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Mayville mayor urges compliance with chicken ordinance, announces new tornado-siren upgrade
Summary
The mayor warned residents about chicken-ordinance noncompliance, said the city installed a 360-degree tornado siren system, and announced a rejected bond sale after a weak bid response.
Mayor delivered the monthly report to the Mayville Common Council on April 22, urging residents to comply with the city's chicken ordinance, announcing installation of a new tornado-siren system, and explaining a recent municipal borrowing sale was rejected after receiving only one bid.
"I want to emphasize the importance of compliance and yearly permitting that need to take place around the ordinance," the mayor said, referring to the city's recently adopted chicken ordinance. The mayor said approximately a dozen residents were not in compliance during the past month and reiterated the ordinance was intended "for the convenience of residents to raise eggs and meat." The mayor warned the city will readdress enforcement if necessary.
On emergency systems, the mayor announced the city installed a new, state-of-the-art tornado siren system. He said the new sirens "are different than the ones we had previously" and rotate in a full 360-degree motion to improve coverage. "Now we can have peace of mind for years to come," the mayor said, and he thanked city staff who supported the installation.
The mayor also addressed the city's recent attempt to sell municipal debt on the open market. "The sale did not go well at all," he said, reporting that only one company (Baird) submitted a bid and that projected borrowing costs were higher than anticipated — "around $400,000 over the projected target amount." The mayor said he consulted with the city administrator, treasurer and the financial adviser and "made determination to reject the bid." He told councilors the city maintains a healthy general-fund balance and staff will attempt the sale again in three to four weeks.
The mayor closed by thanking election poll workers and candidates for recent spring elections and by wishing residents a safe and blessed Easter week. He also recognized changes in aldermanic representation: he thanked outgoing Alderperson Mike Schmidt for his service and noted that Molly Henkel will serve as the new alderperson for Ward 3 (as announced at the meeting).
