Sutherland, Iowa
Bills 7/1/2024
GENERAL
R.L. Johannsen
rent $600.00
Westel
serv $172.46 June
Visual IT
copier $15.94
Smith, Grigg, Shea & Klinker
legal fees $3,080.00
Wells Fargo
copier $79.00
Main Market
spls $8.24
Marcus New
legals $603.04
POLICE
Verizon
cell $61.08
Westel
serv $37.74 June
Iowa Information
job ads $813.30
Marcus News
job ads $434.64
WATER
MidAmerican Energy
service $48.37
Verizon
cell $35.75
Westel
serv $39.09 June
Foundation
labs $16.50
Osceola Co Rural
water $4,487.72 June
USPS
utility mailing $101.50
Foundation
labs $161.75
UECO
spls $125.94
SEWER
MidAmerican Energy
serv $589.15
Verizon
cell $35.73
USPS
utility mailing $101.50
JJSS
jet $700.00
GARBAGE
NW IA Area Solid Waste
tonnage $1,379.56 – May
PARK
Mid American
serv $45.97
BB $27.17
Zub’s
fuel $120.59
A-1 Portables
port-a-pot $101.00
Main Market
spls $23.98
LIBRARY
MidAmerican
service $211.00
Baker & Taylor
books $67.77
Westel
serv $72.43 June
Elaine French
reimburse $205.40
Leaf
copier $150.43
Amazon
spls $204.80
Jamyee Smith
Bluey $100.00
Robert Mulder
paint $600.00
Cynthia Lindahl
reimburse $42.78
Main Market
spls $138.15 May/June
LIBRARY CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT
R1 Excavating
dirt $4,100.00 June
ROAD USE TAX
MidAmerican Energy
St Lights $1,656.29
Shop $91.94
Verizon
cell $35.74
Westel
serv $148.88 June
Zub’s
tires $200.00
fuel $236.80
Main Market
spls $32.63
FIRE AND AMBULANCE
MidAmerican
service $144.49
Verizon
cell $40.01
Westel
serv $89.44 June
Bound Tree
spls $28.33
Granville Ambulance
para assist $200.00
CRMC
para assist $175.00
Spencer Muni Hospital
para assist $80.00
Zub’s
fuel $73.48
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Wellmark Bl Cross
health ins –
RV $1,038.02 per month
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
O’Brien Co Economic Develop
fees $864.00
VOLUNTEER FEES
Landon Lenhart $440.00
Luke Lenhart $250.00
Jeremy Burdt $30.00
Mark Shriver $300.00
Gail Mauer $100.00
Sheri Drefke $270.00
Walter Kummerfeld $30.00
Brian Gunnerson $210.00
Josh Moermond $20.00
Steve Loshman $30.00
Bianca Shriver $150.00
Todd Fuller $70.00
Scott Waggoner $120.00
Devon Jones $190.00
Fernando Rodriguez $30.00
Published in O’Brien County’s Bell-Times-Courier July 18, 2024

ORDINANCE NO. 2024-001

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SUTHERLAND, IOWA, BY AMENDING AND ADDING PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO CHAPTER 55 – ANIMAL PROTECTION AND CONTROL.

Be it Enacted by the City Council of the City of Sutherland, Iowa:

SECTION 1. SECTION MODIFIED. CHAPTER 55: Animal Protection and Control. 55.01 DEFINITIONS. #7: Livestock- is hereby amended to not include chickens.

SECTION 2. SECTION MODIFIED. The Municipal Code of the City of Sutherland, Iowa shall be and the same is hereby AMENDED BY ADDING SUBSECTION 55.20 to CHAPTER 55: Animal Protection and Control. and reenacting the same to state as follows:

55.20 CHICKENS. “Chickens” shall mean a member of the subspecies Gallus gallus domesticus, a domesticated fowl. The maximum number of chickens an owner shall have within the City of Sutherland is five (5). An owner may only have female chickens located within the city. Chickens must be kept in an enclosure or fenced area at all times and must be secured inside a henhouse during non-daylight hours. All chickens must be kept twenty-five (25) feet from neighboring residences and cannot be kept in the owner’s front yard. Odors from chickens, chicken manure, or other chicken substances shall not be perceptible beyond the boundaries of the owner’s property. All stored manure must be covered by a fully enclosed structure with a roof. No more than three (3) cubic feet of manure shall be stored on the owner’s property. Noise from chickens shall not be loud enough to be heard beyond the owner’s property. Chickens cannot run at large. The term “run at large” is defined as any chicken freely roaming in any area not on the premises of its owner. No dog, cat, or other domesticated animal that kills a chicken while the chicken is running at large shall be considered a dangerous or vicious animal.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep chickens inside a single-family dwelling unit, slaughter chickens inside the city limits of the City of Sutherland, or keep chickens on a vacant lot or uninhabited tract of land.

Any violation of this Section which constitutes a health hazard or interferes with the use and enjoyment of neighboring property is a nuisance and may be abated under the general nuisance abatement procedure as set forth in the City of Sutherland’s Code of Ordinances and is subject to a council decision on whether the resident can continue to own chickens.

SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. If any section, provision or part of this ordinance shall be judged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.

SECTION 4. WHEN EFFECTIVE. This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
Published in O’Brien County’s Bell-Times-Courier July 18, 2024