City
Lorimor City Council Meeting
May 7, 2007 7:00 P.M.
The Lorimor City Council met Monday, May 7, 2007, at City Hall with Mayor Kent Forbes presiding. Council members present: Davis, Orwan, Schmidt, and Tucker. Wright was absent.
Lorimor City Council Meeting
July 12, 2007
Special Session 7:00 P.M.
The Lorimor City Council met in special session, Thursday, July 12, 2007, with Mayor Kent Forbes presiding. Council members present: Davis, Orwan, Schmidt, and Tucker. Absent: Wright
Motion by Schmidt, second from Davis to approve the agenda. Vote – all ayes. Motion carried.
The Mayor reported that he had received information that a construction permit application for a wean to finish hog confinement facility to be constructed within one and one-half miles from Lorimor city limits on land owned by Arnold Lourens had been submitted to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Union County Auditor’s Office. Discussion followed as to the adverse effects of a confinement facility on the town, the recent odor that drifted across the town from the east, and the cattle facility two miles south of town. The Mayor also stated that flyers had been prepared and delivered door to door in town and several homes in the country alerting the community about the confinement facility and notifying them of a meeting set for July 16, at the Community Center.
The Mayor asked for the passage of a resolution from the Council taking the position of opposition to the confinement facility. Motion by Tucker, second from Schmidt to adopt RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE POSITION OF OPPOSITION TO A PROPOSED HOG CONFINEMENT FACILITY WITHIN TWO MILES OF LORIMOR. Roll call vote – all ayes. Motion carried.
The Mayor then asked that a resolution be passed that approved the use of the Community Center for a meeting of citizens opposed to the hog confinement facility for July 16th, 2007. Tucker made the motion, second from Schmidt to adopt RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE LORIMOR COMMUNITY CENTER AS THE SITE FOR A MEETING FOR CITIZENS OPPOSED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HOG CONFINEMENT FACILITY. Roll call vote – all ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Orwan, second from Tucker to adopt RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES IN OPPOSING THE HOG CONFINEMENT CONSTRUCTION. Roll call vote – all ayes. Motion carried.
Motion to adjourn from Schmidt, second from Orwan. Vote – all ayes. Motion carried. Meeting was adjourned at 7:30 P.M.
Kent Forbes, Mayor
Attest: ______________________
Mary Seales, City Clerk
Lorimor City Council Meeting
Special Session
May 29, 2007 7:00 P.M.
The Lorimor City Council met in special session, Tuesday, May 29, 2007, with Mayor Kent Forbes presiding. Council members present: Davis, Orwan, Schmidt, Tucker. Absent: Wright
Lorimor City Council Meeting
July 2, 2007 7:00 P.M.
Regular Session
The Lorimor City Council met in regular session, Monday, July 2, 2007, with Mayor Kent Forbes presiding. Council members present: Davis, Orwan, Schmidt, Tucker. Absent: Wright
Motion by Davis, second from Schmidt to approve the agenda. Vote – all ayes. Motion carried.
Members of the “Building Committee” were present to report their progress to date on the buildings at 502-504 Main Street. They reported that they have named their committee the “Community Links – Saving our Past for the Future” Members are: Jill Alexander, Dayna Decker, Rick Friday, Sherri King, Stacy King, and Dorothy Vert. Advisors to the Committee are: Tom Fitch, Jerry Vance, and Ed Fallon. They have finished paperwork needed by the State Historical Society for a review of the building and those papers will be delivered by hand, July 3rd. Dayna gave a history of the east building of the two. It was built by the International Order of the Odd Fellows around 1892. The three links of the Order were friendship, love, and trust. Discussion was held as to the contents of the building. One suggestion was a silent auction held at the old Community Center. The Mayor stressed that before many people begin entering the building, the City must confer with our insurance agent about the liability. The Committee asked that all entries to the building be made secure.
Ron Cornelison had several concerns that he discussed with the Council.
Davis moved with a second from Schmidt to approve the consent agenda that included the payment of bills as presented and the approval of the minutes of the June 11th and 25th meetings. Vote – all ayes. Motion carried. Tucker asked to clarify her vote at the previous meeting concerning the Resolution to enter into a loan agreement. She voted aye on the Resolution and did so for street improvement funding only.
Motion by Davis, second from Schmidt to approve the Resolution appointing Marilyn Stafford to the SIRHA Commission. Roll call vote – all ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Schmidt, second from Davis to decline the opportunity to apply for Disaster Mitigation Grant Funds. Roll call vote – all ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Schmidt, second from Tucker to amend the Curfew Ordinance to address a 10:00 P.M. curfew in all city parks. Roll call vote – all ayes. Motion carried. First reading of the proposed amendment will be at the August meeting.
Motion by Tucker, second from Orwan to have the City Clerk write a letter to Council Member Ralph Wright asking about his absences and his intentions in staying with or leaving the Council.
Roll call vote – all ayes. Motion carried.
Increases in the mayor and council wages have been addressed several times and have failed. The Mayor suggested that all compensation for the council and mayor positions be waived. Davis made a motion to that effect with a second from Orwan. Roll call vote: Davis, Orwan, Schmidt – aye. Tucker – nay. Motion carried.
Davis moved with a second from Orwan that John Edwards receive a wage increase to $11.00 per hour. Roll call vote: Davis, Orwan – aye. Schmidt, Tucker – nay. Motion failed. After some discussion, Schmidt stated that she would change her vote on the wage increase and made the motion to increase Edwards’ wage to $11.00 an hour. Second from Orwan. Roll call vote: Davis, Orwan, Schmidt – aye. Tucker – nay. Motion carried.
Schmidt moved with a second from Orwan to approve the Resolution setting the wages for Fiscal Year 2007-2008 for the City Clerk and Wastewater Superintendent. Roll call vote – all ayes. Wages for the City Clerk were set at $13.30 per hour; Wastewater Superintendent at $13.36 per hour.
Davis moved to adjourn with a second from Schmidt. Vote – all ayes. Motion carried. Meeting was adjourned at 8:30 P.M.
___________________________
Kent Forbes, Mayor
Attest: ______________________________
Mary Seales, City Clerk
Bills Paid July 2, 2007
By Vendor
Vendor Description Amount
Treasurer-State of IA Sales tax – gas 535.00
Lorimor Mun Utilities Utility service 150.68
Masters Auto Sales 1997 Dodge pickup 4500.00
USDA-Rural Develop FY 2008 Bldg pay’t 10796.00
New Hope Township FY 2007 cemetery 600.00
Lorimor Fire Dept FY 2007 Fire Levy-City 1693.00
Luke Johnson Reimburse/fuel 84.00
South Central Comm Phone service 142.38
SIRWA Water utility 123.00
MasterCard Billing postage 75.67
Alliant Energy Electric service 881.76
Alliant Energy Electric-fire 40.23
Alliant Energy Electric-Comm Bldg 84.36
Family Center Supplies-fire 31.80
Brown Supply O&M supplies-gas 440.01
Union County E911 E911 Maps 62.40
Breedings Hardware Supplies, rental 49.34
Galls EMS supplies 82.91
Reliable Supplies-P&Z 54.79
Merritt Company Floor restoration 250.00
The Shopper Publishing 19.00
Flander,Casper,Rosien Legal Services 75.00
Perry Electronics Lab O&M – gas/line locator 2091.00
Prairie Solid Waste Per capita fee 2135.00
June 2007 Payroll
Net Payroll 3815.93
IPERS Emp Retire 404.65
First National Bank 941 tax 1112.99
Lorimor City Council Meeting
June 25, 2007 7:00 P.M.
Special Session
The Lorimor City Council met in special session, Monday, June 25, 2007, with Mayor Kent Forbes presiding. Council members in attendance: Orwan, Schmidt, Tucker. Absent: Davis, Wright.
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