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Shelby City Council advances loan proceedings, closes budget hearing and approves $5,000 housing aid
Summary
At its March 7 meeting, the Shelby City Council approved moving forward with loan proceedings to borrow up to $2 million, closed the 2023–24 budget hearing with no public objections, approved a $5,000 housing application for Monica Fichter and raised seasonal worker pay to $15 an hour.
The Shelby City Council on March 7, 2023 voted to advance proceedings to issue an Essential Corporate Purpose Note, Series 2023 A, that would allow the city to borrow up to $2,000,000 for municipal projects under Iowa Code 384.24A. Mayor Ron Kroll presided over the meeting and closed a related public hearing after hearing no objections from taxpayers.
Later in the meeting, councilmembers unanimously adopted Resolution 3-23 to take additional action on the proposed loan agreement. The resolution was moved by Pat Honeywell and seconded by Karen Schlueter; the roll call vote was recorded as all ayes.
Council also held a public hearing on the proposed 2023–24 budget and, with no public objections, Mayor Kroll closed that hearing at 7:15 p.m. The hearing closure does not itself adopt the budget; it records that the public comment period required by law concluded without objections.
The council approved a $5,000 housing assistance application submitted by Monica Fichter. The motion (moved by Honeywell, seconded by Schlueter) carried on a 3–1 roll call: Honeywell—Yes; Hursey—Yes; Kiesel—No; Schlueter—Yes.
On personnel pay, the council raised the hourly rate for seasonal help to $15.00 an hour on a motion by Schlueter, seconded by Hursey. That motion passed on a roll-call vote with all members voting aye.
The council also discussed a citizen request to establish a community garden and asked the requester to bring a formal plan back to the council for consideration. The meeting record does not identify the requester by name.
The council set the City-Wide Garage Sale for Saturday, May 13, 2023, and scheduled city Clean-up Days for May 15, 2023. The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Next steps: Resolution 3-23 advances the loan proceedings but does not itself disburse funds; future actions will be required to finalize any borrowing. The transcript shows the budget hearing closed with no objections, but the record does not state a final budget adoption vote at this meeting.
