Minutes-5 /12/1976 (2)

Clerk's Notes from May 12th Council meeting. Tom Mittman reported on information he obtained concerning the obligation of the City to collect and pay sales tax on water sales. The State of Iowa Department of Revenue, Sales and Use Tax Div. has informed the City that it is necessary to have a water sales audit before they will issue a sales tax permit. The Clerk-Treas. was directed to request a sales tax permit and arrange for the audit covering the past five year period. Mittman reported that two bids were received by the Johnson County Small Towns joint request for bids on street work this season. Tri-State Pavement Co. submitted high bid and L.L. Pelling submitted low bid. Betty Puschinsky requested that attention be given to the section of street near her home which needs repair and/or maintenance. Tom Morgan, Street Committee Chairman will attend to this. The need for a Town Marshall was discussed. Mittman will obtain a CETA grant application for the City to file. Stratton noted that the Clear Creek Leader will have coverage on the Kite Flying Contest held recently. Stratton's progress on negotiation with Louis Voparil on the sale of his property adjacent to the City Park resulted in an asking price of $18,000.00. Formanek will attend a Clear Creek School board meeting and try to obtain playground equipment for the City Park Formanek read letters from Sandra Uthe and Mr. and Mrs. Ches. Williams, Tiffin Apts., concerning incidents involving their dogs. Atty. Neuzil will send out notices for bids for garbage collection contracts. Also, he will prepare an amendment to ordinance #70, sec. 1B changing the name of one official posting place from Frank's Service, Inc. to Tom's Skelly Service, Inc. Clerk's Notes from May 25th Special Council meeting. The State of Iowa Department of Revenue, Sales and Use Tax Division having informed the City of Tiffin that all sales tax on water sales plus penalty and interest must be paid retro-active to July 1, 1974, sent their auditor, Jack Young to audit said period. The Clerk-Treas. was advised by Mr. Young that a sales tax permit will not be issued until tax assessable arrears are paid. Atty. Neuzil was asked to appeal the tax assessable for $1251.25, penalty for $146.42 and interest, $170.04. A letter will be sent to this department advising them that the City would like to appeal the charges. The Clerk-Treas. was directed to send notice to water user accounts that the City will bill each account for sales tax starting with April 1, 1976. The past charges are to appear on the July 1, 1976 statement. Formanek informed Council that the Clear Creek School board has given the playground equipment located on the old Tiffin School property to the City. The City will be responsible for removal of the equipment.