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Red Oak City Council adopts strategic priorities, appoints board members and advances ordinance on building-permit fees
Summary
At its Feb. 2 meeting, the Red Oak City Council approved Resolution 2026-09 updating strategic priorities with a housing-inventory change, appointed members to the RPA Tech and Policy Board (Resolution 2026-08), postponed consideration of a property sale to Feb. 17 and approved Ordinance 2026-01 on first reading.
Mayor Timothy Fridolph called the Red Oak City Council to order at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Red Oak Fire Station. The council approved the meeting agenda and the consent agenda, which included claims totaling $67,218.44.
Councilperson Jeanice Lester moved, and Councilperson Sharon Bradley seconded, to adopt Resolution 2026-09 (Strategic Priorities) with a suggested change regarding the city’s housing inventory; the motion passed on a roll-call vote. The council also approved Resolution 2026-08 appointing members to the RPA Tech and Policy Board after a motion from Councilperson Terry Koppa and a second from Councilperson Sharon Bradley.
A motion by Councilperson Terry Koppa to advertise the sale of the north half of 401 N. 4th Street and accept bids failed for lack of a second. Councilperson Jeanice Lester then moved, and Councilperson Sharon Bradley seconded, to move consideration of Resolution 2026-10 to the Feb. 17, 2026 council meeting; that motion carried.
Councilperson Jeanice Lester moved, and Councilperson Adam Hietbrink seconded, to approve Ordinance 2026-01 on first reading. The ordinance would double building permit fees when a permit was not obtained prior to construction; the first reading passed on a roll-call vote.
Votes at a glance: - Agenda approval: Motion by Sharon Bradley, second Jeanice Lester — approved (roll call, all ayes). - Consent agenda (including claims $67,218.44): Motion by Jeanice Lester, second Adam Hietbrink — approved (roll call, all ayes). - Resolution 2026-08 (RPA Tech and Policy Board appointments): Mover Terry Koppa, second Sharon Bradley — approved (roll call, all ayes). - Resolution 2026-09 (Strategic Priorities, housing-inventory change): Mover Jeanice Lester, second Sharon Bradley — approved (roll call, all ayes). - Resolution 2026-10 (advertise sale of north half of 401 N. 4th St.): Mover Terry Koppa — failed for lack of second; later motion to move consideration to Feb. 17 (mover Jeanice Lester, second Sharon Bradley) — approved (roll call, all ayes). - Ordinance 2026-01 (first reading, double permit fees for work done without a permit): Mover Jeanice Lester, second Adam Hietbrink — approved on first reading (roll call, all ayes).
The council concluded other routine business and scheduled follow-up on the property-sale item for the Feb. 17 meeting. Mayor Fridolph adjourned the meeting at 6:22 p.m.
