Otto was next with his monthly report. He began by telling the council he had been in contact with a company that will do a maintenance program for the generators in town. Otto and Mayor Swearingen felt the program would be good because there are so many components to the generators, that if Otto were to try and work on them one mistake could be very costly. The council agreed to do a one-year maintenance contract to see if it is beneficial before doing a multi-year deal.
Otto next told the council that he will be applying for his applicators license for 2014. He has ordered the books at a cost of $120. Otto said he has continued to use the PO system currently in place with the council. Otto requested he be permitted to purchase a few more tools he feels would make the job go faster and easier. The council granted the purchase.
Otto informed the council the tile line that has been talked about in the Country View Estates will be going in next week. Otto also noted the street lights for the most part have been repaired. The street light by Sun Rich Elevator has some issues and is in a poor location anyway. The council elected to remove the light.
Otto lastly asked for a couple of days off in October, which the council granted.
Paulson was next. He passed out his monthly numbers report. Paulson noted August had ended with a spike in business. September, however, has started slow which is typical for this time of year. Paulson noted he had a distributor that will be working with the MLS to provide monies for the area food shelf during October. Paulson also told the council he was working on a couple of events in the near future.
The council approved the claims for the evening which totaled $13,080.07
The council approved the minutes from the regular meeting on August 22, 2013 and the special meeting minutes from September 5, 2013.
Assistant Clerk Hojberg was next on the agenda. Hojberg gave the council an update on the hours she would like to keep and was wondering about mail collection. Currently Mayor Swearingen picks up the mail and will continue to do so for the interim. The council felt Hojberg should work the job for awhile before setting any type of office hours. Mayor Swearingen noted there are contact numbers on the clerk’s office door if anyone needs assistance.
Mayor Swearingen was next with his update. Swearingen told the council he had purchased a new phone for the city office as the old one will not let the recorded messages be played. Swearingen had no other business for the council.
During open discussion for the councilmen, Councilman Reiter passed out the City Clerk job description and job application forms for the council to review. After some discussion, it was decided Reiter will revise the forms and bring back to the council at the next meeting.
The next meeting of the Ellendale City Council will be on September 26 at 7:30 p.m.
