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Sigourney council approves ordinances, schedules water-tower bid hearing and okays camera repairs
Summary
At its Nov. 5 meeting, the Sigourney City Council approved two ordinances on third reading, set a Dec. 3 public hearing for water tower rehabilitation bids, approved $2,862 in camera repairs, and passed routine consent items; one council member abstained from an accounts-payable vote.
The Sigourney City Council convened Nov. 5, 2025, and approved several routine and infrastructure items, including third readings for two ordinances, a public hearing date for a water tower rehabilitation project and funding to repair square cameras.
Mayor Jimmy Morlan called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and the council unanimously approved the tentative agenda. On a motion by Council member Clark and seconded by Council member McLaughlin, the council approved the consent agenda, which included the Oct. 15 meeting minutes, staff travel requests, annual interest payments on outstanding bonds, Resolution #2025-11-31 authorizing a transfer of funds, a RENOSYS Corporation submittal package, and the credit card report. The council also set its next regular meeting for Nov. 19, 2025.
Council member Conrad moved and Council member Iosbaker seconded approval of council accounts payable claims totaling $49,959.73; the motion passed with five ayes (Clark, Conrad, McLaughlin, Iosbaker and Schultz) and one abstention by Council member Lentz, who disclosed that his brother owns Atwood Electric.
On infrastructure items, Matt Walker of French Reneker described a proposed Water Tower Rehabilitation Project that would include interior and exterior sandblasting and painting and showed an initial design featuring the city name “Sigourney” with an arrow beneath it. Walker requested a public hearing for bid letting; the council set the public hearing for Dec. 3, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. The presentation listed a project window from June 1, 2025 to Oct. 15, 2025.
Under public safety and code matters, Council member Clark said the City Attorney, John Wehr, recommended edits to Title III—Public Order, Safety and Health—Chapter 14 (Unlawful Occupation of Public Property). Clark moved, and Council member Schultz seconded, approval of the ordinance on third reading incorporating those attorney-recommended changes; the council approved the ordinance unanimously. Clark also moved, and Council member McLaughlin seconded, approval of the third reading of Title III—Community Protection—Chapter 3 (Traffic Code), including adding no-parking signs on Stuart Street from Spring Street to West Pleasant Valley Street; the motion passed unanimously.
Council member Clark moved and Council member Iosbaker seconded approval of an MCG estimate of $2,862 to repair and update original cameras on the square; the council approved using the camera budget to cover the expense.
City Clerk Ashley Fry presented the Annual Financial Report and stated that all funds balanced and the balance sheet matched; Fry said she was ready to submit the AFR for publication. The council set additional committee meetings: Street and Sanitation on Nov. 18 at 6:00 p.m., and Human Resources on Nov. 18 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting adjourned at 6:34 p.m. on a motion by Council member McLaughlin and seconded by Council member Schultz.
The minutes also note attendee Matthew Lentz “shared his thoughts and feelings about current events,” but the minutes do not record further detail or a formal public-comment action.
