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Sigourney council approves consent agenda, fiscal transfer resolutions and Fountain Festival street closure
Summary
The Sigourney City Council on June 18 approved routine consent items, passed three fiscal-transfer resolutions for FY2026 and authorized a street closure for the Fountain Festival; council also heard updates on childcare fundraising, a pavilion dedication and pool vandalism.
The Sigourney City Council on June 18 approved a series of routine items and fiscal resolutions and authorized a street closure for this year’s Fountain Festival.
At the meeting called to order by Mayor Jimmy Morlan, the council approved the tentative agenda and a consent agenda that included minutes of the June 4 meeting, a special liquor license for the Sigourney Kiwanis Club, financial reports, July Fourth advertising and other routine items. Council later approved accounts payable claims totaling $39,716.15; Council member Schultz abstained from that vote, citing a conflict because his nephew owns Exceptional Edge.
Council unanimously passed Resolution No. 2025-06-10, authorizing transfers needed to pay principal and interest on general obligation bonds and water and sewer loans for fiscal year 2026. City Clerk Ashley Fry explained that the annual resolution lists the principal and interest amounts for those obligations. The council also approved Resolution No. 2025-06-11 to authorize in-house fund transfers for FY2026.
Council member Iosbaker moved — and the council approved — Resolution No. 2025-06-12 to close streets for the Fountain Festival. Fry noted that if the event’s revenues and expenses pass through the city, the festival could be covered by the city’s insurance policy.
In other business, Council member Iosbaker, serving as KCED director, reported the childcare subgroup had grown an initial $5,000 endowment to about $20,000 in donations, but said regulatory requirements make a fall opening unlikely and a mid‑year opening more probable. Stuart Grossman said organizers are planning a pavilion dedication for Oct. 4, 2025, and the council gave informal approval for planning but noted a formal resolution will be required to close streets or authorize city expenditures. Council member McLaughlin reported vandalism at the Sigourney Pool and said the council would send letters banning three youths from the pool for the remainder of the season and lock the boys’ restroom during open hours.
The meeting adjourned at 6:54 p.m.
