West Union City Council met on November 17th, minutes are posted
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Council Chambers, City Hall, November 17, 2025, at 6:00 P.M.
West Union City Council met November 17, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in Council
Chambers with Mayor Cameron Granger presiding. The meeting began with the
Pledge of Allegiance.
Attendance Present: DeBack, Gumm, McElree, Miller, Tope.
Approval of the Motion to approve the agenda as presented was made by DeBack, seconded by
Agenda McElree. All Aye. Carried.
Approval of Minutes Motion to approve the November 3, 2025, Regular Council Meeting minutes as presented was made by Gumm, seconded by Miller. All Aye. Carried.
Approval of Motion to approve October 2025 Financials as presented and October 2025
October 2025 expenditures totaling $588,373.31 was made by Gumm, seconded by Tope. All
Financials and Aye. Carried.
Expenditures
CLAIMS LIST:
A1 Vacuum-Supplies $36.95
AFLAC-Insurance 303.84
AgVantage-Supplies 94.38
Alex Kent-Coaching 75.00
Alice Sass-Reffing 50.00
All Stop-Fuel 1,249.73
Allamakee Clayton Econ Dev-Loan 3,000.00
Allamakee-Clayton Elec-Utilities 5,545.72
Alliant-Utilities 5,666.87
Allied Benefit Sys-Insurance 13,430.78
AllRecipes-Magazine 15.00
Amazon-Supplies 304.39
Amwins-Insurance 2,842.65
Ashlyn Wilker-Reffing 50.00
AT&T Mobility-Phones 258.69
Baker & Taylor-Books 229.12
Baker Enterprises-Linden St 174,700.74
Baumler Implements-Supplies 490.01
Black Hawk Waste-Garbage 255.00
Black Hills-Utilities 554.59
Bodensteiner Imp-Supplies 81.72
BP Express-Fuel 54.37
Brody Shaffer-Reffing 90.00
Bruening Rock-Supplies 4,477.12
Cain Rodgers-Reffing 90.00
CDW Government-Supplies 372.38
Cece Cummings-Reffing 50.00
Center Point Large Print-Books 575.28
CenturyLink-Internet 322.24
City Laundering-Supplies 971.97
Clerk of Court-Fees 380.00
College Subscriptions-Magazine 91.00
Croell RediMix-Concrete 6,425.50
Dakota Supply Group-Supplies 15.88
Dale Bilden-Janitorial 150.00
Dane Wymer-Reffing 90.00
Danko Emergency Equip-Supplies 478.73
Diamond Vogel-Paint 409.80
Dorsey & Whitney-Fees 4,316.00
Drew Stolka-Reffing 90.00
EFTPS-Taxes 30,836.05
Earl’s Locksmith-Repairs 941.87
Eurofins-Testing 402.81
Farm Plan-Supplies 387.27
Farmers Win Coop-Fuel 449.85
Fay Co Extension-Training 135.00
Fay Co Road Dept-Repairs 1,107.55
FCSWM Commission-Fees 39.20
Fehr Graham-Fees 37,403.25
First Mainstreet-Insurance 2,282.00
Fiserv-Fees 219.79
Gage & Gage-Repairs 125.07
General Traffic Controls-Supplies 10,363.00
Gordon Flesch-Copier 318.52
Grace Feldman-Coaching 75.00
Hannah Schroeder-Reffing 50.00
Hawkeye Communication-Alarms 147.00
Hawkeye Interconnect-Internet 165.96
Hawkins-Supplies 5,831.67
HiViz Safety-Supplies 160.00
IA Dept of Inspections-Tanks 40.00
IA Dept of Revenue-Taxes 1,894.67
IAWEA-Conference 120.00
IMWCA-Insurance 7,026.00
Ingram-Books 1,270.01
IA Dept of Public Safety-Fees 300.00
Iowa One Call-Fees 97.20
Iowa Outdoors-Magazine 15.00
IA Soccer Association-Dues 4,255.50
IPERS-Retirement 17,527.79
Kendrick White-Reffing 20.00
Kerndt Brothers-Fees 243.10
Kherington Johnson-Reffing 50.00
Krivachek Janitorial-Supplies 64.00
KSB Solar-Utilities 5,055.12
Kyler White-Reffing 38.00
Lila Moore-Reffing 50.00
Lincoln Investment-457b Plan 4,023.61
Loomis Plumbing-Repairs 432.95
Lynch Dallas-Legal 2,963.10
MacQueen-Gear 36,097.00
Mady Ney-Coaching 75.00
Maguire-Contract 17,588.00
Marco-Copier 148.40
McJ’s-Shirts 203.50
Midwest Alkota-Repairs 456.83
Midwest Breathing Air-Testing 203.75
Midwest Living-Magazine 17.00
Midwest Patch-Supplies 1,829.00
Napa-Supplies 491.83
NEIA Mechanical-Repairs 52.50
North Central Labs-Supplies 408.11
Nutrien-Supplies 70.00
OrTec Sales-Supplies 989.00
Origin Design-Fees 1,605.75
Paul Becthold-Supplies 139.01
Prairie Road Builders-Seal Coat 39,154.88
PSN-Fees 64.95
Quill Corp-Supplies 87.32
Quillins-Supplies 203.66
Reliant Fire-Supplies 700.30
RNR Solar-Utilities 3,573.04
Ryan Wagner-Firemen Pay/Supplies 737.75
Ryan Zurbriggen-Reffing 57.00
Seamless Gutter-Repairs 4,500.00
Signs by Design-Supplies 65.00
Sims TV-Supplies 88.97
Spahn & Rose-Supplies 21.98
State Hygienic Lab-Testing 184.50
Storey Kenworthy-Supplies 165.03
Sumner Building Center-Doors 5,087.51
Tate Germann-Reffing 30.00
Tennessee Child Support-Services 678.45
The Standard-Insurance 449.34
The Union-Publications 719.90
Treasurer, State of IA-Taxes 3,152.53
Trey Frieden-Reffing 44.00
US Cellular-Phones 312.75
US Postmaster-Postage 1,128.50
US Specialty Coatings-Paint 840.00
USA Bluebook-Supplies 363.78
Verizon-Phones 203.19
Visa-Supplies 363.07
Walvatne Electric-Repairs 435.63
Washington National-Insurance 125.85
WU District Energy-Geo 504.00
WU Hardware-Supplies 87.10
WU Vet-Boarding 151.00
Wilbur Ford-Repairs 237.67
Wright Way-Testing 72.91
WU Rec Foundation-Fees 7,500.00
Utility Refunds
Total Payroll 90,958.55
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Total Claims $588,373.31
TOTAL CLAIMS BY FUND: TOTAL RECEIPTS BY FUND:
General $213,005.71 $344.718.67
Fire Equipment Replacement
Road Use Tax 63,808.53
Employee Benefits 16,754.76 100,749.94
LOST
TIF 21,162.17
Revolving Loan Fund
Library Donations 213.85
Park Equipment
Pool Improvement
Cemetery Donations 840.00
Debt Service 105,857.54
Capital Improvement 212,103.99
Airport Project
Bridge Project 1,605.75
Equipment Revolving
Perpetual Care 840.00
Water 27,182.38 28,032.02 Capital Water Fee 17,588.00 5,869.46
Sewer 27,314.94 28,774.59 Capital Sewer Fee 39,605.13
Sewer Sinking Fund
Capital Sewer Projects 3,000.00
Storm Water 6,009.25 4,425.05
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Totals $588,373.31 $681,088.42
Approval to Accept Jon Biederman of Fehr Graham confirmed that the work of constructing the
Gateway Trail Gateway Trail Improvements Project has been completed and that acceptance by
Improvement Project the City of West Union is recommended. Motion to formally accept the Gateway
Completed by Wicks Trail Improvement Project by Wicks Construction was made by Tope, seconded
Construction by DeBack. All Aye. Carried.
Approval of Motion to approve PPE#6, final retainage, totaling $6,469.17 to Wicks
PPE#6, Final Construction for Gateway Trail Improvements was made by Gumm, seconded by
Retainage, to Wicks Tope. All Aye. Carried.
Construction for
Gateway Trail
Improvements
Approval of Annual Motion to accept Annual Financial Report for FY2025 was made by DeBack,
Financial Report for seconded by Tope. All Aye. Carried.
FY2025
Approval to Close Due to restrictions imposed by the DNR, motion to close the City Dump Site on
City Dump Site November 19th until further notice was made by Tope, seconded by Gumm. All Aye. Carried. A committee will discuss options for opening back up in the future.
Discuss Fall 2025 After some discussion, motion to table a decision on Fall 2025 mulching was
Mulching made by DeBack, seconded by Gumm. All Aye. Carried. The issue will be discussed along with the plans for the City dump site.
Discuss Fayette Co Council Member Gumm shared the Fayette Co Landfill will be having a meeting
Landfill Meeting to discuss the possibility of how they charge commercial businesses. This may
affect the City landfill billing; more will be discussed when the final decisions
are made by the landfill.
WU Fire Department Fire Chief Starks shared that the old fire truck had been sold. They accepted an
Updates offer of $65,000.00 minus a 10% commission.
WU Police Speed signs for Pine St will arrive this week, and the signs from the IA DOT
Department Updates should arrive before winter. The Street Dept will assist in installing them. A
shed for the firing range was purchased for $2,621.25 using funds left over
from the WUPD ranger grant money. Chief Becthold is getting prices for a
snowblower to be used at City Hall; he is requesting that Public Safety funds
be used for the purchase and will have more details at the next meeting.
Comments and Rod Marlatt presented the 2025 Excellence in Concrete Award for the Gateway
Items to Discuss Recreation Trail that the City received from the Iowa Ready Mixed Concrete Association and the American Concrete Institute.
Adjourn With no further business to bring before the Council, a motion to adjourn was made by McElree, seconded by DeBack. All Aye. Carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:32 p.m.
Next Council Next regular council meeting will be December 1, 2025, at 6 p.m. in Council
Meeting Chambers.
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