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Swisher council approves financial report, appointments and several contracts; votes at a glance
Summary
At its Aug. 12 meeting, the Swisher City Council approved the fiscal-year financial report for submission to the Iowa DOT, appointed a trustee to the Swisher Community Fund Board, authorized a payout on the sanitary sewer project and awarded an asbestos-abatement contract. The council also rejected and reposted a bid package and canceled the Aug. 26 meeting.
The Swisher City Council approved several resolutions and contract actions during the Aug. 12 meeting.
Resolution 53-2024: The council approved the city's fiscal year 2024 financial report for submission to the Iowa DOT, a legal filing requirement. The resolution passed by roll call.
Resolution 54-2024: The council appointed Dan Johnson to the Swisher Community Fund Board of Trustees to bring that board to five members and enable regular meetings; the motion carried by roll call.
Resolution 55-2024: The council approved payout #4 to Dave Schmidt Construction for work on the sanitary sewer project through Aug. 2, 2024. Staff noted the project briefly had an SRF (State Revolving Fund) compliance issue involving material origin that was corrected; the payment proceeded after verification.
Asbestos abatement award: After reviewing inspection reports for two city-owned buildings (floor tile and window glazing identified as asbestos-containing), the council accepted abatement bids and awarded the contract to Echo Midwest; the winning bid discussed during the meeting was about $3,570 and the award was approved by roll call.
Procurement and bids: The council moved to reject earlier striping/marking bids and directed staff to repost the request for proposals because of limited responses; that motion passed.
Demolition scheduling: For a city-owned downtown building awaiting possible purchase, the council directed staff to notify the interested citizen that, unless a building permit and Board of Adjustment request are filed by the last business day of the month, the city will proceed with demolition scheduling.
Other actions: The council agreed to place a resolution on the next agenda to extend the annual-examiner (auditor) contract with Rachel Thompson, CPA, through FY2027 (staff said few firms are responding to RFPs). Council also voted to cancel the Aug. 26 meeting due to staff vacation and packet-timing concerns.
Most roll-call items were approved with "Aye" votes from members present; transcript roll-call responses were recorded but not transcribed to individual name-by-name tallies in the packet provided.
