Sheldon, Iowa — The Sheldon City Council met in regular session on Wednesday afternoon.
They passed their consent agenda unanimously.
Then there was some discussion as to what the next steps should be in regard to the police chief vacancy. Council members decided to hire Jeff Cayler of Cayler Consulting for ala carte search and hiring services.
The council decided that the final day to put flood-related debris in the centrally-located dumpster will be Wednesday, July 31st, and it will be dumped and removed the next day, Thursday, August 1st. You are encouraged to use the dumpster if you can, but crews will also be making a final swing through Sheldon on August 1st to pick up any piles of flood-related debris on the curbs. Again, you will need to have it on the curb by Wednesday night, July 31st.
In regard to the flooding and disaster recovery, Public Works Director Todd Uhl provided an update.
In other business, the council approved Sgt. Eric Meineke as interim Chief of Police, as appointed by Mayor Greg Geels.
The council set the bid opening date for the patching project for August 27th and the public hearing date for September 4th. They also approved the plans and specifications.
They also set the bid opening date for the culvert replacement project for August 27th and the public hearing date for September 4th, and approved the plans and specs for that project.
The Sheldon City Council also considered banking proposals again. Representatives of Security National Bank and Peoples Bank clarified their proposals, and the council decided to table the matter and ask the committee for further review and a recommendation.
City Manager Sam Kooiker also told citizens at the meeting about the new FEMA center in the Community Services Center.
Public Works Director Uhl says they’re close to finishing work to replace the 10-inch water main that was broken under the Floyd River during the flooding and getting the users in that area (including Northwest Iowa Community College) off of the boil order.
Uhl also mentioned that crews hope to start the Oak Street project on August 12th.
