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Alton council adopts three resolutions, accepts audit and approves preliminary budget
Summary
At its Jan. 14 meeting the Alton City Council unanimously adopted three resolutions including committing to share costs to pursue a federal RAISE grant for an East Division Street bridge replacement, accepted completion of a lagoon embankment repair, approved a transfer of Local Option Sales Tax to the RUT fund, accepted the annual audit and passed the preliminary FY25 budget.
The Alton City Council on Jan. 14 adopted multiple measures and approved routine business at its regular meeting. The council voted unanimously to adopt Resolution 25-01 to share consultant design fees and construction costs so the city can pursue a U.S. Department of Transportation RAISE grant for the East Division Street bridge replacement. The bridge, which carries a farm-to-market road over the Floyd River, currently has load restrictions and is under joint jurisdiction with Sioux County.
In the same session the council accepted DGR Engineering’s certificate of completion for the 2024 Lagoon Embankment Emergency Repair and adopted Resolution 25-02 to accept the project completion; DGR’s filing stated Cleveringa Excavating completed the emergency work. The council also adopted Resolution 25-03 to transfer funds from the Local Option Sales Tax Fund to the RUT Fund.
Chase Lottman of Williams & Co. presented the city’s annual audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024; in the auditors’ opinion the financial statements “present fairly,” and Lottman told the council staff had done a thorough job maintaining the city’s financial position. The council moved to accept the audit and voted to approve it.
Councilors approved a series of routine motions during the meeting, including approving the minutes of Dec. 10, accepting the financial reports as presented, and approving the bills as presented. The accounts payable listing reviewed by the council totaled $344,242.78.
The council also reviewed a preliminary FY25 budget and, after discussion of rollback and recent legislative action on property taxes, approved the preliminary budget as presented. The agenda closed with approval of a software conversion (see separate article) and a liquor license renewal pending submission of a Dram Shop certificate.
Votes and roll-call outcomes recorded in the meeting minutes include: Resolution 25-01 (Ayes: Jorgensen, Mulder, Frederes, Plathe, Kleinhesselink; Nays: None), Resolution 25-02 (Ayes: Plathe, Frederes, Mulder, Kleinhesselink, Jorgensen; Nays: None), and Resolution 25-03 (Ayes: Jorgensen, Mulder, Kleinhesselink, Plathe, Frederes; Nays: None). Several other motions (minutes, financial reports, bills, preliminary budget approval, software conversion, liquor license pending Dram Shop) were recorded as approved by unanimous votes.
