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May 18, 2026
FINANCE COMMITTEE
5:10 p.m.
Harold E. Getty Council Chambers
Pre -Meeting Items
Roll Call.
Members present: Chairperson Steve Simon, Vice Chairperson Steve Schmitt and Hector
Salamanca Arroyo.
Approval of Agenda as proposed or amended.
Schmitt/Salamanca
that the agenda as presented be approved. Voice vote -Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Approval of Minutes of the May 4, 2026, Finance Committee meeting as proposed or amended.
Schmitt/Salamanca
that the minutes of the May 4, 2026, Finance Committee meeting as proposed, be approved.
Voice vote -Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
TRAVEL REQUESTS
Schmitt/Salamanca
that the following travel requests be approved. Voice vote -Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Officers B. Tyler, Schneider and Sabanaqic
Class/Meeting: Governors Traffic Safety Bureau Conference
Destination: Ankeny, IA
Dates: June 3-5, 2026
Amount not to exceed: $880.00
Bridgett Wood, Finance Director
Class/Meeting: Certified Public Manager Program
Destination: Des Moines, IA and online
Dates: September 2026 - December 2027
Amount not to exceed: $9,913.80
Tatiana Moore, Housing Coordinator
Class/Meeting: NSPIRE - Nan McKay Training for Housing Choice Voucher
Destination: Webinar
Dates: June 9-11, 2026
Amount not to exceed: $1,000.00
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LeKeisha Veasley, Housing Authority Director; Dana Jackson, Housing Inspector;
Tatiana Moore, Jennifer McGee, Senada Muhic, and LaToya Hall, Housing Coordinators
Class/Meeting: Iowa NAHRO 2026 Annual Conference
Destination: Des Moines, IA
Dates: April 20-22, 2026
Amount not to exceed: $4,776.00 (Amended)
Mr. Salamanca questioned the increase.
Bridgett Wood, Flnance Director, explained that they forgot to include meal reimbursements on
the original request.
LeKeisha Veasley, Housing Authority Director
Class/Meeting: Housing Choice Voucher Financial Accounting and Reporting
Destination: Webinar
Dates: June 16-18, 2026
Amount not to exceed: $1,000.00
Casy Cory and Emily Hansen, Waste Management Lab Technicians
Class/Meeting: 2026 IAWEA Annual Conference
Destination: Des Moines, IA
Dates: June 17-18, 2026
Amount not to exceed: $1,234.99
Ben Wagner, GIS Coordinator
Class/Meeting: 2026 Environmental Systems Research Institute User Conference
Destination: San Diego, CA
Dates: July 13-17, 2026
Amount not to exceed: $2,425.00
Robbin Degeratu, Library Director
Class/Meeting: American Library Association Annual Conference
Destination: Chicago, IL
Dates: June 25-29, 2026
Amount not to exceed: $2,310.00
Teresa Dahlgren and Sarah Sellers, Librarian I and Missie Sturch, Library Assistant
Class/Meeting: Public Library Association Annual Conference
Destination: Minneapolis, MN
Dates: April 1-3, 2026
Amount not to exceed: $4,200.00
Mr. Salamanca questioned why this was late coming to the committee.
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Bridgett Wood, Finance Director, explained that the Library does not always go through the
Finance Committee for travel and were not aware that they needed to once it met a certain
dollar amount.
Mr. Salamanca asked if she planned any remedial training for city staff so they understood.
Bridgett Wood explained that she has since corrected the issue.
PRE -AUTHORIZATION TO EXPEND OVER $2,500.00
Salamanca/Schmitt
that the request for the following pre -authorizations to expend over $2,500 be approved Voice
vote -Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Airport (Carpet - 2ndFloor Office Spaces) - AMENDED
Amount: $14,180.43 + $1,093.32 S/H
Expenditure: Amending a pre -authorization for additional carpet received due to a clause in the
quote, resulting in an additional $198.28 + $52.02 shipping.
Building - Finance (Water Service Repair)
Amount: $8,087.00
Expenditure: Water service repair completed at 620 Mulberry Street and associated concrete
patch work.
Central Garage (2026 Ford Ranger)
Amount: $34,158.00
Expenditure: Replace Buildinq_Inspection's 2008 Ford Ranger unit #510802.
Mr. Salamanca questioned why we were purchasing a new vehicle when the Fire Department
had just purchased a much older one.
Randy Bennett, Public Works Division Manager, provided an overview of the purchase.
Mr. Simon asked if it was purchased locally.
Randy Bennett explained the local review of options.
Fire (Emergency Lights)
Amount: $2,551.00
Expenditure: Emergency light bar for fire department vehicle #325.
Fire (Emergency Ventilator Service and Repair)
Amount: Not to exceed $4,750.00
Expenditure: 5-year preventative maintenance inspection with a 30,000-hour service that will
replace critical wear parts.
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Fire (Lights and Sirens)
Amount: $4,561.50
Expenditure: Lights, sirens and hardware required for installation on the battalion chief's truck
vehicle #339.
This item was amended to change the vehicle identification number from #300 to #339.
Leisure Services (Play Panels)
Amount: $11,025.00
Expenditure: New play panels for Hope Martin Park, paid for with funds left in the donation from
the Donna Bartley Reed Estate.
Leisure Services (Rent for Storage)
Amount: $14,644.45
Expenditure: Rental of maintenance building storage space located at 304 W. 5th Street for
equipment and maintenance operations for the downtown area for the period of July 2026
through June 2027.
Leisure Services (John Deere 5115M Repairs)
Amount: NTE $7,000.00
Expenditure: Repairs to John Deere 5115M roadside mowing tractor.
Planning (Appraisal Services)
Amount: $4,200.00
Expenditure: Appraisal performed by Commercial Appraisers of Iowa to appraise a proposed
drainage and storm water easement located at 3533 West Airline Highway.
Police (Ballistic Vest Replacements)
Amount: $21,422.50
Expenditure: (23) Ballistic vest replacements for 23 officers with expiring vests.
Sewer (Eastside Interceptor - Bypass Pumping Monitoring)
Amount: $93,184.00
Expenditure: Rain for Rent personnel monitoring bypass pumping from April 20—May 3, 2026, in
conjunction with the FY26 Emergency Sanitary Sewer Repair at Dead End of Nevada Street
project.
Sewer (Eastside Interceptor - Rental for 36 inch Line Bypass Pumping)
Amount: $32,754.23 + $29,059.20 Delivery/Fuel
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Expenditure: Rental equipment for 36 inch line bypass pumping, in conjunction with the FY26
Emergency Sanitary Sewer Repair at Dead End of Nevada Street project.
Sewer (Eastside Interceptor - Rental for 54 inch Line Bypass Pumping)
Amount: $50,836.71 + $28,571.20 Delivery/Fuel
Expenditure: Rental equipment for 54 inch line bypass pumping, in conjunction with the FY26
Emergency Sanitary Sewer Repair at Dead End of Nevada Street project.
Traffic Operations (Reflective Back plates)
Amount: $26,255.00
Expenditure: Purchase reflective back plates as part of a replacement grant program with the
DOT.
OTHER COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Simon/Schmitt
that the following refund requests be approved. Voice vote -Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Refund request for property located at 1420 Huntington Road for charges billed in error for yard
waste curbside services, in the amount of $309.00.
Refund request for property located at 1723 Robin Road for charges billed in error for garbage
fees, in the amount of $591.01.
Refund request for property located at 1519 Williston Avenue for charges billed in error for yard
waste and recycling fees, in the amount of $24.00.
BILLS PAYMENT
May 11, 2026.
Simon/Schmitt
that the Bills Payment as contained in the Accounts Payable Report dated May 11, 2026, in the
amount of $1,310,001.06, be approved. Voice vote -Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
May 18, 2026.
Simon/Schmitt
that the Bills Payment as contained in the Accounts Payable Report dated May 18, 2026, in the
amount of $5,664,906.71, be approved. Voice vote -Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
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ADJOURNMENT
that the meeting be adjourned at 5:23 p.m. Voice vote -Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
Signed by:
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