1993-10-20 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes
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Title
1993-10-20 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes
Subject
nuisance hearing; animals; fowl; livestock in town; James Berry; Resolution 93-5; North Street; 1987 sale of North Street; correction of documents; public hearing; Jean Brabbs; acting City Clerk; George Brabbs; Jack Pedersen; Ivan Hillman; Jack Hurley; Lyle Hadley; Hadly; Don Paulson; Dan Acton; Globe Free Press; GTE; IPERS; Copeland Insurance Agency; Peoples Bank; Genesis Development; Iowa Electric; Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance; sales tax; MET Inc.; water testing; handwritten minutes
Description
Handwritten minutes; text transcribed in full from the original. Regular meeting, with Jean Brabbs acting as City Clerk. A nuisance hearing was held with James Berry over animals and fowl in Dana; he was given 30 days to remove the animals, the fowl were to be shut up and kept to no more than he had at present, and further complaints would require removal of all of them. The council adopted Resolution 93-5 to begin correcting the documents on the 1987 sale of a portion of North Street, and set an October 27, 1993 public hearing on the sale of North Street. The sheet is signed George Brabbs as Clerk even though Jean Brabbs is recorded as acting clerk; the Mayor's line is unsigned.
Creator
City of Dana, Iowa
Source
Minutes binder, City Hall
Publisher
City of Dana, Iowa
Date
1993-10-20
Contributor
City of Dana, Iowa
Format
Handwritten pages on white paper
Language
American English
Type
Public government records
Coverage
Dana, Greene County, Iowa
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Text
Unapproved minutes of Oct. 20, 1993 Regular Council Meeting
The Council met in regular session with Mayor Pedersen presiding and all Council members present. Jean Brabbs acted as City Clerk.
A nuisance hearing was held with James Berry on animals + fowl in Dana.
Motion by Hillman and second by Paulson to give James Berry 30 days to remove animals. Fowl to be shut up and no more than he has at present. If the council receives more complaints then all animals + fowls would have to be removed. Motion Carried.
Past due water bills were discussed.
Motion by Hillman and second by Hurley to pay the following bills + all bills due prior to the next regular council meeting - Motion Carried
General Fd: George Brabbs, wages, 96.28, Globe free Press supplies 9.50 G.T.E. 50.35 service, Ipers 154.46, Copeland Ins. Agency, rent, 15.00 Peoples Bank 63.19 FICA. Genesis Developement, 19.14, recycling, Water Rev. Fd, 57.03 [?: the bills are written on lines that slope upward and run together; fund headings and line order here are a best reading, and this 57.03 may belong with the Ia Electric entry below] Dana Bingo, G.T.E. [interlined] service 33.32 Ia Electric 44.04 service, service, Ia Electric, George Brabbs wages, 89.98, Dan Acton Wages 271.83 [interlined: mileage, postage, telephone] Ia Dept Rev + Fin, 211.46 Sales Tax M.E.T. INC., testing 90.00, MET Inc. testing 24.00 Road Use, Ia Electric 172.02 service
Motion made by Hurley, second by Pedersen to adopt Resolution 93-5. A resolution to start proceedings to correct the documents on the 1987 sale of a portion of North St. Ayes:- Hillman, Pedersen, Hurley, Hadly, Paulson Nay none M.C.
Motion by Paulson second by Hadley to adjourn M.C.
A date was set for a Public Hearing on the sale of North St. Oct. 27, 1993 at the Community Center at 7:00 p.m.
Next regular Council Meeting Nov. 17, 1993 in the Community Center at 7 P.M.
[signature: George Brabbs, Clerk] [?: signed George Brabbs although the minutes say Jean Brabbs acted as City Clerk]
[unsigned] Mayor
The Council met in regular session with Mayor Pedersen presiding and all Council members present. Jean Brabbs acted as City Clerk.
A nuisance hearing was held with James Berry on animals + fowl in Dana.
Motion by Hillman and second by Paulson to give James Berry 30 days to remove animals. Fowl to be shut up and no more than he has at present. If the council receives more complaints then all animals + fowls would have to be removed. Motion Carried.
Past due water bills were discussed.
Motion by Hillman and second by Hurley to pay the following bills + all bills due prior to the next regular council meeting - Motion Carried
General Fd: George Brabbs, wages, 96.28, Globe free Press supplies 9.50 G.T.E. 50.35 service, Ipers 154.46, Copeland Ins. Agency, rent, 15.00 Peoples Bank 63.19 FICA. Genesis Developement, 19.14, recycling, Water Rev. Fd, 57.03 [?: the bills are written on lines that slope upward and run together; fund headings and line order here are a best reading, and this 57.03 may belong with the Ia Electric entry below] Dana Bingo, G.T.E. [interlined] service 33.32 Ia Electric 44.04 service, service, Ia Electric, George Brabbs wages, 89.98, Dan Acton Wages 271.83 [interlined: mileage, postage, telephone] Ia Dept Rev + Fin, 211.46 Sales Tax M.E.T. INC., testing 90.00, MET Inc. testing 24.00 Road Use, Ia Electric 172.02 service
Motion made by Hurley, second by Pedersen to adopt Resolution 93-5. A resolution to start proceedings to correct the documents on the 1987 sale of a portion of North St. Ayes:- Hillman, Pedersen, Hurley, Hadly, Paulson Nay none M.C.
Motion by Paulson second by Hadley to adjourn M.C.
A date was set for a Public Hearing on the sale of North St. Oct. 27, 1993 at the Community Center at 7:00 p.m.
Next regular Council Meeting Nov. 17, 1993 in the Community Center at 7 P.M.
[signature: George Brabbs, Clerk] [?: signed George Brabbs although the minutes say Jean Brabbs acted as City Clerk]
[unsigned] Mayor
Files
Citation
City of Dana, Iowa, “1993-10-20 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes,” Dana, Iowa - Historical Records, accessed November 7, 2026, https://records.danaia.gov/items/show/322.