LIBERTYVILLE IOWA

City of Libertyville, Iowa

Regular Council Meeting

Meeting Minutes

May 13, 2025

 

The regular meeting of the Libertyville City Council was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by

Mayor-Kevin Snyder at the Libertyville Community Center. Council members in attendance were Tom Atwood, Dave Bisgard, Rebecca Miller, Cody Guffey, and City Attorney Paul Miller. Also present was Allen Melcher, Donna Shirkey, Dale Sue Glass, Deborah Moore, Tim Helmick, Bob Glass, Linda Dougherty, Marilyn Nance, and Rusty Simpson

 

APPROVE OR AMEND AGENDA:   Mr. Guffey motioned to amend the agenda. Second by Mr. Bisgard. All ayes.  Motion passed.

 

CONSENT AGENDA:  Mrs. Miller motioned to approve the consent agenda. Second by Mr. Guffey. All ayes.  Motion passed.

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

FIRE CHIEF REPORT: None

MAINTENANCE REPORT: Maintenance Vacancy. Job Posting for maintenance position to be put up.

TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE REPORT:  None

LIBERTYVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE: Signs are going up at the ballfields

FACES OF LIBERTYVILLE: City wide garage sales will be on June 6th and 7th, partnering with Douds. Community Awards: Business of the year-Libertyville Gas & Goodies, Volunteer of the year-Ben Godwin/Edgewood Electric, and Contributor of the year-Mark Walker.

PERMITS & SETBACKS:

Building Permit-Darwin Vice-Approved

PUBLIC FORUM:

Allen Melcher-Asking for reduction on rental property water bill, water heater broke and the sewer portion of the bill is high due to leak. Asking to lower it to the average usage of the home over the last 3 months.

Bob Glass-Asked about the situation with the maintenance man quitting and the reason why

Dale Sue Glass-Asking about why the need for a time clock for the maintenance position

Linda Dougherty-Speaking on the thousands of hours that Mark Walker volunteered and helped in the community.

MAYOR/COUNCIL/ATTORNEY COMMENTS:

Rebecca Miller: The idea of the time clock was it was to be used to better allocate our budget and how many hours were put into each task.

Dave Bisgard: We would love to fix things with Mark Walker as a city.

Paul Miller: Will Send and Ordinance for new business next month for the abandoned vehicle ordinance

Kevin Snyder: DNR came to the lagoons and was impressed with the improvements made, will be analyzing INI with new system.

Discussed adding a dialer at the lagoon with Linder Electric so that we know when anything faults out.

OLD BUSINESS:

Libertyville Sewer Smoking Report

Pickleball/Basketball Court

Abandoned Vehicle Ordinance

 

NEW BUSINESS:

Yard Clean Up Letters

Appoint City Council Vacancy for 05/13/2025

 

Accept the Resignation of City Council Member Donna Shirkey on 05/13/2025.

Mr. Guffey motioned to Accept the Resignation of City Council Member Donna Shirkey on 05/13/2025. Second by Mr. Bisgard. Roll Call Vote.

            Ayes: Atwood, Bisgard, Atwood, and Miller

            Nays: None

            Absent: None

 

ADJOURNMENT:

The meeting was adjourned at 7:12 p.m. with a Motion by Mr. Guffey. Second by Mr. Bisgard.  All Ayes.  Motion passed.