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Britt council approves claims report, hires part‑time staff and sells two lots; golf‑cart ordinance postponed
Summary
At its May 19 meeting the Britt City Council approved a $134,765.68 claims report, hired a part‑time City Hall worker at $16/hour, approved pool lesson and school/law‑enforcement agreements, authorized a lot sale for a 2,040 sq. ft. house, and postponed consideration of a golf‑cart ordinance.
The Britt City Council on May 19 approved a series of routine municipal actions, including a claims report of $134,765.68 and the hiring of a part‑time City Hall employee at $16.00 per hour.
Council member T. Hildman opened the meeting and moved to approve the agenda; the motion was seconded by N. Stewart and recorded as carried with "All Ayes. Motion carried." The council then approved minutes for April 29, May 5 and May 11 and passed the Claims Report, which the minutes record as $134,765.68, on a motion by N. Stewart.
In personnel and program items, the council approved hiring Catherine Morgan for part‑time help at City Hall at a rate of $16.00 per hour (motion by N. Stewart, seconded by T. Romer). The council also approved a private lessons contract for the municipal pool after insurance feedback and discussion (motion by N. Stewart, seconded by T. Romer). Kay Oskvig presented a review of Council Member Rules of Procedure, and Beth Gretillat provided pool updates; the minutes record those presentations but do not include substantive detail on the pool items.
The council approved a School/Law Enforcement Agreement (motion by J. Thompson, seconded by T. Romer) and approved an FOP policy benefit for law enforcement (motion by N. Stewart, seconded by T. Hildman). The minutes do not state financial terms for the FOP benefit or the School/Law Enforcement Agreement.
On property and public‑works matters, council authorized staff to solicit bids for removal of a trailer (motion by N. Stewart, seconded by J. Thompson) and discussed repair of damaged exterior bricks at 59 Main Ave S and ongoing stray cat issues; the minutes do not record cost estimates or timelines for those repairs or nuisance responses. Council approved purchasing a pressure washer for Public Works at $400 (motion by T. Romer, seconded by T. Hildman).
Council also approved selling Lots 21 and 22 at Sunset Ridge to Ken and Linda Dewaard to construct a 2,040‑square‑foot house with attached garage (motion by N. Stewart, seconded by T. Hildman). The minutes record the sale approval but do not list a sale price or closing date.
Consideration of Traffic Code Ordinance 3‑3‑66, Chapter 3, Subtitle 1(c), regarding golf carts on city streets was postponed; the minutes note the matter was postponed and include no further detail. Council discussed notifying the owner of a dilapidated shed at 65 1st Ave NE to clean up the property within a specified timeframe, though the minutes do not record the deadline.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn by T. Romer, seconded by T. Hildman; the motion carried with all ayes.
The minutes record names of present members as T. Hildman, N. Stewart, T. Romer and J. Thompson, with B. Hiscocks absent. Several motions in the minutes are transcribed verbatim, for example: "N. Stewart motioned to approve the Claims Report of $134,765.68, seconded by T. Romer. All Ayes. Motion carried." The minutes do not include public‑comment statements or detailed discussion notes for several agenda items; follow‑up meetings or staff reports may provide additional financial or timeline details.
