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Aplington council approves consent agenda, funds cold-storage interior and several routine measures
Summary
The Aplington City Council unanimously approved the consent agenda and multiple routine motions Sept. 10, including funding interior work on a municipal cold-storage building, granting a siding variance, creating an investment account for in‑kind gifts and setting an Oct. 8 public hearing on ambulance rates.
The Aplington City Council unanimously approved a slate of routine items and targeted spending at its Sept. 10 meeting, including work to finish the interior of the city cold-storage building and several administrative approvals.
Council members approved the consent agenda, which included the meeting agenda, minutes from Aug. 13, 2025, the financial report through August 2025 and a list of claims. The motion to adopt the consent agenda carried on a voice/roll-call vote with all ayes.
Public Works representative Jeff Ridder requested approval to finish the interior of the Cold Storage Building. A motion by Council member Lage, seconded by Jacobs, to approve insulation and steel for the building interior carried by roll call vote of all ayes.
Other motions approved without dissent included: • Approval of building permits for Greg Nevenhoven, Donna Koop, Maroy Woodley, Travis Slifer, Dave Price and Dom Sparrgrove (approved as part of routine permits); • Approval of a variance to permit steel siding for Brian Myers (motion by Klahsen, seconded by Jacobs; • Establishing an investment account at LSB to receive "In-Kind Gifts" for the City (motion by Klahsen, seconded by Lage); • Reimbursing the ARC for its building insurance premium annually beginning this year (motion by Jacobs, seconded by Klahsen); • Combining an extra $400/year for Section 2 of the cemetery with the annual salary of the cemetery caretaker beginning in 2026 (motion by Lage, seconded by Jacobs); • A motion to adjourn the meeting, which passed unanimously.
Votes at a glance (formal motions recorded in the meeting): • Consent agenda — mover: Lage; second: Klahsen; outcome: approved (all ayes). • Cold Storage interior (insulation and steel) — mover: Lage; second: Jacobs; outcome: approved (all ayes). • Variance for Brian Myers (steel siding) — mover: Klahsen; second: Jacobs; outcome: approved (all ayes). • Investment account at LSB for in-kind gifts — mover: Klahsen; second: Lage; outcome: approved (all ayes). • Reimburse ARC for building insurance — mover: Jacobs; second: Klahsen; outcome: approved (all ayes). • Combine cemetery Section 2 stipend with caretaker salary — mover: Lage; second: Jacobs; outcome: approved (all ayes). • Adjourn — mover: Jacobs; second: Klahsen; outcome: approved (all ayes).
The meeting packet distributed to council members included a revenue summary through July 2025 showing totals across general, road use, water, sewer and electric funds. The council did not take separate substantive votes on ordinances or resolutions at this meeting beyond setting a public hearing for the ambulance rates (see separate coverage).
