City seeking interested party to fill vacant council seat
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GLENWOOD CITY—The City Council is seeking to fill a vacant council seat created by the resignation of Randy Ketola. Ketola and his family moved from within the City to a home in the Town of Glenwood.
At their regular monthly meeting on September 19th the council moved to invite any citizen in Glenwood City to write a letter of application to serve on the council. Then the council will choose a person to fill that vacant seat from the application received. The application letter must be received by the city before the council’s next meeting that is scheduled for October 14.
Also open is the mayor’s seat that was vacated by the resignation of John Larson last month. Council president, Rob Unruh has assumed the leadership position at council meetings.
It was learned at the September 19th meeting that an election must be held to fill the mayor’s seat. There was no discussion at the meeting as to when that election might be held.
During his report, Police Chief Robert Darwin informed the council that the job offered to a new police officer has been accepted and that he will start next Monday. He also reported that Rustic Lore celebration went off “without a hitch,” noting the department did not get one call.
Council President Unruh questioned Cedar Corporation representatives that were in attendance at the meeting about the parking lot at the new Municipal Building, “is it getting another coat of blacktop?” Unruh was informed that the parking lot was complete, but a couple of other small items that needed attention were discussed and in the end the council approve a final payment of $10,000 to Derrick Building Solutions on a four to one vote, with council member Ben DeGross voting no on the payment.
Heard from Director Rochel Karlson that the use of the library’s computers, Facebook and website were all up last month and they had a total circulation of 771. She also informed the council that Mad Hatter’s Tea Party would be held on October 15th and that the Christmas on Oak Street Open House is tentatively set for December 3rd.
The council addressed the wording policy in the employee handbook changing the wording of “Paid Time Off,” from total of 120 days, to 960 hours.
They approved spending up to $5,250 for a new brush mower to fit the three-point hitch on the city’s tractor.
They put an item into committee to discuss creating a policy for the use of the electronic sign at the Municipal Building, and approved an operator’s license to Denise L. Smith.
