Beverly Birtcher moved that six notebooks and 6 spiral notebook fillers be purchased for the Council. Roger Janssen seconded the motion
Carried · moved by Beverly Birtcher, seconded by Roger Janssen
City Council
City Council — regular meeting, January 2, 1974
Wednesday, January 2, 1974
0 agenda items
16 motions recorded
1 documents
Motions carried
13
of 13 substantive motions (procedural ones aside)
Split votes
2
at least one "no", or the motion failed
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
Judy Smith moved that the Council approve the Mayor's appointments as follows: Treasurer - Edna Miller Deputy Clerk - Judy Smith Mayor-Pro-tem - Glenn Potter Recreation - Glenn Potter Street Commissioner - Judy Smith Sewer Commissioner - Roger Janssen Water Commissioner - To-be-appointed Judy Smith Forester - Beverly Birtcher City Attorney - Ralph Neuzil Roger Janssen seconded the motion
Carried · moved by Judy Smith, seconded by Roger Janssen
Glenn Potter moved that Council meetings be held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 pm Beverly Birtcher seconded the motion
Carried · moved by Glenn R. Potter, seconded by Beverly Birtcher
Roger Janssen moved that a resolution be passed commending the Mayor and Council of 1972-73 for the work done during their term of office. Judy Smith seconded the motion
Carried · moved by Roger Janssen, seconded by Judy Smith
Glenn Potter moved to table the appointment of someone to fill the vacant Councilman chair. Beverly Birtcher seconded the motion
Carried · moved by Glenn R. Potter, seconded by Beverly Birtcher
Roger Janssen moved to approve the Waterworks Budget for 1974. Glenn Potter seconded the motion
Carried · moved by Roger Janssen, seconded by Glenn R. Potter
Glenn Potter moved to appoint Margaret Stockman, Avis Grindstaff, and Rose Bollei to audit the water reports at $2.50 per hour. Dolores Madden would be alternate. Roger Janssen seconded the motion
Carried · moved by Glenn R. Potter, seconded by Roger Janssen
Glenn Potter moved to continue to make the Iowa State Bank the official depository for the City of Tiffin. Roger Janssen seconded the motion
Carried 3–1 · moved by Glenn R. Potter, seconded by Roger Janssen · Voted no: Beverly Birtcher
Roger Janssen moved to continue to make the Iowa City Press-Citizen the official city publication. Glenn Potter seconded the motion
Carried 3–1 · moved by Roger Janssen, seconded by Glenn R. Potter · Voted no: Beverly Birtcher
Glenn Potter moved to accept the bid from Noel Tree Service in the amount of $315.00 for removing two dead trees in Tiffin. Roger Janssen seconded the motion
Carried · moved by Glenn R. Potter, seconded by Roger Janssen
Roger Janssen moved to instruct the Treasurer to invest $7,000 from the General Fund Account in $5,000 and $2,000 denominations and $3,000 from the Water Fund Account. Beverly Birtcher seconded the motion
Carried · moved by Roger Janssen, seconded by Beverly Birtcher
Glenn Potter moved to accept the Treasurer's report. Judy Smith seconded the motion
Carried · moved by Glenn R. Potter, seconded by Judy Smith
Glenn Potter moved that the following receipts be accepted. Roger Janssen seconded the motion
Carried · moved by Glenn R. Potter, seconded by Roger Janssen
Procedural motions (3): agenda, minutes, payables approval, adjournment
- Glenn Potter moved that the minutes of the meeting held on December 5, 1973, 7:30 pm be approved. Beverly Birtcher seconded the motion — carried (roll call)
- Glenn Potter moved that the minutes of the Special Meeting held on December 27, 1973, 7:30 pm be approved. Roger Janssen seconded the motion — carried (roll call)
- Glenn Potter moved that the minutes of the Special Meeting of January 2, 1974, 8:00 am be approved. Roger Janssen seconded the motion — carried (roll call)
Attendance
Judy Smith presentBeverly Birtcher presentRoger Janssen presentGlenn R. Potter present“Edna Miller” (unmatched) presentJames E. Brotherton (mayor) present
Agenda
The archive has no itemized agenda for this meeting.
Documents
| Document | Type | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Minutes-01/02/1974 | minutes |
Sources
- Laserfiche minutes archive: Minutes-01/02/1974 — original listing ↗
- Minutes read by parser minutes/early 2.4.0 from 1 copy.
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