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Red Oak Council adopts FY2027 budget and approves nearly $900,000 airport hangar contract
Summary
The Red Oak City Council adopted the FY2027 budget and approved several companion resolutions April 20, including an $898,884.37 award for airport hangar construction. Council approved employee wages for FY2027, a hire for utility billing, legal engagement for a USDA wastewater loan, and an appointment to the Historic Preservation Commission.
The Red Oak City Council adopted the city’s FY2027 budget and approved a package of related resolutions at a regular meeting April 20 at the Red Oak Fire Station.
Sharon Bradley moved and Adam Hietbrink seconded approval of Resolution 2026-30 to adopt the FY2027 budget; the motion passed on a roll-call vote with all ayes. The council followed with passage of Resolution 2026-31 setting employee wages for FY2027 (motion by Terry Koppa, seconded by Jeanice Lester) and Resolution 2026-36 to hire Kristina Hansen as Utility Billing Clerk at $24 per hour (motion by Jeanice Lester, seconded by Levi Franks).
In a separate procurement action, the council approved Resolution 2026-35 to award airport hangar construction to Jim Barton Construction for $898,884.37, which the motion record states includes the base bid and alternative bids #1 and #2 (motion by Sharon Bradley, seconded by Terry Koppa; roll call all ayes).
The council also approved engagement actions related to wastewater infrastructure. On a motion by Jeanice Lester, seconded by Adam Hietbrink, the council approved what the transcript labels as Resolution 2026-33 to proceed with USDA wastewater plant loan documents and to engage Dorsey Whitney attorneys; the motion passed by unanimous roll-call. The same resolution number—2026-33—appears later in the transcript associated with the appointment of Parker Wagaman to the Historic Preservation Commission (term expires January 2027). The repeated resolution number is recorded in the meeting minutes and should be verified with city staff for the official resolution numbering.
Council approved Resolution 2026-34 granting Reserve Police Officer David Juel an allowance to carry weapons (motion by Terry Koppa, seconded by Sharon Bradley). All motions recorded in the minutes carried on roll call with all ayes.
Votes at a glance: Resolution 2026-30 (Adopt FY2027 Budget) — approved (motion: Bradley; second: Hietbrink). Resolution 2026-31 (Employee Wages FY2027) — approved (motion: Koppa; second: Lester). Resolution 2026-34 (Allowance to carry weapons — Officer David Juel) — approved (motion: Koppa; second: Bradley). Resolution 2026-35 (Airport hangar award to Jim Barton Construction, $898,884.37) — approved (motion: Bradley; second: Koppa). Resolution 2026-36 (Hire Kristina Hansen, Utility Billing Clerk, $24/hr) — approved (motion: Lester; second: Franks). Resolution 2026-33 (USDA wastewater loan docs & Dorsey Whitney engagement) — approved (motion: Lester; second: Hietbrink). Resolution 2026-33 (Appointment of Parker Wagaman to Historic Preservation Commission, term to Jan 2027) — approved (motion: Bradley; second: Koppa). Note: transcript repeats Resolution 2026-33 for two different actions; clerk confirmation recommended.
The decisions allocate budget authority and move forward with several personnel and capital actions that will affect city operations and upcoming capital work at the municipal airport. The council did not record deliberations that altered the substantive provisions of these resolutions during the meeting; each vote was recorded as unanimous on roll call.
Next steps: as recorded in the meeting, the mayor and staff will implement the approved budget and proceed with contract administration for the hangar award and legal engagement for the USDA loan documents. Any additional paperwork (contract execution, loan closings, or appointment documentation) will be processed by city staff.
