Minutes-07/11/2007

Tiffin City Council July 11, 2007 The regular session of the Tiffin City Council was resumed 7: 46 p. m. by Mayor Glenn Potter. Motion Petersen, second Bartels to have the city proceed with real estate purchase as considered by city council during closed session. Ayes: Wright, Demuth, Dils, Bartels and Petersen. Motion carried. Motion Wright, second Demuth to close the regular session of the Tiffin City Council for the purpose of personnel evaluation and as provided for under regulation of Chapter 21 of the Code of Iowa. Ayes: Wright, Bartels, Dils, Petersen, Demuth. Motion carried. Regular session of the Tiffin City Council closed 7: 46 p. m. The regular session of the Tiffin City Council was resumed 8: 00 p. m. by Mayor Glenn Potter. Motion Bartels, second Demuth to close the regular session of the Tiffin City Council for the purpose of personnel evaluation and as provided for under regulation of Chapter 21 of the Code of Iowa. Ayes: Bartels, Dils, Wright, Petersen and Demuth. Motion carried. Regular session of the Tiffin City Council closed 8: 01p.m. The regular session of the Tiffin City Council was resumed 8: 15 p. m. by Mayor Glenn R. Potter. Motion Dils, second Wright to close the regular session of the Tiffin City Council for the purpose of personnel evaluation and as provided for under regulation of Chapter 21 of the Code of Iowa. Ayes: Dils, Wright, Bartels, Petersen and Demuth. Motion carried The regular session of the Tiffin City Council was closed 8: 16 p. m. The regular session of the Tiffin City Council was resumed 8: 26 p.m. by Mayor Glenn R. Potter. Discussion concerning pay raise for city clerk. Clerk began employment in 1991 following 15 years with the City of Oxford, has earned a B. A. from the University of Iowa with both elementary and secondary teaching certificate, employed from 1989 to 98 with CA Community Schools, has attended the three year summer Clerk' s Institute at Ames and earned the designation of Certified Municipal Clerk with the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. The clerk has won or assisted others in gaining over$ 1 million of grants for the community of Tiffin, growth has included over 600 new homes and nine new subdivisions, a new$ 1. 3 sewer plant, $ 1. 5 water facility and Industrial Park Road Project among other new projects. The estimated population of Tiffin now approaches 2, 000. Council agreed that anew part=time employee to, work on water billing should be investigated and the clerk was authorized to purchase a new chair for the work area. f W Motion Dils, second Wright to approve a RESOLUTION NO. 2007- 35 for pay increase of 3% for the Public Works Director Brett Mehmen for an increase from $ 48, 436. 64 to 49, 889. 73; 3% for City Clerk Margaret B. Reihman for an increase from $46, 929. 33 to 48, 337. 20; $ 2. 20 per hour increase for Public Works Assistant Brian Detert from$ 16. 64 3