Charter Oak City Council Meeting Minutes December 5, 2022 The Charter Oak City Council met in regular session on December 5, 2022. Mayor Randy Ulmer called the meeting to order at 7:01 pm. Members present were Alec Castillo, Ben Heyne, Russ Maack, Peggy Staley and Jim Wilcox. Motion Maack/Wilcox to approve the agenda. All ayes. Motion carried. Motion Heyne/Maack to approve the November 7, 2022 minutes. All ayes. Motion carried. No guests were present for public forum. Bob Selig reported that the Christmas lights have been hung and Mid American has been called to fix the outlet at First Street. Ted Butler reported via text message that the fire department was awarded a $3,000 DNR grant to offset the purchase of Akron monitors. Motion Heyne/Maack to approve payment of one Akron monitor from Feld Fire at a cost of $6,280 for the tanker truck. All ayes. Motion carried. Motion Heyne/Maack to pay for two Akron monitors going on the DNR fire trucks after they are marked “Charter Oak Fire Department.” All ayes. Motion carried. Clerk Mohr advised the council that the city did not receive homeowner affidavits necessary to establish a city-managed burn site. Motion Heyne/Staley to accept the high bid of $2,500 from Gerald Wolff for the city police car. All ayes. Motion carried. Motion Staley/Heyne to approve the city as fiscal sponsor for the Community Club grant application to the Crawford County Community Foundation. All ayes. Motion carried. Motion Heyne/Staley to approve Resolution No. 12-05-2022, Annual Financial Report for FY Ending June 30, 2022. Ayes: Staley, Heyne, Maack, Castillo, Wilcox. Motion carried. Motion Staley/Heyne to approve Resolution No. 12-05-2022B, Agreement with Novus Ag for Use of Well #7. Ayes: Staley, Heyne, Maack, Castillo, Wilcox. Motion carried. Motion Heyne/Maack to approve Resolution No. 12-05-2022C, Establishing a Purchasing Policy (amending Resolution No. 02-01-2021B). Ayes: Staley, Heyne, Maack, Castillo, Wilcox. Motion carried. All vacant houses in town were checked to make sure water service was shut off. Council reviewed a written complaint about a dog running loose and repeatedly going on private property. There were no building permits. Motion Wilcox/Castillo to approve bills. All ayes. Motion carried. Eftps, Fed/Fica Tax1,986.68 Ipers, Ipers - Regular1,526.62 141 One Stop, Fuel Fire Vehicles/Ems797.21 Midwest Construction, Novus Ag Drainage Ditch10,143.00 Mid American Energy, Utilities1,662.27 Frontier, Phone City Hall Office275.47 Mapleton Press, Publishing Legal/Financial Rep223.15 Crawford Co Solid Waste, Landfill Fees1,605.00 Capital One, 9 Books167.42 Bt Computers, Microsoft 365 Yearly Cost99.6 Counsel, Contract Base Rate/Overage Chg74.95 141 Tire Service, City Truck Repairs-Replaced835.08 Bomgaars, Battery 800Cca/Core Charge227.41 Crawford Co Engineer, Ice Control Mix 16.78 Tons830.1 Stinn Bachoe & Plumbing, Water Main Break Sept 20222,759.50 United Bank Of Iowa, Street Repair/Dump Truck Int4,291.24 United States Post Office, 2 Priority Mail Envelopes For26.88 Gworks, W2 6 Park Set For 50 Employees93.58 Secure Shred Solutions, Shredding Documents52 R & S Waste Disposal, Garbage Services Nov/Dec 20222,650.00 Midwest Laboratories Inc, Regulations/Coliform Lagoon1,177.69 I Read, Post Cards,Shirt,Posters,Bkmks38.55 Troy Davis, Mileage Midwest Labs In Omaha92.4 Annies Antique Shop, A Ring Of Deception Book26.88 Metering & Technology, 6 M25 Gallon 6 Dial Hre 25’251.66 Quill.Com, Toner, Toilet Paper, Manilla407.93 Domain Listings, Website Domain Listing Fee288 Deb Deiber, Water Deposit Payout 224 Birch100 Bohlmann, Inc, 2 6Ft Concrete Parking Curb150 Payroll Checks, Total Payroll Checks4,095.14 Claims Total36,955.41 General Fund12,260.24 Fire Fund806.2 Road Use Tax Fund6,050.15 Debt Service Fund4,291.24 Water Fund5,617.51 Water Deposits Fund100 Sewer Fund7,830.07 Motion Heyne/Staley to adjourn at 8:37 pm. All ayes. Motion carried. MP12-15-22
