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Swisher council approves zoning change, schedules sewer and budget hearings and appoints parks board member
Summary
At its Dec. 23 meeting the Swisher City Council approved a zoning map amendment for 1.99 acres at 1605 Seneca Rd, set Jan. 13, 2025 public hearings on a 2025 sanitary sewer lining project and an FY2025 budget amendment, appointed Julie Persons to the Parks & Recreation Board and selected Midwest Demolition Contractors for emergency snow-plowing backup (one abstention).
The Swisher City Council on Dec. 23, 2024 approved a zoning map amendment affecting 1.99 acres at 1605 Seneca Road in Johnson County and set two public hearings for Jan. 13, 2025 — one on plans and cost estimates for a 2025 sanitary sewer lining project and another on amendments to the city’s FY2025 budget.
Council approved Resolution 82-2024, the zoning map amendment, with councilmembers Curt Cline, Daryl Hynek, Kody Pudil, Adam Roeder and Michael Stagg recorded as voting aye. The parcel is in the two-mile fringe area of Swisher in Johnson County; the minutes list the parcel size as 1.99 acres and the address as 1605 Seneca Rd.
Councilmember Kody Pudil moved and Adam Roeder seconded a motion to set a public hearing on the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimate of cost for the 2025 Sanitary Sewer Lining Project for 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025; the motion passed with all members voting aye.
The council also reviewed worksheets presented by City Clerk Shelley Annis for amending the FY2025 budget. On motion by Kody Pudil, seconded by Michael Stagg, the council set a public hearing on the FY2025 budget amendment for 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025; the motion passed unanimously.
On a separate item, the council approved Resolution 83-2024 appointing Julie Persons to the Swisher Parks & Recreation Board for a term effective Jan. 1, 2025 through Dec. 31, 2028; the minutes record Hynek, Pudil, Roeder, Stagg and Cline voting aye.
Council reviewed three estimates for emergency back-up snow plowing and, on a motion by Kody Pudil seconded by Curt Cline, voted to use Midwest Demolition Contractors, Inc. for that service. The recorded vote was Pudil, Cline, Hynek and Stagg — aye; Adam Roeder — abstain.
Mayor Brian Wernimont announced the appointment of Councilmember Michael Stagg as Mayor Pro-Tem. The council also reviewed final scheduled dates and times for FY2026 budget workshops. The meeting adjourned at 6:51 p.m. on a motion by Kody Pudil, seconded by Adam Roeder; the minutes record the vote as all aye.
Votes and formal actions recorded in the minutes were procedural and limited to the items above; no ordinances on second reading, contract details beyond vendor selection, or contested hearings appear in the provided minutes excerpt.
