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Pleasantville council approves patrol vehicle purchase, cost-of-living raises and recycling-fee ordinance
Summary
The Pleasantville City Council approved buying a used Ford Explorer patrol vehicle (net cost $40,000 after trade-in), approved 3% cost-of-living raises effective July 1, adopted Ordinance 2603-2026 amending recycling fees, and approved a TIF-to-debt-service transfer and several routine items.
The Pleasantville City Council on June 16 approved multiple administrative and public-safety measures, including the purchase of a fully equipped Ford Explorer patrol vehicle, cost-of-living pay increases for staff and passage of a local ordinance updating recycling fees.
Police Chief Adam Choat told the council a used Ford Explorer previously purchased by Mitchellville is available for $55,000; another department offered $15,000 for Pleasantville’s 2018 Tahoe. Council approved trading in the Tahoe and purchasing the Explorer for a net cost of $40,000. Chief Choat said the Explorer is fully equipped but the city would need to install its radio and add vinyl. City Administrator Rachel Reynolds told the council the vehicle replacement fund will have $40,222 available on July 1. Motion by Jordan Van Ness, seconded by Chelsea Kain to approve the trade and purchase; all council members voted in favor.
The council also approved a 3% cost-of-living increase for several employees effective July 1, 2026, with specific hourly rates listed in the motion (for example, Chief Adam Choat at $45.89 per hour). The motion was made by Aaron Hurt and seconded by Jordan Van Ness and passed unanimously.
On fiscal housekeeping, the council approved Resolution 26-15 to transfer $12,568.14 from the TIF fund to the debt service fund. The consent agenda — which the council approved by motion — included approval of May 2026 financial reports, water consumption reports, employee comp time, the police report, and a retail tobacco license for Casey’s General Store, and accepted an accounts payable report with a total report figure of $891,238.93.
In ordinance business, the council passed Ordinance 2603-2026 amending Chapter 106 on recycling fees and voted to waive the second and third readings. Motion by Kyle Patterson to approve the ordinance, seconded by Chelsea Kain; a subsequent motion by Jordan Van Ness, seconded by Kyle Patterson to waive readings also passed with all votes in favor.
What’s next: The purchases, pay adjustments and transfer took effect per the motions approved at the meeting. The council directed staff to proceed with the vehicle transaction and to implement the approved payroll changes in the new fiscal year.
