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Boone council approves multiple routine resolutions, hires and contracts; chooses colored water-tower logo
Summary
The council approved several routine resolutions including a DOT maintenance agreement, acceptance of water/wastewater roofing projects, hires for the street department, health insurance arrangements for FY2027, and selected Simmering and Corey as CDBG grant administrators; council chose a colored logo option for the Hancock Drive water tower.
The Boone City Council approved a series of routine resolutions and administrative items during its meeting, covering contracts, personnel and citywide services.
Public works presented a five-year maintenance agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation; the council approved the resolution authorizing the agreement. The council also accepted completion and closeout of roofing replacement projects at the city’s water and wastewater treatment facilities.
The council approved two personnel resolutions to hire Anthony Carter and Kai Matura into street-department labor positions after staff described their qualifications. Council members welcomed the hires.
City staff presented a resolution to renew health insurance coverage for fiscal year 2027. Staff said overall premiums rose 2.43% but recommended offsetting the increase by reducing contributions to the city’s self-funded account; council approved the health-insurance resolution.
City administrator Andrea presented two procurement decisions for CDBG grant administration: appointing the city council as the selection committee and selecting Simmering and Corey as the administration and technical-services provider for the roof projects based on scoring and experience. The council approved the selection.
Director of public works Waylon Anders presented two logo-color options for the Hancock Drive water tower (black-and-white vs. red-and-green). After discussion about visibility and maintenance, the council voted to use a colored (red-and-green) logo.
Why it matters: These decisions advance routine city operations, finalize project closeouts, fill staffing needs in public works and position the city to move forward with several CDBG-funded projects and administrative contracts.
What’s next: Hires will join the street department, contract signings and project closeouts will proceed, and the water tower design will be finalized with the selected color and logo placement.
