AGENDA
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, February 1, 2021
6:00 p.m. Fayette Community Library in Community Room (104 W. State Street, backdoor) or by Conference Call/Online Meeting due to COVID-19 (per Iowa Code 21.8)
Due to COVID-19 cases in Fayette County, the Mayor, Council Members, City Staff and the public may attend in-person or access the meeting one of these two ways:
Online at www.freeconferencecall.com, Access Code: 563425, Online Meeting ID: cityoffayette
Telephone: 1-978-990-5000, Access Code: 563425#
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Please join the meeting by telephone or online at least 3 minutes before the start of the meeting.
Please keep your phone/microphone muted during the meeting.
1. ROLL CALL
2. CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
A. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes 1/19/21
B. Approval of Claims List 1/16/21 - 1/29/21
C. Receiving of December 2020 Financial Reports
3. RECEIVING & FILING OF ANY COMMUNICATIONS, PETITIONS OR PLEAS OF PROTEST
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AS PRESENTED
5. RECEIVING & FILING WRITTEN REPORTS OF OFFICERS
A. Mayor's Report
1. Appoint Jordan Franken to the Fayette Recreation Board for a 2-year term, expiring 2/1/23
B. City Administrator/Clerk's Report
C. Police Chief’s Report
6. OLD BUSINESS
A. Public Hearing on the Proposed Property Tax Levy for Fiscal Year July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022
B. Resolution 2021-4 – Adopting the Proposed Property Tax Levy for FY 2022.
7. WRITTEN REPORTS & LETTERS FROM COMMITTEES & BOARDS
A. Fayette Finance Committee Meeting Minutes from 1/21/21
8. NEW BUSINESS
A. Discussion and consideration in granting officer Nicole Ball an unpaid leave of absence.
B. Discussion and consideration in moving forward with a Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Insurance plan for city employees
C. Resolution 2021-5 Opening a Separate Checking Account for City of Fayette Employees Health Insurance.
D. Resolution 2021-6 – Appointing Paying Agent, Note Registrar, and Transfer Agent, Approving the Paying Agent and Note Registrar and Transfer Agent Agreement and Authorizing the Execution of the Agreement in reference to the $500,000 General Obligation Capital Loan Notes, Series 2021
E. Resolution 2021-7 – Approving and authorizing a form of Loan Agreement and authorizing and providing for the issuance, and levying a tax to pay the Notes; Approval of the Tax Exemption Certificate in reference to the $500,000 General Obligation Capital Loan Notes, Series 2021
F. Resolution 2021-8 – Approving public areas and restricted areas for all city buildings and facilities
G. Discussion and consideration in starting the process in applying for a Homes for Iowa House
H. Discussion and consideration in setting the letting and holding a public hearing for March 1, 2021 for the West Water Street Reconstruction Project
9. ADJOURN
