Posted: January 7, 2025 | Updated: January 20, 2025
AGENDA
NOTICE AND CALL OF PUBLIC MEETING
GOVERNMENTAL BODY: THE CITY COUNCIL OF CRESCO, IOWA
DATE OF MEETING: JANUARY 8, 2025
TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING: 3:30 P.M. CITY HALL, 130 N PARK PLACE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ABOVE MENTIONED
GOVERNMENTAL BODY WILL MEET AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SET OUT ABOVE. THE TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR SAID MEETING IS AS FOLLOWS:
ROLL CALL: CARMAN, BOUSKA, FOSAAEN, McCONNELL, KRIENER
BUSINESS: There may be action taken on each of the items listed below.
- Discuss Certification Requirements for Public Works Staff
- Discuss Budget for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2026
- Discussion on the Annual Project List Update to the Capital Improvements Plan (“CIP”) 2022 to 2027
- Discuss Employee Time Study
COMMENTS FROM AUDIENCE:
ADJOURN:
THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN AT THE DIRECTION OF THE MAYOR PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 21, CODE OF IOWA AND THE LOCAL RULES OF SAID GOVERNMENTAL BODY. POSTED JANUARY 7, 2025.
MINUTES
Mayor Fortune called the Cresco City Council meeting to order on January 8, 2025 at 3:30 pm. Council Members Carman, Bouska, Fosaaen, McConnell, and Kriener were present. No council members were absent.
Water Superintendent Drew Zahasky explained certification requirements for water and wastewater staff. The employee handbook and union contract currently requires cross certification between water and wastewater departments. He explained that by getting certified there is no additional benefits to the city, just added expenses to keep the certifications active. Council discussed the matter extensively and agreed with Zahasky. They encourage employees to continue their training for their department, but not to require it for other departments.
City Clerk Hill presented the proposed budget for FY26. The Regular General Levy will only increase property tax revenue by $25,673 this year. The General Funds have a budgeted loss of $735,900 and an overall loss of $1,988,100 so cuts need to be made to the budget requests.
Project and equipment purchase requests were reviewed and some items were moved to future fiscal years. Council would like each department to review their budget and come up with ways to increase revenue or decrease expenses.
Recommended changes will be made to the budget and another budget worksession will be scheduled.
The discussion on the annual project list for the Capital Improvement Plan “CIP” was tabled until a future meeting.
Council discussed having the department heads do an employee time study to better understand their daily duties. This will be discussed further at a later date.
Carman moved to adjourn the Council Meeting at 6:30 pm. Bouska seconded, and it passed all ayes. The next regular Cresco City Council meeting will be January 20, 2025, at 5:30 pm at Cresco City Hall.
Mayor Alexander Fortune
City Clerk Nicole Hill