Council Chambers, City Hall, February 17, 2025, at 6:00 P.M.
West Union City Council met February 17, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in Council
Chambers with Mayor Cameron Granger presiding. The meeting began with the
Pledge of Allegiance.
Attendance Present: Gumm, McElree, Miller, and Tope. Absent: DeBack.
Agenda Main Street events and Napa car show street closures and #13B: Airport management, was made by Tope, seconded by Gumm. All Aye. Carried.
Approval of Minutes Motion to approve the February 3, 2025, Regular Council Meeting minutes as presented was made by Gumm, seconded by Miller. All Aye. Carried.
Approval of Motion to approve Resolution 2025-19 hiring Makenna Grove as the 2025 season
Resolution 2025-19 Aquatic Manager was made by Tope, seconded by Gumm. All Aye. Carried.
Hiring Makenna Grove Grove will be compensated at a rate of $12,500.00 for the season beginning April
As Aquatic Manager 1, 2025, as a seasonal part-time employee.
For the 2025 Season
Introduction to New Nate Post introduced himself as the new Fayette County Emergency
Fayette County Management Director. He shared some FEMA classes that are available to the
Management City employees and discussed other possible upcoming opportunities for the City
Director – Nate Post officials to be involved with Emergency Management.
Approval of Motion to approve Resolution 2025-17 Payment of January (Final) Invoice to
Resolution 2025-17 McClure Engineering for $1,512.50 for the Airport Project 3-19-0128-012 was
Payment of January made by Gumm, seconded by McElree. All Aye. Carried.
Invoice to McClure
Engineering for the
Airport Project
Public Hearing on Motion to open Public Hearing on Linden Street Project was made by Gumm,
Linden Street Project seconded by McElree. All Aye. Carried. After no questions or comments were
Received, motion to close the Public Hearing was made by Gumm, seconded by
McElree. All Aye. Carried.
Approval of Motion to approve Resolution 2025-18 awarding Linden Street Project 24-935 to
Resolution 2025-18 low bidder Baker Enterprises of Waverly, IA, for $1,647,817.75 was made by
Awarding Linden Gumm, seconded by Tope. All Aye. Carried.
Street Project to Baker
Enterprises
Approval of Union Motion to approve the Union Contract for the West Union Police Department
Contract for Police was made by McElree, seconded by Miller. No – Gumm, Tope. All rest - Aye.
Department Motion failed.
Approval of Motion to approve January 2025 Financials as presented and February 2025
January 2025 expenditures totaling $272,003.75 was made by Gumm, seconded by Miller.
Financials and All Aye. Carried.
February 2025
Expenditures
CLAIMS LIST:
AFLAC-Insurance 202.56
AgVantage-Fuel 332.59
All Stop-Fuel 98.42
Allamakee-Clayton Econ Dev-Loans 3,000.00
Alliant-Electric Bills 6,264.94
Amazon-Supplies 225.76
Anytime Fitness-Memberships 1,360.05
Ascent Avia-Fuel 8,960.96
AT&T Mobility-Phones 258.69
Axon Enterprise-Tasers 22,419.00
Baker & Taylor-Books 293.98
Baumler Imp-Supplies 6.83
Center Point Large Print-Books 99.21
CenturyLink-Phones 311.15
City Laundering-Supplies 529.17
Consolidated Energy-Fuel 305.00
Continental Research-Supplies 516.77
Dale Bilden-Janitorial 150.00
Danko Emergency-Supplies 156.94
Don’s Truck Sales-Repairs 320.26
EFTPS-Payroll Taxes 17,754.07
Eurofins-Testing 508.74
Farm Plan (Norby’s)-Supplies 325.04
Fay Co Auditor-Geo 265.14
Fehr Graham-Engineering 26,548.75
Fiserv-Fees 99.23
General Traffic Controls-Supplies 950.00
Gordon Flesch-Copier 127.26
Greyson Young-Dental/Training 1,170.27
Hach Company-Supplies 281.05
Hawkeye Interconnect-Internet 165.96
IA Dept of Revenue-Taxes 1,681.60
Impact Vinyl-Supplies 20.00
Ingram-Books 783.47
IA Dare Assoc-Dues 100.00
IA Fire Chiefs’ Assoc-Dues 462.00
IA Law Enforcement Academy-Training 625.00
Iowa One Call-Fees 9.90
Iowa Soccer Assoc-Registrations 5,382.35
IPCA-Dues 125.00
IPERS-Retirement 13,172.75
Jaret Stellmaker-Mileage 94.78
Kerndt Bank-Fees 75.80
Kiesler Police Supply-Supplies 707.70
Lincoln Investment-457b Plan 3,221.89
Lynch Dallas-Legal Fees 205.00
Marco-Copiers 141.12
McClure Engineering-Airport 1,566.69
Megan McDonald-Dental 102.80
Miriam Skrade-Classes 180.00
Mississippi Welders-Supplies 175.00
Municipal Supply-Support 3,150.00
Napa-Supplies 1,925.28
NE IA Water Systems-Supplies 382.32
NEIA Regional League-Dues 20.00
Ness Pumping-Rentals 2,090.00
North Central Labs-Supplies 104.83
OrTec Sales-Supplies 561.25
Our Iowa-Subscription 24.98
Penworthy Co-Supplies 289.98
Petty Cash-Postage 109.92
PSN-Fees 64.95
Quill Corp-Supplies 39.22
Rausch Construction-Trail 2,500.00
Reiser Imp-Supplies 146.60
Reliant Fire Apparatus-Supplies 92.95
Ryan Wagner-Firemen Compensation 735.00
Sisco Premium Trust-Insurance 22,155.08
State Hygienic Lab-Testing 64.50
Superior Welding Supply-Supplies 270.00
The Standard-Insurance 421.30
Treasurer-St of Iowa-Taxes 2,083.95
Turkey River Watershed-Contribution 250.00
US Cellular-Phones 305.65
US Postmaster-Supplies 518.00
Visa-Supplies 2,781.79
Washington National-Insurance 83.90
WU District Energy-Geo 280.00
WU Monument-Foundation 750.00
Wex Bank-Fuel 44.20
Wicks Construction-Trail 52,868.88
Wilbur Ford-Repairs 385.27
Utility Refunds -----
Total Payroll 53,560.51
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Total Claims $218,443.24
TOTAL CLAIMS BY FUND: TOTAL RECEIPTS BY FUND:
General $172,608.18 $41,533.48
Fire Equipment Replacement
Road Use Tax 13,488.30 29,586.17
Employee Benefits 19,244.87 8,839.58
LOST 32,152.59
TIF
Revolving Loan Fund
Library Donations 99.21 82.00
Park Equipment
Pool Improvement
Cemetery Donations
Debt Service 7,497.03
Capital Improvement 26,548.75
Airport Project 1,566.69 5,147.35
Bridge Project 8,200.00
Equipment Revolving
Perpetual Care 750.00
Water 15,989.22 33,701.60
Capital Water Fee 5,448.23
Sewer 16,708.53 26,788.37 Capital Sewer Fee 37,575.69
Sewer Sinking Fund 38,343.00
Capital Sewer Projects 3,000.00
Storm Water 4,288.55
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Totals $272,003.75 $274,036.29
Discuss Trail Parking Motion to place 2 signs for keeping dogs leashed at all times and 2 dog waste
And Dogs stations on trail was made by Gumm, seconded by Miller. All Aye. Carried.
Approval to Hire Motion to approve hiring Tallgrass Archaeology LLC to do a Desktop
Tallgrass Archaeology Reconnaissance survey at 433 N Pine St to evaluate historic significance in
Desktop Review conjunction with the N Pine Bridge Project was made by Gumm, seconded by
Miller. All Aye. Carried.
Discuss Conceptual Andy Goedken of Origin Designs emailed conceptual layout and estimates for
Layout and Estimates N Pine Bridge project. Council will submit questions to City Administrator
For N Bridge Project for further discussion.
Approval of Liquor Motion to approve liquor license renewals for Dollar General and Sunshine
License Renewals for Energy 2, LLC, was made by Gumm, seconded by McElree. All Aye. Carried.
Dollar General and
Sunshine Energy 2,
LLC
Approval to Set Motion to approve setting property tax levy public hearing for April 7, 2025, not
Property Tax Levy to exceed $16.80 was made by Gumm, seconded by Miller. All Aye. Carried.
Public Hearing for
April 7, 2025
Comments and Items Mayor Granger received requests for street closures from Main Street and Napa To Discuss for upcoming events. Gumm requests they be put on next agenda for approval.
Council discussed Airport Management duties.
Adjourn With no further business to bring before the Council, a motion to adjourn was made by Gumm, seconded by Miller. All Aye. Carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:48 p.m.
Next Council Next regular council meeting will be March 3, 2025, at 6 p.m. in Council
Meeting Chambers.
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