Minutes-5 /11/1977

The Tiffin City Council held a regular meeting on May 8, 1977 at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall. Mayor Brotherton presiding. Councilmembers present: T. Morgan, R. Formanek, R. Janssen and J. Stratton; absent, G. Potter. Also present: Atty. Neuzil. Formanek moved to accept the April 13th regular meeting minutes with the following corrections: Formanek moved to accept the request to cancel the garbage service billing for December, 1976 through March, 1977 from Ray Scheetz, Clear Creek Mobile Home Park because collection was not available during those months. Seconded by Morgan and motion carried unanimously. A Sunday liquor permit was not included in the Lark Supper Club application. Regular liquor sales application was the only request. Morgan seconded the corrected minutes and motion carried unanimously. Morgan moved to accept the April financial statement. Janssen seconded and motion carried unanimously. Morgan moved to pass a resolution to approve the official report indicating no construction plans in the 1978 Street Construction Program. Janssen seconded and motion carried unanimously. Formanek moved to declare the John and Luella Stahmer property, 311 Main St., a public nuisance and health hazard, and instruct the City Attorney to take whatever steps are neccessary to abate the nuisance. Janssen seconded and motion carried unanimously. Formanek moved to pass a resolution regarding the type of elections held in Tiffin as follows: Be it resolved by the City Council of Tiffin, Iowa to follow the election procedures as outlined in Chapter 45 of the 1975 Code of Iowa. Seconded by Stratton and motion carried unanimously. Formanek was excused at 8:30 p.m. Janssen moved to direct the Clerk-Treas. to prepare bid notices and mail to garbage haulers with bids to be opened at 8:00 p.m. at the regular meeting, June 8, 1977. Bids will be received until 8:00 p.m. Morgan seconded and motion carried unanimously. Janssen moved to purchase a 1977 Code of Iowa. Stratton seconded and motion carried unanimously. Stratton moved to pay the bills and accept the receipts and approve transfers to certificates of deposits as follows: Bills: Iowa Electric Light & Power Co. - $411.05 General Telephone Co. - 22.08 Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Co. - 7.93 Tiffin U.S.P.O. - 7.50 uniBank & Trust - Transfers to Certificates - 6500.00 Ralph Brown - 679.60 Beverly Birtcher - 187.18 Iowa City Press-Citizen - 15.45 League of Iowa Municipalities - 65.00 Water Quality Management, Inc. - 21.00 Continued on Page 2