AGENDA

 December 21, 2021

Approve Agenda

Approve Minutes

9:00 Jake Hotchkiss, Engineer Weekly Update

9:30 Joe Buffington, Public Hearing & 1^st Reading to Amend

The Voting Precinct Ordinance

10:00 Joe Buffingtion – 3^rd and final reading of ordinance to allow

Henry County and the Cities of Henry County to purchase and assign tax sales certificates.

10:10 Jim Pedrick, Iowa Wesleyan Budget Request

Other County Business as time allows

Supervisors Sub-Committee Updates

Monday, December 20, 2021

NOTE:  The regular session may be conducted electronically

as allowed by Iowa Code 21.8

Citizen comments:  Comments must be directed to the subject under consideration.  The presiding officer shall rule on the relevance of the citizen comments.  Citizens making personal, impertinent, or slanderous remarks may be barred by the presiding officer from further comment before the Council during the meeting.

Swearing in the new council members and Mayor as elected in November.

1. Call to order, 6:00 p.m..

2. Accept or amend the agenda.

3. Open forum: A time set aside to receive comments from the public regarding city business.  The Mayor and City Council welcome comments from the public on any subject pertaining to City business, including items on this agenda.  You are asked to state your name and address for the record and to limit your remarks to five minutes in order that others may be given the opportunity to speak.  The Order of Business is at the discretion of the Chair.  No action will be taken.

4. Des Moines County Sheriff’s department.
5. Discussion and action on the November 2021 report.
6. Presentation of the proposed 2022-2023 Law Enforcement agreement.  Action if needed.

5        Update from the property owner of 405 West Division Street.  Action by council if needed.

6. Review of the proposed Management Agreement between the Des Moines County Conservation Board and the City pertaining to Waters Park. Action by council if needed.

7. Discussion and action on a proposal from Access Systems (formerly J & S Electronics) regarding leasing a copy machine.

8. Discussion and action on Resolution 2021-30, adjusting the wage for employee Wagner.

9. Fire Chief report.
10. Action by council if needed.
11. Building permits.

10. Streets and utilities report.
11. Discussion and action on the proposal from LL Pelling, setting of the price only.
12. Update from the city engineer pertaining to the possible sewer work off of East Roosevelt.  Action by council if needed.
13. Approval of written report.

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City of Danville

December 20, 2021

10. Approval of consent agenda.
11. Council minutes December 6, 2021.
12. B. Payment of bills.

11. Council reports and correspondence.
12. Discussion on filling the position within the maintenance department.  Action by council on Resolution 2021-31, filling the position within the maintenance department.

12. Adjournment.

The next regular session of the Danville City Council will be held on

Monday, January 3, 2022, starting at 6:00 pm., Danville City Hall.

Mount Pleasant, IA – December 17, 2021 — Eric Booth has been named Iowa Wesleyan University’s Dean of Students, effective immediately. Previously serving as the university’s Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Residential Life, Booth came to Iowa Wesleyan in July 2021 with over 20 years of experience in student development.

Booth grew up in Southeast Iowa and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He also earned a Master of Arts degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio in Adult and Higher Education with a concentration in Higher Education Administration in 2006.

Booth stated, “I am very excited to step into the Dean of Students role here at Iowa Wesleyan. Since the moment I stepped foot on campus, I knew IW was a special university, and I am fortunate I get to serve our students in this new position.” Booth is already creating plans to improve the student experience at IW, including developing new communication plans regarding housing, parking, and dining on campus.

“We are excited to elevate Eric into this Dean of Students position,” said Chris Plunkett, President. “After a national search, he was the best fit for our community given his active engagement with students and his extensive experience in residential life, student activities, disability services, and student conduct. I am confident our students and community will benefit from his support and leadership.”

Booth added, “I want to thank President Plunkett for this great opportunity, and I look forward to working with our faculty and staff to continue to build a strong student experience.”

Iowa Wesleyan University – As Southeast Iowa’s regional comprehensive University, Iowa Wesleyan University is a transformational learning community whose passion is to educate, empower and inspire students to lead meaningful lives and careers.

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent in November, down from 3.9 percent in October and 3.9 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 percent.

November unemployment in Henry County was 2.9%2, Louisa County 3%, Des Moines County 4.7%, Lee County 4.1%, Van Buren County 2.8%, Jefferson County 3.1% and Washington County 2.5%.

The number of unemployed Iowans decreased to 61,600 in November from 64,800 in October.

The total number of working Iowans increased to 1,599,300 in November. This figure is 3,100 higher than October and 38,400 higher than one year ago.

The labor force participation rate remained steady at 66.8 percent.

“Iowa’s economy continued to improve in November, with gains in employment nearly across the board,” said Beth Townsend, Director of Iowa Workforce Development. “Iowa companies showed more comfort with increasing their staffing levels, and they found plenty of Iowans ready to launch new careers. We hope to build on this growth in 2022, when our Reemployment Case Management program will add new urgency to the process of helping Iowans find employment.”

Seasonally Adjusted Nonfarm Employment

Despite improvement in the unemployment rate, total nonfarm employment in November decreased by 1,000 jobs, primarily due to data impacts from a temporary labor dispute. (Differences in methodology meant workers involved in the labor dispute were still counted as employed workers in the unemployment rate survey; however, the survey used to determine nonfarm employment counted those same jobs as lost.) Due to the temporary nature of the losses, it is expected that December’s release will show a substantial rebound from factory workers returning to their jobsites. November’s loss nevertheless leaves Iowa’s total nonfarm employment at 1,539,900 jobs, up 30,900 versus this time last year.

Manufacturing shed 5,500 jobs in November during the disruptions described above. This temporary reduction affected durable goods factories (-6,200) and overwhelmed job growth elsewhere. (Manufacturing job totals are expected to return to normal next month, when workers will be counted as rejoining the assembly lines.) Nondurable goods factories increased slightly (+600) in November. The only other sector to post a loss in November was information services (-400). Otherwise, job gains were seen in most other industries in November, with the largest coming in leisure and hospitality (+2,000). A majority of this increase stemmed from hiring within accommodations and food services. Professional and business services advanced by 1,100 jobs. The bulk of the hiring was within administration support and waste management. Smaller increases included health care and social assistance (+700) and construction (+600).

Annually, leisure and hospitality has added the most jobs of any super sector (+16,100). The majority of these job gains have been in accommodations and food services (+12,900). Retail trade has advanced by 4,100 jobs leading to a gain of 4,500 total in trade, transportation, and utilities. Education and health care services is up 3,500 jobs annually due to increased staffing in private education. Alternatively, construction has shed 1,600 jobs over the past 12 months. This could be a symptom of high input costs, material shortages, and/or just apprehension about investing in business upgrades or new projects at this time.