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Dunlap City Council approves first reading of zoning ordinances, sets staff pay and greenlights street repairs
Summary
At its Sept. 16 meeting the Dunlap City Council approved a first reading of Planning & Zoning ordinances, set a staff wage and on-call pay, authorized intersection replacements on Iowa Avenue, approved vehicle repairs and contracted yard repairs; the meeting opened at 5 p.m. and adjourned at 6:26 p.m.
Mayor Jason Knickman called the Dunlap City Council to order at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, and the council unanimously approved the meeting agenda after a motion by Councilmember Schauer and a second by Councilmember Bonsall.
The council approved the first reading of Planning & Zoning ordinances after a motion by Councilmember Wingrove and a second from Councilmember Gunia; the minutes record the motion carried with all in favor. Councilmember Schauer moved, and Councilmember Bonsall seconded, to set the hourly wage for Seth Bielenberg at $31.25 and to provide $50 per day for on-call pay for the department; the motion also passed with all in favor. The minutes additionally record that the Dunlap Police Department will return to a two-person staffing model.
On infrastructure and maintenance items, the council approved a motion by Councilmember Schauer, seconded by Councilmember Bonsall, to replace the intersections at 10th, 11th and 12th Streets on Iowa Avenue; the motion carried unanimously. The council also approved repairing a 2019 Ford Explorer after a motion by Councilmember Bonsall and a second by Councilmember Gunia, and authorized contracting Hanigan Lawn to repair the yard of Jack Kline following a motion by Councilmember Gunia and a second from Councilmember Wingrove. The council discussed an ash tree in the alley near the 700 block north of Clinton Street but took no action because the tree is located in the alley.
Councilmember Wingrove moved, and Councilmember Murphy seconded, to adjourn the meeting at 6:26 p.m.; the motion carried.
Votes at a glance: agenda approval (motion by Schauer, second Bonsall) — all in favor; first reading, Planning & Zoning ordinances (motion by Wingrove, second Gunia) — all in favor; wage and on-call pay for Seth Bielenberg (motion by Schauer, second Bonsall) — all in favor; replacement of 10th–12th Street intersections on Iowa Avenue (motion by Schauer, second Bonsall) — all in favor; repair 2019 Ford Explorer (motion by Bonsall, second Gunia) — all in favor; contract Hanigan Lawn for yard repair (motion by Gunia, second Wingrove) — all in favor; adjourn (motion by Wingrove, second Murphy) — all in favor.
The minutes state they "will be approved at the next regular council meeting." The minutes are signed in the record by Jason Knickman, Mayor, and Meredith Van Houten, City Clerk.
