March 2020

 Beacon City Council Minutes

Tuesday, March 3rd 2020

7:00 p.m.

I.    Call to Order- Mayor Jim Hughes called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. City Council members present: Richard Thomas, Thomas Van Der Veer, Dwight Teeter, and Ron Kauffman. City Council members absent: Ron Ferree.

II.   General Business 

  1. Review Minutes from February 4th and February 25th Meeting
  2. Treasurer’s Report
  3. Claims Report

Motion made to approve the consent agenda made by Dwight Teeter, seconded by Ron Kauffman. All members voted in favor, motion approved.

 III.    Old Business           

  1. Hall Rentals- No hall rentals reported for the month of February
  2. Clean-up & Animal Control- Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter reported 1 stray intake in January and 1 stray intake in February.
  3. Committee Reports- Ron attended the Mahaska Co. EMA meeting, the meeting was spent on the FY budget.

IV.    New Business

  1. Terry Gott, Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter- Terry Gott brought a copy of the Oskaloosa Animal Control ordinance for the council to review. Terry will enforce any animal control ordinance that the council adopts. Terry also mentioned that he is working with the City of Oskaloosa and County to collect license fees and issue licenses out of the Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter in the future.
  2. FY2020 Budget Amendment- Motion made to approve Public Works budget to $65,000 made by Thomas Van Der Veer, seconded by Dwight Teeter. All members voted in favor, motion approved.
  3. City Code Codification- Council reviewed Titles 1 through 4 as prepared by Sterling Codifiers. Further codification review will take place at the next meeting on Tuesday, April 7th.

V. Next Scheduled Council Meeting Tuesday, April 7th at 7 p.m.

VI. Adjournment- Motion made to adjourn by Thomas Van Der Veer, seconded by Dwight Teeter. All members voted in favor, motion approved. Meeting adjourned at 9 p.m.