01PM. Upon rollbeing called the following members were present: Tim Orris, Eric Schnedler, Tony Johnson, Chris Olney andSkylar Limkemann. Others present were City Administrator Doug Boldt, Assistant City Administrator Ashley Platz, andCity Clerk Abigail Hora. B. Agenda Additions/Agenda Approval Motion toapprove agenda byOrris. Second byJohnson. Allayes, agenda approved. C. Discussion andReview ofTiffin Municipal Code Revisions Preparation forSetting thePublic Hearing Discussion: Assistant City Administrator Ashley Platz asked Council members toprovide anycomments or proposed changes tothecurrent version oftheCodified Code. Staff requested that anychanges Council would liketoseebesubmitted toAshley bytheendofthemonth sothey canbereviewed anddiscussed at thenext Council meeting. D. Discussion and Review ofCity Financial Outlook andProjections Capital Projects, TaxIncrement Financing, LOST andDebt Service Levy Discussion: City Administrator Doug Boldt provided anupdate regarding recent changes tostate legislation Whitney to discuss how tobalance theSgeneral fund Cityisalso reevaluating itsexisting TIF districts, agreements, and incentives with balancing and continued applicability under thechanges toTIF law. urrent TIFpractices typically donotexceed and80% incentive. Changes toTIFlawwillalso affect both new andcurrent Urban Renewal Areas. Beginning in 2027, theschool foundation taxlevy thatwaspreviously eligible tobecaptured through TIF willinstead go directly totheschool district. Staff anticipates bringing forward ordinances andinformation regarding the creation ofnew Urban Renewal Areas before these legislative changes take effect. E. Questions from Council Members regarding items ontheRegular City Council Agenda orReports F. Other Business G. Adjournment Motion toadjourn byOrris. Second byJohnson. Allayes, motion carried. 7:02PM. City Council Agenda Page 1of4