Charlotte City Council Proceedings

NOVEMBER 2025

Mayor Kelly Snyder called the regular meeting of the Charlotte City Council to order at 6:00 PM with council members Snyder, Eberhart, Labarr, Lamaack, and Hosette present.

The consent agenda included approval of the agenda, the clerk’s financial report, the minutes of November 11^th regular meeting of 2025, and the following revenues and expenses:

Bills paid prior to Meeting:

941 Tax – 1,802.81

IPERS – 1,253.00

State W/H Tax- 1,061.79

Sales Tax- 19.41          

Water Excise Tax- 429.30

Alliant- 2,431.93

Windstream, email- 26.84

VISA- misc & postage- 576.91

 

Accounts Payable for Meeting:

AT Disposal, garbage- 2,822.45

Canon Services, printer parts- 26.20

Clinton County Sheriff, monthly contract – 1,186.60

Cedar Rapids Municipal – 30.00

CHEM RIGHT Labs, testing- 352.00 + 96.00

F&B- 73.50

Gordon Flesch Co – 77.68

GWorks, annual software dues- 5,400.00

John Deere Financial, parks – 1,004.99

KAMline Hwy Markings- 54.83

Lynch Dallas – 1,060.60

Manatt’s – 665.55

Observer- 145.06

Preston Telephone, phone & Internet – 314.09

P&K Midwest, oil filters- 323.42

Rhonda Marlowe, reimburse- 97.38

Schimberg, parts- 117.60

State Hygienic Lab, chemicals- 777.00

Water Solutions – 765.18

 

Gross Wages:

$ 8,588.63

 

OCTOBER  FUND                    REVENUES           EXPENSES

GENERAL FUND                         $42,947.00         $14,888.28

ROAD USE FUND                        $2,921.71           $2,212.76  

Employee Benefit                        $3,077.72           $406.55

Emergency Fund                         $ 0                      $ 0.00

LOST FUND                                  $5,436.01           $ 0.00                   

Water                                            $7,587.31           $5,701.42

Sewer                                           $3,473.35           $2,716.43

                                       

TOTAL:                                       $65,433.10       $25,925.44

 

 

A motion to approve the consent agenda was made by Lamaack with a second by Labaar. All ayes.

 

Public Forum: 

Barb Garson inquired about minutes posted on website, and was assured they are.  Also inquired about the campground schedule.

           

 

Digital Sign discussions tabled to December after further research.

           

Zoning for Labarr tabled to December.

 

Knutsen building permit was tabled until December to get updated permit, drawings and confirmation from county to correlate with iDNR findings in regards to flood zone.

 

A motion was made by Eberhart with a second by Snyder to lock in the price with LL Pelling Co and make a decision in spring what roads to maintenance.  All ayes.

           

           

 

Reports:

Rhonda updated about the water tower, that we are just waiting on water tests and that James would get involved in completing DNR checklist.  Rhonda also brought up concerns about the Creamery Road sledding hill.  It was decided in day-to-day business that the street will not be closed and “Sled at own risk” signs will need to be posted, which Rhonda will take care of.

 

 

Motion to adjourn at 6:27p.m. by Snyder with a second by Lamaack. All Ayes.

 

 

                                                                                                ________________________________
                                                                                                Kelly Snyder, Mayor

Attest:

 

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Chris Budde, City Clerk