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Council approves interim administrator contract, sets hearings on laying hens and property tax rate
Summary
The Peosta City Council approved a resolution to hire an interim city administrator and scheduled public hearings on allowing laying hens and the FY2027 property tax rate; motions carried on each item after brief discussion.
Peosta — The Peosta City Council on the evening's agenda approved a resolution to contract an interim city administrator and set two public hearings: one on an ordinance to allow laying hens and another to consider the fiscal year 2027 property tax rate.
The mayor introduced a resolution approving an interim city administrator contract for Dan, which a council member moved and a second was recorded; the chair announced the motion carried. Council members recorded their presence earlier in the meeting with roll call noting Jeff Ben, Brian, John and Jim in attendance.
Why it matters: approving an interim city administrator fills an immediate leadership gap while the city continues a search for a permanent hire. The council also set a public hearing on an ordinance to allow laying hens for Feb. 24, 2026, and scheduled a March 24 public hearing to set the FY2027 property tax rate at 5:45 p.m., formal steps that preserve public notice and input before any ordinance or rate is adopted.
Council said little additional debate was needed on the hiring resolution and the scheduling motions. The mayor introduced each resolution, members moved and seconded, and the chair recorded that motions carried for the interim administrator contract, the laying-hens hearing and the tax-rate hearing.
What happens next: The interim administrator will begin under the terms of the approved contract and staff will publish public-notice materials ahead of the two hearings so residents may comment before council action.
