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Toledo council sets FY26 budget hearing, approves pool funding and several routine measures
Summary
At its March 24 meeting, the Toledo City Council unanimously set an April 14 public hearing on the full FY26 budget, agreed to additional pool funding after a lifeguard staffing request, and approved routine financial and operational items including a $21,284.42 utility-account write-off ahead of a cloud migration.
The Toledo City Council on March 24, 2025 unanimously approved its consent agenda, set a public hearing on the full FY26 budget for April 14, 2025, and agreed to an additional intercity contribution to the municipal pool after a staffing request.
Mayor Brian Sokol called the meeting to order at 5:17 p.m. and roll call recorded councilmembers Cook, Vesely, Pansegrau, Boll and Goodhart and City Clerk Kim McAdoo. The consent agenda — which included minutes, current financial reports, utility deposit refunds and payment of invoices — was approved on a motion by Vesely and second by Cook. The claims report lists invoices of $60,207.75 and payroll of $35,819.62 for the period March 11–24, 2025, for a reported total of $96,027.37 across city funds.
Under new business, Councilmember Pansegrau moved and Vesely seconded to set a public hearing on the full FY26 City of Toledo budget for April 14, 2025; the motion carried with all present voicing ayes. The hearing will allow the council to consider the draft budget prior to final adoption.
S. Zmolek asked the council to approve an additional contribution to the pool to address a shortage of lifeguard applicants, proposing that each city contribute an extra $22,850 toward a pool allocation the minutes list as $65,000 for FY25 and a proposed $68,000 for FY26. Boll moved to approve the request, Cook seconded and the measure passed unanimously.
The council approved several operational items on unanimous votes: placement of an Aureon emergency power connection cabinet in the city right-of-way (Jordan recommended the Reinig/Reining Center as the location); replacement of the Toledo Heights North ballfield backstop fence contingent on an updated bid approved by the city administrator; and spring clean-up dates of April 23–24, 2025.
Marquess (city legal counsel) reviewed an Iowa DOT detour agreement tied to a culvert replacement project in May 2026 that would reroute traffic via 2nd Avenue and Broadway; Vesely moved to approve the agreement and Cook seconded. The council approved carryover of 40 hours of vacation for Dan Quigley (per the personnel handbook) and authorized clerks to attend the spring IMFOA conference in Des Moines on April 9–11, 2025.
In preparation for a planned migration to a cloud system, the council voted to write off delinquent utility account balances totaling $21,284.42 that staff determined were uncollectible. Boll moved to approve the write-offs and Pansegrau seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
With no old business and no public comment, the council adjourned at 6:26 p.m.
Votes at a glance: all motions reported in the minutes carried unanimously with "all present voiced ayes"; the minutes do not list individual roll-call tallies beyond that statement.
Next steps: the council will hold the budget public hearing April 14, 2025.
