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Agenda: Regular City Council Meeting

  • March 2, 2026 at 5:30 pm
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Agenda

1.
CALL TO ORDER

2.
ROLL CALL

3.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.
FROM THE MAYOR

5.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED AND/OR AS AMENDED

  1. Cash Report
  2. Accounts Payable Claims
  3. Prior Months Minutes

6.
COMMUNICATIONS - CITIZENS

  1. Jayne Hintz to present council with the new playground equipment design for City Park
  2. Claire Hack – Building Permit

7.
COUNCILMEMBER FOLLOW UP TO CITIZEN COMMUNICATION

8.
COUNCIL ACTION ITEMS

  1. Motion to set the FY27 property tax levy rate public hearing on March 23, 2026, at 5:30pm
  2. Discussion and possible motion on FY27 pay for PW Director and City Clerk.
  3. Discussion and possible motion of health insurance premium increase
  4. Discussion and possible motion to move all city clerk wages to come from Clerk/Admin and not from Clerk/Admin (70%), Water (15%), Sewer (15%)
  5. Discussion and possible motion for the city attorney
  6. Discussion and possible motion for the email received from Flock Safety who is partnering with the Cedar County Sheriff's Office

9.
RESOLUTIONS/ORDINANCES

  1. Discussion and possible motion of RESOLUTION #2026-06 – A resolution assigning transfer of funds.
  2. Discussion and possible motion of RESOLUTION #2026-07 – A resolution for the scholarship for the 2026 summer session of the municipal professional’s institute.

10.
CITY CLERK REPORTS

11.
DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS

  1. PUBLIC WORKS - MONTHLY WATER/WASTEWATER REPORT
  2. LIBRARY
  3. EMS/RESCUE
  4. FIRE DEPARTMENT
  5. POLICE DEPARTMENT

12.
NUISANCE HEARINGS PER CITY OF LOWDEN CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 2.

13.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - The purpose of this is for Council to give directions to staff by way of motion to have items placed on future agendas. Discussion of the merits of the subject matter is not permitted under Iowa Code Chapter 21.

14.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS

15.
ADJOURNMENT

Officials

  • Derrick Lange , Mayor
  • Alan Carlson , Councilman
  • Austin Lange , Councilman
  • Gene Hamdorf , Councilman
  • Kasey Sander , Councilman
  • Nick Lange , Councilman
  • Heather Conrad , City Clerk

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