2026-01-07 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes
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2026-01-07 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes
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City of Dana, Iowa
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City of Dana, Iowa
Date
2026-01-07
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City of Dana, Iowa
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American English
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Public government records
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Dana, Greene County, Iowa
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CITY OF DANA
MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7TH 2025
DANA CITY COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7TH
AT 7:00 P.M. AT DANA CITY HALL. PRESENT WERE: EMILY OSTRANDER, JACKIE
OSTRANDER, MANDY SIMS, CHRIS VARGAS AND SEAN MCCLANAHAN. ABSENT
WERE: TONY SIMS PUBLIC: NONE
A MOTION WAS MADE BY CHRIS VARGAS AND SECONDED BY SEAN MCCLANAHAN.
MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER REGULAR MEETING WERE REVIEWED AND
APPROVED AS WRITTEN ON A MOTION MADE BY CHRIS VARGAS AND SECONDED
BY SEAN MCCLANAHAN. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SEAN MCCLANAN AND
SECONDED BY CHRIS VARGAS TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORTS. AYES:
ALL MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SEAN MCCLANAHAN AND
SECONDED BY CHRIS VARGAS TO APPROVE ALL CURRENT BILLS AND ALL BILLS
DUE PRIOR TO NEXT REGULAR MEETING. AYES: ALL MOTION CARRIED.
DISCUSSION WAS HELD WITH ACTION TAKEN ON: OUR NEW AGENT WITH
HERITAGE INSURANCE IS BEN OBERT, HE WILL BE REPLACING JOAN ST CLAIR,
CITY WEBSITE IS $152.00 FOR 4 YEARS, SEAN MCCLANAHAN MANAGING SITE AND
WILL TURN IN RECEIPT FOR REIMBURSEMENT, GROW GREENE COUNTY GRANT
APPLICATION WAS TURNED IN, SHOWED HOW THE CITY UTILIZED THE MONEY
FROM 2025, ZENIA WATER IS INCREASING BY 8% FOR THE TOWN.
DISCUSSION WAS HELD WITH NO ACTION TAKEN ON: SEAN MCCLANAHAN LOOKED
INTO USING HOSTINGER FOR CITY UPDATES AND COMMUNICATIONS, COULD GET
UP TO 5 EMAIL BOXES, WOULD COST $93.00 YEARLY, WILL VOTE AT FEBRUARY
MEETING. BUDGET MEETINGS SET.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY TONY SIMS AND SEAN MCCLANAHAN TO ADJOURN THE
MEETING AT 7:37 P.M. THE NEXT REGULAR DANA COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE
FEBRUARY 4TH, 2026_AT 7 PM AT DANA CITY HALL, 202 ECKSTEIN, DANA, IOWA.
MAYOR
CITY CLERK
MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7TH 2025
DANA CITY COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7TH
AT 7:00 P.M. AT DANA CITY HALL. PRESENT WERE: EMILY OSTRANDER, JACKIE
OSTRANDER, MANDY SIMS, CHRIS VARGAS AND SEAN MCCLANAHAN. ABSENT
WERE: TONY SIMS PUBLIC: NONE
A MOTION WAS MADE BY CHRIS VARGAS AND SECONDED BY SEAN MCCLANAHAN.
MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER REGULAR MEETING WERE REVIEWED AND
APPROVED AS WRITTEN ON A MOTION MADE BY CHRIS VARGAS AND SECONDED
BY SEAN MCCLANAHAN. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SEAN MCCLANAN AND
SECONDED BY CHRIS VARGAS TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORTS. AYES:
ALL MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SEAN MCCLANAHAN AND
SECONDED BY CHRIS VARGAS TO APPROVE ALL CURRENT BILLS AND ALL BILLS
DUE PRIOR TO NEXT REGULAR MEETING. AYES: ALL MOTION CARRIED.
DISCUSSION WAS HELD WITH ACTION TAKEN ON: OUR NEW AGENT WITH
HERITAGE INSURANCE IS BEN OBERT, HE WILL BE REPLACING JOAN ST CLAIR,
CITY WEBSITE IS $152.00 FOR 4 YEARS, SEAN MCCLANAHAN MANAGING SITE AND
WILL TURN IN RECEIPT FOR REIMBURSEMENT, GROW GREENE COUNTY GRANT
APPLICATION WAS TURNED IN, SHOWED HOW THE CITY UTILIZED THE MONEY
FROM 2025, ZENIA WATER IS INCREASING BY 8% FOR THE TOWN.
DISCUSSION WAS HELD WITH NO ACTION TAKEN ON: SEAN MCCLANAHAN LOOKED
INTO USING HOSTINGER FOR CITY UPDATES AND COMMUNICATIONS, COULD GET
UP TO 5 EMAIL BOXES, WOULD COST $93.00 YEARLY, WILL VOTE AT FEBRUARY
MEETING. BUDGET MEETINGS SET.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY TONY SIMS AND SEAN MCCLANAHAN TO ADJOURN THE
MEETING AT 7:37 P.M. THE NEXT REGULAR DANA COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE
FEBRUARY 4TH, 2026_AT 7 PM AT DANA CITY HALL, 202 ECKSTEIN, DANA, IOWA.
MAYOR
CITY CLERK
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City of Dana, Iowa, “2026-01-07 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes,” Dana, Iowa - Historical Records, accessed November 8, 2026, https://records.danaia.gov/items/show/154.