Sheldon, Iowa — Members of Sheldon’s Boy Scout Troop 155 were present at the City Council meeting Wednesday to open the meeting by leading those present in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. This is part of their effort to earn the “Citizenship in the World Badge”.
After considerable discussion at their meeting, the Sheldon City Council approved the wording of a job description for the position of general manager for the new Crossroads Pavillion Events Center. Some of the discussion concerned who would oversee the work of the manager. The City will be creating a new board that will act as an advisory committee for the operation of the facility. The salary for the new employee was also discussed, with the range of $35,000 to $45,000 recommended. However, it was agreed that they could go above that range depending on the qualifications of the applicant. It is expected that they will begin advertising for applicants soon. All applications must be submitted to the city manager.
Since operating a facility such as Crossroads Pavillion is a new venture for the City of Sheldon, the Council approved a contract with Rachelle Fratzke as a consultant. Fratze has considerable experiences working with various venues in the Iowa Great Lakes area. She may assist in the selection of a general manager, give advice with respect to facility rate structures, procurement of fixtures and operations budget. Tom Tourville, also of the Lakes Area has volunteered his assistance as well.
In other business, the council set January 18th at 4:30 as the time and date for a public hearing on a budget amendment. They also set a public hearing date on a proposed ordinance to renew the franchise agreement with HTC Communications. This will be held December 30th at 7 a.m.
Don Schultz, who lives at 1400 Railroad Avenue has brought several complaints to the city council in the past including complaints about runoff water in his area. He was back to the council at Wednesday’s meeting. This time linking runoff water on his land to the issuance of a building permit on nearby land, and what he called the failure of Rome Industries and the City of Sheldon to correct the situation. He also complained about what he called fabricated quotes in a newspaper article. After his speech, Mayor Meendering tried to tell him she would like to sit down and talk with him about the situation because she thought his problem had been addressed and taken care of. But every time she started to talk Schultz would interrupt with his complaints. He was still shouting angrily as he left the room.
