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Boxholm council approves street‑light resolution, equipment purchase and ordinance; renews CD
Summary
At its Nov. 11 meeting the Boxholm City Council approved Resolution 654 allowing Alliant to install nine street lights, authorized purchase of pallet forks, renewed a People’s Bank CD and adopted an ordinance described in the minutes as addressing "foul." The council also reviewed routine bills and discussed July 4 plans.
The Boxholm City Council approved a series of routine actions at its Nov. 11, 2024 meeting at Boxholm City Hall, including a resolution to add street lighting, a small equipment purchase, a certificate-of-deposit renewal and the adoption of an ordinance recorded in the minutes as addressing "foul." Mayor Sue Shreve and council members Veva Teeters, Robyn Dodson, Victoria Helling, Paul Frazier and Brandon Wendt are listed as present.
The council passed Resolution 654, authorizing Alliant to install nine new street lights in Boxholm. The motion was made by Paul Frazier and seconded by Brandon Wendt; the minutes record unanimous approval. The meeting record specifies the number of lights but does not provide installation locations, a project timeline or any cost estimates.
Council members approved a motion to buy pallet forks (the agenda item is listed as "Tractor forks"), a purchase motion moved by Robyn Dodson and seconded by Paul Frazier. The minutes record the motion as carried with all listed members voting in the affirmative.
Robyn Dodson moved, and Veva Teeters seconded, a motion to renew a certificate of deposit at People’s Bank for the current eight‑month rate; the motion carried. The minutes note the term being renewed but do not state the interest rate or principal amount.
An ordinance identified in the minutes as addressing "foul" was read for clarification and then adopted on a motion by Victoria Helling, seconded by Robyn Dodson. The minutes record its passage but the text of the ordinance is not included in the provided transcript segments.
Council members also discussed planning for the July 4th celebration, including the potential use of inflatables and other rentals and options for sponsorship and donations; no final action or funding commitment on those items is recorded in the provided segments.
Clerk's financial listings in the minutes show general‑fund bills (check numbers and payees) totaling $2,160.37 and sewer fund disbursements totaling $1,711.26. Reported income for October totaled $39,362.39, including a $34,267.57 payment from the Boone County treasurer and state LOST and road receipts. Payees and vendors listed include Alliant, Xenia, Black Hills, Webster‑Calhoun, IPERS, Leah Porter (clerk), USPS and Iowa Pump Works.
Votes at a glance: approval of the agenda (motion: Paul Frazier; second: Veva Teeters) is recorded with ayes from Teeters, Dodson, Frazier and Helling; approval of minutes, treasurer’s report and bills, the pallet‑forks purchase, Resolution 654, the CD renewal and the ordinance on "foul" are all recorded in the minutes as carried, with the minutes listing aye votes for the council members on each motion as noted above.
The minutes provided do not include several details (ordinance text, street‑light locations, cost estimates, CD principal or rate). The council discussed the July 4 plans but did not record a final vote or spending authorization for that item in the supplied segments.
