The Whalan City Council met for a special public hearing on December 12, 2016 at 5 p.m. to hear a response from a resident in regards to junk items on their premises. The council felt it had become a nuisance.
With City Attorney Terry Chiglo in attendance, the council heard from a member of that household who attended the hearing to respond to a nuisance order. The resident commented they have been working on cleaning up the property.
A list of items which were to be cleaned up and/or removed from the property had been sent to the homeowner. The city attorney and the council reviewed the list of items and spoke with the resident during the hearing.
Council members and the city attorney had viewed the property prior to the hearing and agreed it had been cleaned up sufficiently. Motion by Halvorson, second by Johnson, to suspend the nuisance order with the provision that the property is not allowed to return to a similar state. Motion carried.
Motion by Smith, second by Johnson, to adjourn the special public hearing. Motion carried.
The city was billed $154.97 from the city attorney for his work on this matter.
Minutes
Minutes from the previous month were read by City Clerk Melander. Motion by Smith, second by Johnson to approve the minutes as read. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report
Treasurer’s Report and Bills Due were read by Melander. As of November 30, 2016 balance of checkbook, savings and cds is $74,018.76. Motion by Johnson, second by Smith, to approve Treasurer’s Report and Bills Due as read. Motion carried.
Visitor comments
Wes Harding clarified that the city will not be taking over the Taste of the Trail account and their account was not closed. The Hall Restoration committee’s account was closed as the restoration has been completed.
Randy Berekvam attended the meeting to notify the council he would be interested in doing mowing for the city if the position were to become available.
Old Business
A discussion took place on the proposed 4% tax levy increase. The increase amounts to $957.63, which is split between all residents. The bulk of the increase is needed to cover the higher cost for fire and ambulance services. Motion by Chiglo, second by Johnson, to approve the 2017 tax levy increase of 4%. Motion carried.
New Business
There were no new business topics to discuss.
Before the meeting was adjourned, Wes Harding took a moment to thank the outgoing mayor and council members for the dedication and service to the city of Whalan, which drew a round of applause from those in attendance.
Motion by Smith, second by Halvorson, to adjourn the December 2016 meeting. Motion carried.
The next regularly scheduled Whalan City Council meeting will be held January 9, 2017 at 5:30 p.m.
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