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Highland council adopts municipal grocery taxes and approves insurance renewal, leases and appointments
Summary
The Highland City Council on Oct. 21 adopted an ordinance creating municipal grocery retailers and service occupation taxes and approved a package of routine measures including a 2025 insurance renewal, a lease at the Korte Recreation Center, a mayoral reappointment and procurement notices. All votes were unanimous.
The Highland City Council on Oct. 21 adopted an ordinance to impose a Municipal Grocery Retailers’ Occupation Tax and a Municipal Grocery Service Occupation Tax and approved several routine resolutions and motions, all by unanimous roll-call votes.
Councilman Frey moved to adopt Bill #24-104/Ordinance #3354 implementing the municipal grocery taxes; Councilwoman Bellm seconded and the motion carried with Councilmembers Sloan, Frey, Bellm and Napper voting aye. The ordinance will implement the two new local grocery taxes as described in the ordinance language attached to the agenda.
The council also approved Bill #24-101/Resolution #24-10-3133 accepting IMLRMA’s renewal of property, casualty and workers’ compensation coverage for 2025. Director Jackie Heimburger reported, “this is a 2% increase,” and said IML recommended increasing some property values because of higher construction costs. Council voted unanimously to accept the renewal.
Other unanimous approvals included designation of Freedom of Information officers under Bill #24-102 (moved by Councilman Frey, seconded by Councilwoman Bellm), acceptance of a Notice of Municipal Letting, Bid #E-10-24, to purchase a 2000 KVA, 480Y/277V, three-phase pad-mount transformer, and Bill #24-103/Resolution #24-10-3135 approving a tender of defense, indemnity, hold-harmless and lease agreement for shared space at the Korte Recreation Center between the city and Ron Williams.
Councilwoman Bellm moved (seconded by Councilman Frey) to reappoint Joseph Garson to the Historical Commission for a term expiring Oct. 31, 2027; the motion carried. The council also approved Bill #24-105/Ordinance #3355 to amend the specified election date for trustees of the Foreign Fire Insurance Board; Fire Chief Chris Straub explained the change is intended to accommodate holidays and improve the chance of achieving a quorum for electing trustees.
Votes at a glance: Councilmembers Sloan, Frey, Bellm and Napper voted aye on minutes approval, the mayoral reappointment of Joseph Garson, acceptance of Bid #E-10-24, Bill #24-101 (IMLRMA renewal), Bill #24-102 (FOIA officers), Bill #24-103 (Korte Recreation Center lease), Bill #24-104 (grocery tax ordinance), Bill #24-105 (Foreign Fire Insurance Board election date), and acceptance of Expenditures Report #1276. No nays or abstentions were recorded.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn from Councilwoman Bellm, seconded by Councilman Frey; the meeting adjourned at 6:52 p.m.
