REGULAR MEETING OF THE ALCESTER CITY COUNCIL
August 6, 2007

The Alcester city council held their regular monthly meeting on Monday, August 6, 2007 in the council room in the Alcester Community Building. Mayor Bill Koenig opened the meeting at 7:00 PM with the following council members present, Tom Kribell, Pete Larsen, Jesse Duncan and Jim Quick. Absent were Curt Anderson and Brian Berg. Also present during the meeting were Mike Kezar, Charles Haugland and Vern Johnson.
The minutes of the meetings of July 2, 2007 and July 16, 2007 were approved on a motion by Larsen and seconded by Duncan. All voted aye.
A motion by Larsen and seconded by Quick to approve the payment of the following warrants. All voted aye. Salaries, Finance Office, $2,614.40, Police, $6,610.05, Pool, $6,080.56, Park, $36.80, Library, $1,086.28, Auditorium $192.20, Sewer, $3,963.92, Solid Waste, $312.80, Street, $2,227.20. State Bank of Alcester, safe deposit box, $15.00, South Lincoln Rural Water, water purchase, $2,591.15, Rural Development, 1987 Bond, $551.00, Rural Development, $2,060.91, Schoeneman Brothers, supplies, $304.77, State Bank of Alcester, social security, medicare, withholding depository, $2,519.56, Pete’s Produce, supplies, $128.64, L.P. Gill Landfill, landfill use, $1,370.29, Loren Fischer Disposal, garbage pickup, $40.00, Laura Limoges, water deposit refund, $75.00, Deb McConnell, water deposit refund, $75.00, City of Alcester, water deposit refunds, $450.00, Southeastern Electric, utilities, $213.15, Mid American Energy, utilities, $2,796.88, Prairie Wave, internet, $37.05, Alliance Communications, phone service, $274.13, Verizon Wireless, phone service, $89.94, Sprint, phone service, $27.93, Wanda Halverson, supplies, $55.24, Post Office, postage, $171.00, Farm Bureau Insurance, premiums, $25.97, South Lincoln Rural Water, water purchase, $3,381.40, State Bank of Alcester, social security, medicare, withholding depository, $2,387.27, Vern Johnson, supplies, $19.10, Dee Cole, books, postage, $317.84, Shegrud Backhoe, Lincoln Drive Project, $15,012.99 (Final), Gubbrud Haugland & Gillespie, law firm, $921.86, State Bank of Alcester, social security, medicare, withholding depository, $525.86, South Dakota Retirement, contributions, $525.86, Alcester Union, publications, $543.73, Flowers by Bob, flowers, $50.00, Alcester Drug, supplies, $30.44, VISA, supplies, $459.24, Cenex Credit Card, gas, $823.19, Alcester Fire Dept, allowance, $1,292.00, Pete’s Produce, supplies, $215.13, Bomgaars, supplies, $200.95, Central Parts, vehicle maint, $80.60, Lyle Signs, supplies, $46.09, Diesel Machinery, supplies, $92,63, Town & Country Tire, vehicle maint, $28.99, Boyer Sand, gravel, $42.39, One Call Systems, locate fees, $40.00, Printing Plus, water billing postcards, $127.15, Hawkins, Inc, chemicals, $2,218.92, Tetra Tech, lab fees, $1,801.75, L.P. Gill Landfill, landfill use, $1,659.38, Wanda Halverson, supplies, $39.38, Total Stop Food, supplies, $296.58, Dept. of Public Health, lab fees, $60.00, Ingram Library, books, $18.41, Barnes & Noble, books, $53.01, Pepsi, pop, $125.88, D & R Electric, maint, $396.92, Dust Tex, maint, $51.10, D & D Pest Control, maint, $94.90, Loren Fischer Disposal, garbage service, $40.00, Homandberg Electric, repairs, $409.63, Boyer Machine, maint, $20.00.
A motion by Larsen and seconded by Duncan to pay the final pay request from Shegrud Backhoe for the Lincoln Drive Project for $15,012.99. All voted aye.
A motion by Duncan and seconded by Quick to pay for an asphalt mat on First Street by Knife River, Inc. for $5,043.45 and to use second penny sales tax monies. All voted aye.
A motion by Kribell and seconded by Larsen to send the appropriate city officials to the Water & Wastewater and Municipal League Conferences. All voted aye.
A motion by Duncan and seconded by Quick the bid of Kevin Lee for the 1979 Ford Backhoe for $10,000. All voted aye. The following bids were received and opened at 4:00 PM, Kevin Lee, Viborg, $9,500, Jerry Hult, Centerville, $5,000, Koletzky Implement, Yankton, $6,100, Bob Earley, Cameron, MO., $7,100, Jim Zandt, Sioux Falls, $3,600, Tim Titterington, Milford, IA, $6,969.69, Barry Deem, Alcester, $5,800, Dean Morrison, Hartford, $3,800. Hult raised his bid to $9,525 and Lee raised his bid to $10,000.
No bids were received on the Circle Drive property.
A motion by Duncan and seconded by Larsen to purchase updates for the general ledger accounting system for $475 and to purchase an external hard drive for backup purposes. All voted aye.
A motion by Larsen and seconded by Duncan to hold the second reading of an ordinance to charge for new and replacement water meters. All voted aye. The dog ordinance was tabled until the next meeting.
The city council decided to advertise for a Wastewater and Water Superintendent as Vern plans to retire the first of the year. The finance officer gave a report on the city financial status and handed out the preliminary 2008 budget.
The council will hold a meeting on August 20th at 7:00 PM to discuss annexation, community improvements, salary talks and the 2008 budget.
A motion by Larsen and seconded by Kribell to adjourn the meeting at 8:41. All voted aye.
William J. Koenig, Mayor
ATTEST: Michael Kezar, Finance Officer
Publish August 16, 2007

ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE #11.0101 OF THE CITY OF ALCESTER
ALCESTER, UNION COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA

BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City Alcester, Union County, South Dakota, that a certain ordinance of the City of Alcester relating to the installation of water meter, Section 11.0101, as amended, be amended as follows:
11.0101: INSTALLATION OF METERS:
The City of Alcester, through its water department, shall have the right at any time to install a water meter on any service connected with the City water main and from the time of such installation the water rates established by the ordinances of the City of Alcester shall take effect and apply to water delivered through such services.
Any water meters so installed by the City of Alcester, through its water department, shall be paid for by the respective water consumer. The City of Alcester shall promptly, upon installation, or replacement of a water meter, bill the user for the costs of the water meter, together with any labor costs involved to City personnel or if necessary, labor costs provided by a licensed plumber. It shall be the responsibility of the water consumer to promptly pay for the cost of the meter and installation. Failure to pay may result in a disconnection of water service as provided under applicable ordinances of the City of Alcester.
Dated at Alcester, Union County, South Dakota, the 6th day of August, 2007.
CITY OF ALCESTER
By: William Koenig, Mayor
ATTEST:
Michael Kezar, Finance Officer
First Reading: July 2, 2007
Second Reading: August 6, 2007
Approved/Adopted: August 6, 2007
Published: August 16, 2007
Effective Date: September 5, 2007