Aug 8 Council Meeting

The meeting took about an hour, and we got some good stuff covered. One of the bigger items was hiring Jodi Meredith as city clerk on a contract basis through the rest of the year. Jodi will be increasing her hours, and helping get some paperwork knocked out, that needs to be done. We were hoping City Clerk Deneen Frost would be back on August 1, but she ran into some more medical issues, and her return is again delayed. So to make sure we stay on top of the financial issues of the City, we have secured the services of Jodi, through the remainder of the year.

We also have started the process of assessing a notice fee for delivered warnings of water shutoffs. We have had some customers in the city who have been habitually late in paying their water/sewer bills. Currently for late bills, we put a notice on the next months bill, they get a reminder call, they get a letter, another reminder call, then a knock on the door, and if no one is home, a notice posted. The next, the water will be shut off.

That is a lot of labor for our staff, especially when a water/sewer bill is not a surprise. So many cities are issuing a fee for the home visit final warning. If you simply accidentally forget to pay for a month, and respond to our notice, you should not ever see this fee.

I also made some appointments to various boards and commissions in Roland. Thanks to these folks for stepping up to help Roland.
Mike Risdal Board of Adjustments term expiring 6-30-16
Uri Levine Planning and Zoning Board term expiring 6-30-13 (filling expired term of Doug Sargent)
Marvin Wright Planning and Zoning Board term expiring 6-30-16
Jennifer Sikes Library Board term expiring 6-30-14
Jason Ellsberry Library Board term expiring 6-30-14
Jen Jackson Pool Board term expiring 6-30-14