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Votes at a glance: consent agenda, housing support, billing ordinance, and audit contract
Summary
The council approved the consent agenda, a resolution supporting Decorah Jobs' workforce housing tax-credit application, a water-and-sewer billing ordinance, and a three-year audit services contract; an attempt to waive and adopt a zoning ordinance failed for lack of a six-vote supermajority.
At this meeting the council recorded these formal actions and outcomes:
- Consent agenda (multiple minutes, pay applications, special-event approvals, final acceptances, appointments) — Motion by Bergen, seconded by Zittergruen; approved by roll call.
- Resolution supporting Decorah Jobs' workforce housing tax-credit application and pledging local financial participation — Motion by Neil, seconded by Bergen; approved by roll call (recorded as 5 yes, 0 no).
- Ordinance (Title 17) reducing minimum principal-structure width (second reading) — Council attempted to waive additional readings and adopt immediately but the waiver/adopt motion failed because it did not receive the six votes required for immediate final action; ordinance remains pending further readings.
- Ordinance (Title 13) amending water and sewer billing (third reading): monthly billing, switch to gallons, $1 monthly mailing fee — Motion by Chisel, seconded by Neil; approved by roll call.
- Approval of Hacker Nelson auditing services contract (FYE 26–28) with negotiated reductions in years 2 and 3 — Motion by Chisel, seconded by Whittle; approved.
Votes were recorded on the record during roll call for each item; council referenced required thresholds for waiving readings (six of seven). Several agenda items that require future staff follow-up (P&Z review, buyback research, sustainability commission study) were referred for additional work rather than final action.
