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City staff announce community center RFP deadline, insurance outlook; police report recruit and new squad car
Summary
City staff told the council the community center RFP and appraisal are due March 20 and scheduled a property tax hearing for April 6; staff estimated insurance renewal impacts and the police chief reported a recruit and an incoming squad car.
Staff reports at the Eldridge City Council meeting covered procurement timelines, insurance-renewal expectations and public-safety updates.
Nevada, speaking for city staff, said the community center request for proposals (RFP) deadline for submitting proposals is Friday, March 20, and that the appraisal report is estimated to be completed around that same date. Nevada also announced a public hearing on the proposed maximum property tax levy for fiscal year 2027 scheduled for April 6 at 5:45 p.m.
On insurance renewal, staff reported a worst-case scenario of a 3.5% increase to the city’s general property and casualty premiums and stated the likely outcome would be an increase between 2% and 3% (the meeting transcript contained a garbled '23%' figure; staff clarified the intent verbally as a low single-digit percentage range).
The police chief reported that a recruit started academy week 11 and was progressing without issue, and that the newest squad car is scheduled for graphics on Thursday. Several council members used the final portion of the meeting to publicly thank public works crews for snow removal and other seasonal work.
Staff and council did not record substantive public input on these items during the evening; follow-up items include completion of the appraisal, procurement steps for the community center, and continued processing of the announced property-tax hearing.
