West Union Council

Council Chambers, City Hall, June 16, 2025, at 6:00 P.M.

West Union City Council met June 16, 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, McElree, Miller, and Tope. Absent: Gumm.

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 June 2, 2025, Regular Council Meeting minutes and June 10, 2025, Special Meeting minutes as presented was made by Tope, seconded by McElree. All Aye. Carried.

Approval of Motion to approve May 2025 Expenditures totaling $895,084.90 and May 2025

May 2025 Financials as presented was made by Tope, seconded by McElree. All Aye.

Expenditures and Carried.

Financials

CLAIMS LIST:

AFLAC-Insurance $303.84

Alliant-Electric 4,696.23

Amazon-Supplies 218.64

American Waterworks-Fees 169.00

Amie Johansen-Dental 126.00

Baumler Imp-Supplies 375.00

Bodensteiner Imp-Supplies 114.17

Center Point Large Print-Books 604.08

Cline Construction-Services 2,050.00

CoreMark-Supplies 2,779.46

Croell RediMix-Concrete 728.00

Dale Bilden-Janitorial 150.00

EFTPS-Taxes 19,122.65

Eurofins-Testing 392.44

Farm Plan-Supplies 546.66

Farmers Win-Fuel 3,123.38

First Mainstreet-Insurance 3,555.89

Fiserv-Fees 55.35

Gage & Gage-Supplies 155.64

Grainger-Supplies 31.17

Greyson Young-Training 240.00

Hawkeye Interconnect-Internet 165.96

IA Dept of Revenue-Taxes 60.79

Impact Vinyl-Signs 62.50

IA Finance Authority-Loans 374,142.70

Iowa One Call-Fees 40.50

IPERS-Retirement 17,968.07

Iroc Web Design-Website 16.00

Johansen Consulting-Services 1,350.00

Kerndt Bank-Fees 156.90

Krivachek Janitorial-Supplies 96.72

Lane Johansen-Boots 64.20

Lincoln Investment-457b Plan 3,219.48

MacQueen Equipment-Supplies 1,605.00

Makenna Grove-Certification 443.94

NEIA Mechanical-Services 1,384.81

OrTec Sales-Supplies 1,225.00

Petty Cash-Supplies 37.34

PSN-Fees 64.95

Scott Johansen-Boots 82.93

Sisco Premium Trust-Insurance 22,147.45

Spahn & Rose-Supplies 124.80

State Hygienic Lab-Testing 64.50

The Standard-Insurance 143.53

The Union-Publishing 529.86

Torkelson Motors-Services 125.00

Treasurer State of IA-Taxes 2,957.49

UMB Bank-Loans 366,822.50

US Postmaster-Postage 515.20

Visa-Supplies 472.87

Washington National-Insurance 125.85

Wright Way Computers-Services 73.00

Utility Refunds -----

Total Payroll 58,951.65

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Total Claims $895,084.90

TOTAL CLAIMS BY FUND: TOTAL RECEIPTS BY FUND:

General $96,407.37 $90,072.21

Fire Equipment Replacement

Road Use Tax 9,936.74 28,035.40

Employee Benefits 17,777.09 28,407.86

LOST 25,906.03

TIF

Revolving Loan Fund 725.72

Library Donations 100.00

Park Equipment

Pool Improvement

Cemetery Donations 280.00

Debt Service 328,720.00 77,842.35

Capital Improvement

Airport Project

Bridge Project 2,500.00

Equipment Revolving

Perpetual Care 280.00

Water 33,281.56 Capital Water Fee 5,669.60

Sewer 16,330.27 27,625.23 Capital Sewer Fee 39,118.74

Sewer Sinking Fund 348,142.70 38,343.00

Capital Sewer Projects

Storm Water 4,441.02

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Totals $895,084.90 $402,628.72

Consider Chicken Council discussed chicken permit for Julie Everett at 203 State Street. Motion to

Permit for Julie Everett approve chicken permit if resident complies with City ordinance by July 1st by building a larger coop or housing fewer chickens was made by McElree, seconded by Miller. All Aye. Carried.

Approval of Fireworks Motion to approve Fireworks Permit for Bruce Fink for July 5, 2025, at 410

Permit for Bruce Fink Auburn Street was made by DeBack, seconded by Miller. All Aye. Carried.

Approval of Liquor Motion to approve liquor license renewal for All Stop was made by DeBack,

License Renewal for seconded by McElree. All Aye. Carried.

All Stop

Approval of Cigarette Motion to approve Cigarette Permits for Quillin’s Quality Foods, Casey’s #3452,

Permits for FY25-26 Dollar General Store #7653, All Stop, and BP Express for FY25-26 was made by

DeBack, seconded by Miller. All Aye. Carried.

Approval of Motion to approve Resolution 2025-26 for salary increases as recommended by

Resolution 2025-26 the Benefits Committee for FY25-26 starting with hours on July 1, 2025, was

Salary Increases for made by Miller, seconded by DeBack. All Aye. Carried.

FY25-26

Discuss StreetScape Street Superintendent Johansen updated Council on progress of lime chips in

Maintenance downtown streets and granite chips on Cook Street. Johansen will check on other

chip options and prices and will make and share a schedule for maintenance going forward.

Discuss Trail Side Council and Jon Biederman discussed Trail side slopes and seeding. Rausch

Slopes and Seeding Construction will be returning to determine next steps.

Adjourn With no further business to bring before the Council, a motion to adjourn was made by Miller, seconded by McElree. All Aye. Carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:35 p.m.