May 18, 2026

Winterset City Council Agenda & Packet May 18, 2026 · 10 recorded votes · Present at roll call: Cook, Fairholm, Eller, Fletcher, Orr · Absent: none listed

All votes

Every vote in the official minutes, in agenda order. Routine items on this meeting (1): bills and claims. Full minutes for the whole May 18, 2026 meeting (saved copy)

• Vote 1Item title not in the recordCarried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes
• Vote 2Consent agenda (11 items, approved in one vote)Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes

  What this means: Consent agenda. A list of routine items the council approves together in one vote, without separate discussion. Any member can ask to pull an item out for its own vote.

  11 consent items

  1. City Council Meeting minutes from May 4, 2026
  2. Utility Board Meeting minutes from April 20, 2026
  3. Winterset Municipal Utilities Activity Report
  4. Special Class C Retail Alcohol License Renewal – Comes Investments Inc
  5. Special Class B Native Retail Wine License Ownership Amendment – Madison County
  6. Chamber of Commerce
  7. Retail Tobacco License Renewal – Git-N-Go Convenience Stores Inc
  8. Special Class C Retail Alcohol License Renewal – Winterset Iowa Theater
  9. Class E Retail Alcohol License Renewal – Fareway Stores, Inc. #683
  10. Premises Transfer – The Honey Lounge
  11. Utility Bill Adjustment – 216 S 4th St
• Vote 3Approve the following list of claimsCarried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · $159,152.97 · Minutes, p. 3

  What this means: Paying bills. The council’s routine approval of the city’s bills and payroll for the period.

• Vote 4Public Hearing: Member Cook to enter into public hearing; the motion wasCarried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes

  What this means: Public hearing. A set time at a meeting when anyone can speak to the council about a proposal before it decides. Hearings are required by law for some actions, such as budgets, rezoning and borrowing.

• Vote 5Resolutions and Actions: Member Fletcher to approve Resolution No. 2026-25 a Resolution approving change order to Street Project 2025Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes

  What this means: Change order. An approved change to a construction contract the city already signed. It can raise or lower the price, or change the work or the schedule.

• Vote 6Andrew J. Barden, City Administrator/City Clerk: Member Eller to approve Pay App #4 for Street Project 2025Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 6

  What this means: Pay application. A contractor’s request to be paid for work finished so far on an approved project. Cities often hold back a share, called retainage, until the job is complete.

• Vote 7Member Fletcher to approve Change Order #5 for WWTFCarried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 6

  What this means: Change order. An approved change to a construction contract the city already signed. It can raise or lower the price, or change the work or the schedule.

• Vote 8Member Eller to approve Pay App #10 for WWTFCarried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 6

  What this means: Pay application. A contractor’s request to be paid for work finished so far on an approved project. Cities often hold back a share, called retainage, until the job is complete.

• Vote 9Member Orr to approve Resolution No. 2026-26 a Resolution Awarding Contract for the 2026 Street Improvements ProjectCarried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 7

  What this means: Bids and contracts. For public construction, the city approves plans and a cost estimate, takes bids, then awards the contract, usually to the lowest responsible bidder.

• Vote 10All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. Motion: Member Cook to approve Resolution No. 2026-27 a…Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · $16,000,000 · Minutes, p. 7 · Full page →

  What this means: Resolution. A formal council decision, usually made in one vote. It approves a specific action, such as a contract, plan or policy, without changing the city code.