Sheldon, Iowa — The Sheldon City Council will meet in regular session at 4:30 p.m. this Wednesday afternoon in the council chambers at the Sheldon Community Services Center across 9th Street from KIWA Radio.
On their consent agenda are the minutes from the previous meeting, the list of claims, a pay application for the Western Avenue project of over $84,000, a pay application for the PCC patching project of over $52,000, and a resolution authorizing the hire of Harry Pederson as a full-time police officer. Unless a council member requests that an item be pulled out of the consent agenda to vote on separately, the entire consent agenda will be voted on in a single motion.
There is no old business on the agenda.
In new business, Mayor Greg Geels will administer the oath of office to Officer Pederson. They will have the second readings of ordinances raising the price of water and sewer services and adding a stormwater fee. The council will also have the first reading of an ordinance amending provisions pertaining to fireworks. The Iowa Legislature made some changes, and the city ordinance must dovetail with those. City Manager Sam Kooiker says the council needs to change the limitation of hours on July 3rd and 4th, as well as December 31st. The new state law allows fireworks in any community or county on July 3rd and 4th, regardless of local ordinances, and the hours that apply are the ones for the state law. Those would be from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on July 3rd and from 9 to 11 on July 4th, plus from 9:00 a.m. on December 31st to 12:30 a.m. on the immediately following day (New Year’s Day).
The council will also consider a request for a lot split and sale of the former 13th Avenue, north of 14th Street. The buyers are the two adjacent property owners. They will consider a request for transient / peddler permit waivers for a Fun Fest Vendor Fair put on by Bliss Salon & Spa over RiseFest weekend, June 20th and 21st. And the council will also consider requests related to a pending sale of lots in the Sheldon Crossing area to Crystallyn Kay Studio for a new yoga studio and fitness facility.
They’ll also hear an insurance report from Larry Smit with Perspective Insurance.
The meeting starts at 4:30 p.m. in the council chambers and is available on YouTube.
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