Oct 19, 2026

Winterset City Council Agenda & Packet October 19, 2026 · 7 recorded votes · Present at roll call: Cook, Fairholm, Eller, Fletcher · Absent: Orr

All votes

Every vote in the official minutes, in agenda order. Routine items on this meeting (2): bills and claims, hearing dates. Full minutes for the whole Oct 19, 2026 meeting (saved copy)

• Vote 1Mary Ann OrrCarried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes
• Vote 2Consent agenda (4 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.

  4 consent items

  1. City Council Meeting minutes from October 5, 2026
  2. Utility Board Meeting minutes from September 21, 2026
  3. Winterset Municipal Utilities Activity Report
  4. Class C Retail Alcohol License (LC) Renewal – The Drift LLC
• Vote 3Claims: to approve the following list of claimsCarried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · $333,961.87 · Minutes

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

• Vote 4Resolutions and Actions: Member Cook to approve Resolution No. 2026-48 a Resolution Setting a date for Public Hearing on the Proposed Adoption by Reference of Iowa Code Section…Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes

  What this means: Setting a hearing. This kind of vote schedules a public hearing for a later meeting and allows notice to be published. It does not approve the proposal itself.

• Vote 5Andrew J. Barden, City Administrator/ City Clerk: Member Fletcher to approve Resolution No. 2026-49 a Resolution Authorizing City of Winterset Parks and Recreation Department to…Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 5

  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.

• Vote 6City of Winterset, Iowa: Member Fairholm to approve WWTF Change Order #7Carried 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 7Member Eller to approve WWTF Pay App #15Carried unanimously (roll call) · Count only · Minutes, p. 5

  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.