City Council

City Council — regular meeting, August 13, 1975

Wednesday, August 13, 1975 0 agenda items 13 motions recorded 3 documents

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Motions carried
9
of 10 substantive motions (procedural ones aside)
Split votes
0
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

ordinancevoice vote · p. 1

Glenn Potter made a motion to authorize the Clerk and Mayor to sign all City of Tiffin warrants/checks and state that the Treasurer will no longer be authorized to sign warrants/checks. This resolution will serve until an ordinance is adopted. T. Morgan seconded

Carried · moved by Glenn R. Potter, seconded by Tom Morgan

othervoice vote · p. 1

Smith moved to expend no more than $50.00 in sub-contract to the Secondary Road Dept. for center-line marking on farm-to-market roads from railroad crossing to Railroad St., to Grant St., to Marengo Rd., and from Marengo Rd. on Roberts Ferry Rd., to north city limits. Morgan seconded

Carried · moved by Judy Smith, seconded by Tom Morgan

ordinancevoice vote Ord. 70 · p. 1

Smith moved to read Ordinance #70 establishing official posting places to publish and place notices and ordinances at Tiffin City Hall, Frank's Service, Inc., Slim's Tavern and Plansburg's Hardware. Morgan seconded

Carried · moved by Judy Smith, seconded by Tom Morgan

othervoice vote · p. 1

Potter moved to disense with three separate readings on different days. Morgan seconded

Carried · moved by Glenn R. Potter, seconded by Tom Morgan

ordinancefinal Ord. 70 · p. 2

Smith moved to adopt ordinance #70. Potter seconded

Unknown · moved by Judy Smith, seconded by Glenn R. Potter

ordinancevoice vote Ord. 71 · p. 2

Smith made the motion to create the office of City Clerk-Treasurer and naming the duties of the office as Ordinance #71. Potter seconded

Carried · moved by Judy Smith, seconded by Glenn R. Potter

othervoice vote · p. 2

Potter moved to dispense with separate readings on three different days. Morgan seconded

Carried · moved by Glenn R. Potter, seconded by Tom Morgan

othervoice vote · p. 2

Potter moved to appoint Roger Formanek to fill the unexpired term vacated by Bill Bream as Councilman. Morgan seconded

Carried · moved by Glenn R. Potter, seconded by Tom Morgan

ordinancevoice vote Ord. 69 · p. 2

Smith moved to read Ordinance #69 adopting a charter for the City of Tiffin, embodying the existing form of government on July 31, 1975 and file a copy with the Secretary of the State of Iowa. Potter seconded

Carried · moved by Judy Smith, seconded by Glenn R. Potter

othervoice vote · p. 2

Potter moved to dispense with three readings on separate days. Morgan seconded

Carried · moved by Glenn R. Potter, seconded by Tom Morgan

Procedural motions (3): agenda, minutes, payables approval, adjournment
  • Glenn Potter moved to approve the minutes of July 2nd. Judy Smith seconded — carried (voice vote)
  • Smith made the motion to pay the following bills and accept the following receipts. Morgan seconded — carried (voice vote)
  • Potter moved to adjourn until September 10, 1975. Smith seconded — carried (voice vote)

Attendance

Judy Smith presentTom Morgan presentGlenn R. Potter presentRoger Janssen absentJames E. Brotherton (mayor) present

Ordinances and resolutions

Ord. 69, Ord. 70, Ord. 71

Agenda

The archive has no itemized agenda for this meeting.

Documents

DocumentTypePagesOriginal
Minutes-8 /13/1975 (2) minutes3PDF
Minutes-8 /13/1975 (3) minutes6PDF
Minutes-8 /13/1975 minutes6PDF

Sources

  • Laserfiche minutes archive: Minutes-8 /13/1975 — original listing ↗
  • Minutes read by parser minutes/early 2.4.0 from 3 copies.

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