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Aplington council approves ambulance rate change, mayoral ordinance, heater purchase and liquor license renewal
Summary
At its October 2025 meeting the Aplington City Council approved Resolution 552-25 to amend ambulance rates and mileage, passed Ordinance 227-25 amending Chapter 15 (Mayor), authorized a heater purchase for Cold Storage, approved two building permits and renewed a liquor license; revenues through September were presented.
The Aplington City Council met in October 2025 and approved a set of routine and substantive items, including a resolution to change ambulance rates and an ordinance amending Chapter 15 concerning the mayor.
Mayor Jason Mehmen called the meeting to order, and Council Members Jacobs, Noble, Lage and Wolff were present (Klahsen absent). The minutes show a date line of Oct. 8, 2025 at the top of the document but state the council "met in regular session on October 10, 2025." The minutes record the meeting start at 6:00 p.m.
The council approved the consent agenda — which the minutes say included the meeting agenda, the Sept. 10, 2025 minutes, the financial report ending September 2025 and a list of claims — on a motion by Council Member Lage and a second from Council Member Jacobs; the motion carried unanimously.
Public Works representative Jeff Ridder provided an update and asked the council to approve purchase of a heater for the Cold Storage Building. Council Member Lage moved and Council Member Jacobs seconded the purchase, and the motion carried unanimously.
The minutes state that building permits for Brandon Stohr and Daryl Folken were approved; the record does not specify whether those approvals were included in the consent agenda or received separate motions.
Council Member Jacobs moved and Council Member Lage seconded approval of a liquor license renewal for Stinky’s Bar & Grill; the motion carried unanimously.
On a recorded vote the council approved Resolution 552-25, amending ambulance rates and mileage. The minutes show the motion was made by Council Member Lage and seconded by Council Member Wolff, and the roll call vote was all ayes.
The council also passed Ordinance 227-25, amending Chapter 15 (Mayor). According to the minutes, Council Member Lage moved, Council Member Noble seconded, and the ordinance passed with all ayes; the minutes note that second and third readings were waived.
The meeting adjourned at 6:38 p.m. on a motion by Council Member Lage with a second from Council Member Jacobs. The minutes include revenue totals through September 2025 for the General Fund ($156,907.34), Road Use Tax ($17,173.25), Employee Benefits ($6,653.66), Local Option Sales Tax ($10,138.20), Debt Service ($5,569.41), Water ($16,337.65), Sewer ($14,094.35) and Electric ($90,845.49), with a stated total of $317,719.35.
Votes at a glance: Res. 552-25 (amend ambulance rates and mileage) — motion by Council Member Lage, seconded by Council Member Wolff; roll call: all ayes; outcome: approved. Ordinance 227-25 (amend Chapter 15, Mayor) — motion by Council Member Lage, seconded by Council Member Noble; roll call: all ayes; outcome: adopted (second and third readings waived). Consent agenda, heater purchase, liquor license renewal and adjournment — motions recorded in the minutes as carrying unanimously. Building permits for Brandon Stohr and Daryl Folken — minutes state they were approved; the record does not list mover/second or whether vote was separate.
