City of Atkins Iowa
City Council Special Meeting Work Session – Rebuilding the Fire Station
11 Northview Avenue, Maintenance Shop
Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at 6:00 p.m.
Mayor Visser called the meeting to order at time 6:01 p.m. Present were Bell, DeMeulenaere, Kohen, Petersen, and Steffen. Also present were City Attorney- Eric Martin, Groskurth, members of the Atkins Fire Department, members of the Linn/Benton Fire District board, Architect Al Buck with Solum Lang Architects, and Financial Advisor Maggie Burger with Speer Financial, and members of the public.
Al Buck, Architect with Solum Lang Architects presented a preliminary design and the construction estimate of $6 million to rebuild the fire station. Buck stated the fire station is considered a class 4 critical infrastructure building per building codes.
Maggie Burger, with Speer Financial of Waterloo, presented a financial plan to fund the rebuilding of the fire station, water system improvements and road improvements.
Dan Rammelsburg, Atkins Fire Chief, stated the requirements of the fire department equipment and the building.
Ben Kurka, EMS Chief, stated emergency medical requirements of the fire department.
Members of the public stated support for the fire department.
Mayor stated requirements for federal funding and building code requirements for fire department facilities.
Mayor declared meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
Kelly Groskurth, City Administrator/City Clerk
Bruce Visser, Mayor

CITY OF ATKINS IOWA
City Council Meeting Regular Meeting
Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at 6:30 p.m.
Mayor Pro-Tem Petersen called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
Steffen moved to approve the agenda. Koehn seconded. Ayes: Bell, DeMeulenaere, Koehn, Petersen, Steffen. Motion carried.
Koehn moved to approve the consent agenda. Steffen seconded. Discussion. Clerk received statement from Steffen.
Petersen moved to amend motion to strike engineer report from agenda. Bell seconded. Ayes:
Bell, DeMeulenaere, Koehn, Petersen, and Steffen. Motion carried.
Consent agenda was as follows: Council Minutes of May 9, 2023, Special Event Liquor License Atkins Community Club -Watermelon Days, and the following list of Bills:
EFTPS FED/FICA TAX 3,663.37
L. B. ANDERSON AGENCY INSURANCE 92,299.00
IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY LOAN PMT 219,870.00
IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY LOAN PMT 98,510.00
GIS BENEFITS INSURNACE 59.92
ACCESS SYSTEMS NETWORK SUPPORT 414.29
ACCESS SYSTEMS LEASING COPIERS 806.94
ACME TOOLS SUPPLIES 53.44
ALLIANT ENERGY UTILITY EXP 2,203.64
ALTORFER INC. REPAIRS 2,113.82
ATKINS TELEPHONE CO. INC. TELEPHONE 87.27
BADGER METER TECH SUPPORT 225.00
BAKER & TAYLOR BOOKS 215.34
BENTON COUNTY AUDITOR LAW ENFORCEMENT 7,605.00
BENTON COUNTY SOLID WASTE TIPPING FEES 1,539.86
BROAD REACH BOOKS 221.77
CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SER LEASE EXCAVATOR 3,079.76
Cardmember Service APR TRANSACTIONS 2,134.11
CHEM-SULT, INC. CHEMICALS 2,674.69
CJ COOPER & ASSOC., INC DRUG SCREENING 140.00
Creative Technologies SOFTWARE SUPPORT 885.00
D P PROPERTIES CLEANING 635.00
ECICOG ADMIN FS 375.00
FELD EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC FD SUPPLIES 95.00
FIREHOUSE PYROTECHICS FIREWORKS 4,000.00
GAZETTE COMMUNICATIONS, Inc. PUBLICATIONS 253.97
HI – VIZ SAFETY SIGNS 1,115.75
IOWA LEAGUE OF CITIES MAYOR ASSO DUES 30.00
JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL SUPPLIES 58.57
KEN-WAY WWTP 2,000.00
KIRKWOOD COMM CONTINUING ED BLS PROVIDER CLASS 18.00
LINN COOP LIFT STATION FUEL 1,987.13
LYNCH DALLAS, P.C. LEGAL SERVICES 4,076.74
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY UTILITY EXP 319.17
MORITZ SERVICE & REPAIR BLADE SHARPENING 90.00
PENWORTHY COMPANY BOOKS 804.69
PER MAR SECURITY SERVICES SECURITY 167.97
RABE HARDWARE CANCEL 110.00
SOLUM LANG ARCHITECTS FIRE STATION DESIGN 3,099.00
STATE CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS WWTP SUPPLIES 766.88
STRATEGIC PRINT SOLUTIONS
SPRING NEWSLETTER/POSTAGE 662.07
THOMPSON TRUCK & TRAILER, INC. VEHICLE REPAIRS 18.67
USA BLUEBOOK WATER PLANT SUPPLIES 309.87
WELLMARK BC/BS OF IOWA APR PREMIUM 2,581.65
LERNER PUBLISHING GROUP INC BOOKS 315.36
Accounts Payable Total 462,692.71
Payroll Checks 11,339.11
REPORT TOTAL 474,031.82GENERAL 71,151.12
ROAD USE TAX 30,994.08
DEBT SERVICE 98,510.00
FEMA 3,527.77
WATER 23,845.55
SEWER 246,003.30
TOTAL FUNDS 474,031.82
Steffen moved to approve Resolution 2023-05-07 approving Atkins Community Club’s request for street closings and leasing of property for Watermelon Days. Bell seconded. Aye: Bell, DeMeulenaere, Koehn, Petersen, Steffen. Motion Carried.
Steffen moved to approve Resolution 2023-05-08 approving Atkins Community Club’s request for Fireworks Permit and Display. Bell seconded. Aye: Bell, DeMeulenaere, Koehn, Petersen, Steffen. Motion carried.
Steffen moved to approve Resolution 2023-05-09 approving annual insurance renewal invoice to LB Anderson Insurance. DeMeulenaere seconded. Aye: Bell, DeMeulenaere, Koehn, Petersen, Steffen. Motion carried.
Steffen moved to approve the second Reading of Ordinance No. 228 Amending the Code of Ordinance of the City of Atkins, Iowa, 2005, by amending the provisions pertaining to Solid Waste Service Charges.
Petersen seconded. Aye: Bell, DeMeulenaere, Koehn, Petersen, Steffen. Motion carried.
Petersen moved to approve the first Reading of Ordinance No. 229 Amending the Code of Ordinance of the City of Atkins, Iowa, 2005, by amending the provisions pertaining to Sewer Service Charges. Koehn seconded. Discussion.
Bell moved to amend motion to table Ord No. 229. Amended motion died to lack of a second.
ye: DeMeulenaere, Koehn, Petersen, Steffen. Nays: Bell. Motion Carried.
Mayor Pro-Tem gave the mayor’s report. FEMA has obligated Storm Cleanup dollars. Mayor and Administrator attended mandatory Fraud Prevention training so the city can receive federal funds.
Public Input: None
The Next Regular Council Meeting to be held Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at 3:30 p.m. City Hall/Library 480 3rd Avenue, Council Room
Mayor Pro-Tem called the meeting adjourned. Adjournment time was 7:24 p.m.

Kelly Groskurth, City Administrator
Bruce Visser, Mayor

City of Atkins Iowa
City Council Special Meeting
Monday, May 22, 2023, at 6:00 p.m.
Mayor Pro-Tem Petersen called the meeting to order at time 6:01 p.m. Present were Bell, DeMeulenaere, Kohen, Petersen, and Steffen. Also present were City Attorney Eric Martin, Groskurth and members of the public.
Council reviewed and discussed draft Council Policies and Procedures received from Lynch Dallas.
The council scheduled a meeting to continue discussion for June 6, 2023.
Steffen moved to adjourn. Koehn seconded. Motion carried.
Adjournment time was 8:20 p.m.
Kelly Groskurth, City Administrator/City Clerk
Bruce Visser, Mayor

City of Atkins, Iowa Annual Wage Publication
April 26, 2023
Iowa cities are required to publish the wages of its employees annually. The State Auditor’s Office has suggested that cities can satisfy the publication requirement by annually publishing the gross wage amount of its employees. The purpose of this document is to fulfill that requirement. Wage amounts are listed by the calendar year, January through December.
Kelly Groskurth, City Administrator / Clerk of Atkins Iowa
City of Atkins Payroll Publication
Annual Gross Wages
Name 2022 2021 2020
Bell, EJ 1,300.00 0.00 0.00
Becker, Cathy 0.00 34,420.34 42,905.83
Bell, Amber 0.00 18,269.22 76,473.04
Breese, Amy 41,522.83 3,600.00 0.00
Cook, Melanie 7,775.25 0.00 0.00
Crawford, Jim 0.00 482.50 2,303.77
Damon, Todd 83,679.11 83,211.50 82,767.60
DeMeulenaere, Julie 1,300.00 1,250.00 0.00
Duball, Addesyn 1,589.75 906.27 0.00
Duball, David 408.25 583.64 0.00
Duball, Pam 41,712.00 12,465.75 0.00
Epping, Peggy 9,621.41 47.25 0.00
Gleason, David 0.00 442.50 60.00
Groskurth, Kelly 92,000.22 77,336.85 0.00
Jennings, Michael 3,001.25 2,468.75 2,137.50
Koehn, James 1650.00 0.00 0.00
Lange, Richard 4,144.00 100.00 2,934.39
Michael, Jerry 9,923.75 7,490.50 5,985.00
Myers, Vicky 1,600.00 1,597.20 7,085.79
Petersen, Samantha 1,600.00 0.00 0.00
Rammelsberg, Mi 42,513.92 34,152.49 0.00
Rinderknecht, Heather 0.00 1,750.00 1,950.00
Robison, Lana 0.00 1,500.00 1,850.00
Shepard, Nathan 0.00 50.00 1,600.00
Spading, Rob 0.00 1,800.00 1,900.00
Stoltzfus, Rick 1,550.00 0.00 0.00
Svejda, Joey 0.00 1,800.00 1,950.00
Ternes, Jim 0.00 135.00 285.00
Tomlinson, Jarrod 64,609.30 60,532.46 64,306.42
Visser, Bruce 3,500.00 3,500.00 3,500.00
415,001.00 349,892.22 302,014.34