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Sioux Rapids council adopts FY2026 budget amendment, authorizes equipment sale and approves clinic payment
Summary
At its March 11 meeting the Sioux Rapids City Council approved a fiscal-year 2026 budget amendment, authorized selling two pieces of equipment by sealed bid, and approved the second payment for the Sioux Rapids Health Clinic; several personnel and vendor payments were also approved.
The Sioux Rapids City Council voted March 11 to adopt a proposed amendment to the city’s FY2026 budget, authorize the sale of city equipment by sealed bid and approve multiple payments related to city projects.
Lacy Garberding, city council member, moved to approve Resolution No. 922 adopting the proposed FY2026 budget amendment; Christy Wernimont seconded the motion. The roll call vote recorded ayes from Garberding, Susan Pierce, Kevin Thompson and Wernimont; Mayor Mike Katschman was absent and did not vote. The resolution passed.
Council discussed two pieces of equipment designated for sale — an Orange City pick and a John Deere lawn mower — and voted to sell city property by sealed bid under Resolution No. 924 (motion by Wernimont; second by Thompson). The motion carried on roll call with the same four ayes and one absence.
The council also approved Resolution No. 923, listed as Sioux Rapids Health Clinic Change Order #2 (motion by Garberding; second by Wernimont). Following a roll call that matched the other resolutions, the motion passed.
On project payments, the council approved payment to Graves Construction for $73,501.75 as the second clinic progress payment, and approval of a $2,854.09 payment to North Central International LLC for the Sterling plow truck. The transcript lists a payment to Advantage Archives, LLC for the Sioux Rapids Bulletin press-to-online work with a numeric string shown as “1,2347.40”; that figure appears malformed in the transcript and was not verifiable from the record provided. The council approved the listed payments by motion and unanimous affirmation of members present.
Council approved the consent agenda, which included minutes from Feb. 11, Feb. 13 and Feb. 26, 2026; February financial reports (February receipts included General: $17,857.76; Road Use: $6,793.76; Employee Benefits: $226.50; Local Option Sales Tax: $8,500.49; FEMA Flood 2024: $250,000.00; and combined utility receipts listed in the record); IPAIT statements and the Buena Vista County Sheriff’s report.
Why it matters: The budget amendment and clinic payments move forward the city’s planned spending for FY2026 and advance the Sioux Rapids Health Clinic construction; authorizing surplus equipment sales is a routine revenue and asset-management action that draws public interest when equipment is listed for sealed bid.
What’s next: Council set its next regular meeting for April 8, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 100 Front Street, Sioux Rapids.
(Provenance: discussion and roll-call votes recorded in the meeting transcript.)
