Agenda February 5, 2025

CITY OF FORT ATKINSON

AGENDA

February 5, 2025 @ 6:00 P.M.

City Council Meeting – Community Center

  1. Call the meeting to order.
  2. Roll Call.
  3. Consider approval of consent items (minutes from January 2025, claims, clerk/treasurer report, ABD license LE0004040 for Huber’s Store)

           

  1. Persons wanting to address the council (if not on the agenda) ( 5 minutes to speak per item)

 

  1. Oak Hill Cemetery

            a.)  Approval of Ordinance # 43 establishing cemetery to Fort Atkinson code

            b.)  Approval of Resolution # 399 approving cemetery fees

 

  1. Re-appoint Jay Schwamman and Gerald Schmitt to the Historic Preservation Commission with term     ending 12/31/28

 

  1. Discuss/review proposed 2025-2026 budget
  2. a) Northeast Iowa Housing Trust Fund request $ 200.00
  3. b) NEICAC request for funding $ 312.00
  4. c) Winneshiek County Development $ 500.00
  5. d) Helping Services $ 200.00 (Lansing was written up in an audit for this but Winneshiek County donates)

 

  1. Consider approval of any building permits submitted

 

  1. City Maintenance Report

 

  1. Items for discussion, future agenda items (no action taken)

 

  1. Date for March meeting needs to be on MONDAY, March 3rd. due to deadline to file max levy

 

  1. Adjournment

 

 

Next meeting is MARCH 3, 2025,  MONDAY!  ( we must certify levy to state by March 5th)

At the March 3rd we will create a proposed tax levy rate (without debt service) and set a public hearing for April 2nd.  

On  April 2nd we will have to have a public hearing on the proposed property tax levy, immediately after this meeting we will have our regular council meeting (must be a separate meeting). We will set a public hearing date for April 23rd (Special Meeting) to approve the budget. On April 23rd we will hold a public hearing to approve. The budget needs to be submitted by April 30th.