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Council approves several ordinances and items: bleachers, vendor switch, tree treatment and permitting moves
Summary
The New Richland council approved Ordinances 26‑03 (as amended), 26‑04, and 26‑05, authorized vendor switching to CBS for document services, approved replacing bleachers at Legion Field, and approved a tree‑treatment contract and grant applications for emerald ash borer work.
At its meeting, the New Richland City Council completed action on multiple agenda items, approving several ordinances, departmental reports and operational changes.
Ordinances and formal votes - The council approved Ordinance 26‑03 as amended (the fence ordinance amendment to clarify pool fencing requirements) after a motion and voice vote. - Ordinance 26‑04, updating operational requirements for recreational vehicles (RVs, ATVs, UTVs, trail bikes, golf carts and similar vehicles), was approved following council discussion. - Ordinance 26‑05 was approved after public discussion about cart access to ball fields.
Other approved actions and motions - The council approved replacing old aluminum bleachers at Leach's Field and authorized using available budgeted funds for new aluminum bleachers. - Staff and council members moved to switch printing and document‑storage services from the current vendor (MSI/DocuWare) to Coordinated Business Systems (CBS); the council approved the change. - The council accepted routine reports from the ambulance, fire, police and administrative departments. - The council approved entering into a contract with Davey (lower of two estimates) to begin treatment/removal work tied to emerald ash borer on city trees and authorized staff to pursue grants to expand funding for resident trees; a $20,000 donation from State Bank (New Richland) will fund initial activity. - The council approved permitting to allow a MetroNet/T‑Mobile overbuild and directed staff to ensure appropriate certificates of liability and insurance are in place.
Enforcement and operational notes - The council discussed complaints about restoration work on a street project and directed staff to withhold final sign‑off until reseeding and restoration meet standards. - A mower incident that damaged a park car was reported; the repair estimate ($390.40) was below the city's insurance deductible and will be handled administratively.
Many votes were recorded by voice; exact roll-call tallies were not specified in the public transcript. Several items were approved unanimously by voice vote.
The meeting concluded with a motion to accept the administrative report and a closed session called to discuss security and physical-system items.
