City Council

City Council — regular meeting, September 9, 1981

Wednesday, September 9, 1981 0 agenda items 22 motions recorded 2 documents

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Motions carried
16
of 18 substantive motions (procedural ones aside)
Split votes
3
at least one "no", or the motion failed
Minutes
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Votes

Each motion as the minutes record it: the agenda heading and the motion line. Names come from the roll call; "all ayes (implied)" marks a motion where the minutes say only "All ayes" or "carried unanimously", which credits the members recorded as present. Read the minutes

ordinance · p. 2

57 and 1980-87 OF THE ORDINANCES OF TIFFIN, IOWA SAID ORDINANCES ESTABLISHING RATES, CHARGES AND RULES FOR THE USE AND SERVICE OF THE MUNICIPAL SEWER SYSTEM OF TIFFIN was introduced by Potter. Mayor Formanek read the ordinance and the Council considered it

Unknown · moved by Glenn R. Potter

ordinancefinalroll call Ord. 1981-103 · p. 2

Motion Potter second Spivey to adopt Ordinance No. 1981-103

Carried · moved by Glenn R. Potter, seconded by Ted Spivey

ordinancewaive second thirdroll call Ord. 1981-103 · p. 2

Motion Potter that the rule or law requiring three readings of this ordinance on three different dates be dispensed with

Carried · moved by Glenn R. Potter

otherroll call · p. 3

Motion Rohret second Madden to defer issue of paving parking lot and driveway of Schneider's Ice Cream Store until next regular meeting in October

Failed 2–3 · moved by Charles Rohret, seconded by Delores Madden · Voted no: Glenn R. Potter, Ted Spivey, Lloyd Williams

ordinanceroll call Ord. 1979-083 · p. 3

Motion Spivey second Potter to instruct John and Francis Schneider of Schneider Apartments to hard surface driveway and parking lot at Ice Cream Store according to specifications in Ordinance No. 1979-83 by November 15, 1981 or Council will instruct city attorney to enforce ordinance through the legal process

Carried 3–2 · moved by Ted Spivey, seconded by Glenn R. Potter · Voted no: Delores Madden, Charles Rohret

otherall ayes (implied) · p. 3

Motion Madden second Spivey to defer item c (Tim Wolfe) until he arrives

Carried · moved by Delores Madden, seconded by Ted Spivey

otherall ayes (implied) · p. 3

Motion Potter second Madden, to defer item d (Ray Scheetz) until Tim Wolfe arrives

Carried · moved by Glenn R. Potter, seconded by Delores Madden

otherall ayes (implied) · p. 3

Motion Rohret second Spivey to deal with items c and d at this time

Carried · moved by Charles Rohret, seconded by Ted Spivey

resolutionroll call · p. 3

A RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT FOR TRASH AND GARBAGE COLLECTION FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS, JULY 1, 1982 THROUGH JUNE 30, 1984 was introduced by Rohret and

Carried · moved by Charles Rohret, seconded by Ted Spivey

otherall ayes (implied) · p. 5

Motion Potter second Spivey to appoint the following residents to the Board of Adjustment for the following terms: Mike Colleran for five years, Dennis Brown for four years, Sandra Morgan for three years, Larry Beuter for two years and Jerry Cox for one year

Carried · moved by Glenn R. Potter, seconded by Ted Spivey

otherall ayes (implied) · p. 5

Motion Rohret second Madden to appoint the following residents to the Planning and Zoning Commission for the following terms: Chris Rohret for five years, Dave Kacena and Johnita Langenberg for four years, Kandy Kobold and Richard O'Keefe for three years, Tom Hoyt and Darla Bartels for two years

Carried · moved by Charles Rohret, seconded by Delores Madden

otherall ayes (implied) · p. 5

Motion Spivey second Rohret to instruct clerk to send letters to Wayne Hemann instructing him to mow grass and cut weeds on lot no. 4 of the Sadler Subdivision and to Reeves Railroad Repair Company instructing them to mow grass and cut weeds on property leased from the railroad in Tiffin

Carried · moved by Ted Spivey, seconded by Charles Rohret

otherall ayes (implied) · p. 5

Motion Rohret second Potter to place item M concerning Dave White under item 7 police report

Carried · moved by Charles Rohret, seconded by Glenn R. Potter

otherall ayes (implied) · p. 6

Motion Potter second Madden to appoint LaVerna Flansburg and Rose Bollei to review committee for FHA annual water report and to pay each one $10.00 for this service

Carried · moved by Glenn R. Potter, seconded by Delores Madden

otherall ayes (implied) · p. 6

Motion Spivey second Potter to request city attorney to draft ordinances dealing with sidewalk cleaning and repair

Carried · moved by Ted Spivey, seconded by Glenn R. Potter

otherroll call · p. 6

Motion Madden second Williams to excuse late fee of 68¢ on Bream Bins and Buildings for August payment

Carried 3–1 · moved by Delores Madden, seconded by Lloyd Williams · Voted no: Ted Spivey · Glenn R. Potter (abstain)

otherall ayes (implied) · p. 7

Motion Rohret second Madden to approve clerk-treasurer's reports

Carried · moved by Charles Rohret, seconded by Delores Madden

otherall ayes (implied) · p. 7

Motion Potter second Spivey to approve annual financial report

Carried · moved by Glenn R. Potter, seconded by Ted Spivey

Procedural motions (4): agenda, minutes, payables approval, adjournment
  • Motion Spivey second Madden to approve agenda — carried (all ayes (implied))
  • Motion Rohret second Spivey to approve minutes of regular meeting August 12, 1981 and special meeting August 25, 1981 — carried (all ayes (implied))
  • Motion Potter second Rohret to approve bills with the exception of $300.00 to Water Tower Paint and Repair Company of Clear Lake, Iowa for water tower inspection, as per agreement at August 25, 1981 meeting, and to accept receipts — carried (all ayes (implied))
  • Motion Madden second Potter to adjourn at 10:40 pm — carried (all ayes (implied))

Attendance

Delores Madden presentGlenn R. Potter presentTed Spivey presentCharles Rohret presentLloyd Williams presentRoger Formanek (mayor) present

Ordinances and resolutions

Ord. 1979-083, Ord. 1981-103

Agenda

The archive has no itemized agenda for this meeting.

Documents

DocumentTypePagesOriginal
Minutes-09/09/1981 (2) minutes3PDF
Minutes-09/09/1981 minutes9PDF

Sources

  • Laserfiche minutes archive: Minutes-09/09/1981 — original listing ↗
  • Minutes read by parser minutes/classic 2.4.0 from 2 copies.

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