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Anamosa council sets April 13 budget public hearing, approves pickup repair and conducts closed sessions
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Summary
At a March 30 special session, the Anamosa City Council approved Resolution 2026-16 setting an April 13 public hearing on the budget, authorized a $4,807.40 transmission replacement for a Public Works pickup, and held two closed sessions to discuss real estate, returning to open session and proceeding as advised.
The Anamosa City Council met in special session March 30 at the Anamosa City Council Chambers and approved several motions affecting city operations and the budget calendar. Mayor Rod Smith presided over the meeting, which began at 5:59 p.m. and recorded a quorum with council members Rich Crump, Tim Shada, Todd Weimer, Dan Smith and Brian Hurt present; Kay Smith was absent.
The council unanimously approved Resolution 2026-16, moved by Rich Crump and seconded by Brian Hurt, setting April 13, 2026, as the date and time for the Budget Adoption public hearing. The motion passed on a roll call vote with Shada, Weimer, D. Smith, Hurt and Crump recorded as voting aye. The scheduled public hearing establishes the next formal step in the council’s budget adoption timetable.
Council then approved a purchase request for $4,807.40 to replace a faulty transmission in the Public Works Department’s 2017 Dodge Ram 2WD pickup. The motion, made by Dan Smith and seconded by Rich Crump, passed unanimously on a roll call vote (ayes: Weimer, D. Smith, Hurt, Crump, Shada). Council minutes record the specific amount and vehicle model as part of the procurement action.
Later in the meeting, the council voted to enter a closed session under Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(j) to discuss the purchase or sale of particular real estate where premature disclosure could affect price. The first vote to enter closed session passed unanimously and council entered closed session at 6:51 p.m.; they returned to open session at 7:42 p.m. A motion by Dan Smith, seconded by Todd Weimer, authorized the council to proceed as advised in closed session and passed on a unanimous roll call.
The council again voted to enter closed session later in the meeting under the same statutory authority, entered closed session at 7:44 p.m., returned to open session at 8:05 p.m., and then approved a motion to proceed as advised in closed session. Meeting minutes record that all recorded votes on these motions were unanimous among members present. The special session adjourned at 8:06 p.m.
The council’s calendar item of most immediate public consequence is the April 13 Budget Adoption public hearing. Other actions approved at the session — specifically the vehicle repair expenditure and the real estate discussions conducted in closed session — are reflected in the meeting record and will be available in the council’s official minutes and follow-up materials.