2025-02-10 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes
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2025-02-10 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes
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City of Dana, Iowa
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City of Dana, Iowa
Date
2025-02-10
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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
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2025
DANA CITY COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2025
AT 7:00 P.M. AT DANA CITY HALL. PRESENT WERE: COUNCIL MEMBERS; MAYOR
MANDY SIMS, TONY SIMS, CHRIS VARGAS AND SEAN MCCLANAHAN. CITY CLERK
EMILY OSTRANDER (JOINED BY PHONE) AND DEPUTY CITY CLERK JACKIE
OSTRANDER.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY TONY SIMS AND SECONDED BY CHRIS VARGAS TO
APPROVE THE AGENDA. AYES: ALL MOTION CARRIED.
ON A MOTION MADE BY TONY SIMS AND SECONDED BY CHRIS V ARGAS, THE
MINUTES OF THE JANUARY MEETING WERE APPROVED ON A MOTION BY TONY
SIMS AND SECONDED BY CHRIS VARGAS. AYES: ALL MOTION CARRIED.
ON A MOTION MADE BY CHRIS VARGAS AND SECONDED BY TONY SIMS, MONTHLY
FINANACIAL REPORT WAS APPROVIED. AYES: ALL, MOTION CARRIED.
THE 2025/26 BUDGET TIMELINE WAS DISCUSSED, INCLUDING HEARING DATES
FOR PROPERTY TAX OF MARCH 26, 2025, AND FULL BUDGET ADOPTION HEARING
SET FOR APRIL 16, 2025. MOTIONS OF APPROVAL WERE MADE AND SECONDED
BY TONY SIMS, CHRIS VARGAS AND CHRIS VARGAS, SEAN MCCLANAHAN
RESPECTIVELY. AYES: ALL MOTIONS APPROVE
A BUDGET WORK SESSION WAS HELD AND KEY FINANCIAL FIGURES WERE
DISCUSSED.
THE CITY OF DANA WEBSITE IS PENDING AND THE COUNCIL WAS REMINDED THAT
ANY WEBSITE OR SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE CITY MUST HAVE THE AGENDA,
MINUTES AND ALL OTHER COMMUNICATION POSTED TIMELY AS REQUIRED BY
LAW.
THE 144 CHI GRANT FOR 2025 WAS DISCUSSED.
MAYOR MANDY SIMS AND THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED SEVERAL PROJECTS
INCLUDING CLEAN UP DAY SET FOR MAY 16 AND MAY 17. APPLIANCE DAY WILL
BE THE FIRST DAY, AND JUNK DAY WILL BE THE SECOND DAY. ALSO PROJECTS
OF STREET REPAIRS FOR HOLES, CITY TRUCK NEEDING TO GO TO FORT DODGE
FOR SANDER REPAIR, AND VARIOUS OTHER PROJECTS FOR THE FUTURE. THE
COUNCIL WAS ADVISED TO SET PRIORITIES FOR PROJECTS AND ALSO A
TIMELINE FOR TENTATIVE COMPLETION DATES.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY SEAN MCCLANHAN AND SECONDED BY CHRIS VARGAS
TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 7:41 P.M. THE NEXT REGULAR DANA COUNCIL
MEETING AND BUDGET WORK SESSION WILL BE HELD MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2025
AT 7:00 PM AT DANA CITY HALL, 202 ECKSTEIN, DANA, IOWA. .
MAYOR
CITY CLERK
MINUTES
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2025
DANA CITY COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2025
AT 7:00 P.M. AT DANA CITY HALL. PRESENT WERE: COUNCIL MEMBERS; MAYOR
MANDY SIMS, TONY SIMS, CHRIS VARGAS AND SEAN MCCLANAHAN. CITY CLERK
EMILY OSTRANDER (JOINED BY PHONE) AND DEPUTY CITY CLERK JACKIE
OSTRANDER.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY TONY SIMS AND SECONDED BY CHRIS VARGAS TO
APPROVE THE AGENDA. AYES: ALL MOTION CARRIED.
ON A MOTION MADE BY TONY SIMS AND SECONDED BY CHRIS V ARGAS, THE
MINUTES OF THE JANUARY MEETING WERE APPROVED ON A MOTION BY TONY
SIMS AND SECONDED BY CHRIS VARGAS. AYES: ALL MOTION CARRIED.
ON A MOTION MADE BY CHRIS VARGAS AND SECONDED BY TONY SIMS, MONTHLY
FINANACIAL REPORT WAS APPROVIED. AYES: ALL, MOTION CARRIED.
THE 2025/26 BUDGET TIMELINE WAS DISCUSSED, INCLUDING HEARING DATES
FOR PROPERTY TAX OF MARCH 26, 2025, AND FULL BUDGET ADOPTION HEARING
SET FOR APRIL 16, 2025. MOTIONS OF APPROVAL WERE MADE AND SECONDED
BY TONY SIMS, CHRIS VARGAS AND CHRIS VARGAS, SEAN MCCLANAHAN
RESPECTIVELY. AYES: ALL MOTIONS APPROVE
A BUDGET WORK SESSION WAS HELD AND KEY FINANCIAL FIGURES WERE
DISCUSSED.
THE CITY OF DANA WEBSITE IS PENDING AND THE COUNCIL WAS REMINDED THAT
ANY WEBSITE OR SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE CITY MUST HAVE THE AGENDA,
MINUTES AND ALL OTHER COMMUNICATION POSTED TIMELY AS REQUIRED BY
LAW.
THE 144 CHI GRANT FOR 2025 WAS DISCUSSED.
MAYOR MANDY SIMS AND THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED SEVERAL PROJECTS
INCLUDING CLEAN UP DAY SET FOR MAY 16 AND MAY 17. APPLIANCE DAY WILL
BE THE FIRST DAY, AND JUNK DAY WILL BE THE SECOND DAY. ALSO PROJECTS
OF STREET REPAIRS FOR HOLES, CITY TRUCK NEEDING TO GO TO FORT DODGE
FOR SANDER REPAIR, AND VARIOUS OTHER PROJECTS FOR THE FUTURE. THE
COUNCIL WAS ADVISED TO SET PRIORITIES FOR PROJECTS AND ALSO A
TIMELINE FOR TENTATIVE COMPLETION DATES.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY SEAN MCCLANHAN AND SECONDED BY CHRIS VARGAS
TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 7:41 P.M. THE NEXT REGULAR DANA COUNCIL
MEETING AND BUDGET WORK SESSION WILL BE HELD MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2025
AT 7:00 PM AT DANA CITY HALL, 202 ECKSTEIN, DANA, IOWA. .
MAYOR
CITY CLERK
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City of Dana, Iowa, “2025-02-10 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes,” Dana, Iowa - Historical Records, accessed November 7, 2026, https://records.danaia.gov/items/show/165.