Regular Meeting Session
January 10, 2024
The Primghar City Council met in a regular session on January 10, 2024, at 5:00 PM in the council chambers with Mayor Kurt Edwards presiding. Council present – Steve Wittrock, Tim Honkomp, Ryan Jenness, Kevin Smith, and Ken Miller. Staff present – Jessica Whitney, Jaynee Rushton, Darcy DeBoer, and Mike Warnke. Motion Jenness, approving the consent agenda, approving January 10th agenda, council minutes from December 13, 2023. Second Smith, all ayes, motion carried.
Received one written citizen concern regarding trash cans around the square. The council discussed that they would look into different options to have downtown. Also received two verbal citizen concerns, both regarding that there is not a sign about no parking on city streets during the months of November to March 2AM-6AM. The council will look into getting signs added downtown or coming into town.
Visitors: Brad Stevens with the Police Department was in attendance to give a report and to talk about the parking tickets. Will check with some other communities as well on what their policy is on parking tickets.
Mike Warnke gave the council an update on projects that the city workers have been working on. They have fixed streetlights, cut down trees, sweep the roads, fixed parts on the sweeper, generator has now gotten the stack done and should get finished in the next couple of weeks, sludge removal keeps going at the lagoon, and snow removal. Jessica Whitney gave the council some updates on City Hall information. Jessica will be out of the office on Monday, the 15th but Darcy will be there to cover, the Chamber and City will have an agreement to do the Chamber’s printing for events and community building fee will be waived as long as they clean up after events (along with Kids Kampus events), will be having a meeting with the Golf Board and Community Building Board at the end of the month.
Attorney Thor Klinker gave an update on nuisance properties. City attorney Bruce Green was not present and unavailable for comments.
Motion Jenness to open public hearing to authorize the City of Primghar to enter a contract and convey real estate owned by the City of Primghar. Second Honkomp, all ayes, motion carried. Motion Honkomp to close the public hearing. Second Jenness, all ayes, motion carried. Motion Jenness to approve the contract. Second Miller, Wittrock nay, Honkomp, Jenness, Smith, and Miller ayes, motion carried.
Motion Smith to table the resolution appointing city attorney. Second Honkomp, all ayes, motion to table carried. Motion Jenness to appoint O’Brien County Bell-Times-Courier as the official city newspaper for the 2024 calendar year. Second Smith, all ayes, motion carried. Motion Honkomp to appoint an official bank depository and establish investment limits of public funds to Savings Bank and First National Bank in Primghar. Second Wittrock, all ayes, motion carried. Motion Wittrock to approve Cory Crouch as the Primghar Fire Chief. Second Smith, all ayes, motion carried. Motion Jenness to approve the tax abatement for 125 5th St NE (A&K Storage). Second Miller, all ayes, motion carried.
Motion Honkomp to assign council appointments as the following: Mayor Pro-Tem is Kevin Smith, Public Safety is Kevin Smith, Kurt Edwards, and Ryan Jenness, Public Works is Ryan Jenness, Kevin Smith, and Tim Honkomp, City Services is Steve Wittrock and Ken Miller, Economic Development is Steve Wittrock, Kurt Edwards, and Ken Miller, City Aided is Steve Wittrock, Kevin Smith, Tim Honkomp, Personal/Finance/Budgeting is Ryan Jenness and Tim Honkomp. Second Smith, all ayes, motion carried. Motion Jenness to approve the first reading to update Primghar’s 2024 Code of Ordinance Book. Second Honkomp, all ayes, motion carried. Motion Smith setting Public Hearing pertaining to Updating Primghar 2024 Code of Ordinances for February 14, 2024 at 5:00PM at the Primghar council chambers. Second Jenness, all ayes, motion carried.
Motion Smith to approve the Finance Report. Second Jenness, all ayes, motion carried. Motion Smith to approve claims report. Second Wittrock, all ayes, motion carried.
Motion Honkomp to adjourn. Second Smith, all ayes, motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 6:20P.
610 DEPOT
BRAKE PAD 52.99
A&B BUSINESS INC.
CONTRACT 569.97
A&M LAUNDRY
SHOP TOWELS 34.94
ACCESS SYSTEMS LEASING
PRINTER LEASE 217.19
ADVANTAGE ADMINISTRATORS
BENEFIT PLANS 31.5
AIRGAS
OXYGEN 224.76
BAKER & TAYLOR
ADULT BOOKS 392.76
BARCO
SOLAR LIGHTS 730
BOB & SCOTT’S
AMBULANCE SUPPLIES 439.11
BOMGAARS
CLOTHES ALLOWANCE 286.01
CITY OF PRIMGHAR
CITY UTILITY BILL 6,909.56
CULLIGAN WTR ORANGE CITY
COMM BUILDING SOFTNER RENT 19
DAKOTA SUPPLY GROUP
TRUCK CHAINS 870.28
DAN’S ELECTRIC
SERVICE CALLS AND BALDOR 963.55
DGR
WASTEWATER FACILITIES IMPROVEM 20,811.74
DRENKOW MOTORS
FIRETRUCK 120.25
EFTPS
FED/FICA TAX 7,468.03
FOUNDATION ANALYTICAL LAB
TESTING 400.75
GCC ALLIANCE CONCRETE CO, INC.
CONCRETE 755
GREAT PLAINS POWER, LLC
69 KV TRANS LINE REBUILD 37,976.25
IPERS
IPERS 9,938.65
KID’S KAMPUS, INC
LOST SHARE AUG 2023 33,812.12
MARCUS NEWS
NEWSPAPER 568.75
MENARDS
PARTS 68.97
MIDWEST TAPE
DVDS 46.48
MISSOURI RIVER ENERGY
MISC SERVICES 2,367.22
NEAL CHASE LUMBER
ELECTRIC 2.99
O’BRIEN COUNTY AUDITOR
QTRLY LAW ENFORCEMENT 27,851.25
ORANGE CITY SANITATION
GARBAGE 8,041.40
PAULLINA HARDWARE
ELECTRIC PARTS 336.42
PCC
AMBULANCE BILLING 1,620.69
PRODUCERS CO-OP
FUEL 8,791.35
QUILL.COM
OFFICE SUPPLIES – LIBRARY 379.07
RANDY’S 66
FUEL/REPAIRS 271.1
RP CONSTRUCTORS LLC
PROJECT NO 850151 521,506.87
SCHULTZ & GREEN
LEGAL FEES 1,912.50
SHEA’S HARDWARE
REPAIRS 611.56
SMITH GRIGG SHEA KLINKER
GINGER 1,988.00
TCA
PHONE/INTERNET/WEBSIGHT 794.04
TREASURER, STATE OF IOWA
STATE TAX 1,663.70
TRIPLE R
REPAIRS 321.36
VERIZON
AMBULANCE 131.44
VISA
CARD PAYMENT 721.48
Accounts Payable Total 703,021.05
Payroll Checks
EMPLOYEE PAYROLL 36,745.94
GENERAL TOTAL 17,440.20
WRIGHT EXP TRUST FUND TOTAL 15,446.75
WATER TOTAL 21,968.59
SEWER TOTAL 44,051.67
STORM WATER MANAGEMENT TOTAL 795.52
ELECTRIC TOTAL 69,948.04
ELECTRIC METER DEPOSITS TOTAL 750
LANDFILL/GARBAGE TOTAL 7,654.63
SKATING RINK TOTAL 3,221.83
PGCC TOTAL 13,986.00
TOTAL REVENUE 195,263.23
GENERAL TOTAL 52,854.75
ROAD USE TAX TOTAL 2,911.54
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS TOTAL 3,013.59
ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINE TOTAL 4,606.80
GENERATOR REPLACEMENT TOTAL 9,295.73
SEWER PROJECT TOTAL 208,631.07
WATER TOTAL 11,718.33
SEWER TOTAL 31,572.63
ELECTRIC TOTAL 134,685.47
LANDFILL/GARBAGE TOTAL 7,614.92
SKATING RINK TOTAL 1,779.45
PGCC TOTAL 9,117.01
TOTAL EXPENSES 477,801.29
Published in O’Brien County’s Bell-Times-Courier Jan. 25, 2024