Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Municipal Finance topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Aplington council approves consent agenda, raises ECA rate and accepts TIF report
Summary
At its Dec. 10 meeting the Aplington City Council approved the consent agenda, authorized an ECA increase to 0.01991 effective Jan. 1, 2026, accepted a TIF report and heard that the Fire Department received a Community Project Funding Grant; November 2025 revenues were shared.
The Aplington City Council met in regular session on Dec. 10, 2025, and approved several routine items, voted to raise the city’s ECA rate to 0.01991 effective Jan. 1, 2026, and accepted a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) report presented by the city clerk.
Mayor Jason Mehmen called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.; council members present were Jacobs, Klahsen, Noble, Lage and Wolff. Council member Lage moved to approve the consent agenda — which included the meeting agenda, minutes of Nov. 12, 2025, the financial report ending Nov. 2025, and a list of claims — and Council member Jacobs seconded. The motion carried unanimously; the transcript does not list individual yea/nay votes for that item.
Council members also approved an increase to the ECA rate to 0.01991 beginning Jan. 1, 2026. The motion to raise the ECA was made by Council member Lage and seconded by Council member Klahsen and carried unanimously; the transcript records the new rate and effective date but does not provide further background or a discussion transcript explaining the change.
The TIF report, presented by the City Clerk via email dated Nov. 20, 2025, was moved for acceptance by Council member Jacobs and seconded by Council member Lage. The motion carried unanimously; the record notes Noble provided a verbal vote and Jacobs, Klahsen, Wolff and Lage were recorded as voting via email.
Public Works updates were provided by Jeff Ridder and a building permit for Jim Ridder was approved; the transcript notes those items but does not include details about projects or permit conditions. Council member Matthew Klahsen told the body that the Fire Department had received a Community Project Funding Grant through Congresswoman Ashley Hinson’s office; the grant amount and implementation details were not specified in the meeting record.
The meeting adjourned at 6:40 p.m. after a motion by Council member Jacobs, seconded by Council member Klahsen. After adjournment, City Clerk Michelle Thede administered the Oath of Office to Mayor Jason Mehmen, and Mayor Mehmen administered the Oath of Office to council members Jacobs, Prier and Meyer. The meeting packet includes revenues ending Nov. 2025 totaling $145,051.36, with line items reported for General Fund ($33,295.54), Road Use Tax ($13,278.68), Employee Benefits ($2,116.31), Debt Service ($1,771.45), Water ($15,932.70), Sewer ($13,520.83) and Electric ($65,135.85); Local Option Sales Tax was reported as $0.00.
Votes at a glance: The consent agenda was approved (motion by Lage, second Jacobs; carried unanimously); the ECA increase to 0.01991 effective Jan. 1, 2026 was approved (motion by Lage, second Klahsen; carried unanimously); the TIF report was accepted (motion by Jacobs, second Lage; carried unanimously with votes recorded verbally and by email).
