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Sheriff presents FY24 report; council hears library assessment, names Catalyst Grant Committee members
Summary
Johnson County Sheriff Brad Kunkel reviewed the FY24 Town Time Report and previewed a proposed five-year contract that the council will consider Oct. 14. The council also heard the library’s FY24 report and named members to a Catalyst Grant Committee; code revisions and an annexation reimbursement remain under review.
Johnson County Sheriff Brad Kunkel reviewed the FY24 Town Time Report and explained why he presented a proposed five-year contract for town policing services; the council will consider that agreement in the form of a resolution at its Oct. 14 meeting.
Librarian Laura Hoover reviewed the library's FY24 Annual Report and a Space Needs Assessment. The minutes record Hoover's presentation but do not include the assessment's full findings or funding requests; those materials are part of the library's report files.
On personnel and committee business, the council named Councilmembers Adam Roeder and Michael Stagg, Librarian Laura Hoover, City Clerk Shelley Annis and Sarah Thompson, Director of Rural Development at Greater Iowa City, Inc., to the Catalyst Grant Committee (motion by Kody Pudil; second by Daryl Hynek). The motion carried unanimously.
Mayor Julie Persons reported the City Engineer submitted a final reimbursement figure related to annexing property on the north side of 120th Street; the council is awaiting Johnson County's review of that figure. The council entered closed session at 7:32 p.m. (motion by Curt Cline; second by Michael Stagg) and returned to open session at 8:04 p.m. (motion by Kody Pudil; second by Daryl Hynek). The minutes do not disclose the subject of the closed session. The meeting adjourned at 8:04 p.m. on a motion by Michael Stagg, seconded by Adam Roeder.
The minutes record several items that are pending further action: the sheriff’s proposed multi-year contract (Oct. 14 resolution), draft ordinance language revising Chapters 95 and 99 related to sewer billing disputes (pending City Attorney review), and Planning & Zoning’s recommendation to amend Chapter 165.29 regarding fence height and visibility measurements (pending council ordinance consideration).
