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Reinbeck council adopts stricter golf-cart rules, raises registration fee to $50
Summary
After a brief hearing with no public comment, Reinbeck adopted Ordinance #2026-08OR to raise the golf-cart registration fee to $50, require drivers be at least 16 with a valid driver’s license, and add fines for offenders; council suspended the usual two-reading rule and adopted the ordinance the same night.
Reinbeck’s City Council adopted Ordinance #2026-08OR on Aug. 3, 2026, changing Chapter 77 (Golf Carts) to increase the registration fee to $50, require operators to be at least 16 years old with a valid driver’s license, and add a fines section for violations. Mayor Jamie Eiffler opened a public hearing at 5:56 p.m.; there were no oral or written comments and the hearing closed at 5:58 p.m.
Councilmember Johnson moved to give the ordinance its first consideration and adopt it; the motion carried on a 4–0 voice vote. Councilmember Wambold then moved to suspend the statutory rule that ordinarily requires two separate meetings for ordinance passage; after a roll-call vote of Wambold, Pease, Johnson and Bueghly (all ayes), the council put the ordinance on final consideration and adopted it the same evening. The council record identifies the ordinance as #2026-08OR.
The change will raise the city registration fee and formalize age and licensing requirements for operators; the minutes show the council adopted the ordinance by unanimous vote. The clerk will docket the ordinance for the city records and follow any posting or filing requirements set by municipal code.
