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Reinbeck council approves budget amendment, fund transfers and other administrative measures
Summary
Following a budget amendment hearing, the council approved Resolution #2026-05R to amend the current budget, authorized transfers to pay obligations, set a public hearing on parking-code changes, approved staff travel, and directed nuisance-abatement proceedings for 506 Broad Street.
At a hearing on March 2, the Reinbeck City Council approved a suite of administrative measures that the mayor and city staff said were needed to correct and align the city’s fiscal records for the current year.
Councilmembers opened the budget amendment hearing at 6:08 p.m. The council recorded that a $260,000 refund from the Iowa Department of Transportation for a stormwater project had been received in the prior fiscal year and therefore needed to be removed from current-year revenues; other revenue amendments noted donations for the library and transfers. Expense changes included a TIF rebatement payment, sewer line cleaning and a nuisance-abatement cost. After public comment and discussion, Councilmember Trepp moved to approve Resolution #2026-05R, amending the current budget for the fiscal year ending June 2026 and authorizing the clerk to file it with the Iowa Department of Management; the roll call vote recorded Wambold, Pease, Johnson, Trepp and Bueghly voting aye.
The council also approved Resolution #2026-06R to transfer funds to pay upcoming obligations and Resolution #2026-07R to set time and place for a public hearing on proposed amendments to local parking ordinances (20-minute parking and parking violations). All three resolutions were adopted by roll call votes with all present councilmembers recorded as voting in favor.
Other administrative actions approved on the consent or by motion March 2 included: directing the city attorney to proceed with nuisance-abatement proceedings for 506 Broad Street after Finally Home did not sign a quick claim deed; authorizing staff travel for the city clerk to the IMFOA Spring Meeting (April 15–17, 2026); and declining to prepay the water bond, electing instead to follow the scheduled payment dates. Several of these motions were approved by unanimous vote or by recorded roll-call affirmation.
The council also reviewed the monthly vendor claims and fund-level revenue reports, which showed claims total of $108,717.73 and total February revenues of $157,793.55. The meeting adjourned at 6:39 p.m.
