Centerville council approves consent agenda, appoints new waterworks board member and transfers funds

The Centerville City Council approved its Feb. 16 agenda and a consent agenda that bundled routine minutes, committee reports, intergovernmental agreements and budget transfers.

Mayor O'Connor called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., and the council voted to approve the agenda on a motion from Councilmember Hoffman, seconded by Councilmember Hamilton. The consent agenda passed on a motion by Councilmember Kruzic, seconded by Hamilton.

The consent package included the FY25 TIF report; a 28E agreement with Appanoose County for countywide EMS service; approval of Res. 2026-4193 (transfer from Utility Franchise (008) to General Fund (001)); and Res. 2026-4194 (transfer from Fire Capital Reserve (006) to General Fund (001)). The council also approved the mayor's appointment of Jay Torrey to the Municipal Waterworks Board to replace Bill Milani, with a term ending Aug. 1, 2027.

Councilmember Creagan moved, seconded by Hamilton, to approve the bills as presented; the motion carried. Councilmember Hoffman moved, seconded by Kruzic, to accept the January 2026 financial report; that motion also carried.

A roll-call vote was recorded for the consent agenda and related motions. The minutes list Councilmembers Creagan, Kruzic, Hamilton and Hoffman as voting in the affirmative and list Brauman as absent in the roll call. (The minutes also include an inconsistent notation listing Brauman among those present; the official roll-call as recorded for votes lists Brauman as absent.)

The meeting later entered a closed session under Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(a), returned to open session and adjourned at 6:42 p.m.