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Early council approves Evertek fiber route, raises house-mover permit fee and sets April 22 hearings
Summary
At its April 1 meeting, the Early City Council approved an Evertek building permit to revise a fiber route serving Rural Early, voted to raise the house-mover permit fee from $10 to $50, and set April 22 public hearings on the FY2025-26 budget and well funding.
Mayor William Cougill called the Early City Council to order at 6:30 p.m. on April 1 and the council quickly approved the consent agenda, clearing routine items including minutes and bills.
Councilor Brian Pickhinke moved to increase the House Mover Permit Application fee from $10 to $50; Councilor Christine Madden seconded the motion, which passed on a show of hands with Pickhinke, Brandon Scadden, Cory Tiefenthaler and Madden voting aye. The fee change applies to anyone filing a house-mover permit with the city.
The council discussed Building Permit #836 for R. Christ, an application to convert a garage to living quarters. Council members instructed the applicant to resubmit a correctly completed application and to file a House Moving Permit with all required information; the transcript records that removal will not be approved before April 22.
On a related permitting matter, the council approved Building Permit #838 for Evertek after city staff, the contractor and Evertek representatives — including Evertek's assistant general manager — agreed on a revised boring route for fiber. The council approved the permit on a motion by Councilor Brian Pickhinke, seconded by Councilor Christine Madden; the vote was recorded as Pickhinke, Scadden, Tiefenthaler and Madden voting aye. According to the discussion, Evertek will serve residents in Rural Early and several in-city properties along the revised route.
Councilor Cory Tiefenthaler moved and Councilor Christine Madden seconded approval of a Sac County Planning and Zoning Permit to place a prefabricated communications building near the corporate limits within the urban development region. The motion passed on a show of hands with the four councilors voting in the affirmative.
The council received an update on the well-improvement project: staff reported that the engineering report remains in progress and is expected to be finalized by the April 30 deadline. City Clerk Lexi Wallace said the timeline for funding requires a public hearing; notice will run in the newspaper and the hearing is scheduled for April 22, 2025. At the same meeting the council set a separate public hearing for adoption of the fiscal year 2025-2026 budget for April 22, 2025 — a motion moved by Councilor Pickhinke and recorded (in the transcript) as seconded by Councilor Blackman; the ayes were listed as Pickhinke, Blackman, Scadden, Tiefenthaler and Madden.
The City Clerk reported receipts and bills approved as part of the consent agenda; the transcript contains a placeholder for the claims and fund balances, indicating those specific line items were not recorded in the provided text.
A motion to adjourn, made by Councilor Pickhinke and (per the transcript) seconded by Councilor Tim Langner, carried and the meeting closed at 8:11 p.m.
