Minutes-10/6/2026

CityofTiffin,Iowa Meeting: Tiffin City Council Meeting Place: Tiffin City Hall300 Railroad St,Tiffin, Iowa, 52340 Date/Time: October 6,2026 7:00p.m. Web Page: www.tiffin-iowa.org Posted: October 1,2026 (website & front entry ofCity Hall) Mayor: TimKasparek W/WWSuperintendent: BrettMehmen Council AtLarge: TimOrris MayorPro-Tem D.ofPublicWorks: BrianDetert Council AtLarge: TonyJohnson Recreation Director: GrantWeber Council AtLarge: SkylarLimkemann Building Official: BrianShay Council AtLarge: ChrisOlney Library Director: Elizabeth Petersen Grier Council AtLarge: EricSchnedler InterimFireChief: TomHartshorn CityAdministrator: DougBoldt CityEngineer: MSAProfessional Services Asst. CityAdministrator: AshleyPlatz CityClerk: AbigailHora CityAttorney: CrystalRaiber Work Session - Call toOrder 5:30PM A. Roll Call The City ofTiffin City Council held awork session Tuesday, October 6,2026, attheTiffin City Hall Council Chambers. Mayor Pro-Tem Orris called themeeting toorder at5:30PM. Upon rollbeing called the following members were present: Tim Orris, Eric Schnedler, Tony Johnson, Chris Olney andSkylar Limkemann. Mayor Kasparek arrived at5:36PM. Others present were City Administrator Doug Boldt, Assistant CityAdministrator Ashley Platz, andCity Clerk Abigail Hora. B. Agenda Additions/Agenda Approval Motion toapprove agenda byOlney. Second byJohnson. Allayes, agenda approved. C. Discussion and Review ofNew Fire Chief Job Description Discussion: Agenda items CEwere discussed together, focusing onrevisions totheFire Chief job description. City Administrator Doug Boldt andCity Council removed thelanguage under Position Testing. Additional proposed revisions included adding NFPA 1750 under Knowledge, removing ILEA from the preferred certifications, andreviewing several qualifications andresponsibilities forpossible removal or ga updated toreference acommunity member ortwo, with clarification needed regarding theinvolvement of thecitycouncil intheprocess. Mayor Kasparek requested that Tom revise thejobdescription and bring it back tothenext Council meeting for further consideration. Doug Boldt andtheMayor willsend anemail summarizing thediscussion. The hiring timeline willremain onhold until thejobdescription isapproved. D. Discussion ofHiring Process forNewFire Chief E. Discussion ofTimeline for Advertising for New FireChief F. Discussion and Review ofTiffin Municipal Code Revisions Discussion: Assistant City Administrator Ashley Platz reviewed theproposed municipal code updates with Council, andCouncil approved thestaff recommendations. The proposed changes include establishing initial traffic enforcement feesof $50, $100, and $200, aswell asincreasing thecompensation rates forthe Mayor andCity Council. Council directed theCityAdministrator toresearch compensation rates insimilarly sized communities forcomparison. Staff willincorporate the approved changes into adraft andsubmit them tothe codifiers for review. Atimeline for scheduling apublic hearing toconsider finalapproval ofthechanges will then beestablished. G. Questions from Council Members regarding items ontheRegular City Council Agenda orReports H. Other Business I. Adjournment City Council Agenda Page 1of4