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Aurelia City Council approves consent agenda, seeks bids for new fire station and confirms fire leadership
Summary
At its Jan. 20 meeting, the Aurelia City Council approved the consent agenda, authorized solicitation of bids for a fire station, confirmed fire department officers, granted a liquor license to The Tap, approved a tax abatement for 420 W 6th St and completed routine departmental reports.
The Aurelia City Council on Jan. 20, 2025 approved the consent agenda and a series of appointments and measures while Mayor Dennis Weathers presided. The meeting began at 6:30 p.m. and adjourned at 8:03 p.m.
Council members approved routine business including the minutes and Clerk/Treasurer reports and reviewed detailed bills payable and revenue/disbursement summaries. The record lists a disbursement total of $107,243.66 and a combined total of $158,786.35 in revenues for December; a separate vendor listing showed line items totaling $46,739.83, including a $14,517.00 payment to Smith Concrete and a $4,656.25 engineering fee to I & S.
On a substantive item, Council member Nelson moved to approve Resolution No. 24-21 to provide notice for the taking of bids for the Aurelia Fire Station Project; Roger Redig seconded. The motion passed on a roll call vote with affirmative votes from Redig, Nelson, Johnson and Bruce; Council member Fassler abstained.
The council confirmed leadership appointments for the Aurelia Fire Department. Council member Johnson's motion to appoint Luke Erpelding as Fire Chief, Jim Bezoni as first assistant chief, Mark Lindgren as second assistant chief, Dustin Wieland as foreman and Cindy Nelson as secretary passed with yes votes from Fassler, Johnson, Bruce and Redig; Council member Nelson abstained.
The council also approved several routine appointments and licenses. Bruce moved to appoint Roger Redig to the Utility Board; Johnson seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Redig moved to grant a liquor license to The Tap; Nelson seconded and the roll call shows Johnson, Fassler, Nelson and Redig voting in favor with Bruce abstaining. Redig moved to appoint Matt Williamson to the Library Board; Nelson seconded and the motion passed with all members voting aye. Later, Redig moved to approve a tax abatement for the property at 420 W 6th St; Nelson seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
The agenda included presentations and reports: Jill Byers discussed options Cherokee State Bank could provide to the city (the record does not list specific terms), and the meeting record notes that Public Works, Police and the Clerk provided reports; the transcript does not include extended detail from those reports. The Fire Board and landfill reports were also noted.
Several roll call votes recorded one or more abstentions on items where a council member identified themselves as abstaining; where the transcript lists only surnames, the meeting minutes present those names as recorded. No ordinances, contested appeals or public-comment controversies are recorded in the meeting minutes.
The council adjourned at 8:03 p.m. The signed minutes show Dennis Weathers as Mayor and Stephanie McSparran as City Clerk.
