Minutes-4/12/2000

Tiffin City Council April 12, 2000 A regular meeting of the Tiffin City Council was brought to order by Mayor Glenn R. Potter, 6:30 Wednesday, April 12, 2000 at the Tiffin Fire Station. Council present: Jim Bartels, Mike Gericke, Karin Dils, and Mike Ryan. Absent: Rodney Walls. Also present: Melvin Reeve, Vic Zender, Greg Stevens. Motion Ryan, second Gericke to approve the printed agenda and minutes. Ayes: Ryan, Dils, Gericke, and Bartels, Absent: Walls. Motion carried. Motion Ryan, second Gericke to approve RESOLUTION #2000-5 APPROVING PAY INCREASES of one step increase for Public Works Director Brett Mehmen to $36,712.00 salary/year commencing July 1, 2000 and for City Clerk Margaret Reihman to $31,499.60 on a 35 hour/week salaried year commencing July 1, 2000 with no changes in benefits for either employee. Ayes: Bartels, Ryan and Gericke. Abstaining: Dils. Absent: Walls. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion Bartels, second Gericke to approve RESOLUTION #2000-6 APPROVING PAY INCREASE of 50 cents/hour from $10.00 to $10.50/hour for Public Works Assistant Steve Jiras with no change in benefits commencing July 1, 2000. Ayes: Gericke, Ryan, Bartels, and Dils. Nays: None. Absent: Walls. Motion carried. Motion Ryan, second Dils upon city engineer and city building inspector to draft an ordinance allowing plastic ABS pipe for sewer connections. Ayes: Ryan, Dils, Gericke, and Bartels. Absent: Walls. Nays: None. Motion carried. Greg Stevens explained plans for the May 13th Make-A-Wish event at the Tavern. Motion Ryan, second Bartels to approve a RESOLUTION #2000-7, CLOSING THIRD STREET. Ayes: Bartels, Ryan, Dils and Ryan. Absent: Walls. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion Bartels, second Dils to continue IDOT contract for 150% surcharge of water rates and 120% surcharge of sewer rates as agreed in contact meeting with these officials. Ayes: Bartels, Dils, Ryan and Gericke. Absent: Walls. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion Gericke, second Ryan to approve Pay Order # 6 to Wendler Engineering of $92,924.30 for partial work on the new wastewater plant. Ayes: Ryan, Gericke, Dils and Bartels. Absent: Walls. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion Bartels, second Dils to approve the final $1,000.00 payment of sewer easement cost to Hawkeye Land for railway. Ayes: Bartels, Dils, Ryan, and Gericke. Absent: Walls. Nays: None. Motion carried.