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Ruthven council approves routine resolutions, keeps insurance plan and appoints city attorney
Summary
At its Jan. 14 meeting the Ruthven City Council approved a series of routine resolutions — including banking authorization, clerk payment authority, a FY26–27 budget calendar and the appointment of David Stein as city attorney — and voted to retain the existing insurance plan.
The Ruthven City Council met Jan. 14 at the Ruthven Social Center and approved a slate of routine administrative measures, including the adoption of several resolutions and the appointment of a city attorney.
Councilmember Hailey Derrickson moved and Councilmember Maya Naig seconded approval of the Dec. 10 and Dec. 22, 2025 meeting minutes, the claims report, the clerk’s financial statements and the Street Finance Report; the motion carried 4–0 with Councilmember Terrence Williams absent. The council then voted 4–0 to keep the city’s existing insurance plan after a motion from Councilmember Morgan Miller and a second from Councilmember Hailey Derrickson.
The council adopted Resolution No. 01-2026 authorizing a corporate banking resolution with Iowa State Bank and Resolution No. 02-2026 authorizing the city clerk to make certain payments after council meetings. Councilmember Mitch Anderson moved the banking resolution, which passed unanimously among members present; Derrickson moved the payment-authority resolution.
Councilmembers also adopted Resolution No. 03-2026 to set the regular council meeting date and time, Resolution No. 04-2026 to designate the city’s official newspaper, Resolution No. 05-2026 adopting the FY 2026–27 budget calendar and Resolution No. 06-2026 naming a city depository. Each resolution was approved by a vote of 4–0 (Williams absent).
On the personnel item, Councilmember Morgan Miller moved and Councilmember Hailey Derrickson seconded adoption of Resolution No. 07-2026, appointing David Stein as city attorney; the council approved the appointment 4–0. The council also approved the city’s priority list for the Palo Alto County Gaming Corporation on a 4–0 vote.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Dustin Johnson at 6:30 p.m. and adjourned at 6:54 p.m. City Clerk Jessica Schneider and city employee Dave Conlon were noted as present. The council’s recorded votes for the session show four ayes and one absence for Terrence Williams on each recorded motion and resolution.
