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Titonka council renews employee health plan, hires fitness‑center cleaning staff and approves facility items
Summary
At its March 13 meeting, the Titonka City Council approved renewal of the city’s employee health insurance, hired two part‑time fitness‑center cleaners, authorized minor gym lighting work, and approved an observation trip for the city superintendent (pending a DNR variance). The council also approved a liquor license renewal contingent on dram‑shop insurance.
The Titonka City Council on March 13 renewed the city’s employee health insurance, approved two hires for the fitness center and signed off on several routine facility and licensing items.
Mayor David LaGue called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. Councilmember Mike Fredrickson moved to approve the agenda, and the council voted 5–0 to adopt it. Fredrickson later moved, and Mike Etherington seconded, approval of the consent agenda; that motion also passed 5–0.
The personnel committee recommended renewing the existing employee health insurance plan "as is" and beginning an earlier review of alternatives next year. Fredrickson moved to renew the current plan for Titonka’s three full‑time employees; Irvin Harms seconded. The council recorded the vote as 5 ayes, 0 nays and carried the motion.
On personnel, the council approved hiring Sharon Uken and Brittany Larson as part‑time cleaning staff for the city fitness center. The personnel committee made the recommendation; Katie Prothman moved to hire the two individuals, and Fredrickson seconded. The motion passed with a recorded vote of 5–0.
The council approved a request to add two light switches at the gym entrance for new lights, at a cost not to exceed $1,200. Sara Hamilton moved the measure, Irvin Harms seconded, and the motion passed 5–0.
Councilmembers approved an observation trip for City Superintendent Adam Posey to visit wastewater treatment facilities, contingent on the Department of Natural Resources approving a necessary variance. The motion was made by Mike Etherington and seconded by Sara Hamilton and passed 5–0.
A motion by Irvin Harms, seconded by Katie Prothman, proposed three half‑price pool passes for the Care Team. The transcript records the motion and second but does not record a vote or explicit outcome for that item.
For licensing, Fredrickson moved and Etherington seconded approval of Smidty’s liquor‑license renewal, contingent on renewal of the establishment’s dram‑shop insurance; the council recorded a 5–0 vote in favor and carried the motion.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:17 P.M.
The actions taken at the meeting were procedural and administrative; no ordinances or new policies were adopted that require further public hearings or filings.
