Minutes-6/16/2026

CityofTiffin, Iowa Meeting: Tiffin CityCouncil Meeting Place: TiffinCityHall300Railroad St,Tiffin, Iowa, 52340 Date/Time: June16,2026 7:00p.m. WebPage: www.tiffin-iowa.org Posted: June12,2026 (website & frontentry ofCityHall) Mayor: TimKasparek W/WWSuperintendent: BrettMehmen CouncilAtLarge: TimOrris MayorPro-Tem D.ofPublicWorks: BrianDetert CouncilAtLarge: TonyJohnson RecreationDirector: GrantWeber CouncilAtLarge: SkylarLimkemann BuildingOfficial: BrianShay CouncilAtLarge: ChrisOlney LibraryDirector: ElizabethPetersenGrier CouncilAtLarge: EricSchnedler InterimFireChief: TomHartshorn CityAdministrator: DougBoldt CityEngineer: MSAProfessionalServices Asst.CityAdministrator: AshleyPlatz CityClerk: AbigailHora CityAttorney: CrystalRaiber Work Session - CalltoOrder 6:00PM A. RollCall TheCityofTiffinCityCouncil heldaworksession Tuesday, June16, 2026, attheTiffinCityHallCouncil Chambers. Mayor Kasparek calledthemeeting toorderat6:00PM.Uponrollbeingcalledthefollowing members werepresent: ChrisOlney, TimOrris, EricSchnedler, andSkylarLimkemann. Absent: Tony Johnson. Others presentwereCityAdministrator DougBoldt, Assistant CityAdministrator Ashley Platz, andGrantWeber, Parks & Recreation Director. B. Agenda Additions/Agenda Approval Motion toapprove agenda byOlney Second byOrris. Allayes, agenda approved. C. Discussion andReview ofNew TiffinFireStation Project Discussion: CityAdministrator DougBoldtprovided anupdate onrecentdiscussions withFireDepartment leadership regarding long-termfirestationplanning andoperational needs. Leadership agreed that maintaining asinglefirestation, regardless ofitseventual location, isthepreferred approach. Operating multiple stations wouldcreate additional challenges related toequipment duplication, staffing assignments, andoperational efficiency. Discussion focused ontheimportance ofdeveloping acomprehensive staffing strategy beforemaking major facility decisions. Council members generally agreed thatestablishing appropriate staffing levelsanda phased staffing planshould beapriority. Potential staffing transitions discussed included movingfromthe current paid-on-callmodel topart-timestaffing and, eventually, full-timepersonnel asservice demands increase. Atthesametime, Council recognized theimportance ofbeginning fundraising efforts andexploring potential funding opportunities tosupport futurefireservice needsandfacility improvements. Council Member Limkemann reviewed recent callvolume data, noting thattheFireDepartment responded to661callsin2025. Through thecurrent reporting period, thedepartment hasresponded to316callsin2026 andisprojected toexceed720callsbyyear-endifcurrent trendscontinue. Henotedthatthisprojection does notaccount forfutureservice demands associated withtheopening oftheClearCreekVillage senior living facility orcontinued growth within surrounding township serviceareas. Additional funding opportunities werediscussed, including federalappropriations secured byother communities andthepotential useofthefederal Staffing forAdequate FireandEmergency Response SAFER) GrantProgram toassistwithfuturestaffing costs. Council Member Limkemann alsoreferenced CityCouncil Agenda Page1of4