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Maurice council adopts elections ordinance, sets FY2026 budget hearing and approves hires and bills
Summary
At its March 20 meeting the Maurice City Council adopted Ordinance No. 142 (pertaining to elections), set a public hearing on the fiscal‑year 2026 budget for April 15, 2025, approved routine warrants and receipts, and hired a seasonal Summer REC coach at $15 per hour.
The Maurice City Council adopted Ordinance No. 142, which amends Title I, Chapter 1, Article 5 of the 2019 Code of Ordinances pertaining to elections. City Clerk Lana Bruxvoort introduced the ordinance and read the first reading per Iowa Code; the council voted to dispense with additional readings and then approved and adopted the ordinance effective upon publication. The roll call vote on adoption recorded Ayes from William Korver, Isaac Holtrop, Cindy Larsen and Sharon Vermeer; none voted Nay and Roger De Weerd was absent.
At the same meeting the council set a public hearing on the fiscal year 2026 budget for Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. at the Maurice Community Center (motion by Sharon Vermeer; supported by Cindy Larsen; All Ayes). The records show the clerk presented budget figures for the year ending June 30, 2026 but the minutes do not include line-by-line budget totals in the public text.
The council also approved routine financial warrants and receipts for February: total disbursements were recorded as $19,747.34 and total receipts as $23,941.80. Notable individual disbursements included a Security National Bank utility loan repayment ($3,701.46), SSCRWS water purchases/loan repayment ($2,748.55), OC Sanitation ($2,036.85) and payroll-related disbursements including listed wages. The council approved the consent agenda, which included the Feb. 18 minutes, the treasurer’s report and bills.
On personnel business the council approved hiring Kady Hoekstra as the 2025 seasonal Summer REC coach at $15 per hour (motion by Isaac Holtrop; supported by Sharon Vermeer; All Ayes). The meeting minutes record no public comments during open forum and the council adjourned at 8:27 p.m.
Details of Ordinance No. 142’s substantive changes to election procedures are summarized in the ordinance title only in the public minutes; the minutes do not include the full ordinance text or a section-by-section summary.
