Waverly council adopts FY2025–26 budget; approves infrastructure contracts, equipment and routine standards

At a regular meeting on April 7, 2025, the City of Waverly City Council adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 budget, authorized budgeted contributions to nongovernmental organizations and approved multiple routine infrastructure contracts, standards and equipment purchases. All listed motions and votes reported at the meeting carried unanimously.

The council voted to adopt Resolution 25‑44, the city budget for fiscal year 2025–26, and Resolution 25‑43, authorizing the city to contribute budgeted funds to nongovernmental entities identified through the budget process. The council then completed a series of project and procurement approvals, including the bituminous seal coat program 2025 and associated contract award.

Votes at a glance: • Resolution 25‑42 — Approve plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for Bituminous Seal Coat Program 2025; public hearing concluded and council approved the plans (unanimous). • Resolution 25‑45 — Award contract for Bituminous Seal Coat Program 2025 to Blacktop Services Company, Humboldt, Iowa, for the bid amount of $177,538.64 (unanimous). • Resolution 25‑43 — Authorize City of Waverly to contribute funds to identified nongovernmental entities under the FY2025–26 budget (unanimous). • Resolution 25‑44 — Adopt city budget for FY2025–26 (unanimous). • Ordinance 1163 — Second reading and approval amending parking fines in Chapter 105 of the Waverly Municipal Code (second reading passed by roll call; final adoption scheduled per ordinance procedure). • Resolution 25‑47 — Adopt Iowa Statewide Urban Design Standards and Iowa Statewide Urban Standard Specifications for Public Improvements (SUDAS) with Waverly addenda (unanimous). • Resolution 25‑48 — Approve memorandum of understanding regarding road maintenance with Bremer County (unanimous). • Resolution 25‑49 — Award library concrete project contract to Hough Contracting, Waterloo, Iowa, for $24,525 (unanimous). • Resolution 25‑50 — Approve HRS surveying proposal and fee schedule for Alley Reconstruction 2025; fee $3,500 (unanimous). • Resolution 25‑51 — Approve Well 8 programmable logic controller upgrade equipment and labor: Primax $36,670 and Tetra Electric $1,500 for total of $38,170 (unanimous). • Resolution 25‑52 — Accept Material Cold Storage Building project as complete and approve Tetra Electric invoice for $9,800.33 (unanimous). • Resolution 25‑53 — Approve budgeted purchase of a dual‑cart wind runner from Easy Liner, Orange City, Iowa, for $90,662 (unanimous).

City staff said the seal coat contract and the planned equipment purchases are funded through road‑use tax and existing budgeted equipment lines. Public works staff described the programmable logic controller (PLC) upgrade for Well 8 as an update to the well house control system; staff said the existing PLC has been phased out and replacement parts are limited. Staff explained PLCs manage pump operation, chemical dosing and communicate well conditions to the main public services building.

Council approved adopting the Iowa SUDAS manuals with Waverly‑specific addenda; staff said the addenda narrow some statewide specifications to match city preferences and that the document will be revisited annually. The Bremer County memorandum of understanding was approved after clarifying that Bolton & Menk functions as the city engineer referenced in the MOU.

The meeting also included ceremonial proclamations: the mayor signed proclamations declaring April 5–11, 2025, as Week of the Young Child, April 2025 as Fair Housing Month and April 25, 2025, as Arbor Day. Tiffany Skaggs, a licensed family child‑care provider and state representative for the National Association for Family Child Care, spoke in support of the Week of the Young Child proclamation: “Science tells us that the most important brain development is within the first 5 years and that learning is best done through play,” she said.

All measures on the consent calendar and the listed resolutions passed by voice vote or roll call, with no recorded dissent.