West Union City Council Minutes from June 1st and June 5th Meetings

Council Chambers, City Hall, June 1, 2026, at 6:00 P.M

West Union City Council met June 1 2026, at 6:00 P.M. in Council Chambers with Mayor Kent Halverson presiding. The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Attendance Present: DeBack, Gumm, McElree, and Tope. Absent: Becthold and Wallis.

Approval of the Motion to approve the agenda, changing #14 to Discuss Resident Email Re:

Agenda Fence was made by Tope, seconded by Gumm, All Aye. Carried.

Approval of Motion to approve the May 18, 2026, Regular Council Meeting minutes as

Minutes presented was made by Gumm, seconded by McElree. All Aye. Carried.

Approval of Settlement Motion to approve settlement agreements for Bp Express for First and Second

Agreements for BP Tobacco Violations was made by DeBack, seconded by Gumm. All Aye.

Express Carried.

Approval of BP Motion to approve tobacco license for BP Express was made by DeBack,

Express Tobacco seconded by Gumm. All Aye. Carried.

License

Review Citizen Motion to table citizen complaint about tree in Row on W Franklin St was made

Complaint of Tree in by Tope, seconded by Gumm. All Aye. Carried. Type of tree and owner of

ROW on W Franklin ROW need to be determined.

Reschedule Budget Motion to reschedule Budget Amendment Public Hearing for June 15, 2026, was

Amendment Public made by DeBack, seconded by McElree. All Aye. Carried.

Hearing

Accept Resignation of Motion to accept the resignation of Jaret Stellmaker, Park and Rec Director, was

Park and Rec Director made by Gumm, seconded by Tope. All Aye. Carried.

Discuss S Pine St After some discussion on the crack sealing on S Pine St, Council would like to

Crack Sealing by review quote submitted by Bargen, Inc before taking action or approving

Bargen Inc payment.

Discuss Disposition of Motion to put three City Hall vehicles up for bid, with the option to not take

City Hall Vehicles bids, was made by Gumm, seconded by McElree. All Aye. Carried. Vehicles

include a 2011 Cruze, 2009 Crown Victoria, and 2006 Charger.

Approve 2026 Seal Motion to approve 2026 Seal Coating by Prairie Road Builders was made by

Coating by Prairie Gumm, seconded by Tope. All Aye. Carried.

Road Builders

Discuss Park and Rec After some discussion, motion to table request from Park and Rec Board to do

Board Request to Mow some cleanup and mow additional trails at 64 Acres was made by DeBack,

Additional Trails at 64 seconded by Gumm. All Aye. Carried. Motion to table Iowa DNR to post trout

Acres and to Allow stocking stream sign at 64 Acres was made by DeBack, seconded by Gumm.

IA DNR to Post Trout All Aye. Carried. Liability coverage needs to be reviewed.

Stocking Stream Sign

Approval of Motion to approve Streetscape Maintenance Plan provided by Jon Biederman

Streetscape was made by Tope, seconded by Gumm. All Aye. Carried.

Maintenance Plan

Discuss Resident Ordinances will need to be reviewed before approval of new fence at 408 N

Email Re: New Fence Vine St.

FY27 Budget Council members would like more information regarding the FY27 budget

Discussion and would like to review employee evaluations before approving salaries for

FY27.

Approval to Sell Fire Motion to approve sale of Fire Truck to the City of Fayette for $65,000.00 was

Truck to City of made by DeBack, seconded by Tope. All Aye. Carried.

Fayette

Comments and Council Member Tope asked to confirm evaluation reviews would be done at

Items to Discuss June 10^th committee meeting.

Fort Atkinson Nursery needs to be contacted to assess trees in City parks.

Next Council Next regular council meeting will be June 15, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in

Meeting Council Chambers.

Adjourn With no further business to bring before the Council, a motion was made by

DeBack, seconded by Gumm, to adjourn. All Aye. Carried.

Meeting adjourned at 7:26 p.m.

Council Chambers, City Hall, June 5, 2026, at 6:30 A.M

West Union City Council met June 5, 2026, at 6:30 A.M. in Council Chambers with Mayor Kent Halverson presiding. The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Attendance Present: Becthold, DeBack, Gumm, McElree, and Tope. Absent: Wallis.

Approval of the Motion to approve the agenda as presented was made by Gumm, seconded

Agenda by Becthold. All Aye. Carried.

Approval of Park and Motion to approve Park and Rec Board to do some cleanup and mow additional

Rec Board Request to trails at 64 Acres was made by Gumm, seconded by Tope. All Aye. Carried.

Mow Additional Trails Motion to approve Iowa DNR to post trout stocking stream sign at 64 Acres was

At 64 Acres and to made by Tope, seconded by Gumm. All Aye. Carried.

Allow IA DNR to Post

Trout Stocking Stream

Sign

Approval of Request Motion to approve fence replacement at 408 N Vine St was made by

To Replace Fence at DeBack, seconded by Becthold. All Aye. Carried.

408 N Vine St

Approval of Post to Motion to Approve Post to Hire Park and Rec Director was made by

Hire Park and Rec Becthold, seconded by DeBack. No – Gumm, Tope. Aye – Becthold,

Director DeBack, McElree. Carried.

Next Council Next regular council meeting will be June 15, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in

Meeting Council Chambers.

Adjourn With no further business to bring before the Council, a motion was made by Tope, seconded by Becthold, to adjourn. All Aye. Carried.

Meeting adjourned at 6:50 a.m.