City of Pisgah City Hall – Council Meeting Minutes Thursday– June 18, 2026 – 6:00 P.M. Call to Order: Mayor, T Hamer 6:00 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance: 6:00 p.m. Roll Call: T Hamer - Mayor, M …

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City of Pisgah City Hall – Council Meeting Minutes Thursday– June 18, 2026 – 6:00 P.M. Call to Order: Mayor, T Hamer 6:00 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance: 6:00 p.m. Roll Call: T Hamer - Mayor, M Jenson, R Woodward, Karen Wilson (Absent), V McHugh, N Madsen & City Employees; T Noah Approval of Agenda: 1st N Madsen 2nd R Woodward Ayes Carry 4 - 0 Approval of Minutes and Bills: 1st M Jenson 2nd V McHugh Ayes Carry 4 – 0 Approval of Financial Report: 1st R Woodward 2nd N Madsen – Ayes Carry 4 – 0 Visitors On Agenda: Attorney C Fichter, Tyler Gartenberg (MidAmerican Energy) Mayor and/or Commission Reports: N Madsen – Parks, M Jensen - Sewer, R Woodward Landfill Commission, T Hamer – EMA T Hamer reported that he attended the county EMA meeting they are still working on updating the systems. R Woodward discussed landfill updates. New Business: * MidAmerican Franchise Agreement (Tyler Gartenberg): Mr. Gartenberg gave the council a presentation explaining the process for updating and renewing Pisgah’s Franchise Agreement with MidAmerican Energy, this is normally done every 25 years, and Pisgah will need to have a public hearing to complete this process. The Council directed T Noah to work with Mr. Gartenberg to complete this process. No Motions made at this time. * Property Clean up Letter: The Council and Mayor discussed a commission that will look at properties, talk to property owners, and possibly start sending letters. The mayor said we need to keep this as positive as possible but clean up and enforcement of ordinances is necessary. No Motions made on this topic * Property Cleanup Letters: The Mayor and Council will report possible code violations so letters can be sent out. 1st letter will be a courtesy reminder, 2nd will give timeline and directives to correct the situation, and 3rd will be from the city attorney. * Discussion of New Ordinance Code: The Council discussed the possible new ordinance book; the mayor asked that they think about setting up time at a meeting to start going over the new book and recommend starting the property maintenance sections first. No Motions made at this time. * Open Bids on Tables: The city office received two sealed bids for the tables in city hall after they had been advertised for sale by bid. The top bid was from A Griffin for $1460.00 for the two tables. Motion made by M Jenson to accept this bid, 2nd by M Madsen, Ayes Carry 4-0 * Possible closed session to discuss ongoing or imminent litigation strategy with council pursuant to Iowa Code 21.5(c) Motion made by M Madsen to enter closed session at 6:38 2nd by R Woodward Ayes Carry 4-0 at 7:26 R Woodward motioned to end closed session and open the meeting 2nd by N Madsen Ayes Carry 4-0 Clerk Report: Vacant Maintenance, Water and Sewer Report: T Noah gave updates on current projects, including tree trimming, grapple bucket, and the ongoing water project. Fire Department: Fire dept will be doing a Car Show at Pisgah Play Days as a fundraiser. Motion to Adjourn – 1st M Jenson 2nd N Madsen – Ayes Carry 4-0 @ 7:40p.m. Tim Hamer, Mayor ATTEST: Todd Noah, City Manager Midwest Labs, Sewer Testing, $75.79 BMO Credit Card, Parks, Buildings, Road, $1,341.04 Harrison Co Landfill, Landfill Fee, $544.69 T Noah, Health Ins, $593.74 R&S Waste Disposal, Trash Service, $1,603.25 Siouxland District Health, Water Testing, $16.00 Sargent Drilling, Well Testing, $1,200.00 Menards Card, Building Materials, $1,177.35 Ryan Publishing, Advertising, $24.00 Z Harris, Contract Labor, $180.00 Travelers Ins, Work Comp, $888.67 Municipal Supply, Water Meters, $1,579.00 Times News, Publishing Legals, $60.78 Stinn Plumbing, Meter Pit Repair, $1,650.71 Windstream, Phone/Internet, $1,190.42 MidAmerican, Electric, $284.31 MacroLabs, Water Testing, $109.50 John Deere Finance, Mower Parts, $25.30 Heartland Coop, Propane, $26.75 FSC Coop, Weed Spray, $309.00 HDC, E28 Dues, $177.75 Harrison Co Crime Stop, Donation, $100.00 Total Bills, $13,158.05 HCTR 7-1-26