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Reinbeck council declines to advance $4 million fire-department bond election without financials
Summary
A motion to call an election on a proposed general-obligation loan up to $4 million for the Reinbeck fire department failed for lack of a second after the council said requested department financials were not provided and fundraising signs appeared to understate project costs.
A proposal to place a general-obligation loan issue of up to $4,000,000 for the Reinbeck fire department on the ballot did not move forward at the City Council’s June 1 meeting after the measure failed for lack of a second.
Council member Pease moved to approve Resolution #2026-16R, which would have called an election to enter a loan agreement for the principal amount not to exceed $4,000,000; no council member seconded the motion. Council members said the fire department had not provided the financial documents requested at the April 6 meeting, and members also discussed a disparity between new fundraising signage showing a $2,000,000 goal and an estimated project cost of about $5,000,000.
Because the motion lacked a second, the council did not adopt the resolution. Council members said they would revisit the proposal at the July 6 meeting if the fire department supplies the requested financial statements.
The minutes do not record additional detail about the department’s finances, a formal cost estimate, or who produced the fundraising signage. The discussion was recorded in the meeting minutes but no vote was taken on the resolution.
