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Votes at a glance: Swisher council actions Dec. 9, 2024
Summary
Council approved multiple resolutions and ordinances including final Division Street payment, reimbursements to Johnson County, an HR Green engineering contract for sewer work, zoning-board appointments, fund transfers to debt service, and amendments to peddler and dance‑hall code sections.
The Swisher City Council took the following formal actions at its Dec. 9 meeting (motions and roll-call votes recorded in meeting minutes):
- Resolution 76‑2024: Approved final payment to Johnson County Secondary Roads Department for city’s portion of Division Street construction costs (motion passed by roll call).
- Resolution 77‑2024: Approved reimbursement to Johnson County for annexed Deacon Sheely property; staff cited a reimbursement amount of $121,056.54 (motion passed by roll call).
- Resolution 78‑2024: Approved an engineering‑services contract with HR Green (not to exceed $30,000) for the sanitary‑sewer maintenance/lining project (motion passed by roll call).
- Resolution 79‑2024: Appointed Dean Sturtz and a second applicant (transcribed as 'non Regal') to the zoning board of adjustments (motion passed by roll call).
- Resolution 80‑2024: Approved transfers from several funds into the debt‑service fund for bond/loan principal and interest payments (transcribed transfer totals and funds presented; motion passed by roll call).
- Ordinance 10‑2024 (chapter 122, peddlers/solicitors): Placed on first reading, council waived separate readings and approved second and third readings at the meeting (ordinance adopted).
- Ordinance 11‑2024 (chapter 124, dance halls): Placed on first reading, council waived separate readings and approved the ordinance at the meeting (ordinance adopted).
- Resolution 81‑2024: Adopted a schedule of permit and zoning fees reflecting prior council review (motion passed by roll call).
- Mayor appointment: Council approved the appointment of Brian Wernema as mayor (see separate article).
Several items were tabled for further bidding or follow up (emergency backup snow‑plow estimates) and staff were authorized to contact vendors in an emergency before the next meeting.
Ending: Most items were passed by roll call votes; the council recorded no vetoes or failures during the session.
