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Fountain City council approves 2026 budget, security system and short-term CD
Summary
At its Nov. 19, 2025 meeting, the Fountain City Common Council approved minutes from Nov. 12, adopted the published 2026 general budget, authorized a $14,844.79 security system purchase for city facilities, and directed a $97,261.79 short-term CD investment; all motions carried with vote tallies not specified in the transcript.
The Fountain City Common Council on Nov. 19 approved a slate of routine items, including the city’s proposed 2026 general budget and several administrative motions.
Mayor Ben Adank called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m., and roll call showed Councilmembers Christine Williamson, Barb Schmidtknecht, Peter Schaffner, Stephen Qualy, Scott Feraro and David Endres present. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Councilmember Barb Schmidtknecht moved to approve the Nov. 12, 2025 meeting minutes; Councilmember Stephen Qualy seconded the motion, which the record states “carried.” The transcript does not list individual vote tallies.
The council then approved the proposed 2026 general budget as published after a motion from Schmidtknecht and a second from Peter Schaffner. The meeting record again notes the motion “carried”; no roll-call vote totals are provided in the transcript.
Councilmember Scott Feraro moved, and Councilmember David Endres seconded, approval of an Altra AVS security system purchase for the auditorium and city hall for $14,844.79; the transcript indicates this replaced or updated a prior approval amount of $14,389.81. The motion carried per the record; the transcript does not provide a vote tally.
Peter Schaffner moved, seconded by Stephen Qualy, to invest $97,261.79 held with Principal Financial Group into a five-month certificate of deposit at 4% with Old National Bank; the motion carried. The transcript does not specify the vote count.
Schaffner then moved, and Qualy seconded, to approve the bills as presented; the motion carried. Finally, Schmidtknecht moved, Qualy seconded, to adjourn at 7:07 p.m.; the motion carried and Mayor Ben Adank signed the minutes alongside Clerk-Treasurer Marcia Larson.
The meeting record in the transcript is brief and procedural: each listed motion is recorded as having “carried,” but the transcript does not include individual votes or roll-call tallies. The council did not record debate, public comment, or formal recusals for these items during the segment provided.
