Minutes
City of Newhall City Council Regular Meeting
July 27th, 2026 – 6:00 PM

Motion by Cross, 2nd by Slouha opening the Public Hearing at 6:00PM to discuss changing the number of meetings in a month from 2 to 1, all present yes, motion carried. Motion by Rinderknecht, 2nd by Slouha
closing the Public Hearing, all yes, motion carried.
Mayor Boddicker opened the regular meeting at 6:01 PM.
Roll Call: Council Present: Cross, Messner, Rinderknecht, Slouha
Approval of the Agenda: Motion by Messner, 2nd by Cross approving the agenda, all yes, motion carried.
Public Forum: Rob Hurst thanked the city for its intention to file a letter of opposition regarding the
proposed Morgan Valley power plant and to the residents who support it, and that he will be around
after the meeting to talk or answer questions. Brenna Hoshnic introduced herself as a potential renter for
a store on Main Street and wanted to know about bathroom accessibility requirements and was referred
to the Iowa State Code, the town itself has no ordinances on it.
Public Works: Broken work truck windshield was repaired. Sand on roads should eventually pull the oil
out so the marks on the roads will resolve, caused by heat.
Mayor: Working on letter of opposition for the Morgan Valley power plant.
Consent Agenda and Bill Consent: Motion by Messner, 2nd by Rinderknecht to approve the minutes of
July 27th, 2026 and bills totaling $24,563.17, all present yes, motion carried.

Vendor Reference Amount
AARON RUNGE BOYS COACH PITCH $100.00
ANDREW VOELKER GIRLS LITTLE & PONY LEAGUE TEAMS $900.00
APPARATUS TESTING SERVICES FIRE PUMP CERTIFICATION $822.13
ATKINS SUMMER BALL TOURNAMENT FEE $200.00
BETNON CO SOLID WASTE COMM 2027 1ST QTR PER CAPITA $5,694.00
DAKOTA SUPPLY GROUP DSG PARTS $1,367.00
DENAE SLOUHA GIRLS COACH PITCH $100.00
EOJOHNSON AUG MONTHLY MAINT FEE $36.85
EVAN BREHM BOYS LITTLE LEAGUE 2 TEAMS $900.00
HSI EMERGENCY CARE SOLUTIONS EMS 1 YEAR STREAMING TRAINING $920.70
HYDRANTS UNLIMITED OPERATOR & SUPPLIES $1,140.00
IOWA DEPT OF NAT RESOURCES ANNUAL NPDES AND OPERATION $210.00
IOWA DEPT OF REVENUE SALES AND WET TAX $963.84
KLUESNER SANITATION GARBAGE & RECYCLING $8,247.24
LINNTECH SOLUTIONS, LLC GENERAL TECH SUPPORT FOR LIB $50.00
MATTHEW FISH FUEL REIMBURESEMENT $46.25
MICHAEL MUNSON BOYS PONT LEAGUE $450.00
MICROBAC LABORATORIES, INC. MONTHLY TESTING $646.25
NEW CENTURY FS FUEL $245.65
NEWHALL POSTMASTER WATER BILL POSTAGE $357.90
OLLINGER GARAGE DOORS REPLACED 1-4L290 OPENER BELT $100.00
SAGE ADVICE LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE WORK $400.00
SCOTT MYERS CELL REIMBURSEMENT $75.00
SKYLER CHILDERS TEEBALL $50.00
SOUTH SLOPE INTERNET, PHONE, AND CABLE $603.55
TRENT CLAEYS CELL REIMBURESEMENT $75.00
VINTON NEWSPAPERS PUBLICATIONS $266.32
$24,967.68
Payroll $5,560.05
Total $23,348.22

Council Action:
a. Voting on number of meetings has been tabled until August 10th meeting when all council
members will be present to vote.
b. Received bid of $8,000.00 from Jonathon Finley (Atkins) who plans to build a home on the
property, working with Austin Ross (Newhall). Motion by Cross, 2nd by Messner approving
to accept bid pending signed paperwork.
c. Motion by Rinderknecht, 2nd by Slouha approving Resolution 2026-013 FY26 City Street
Financial Report, roll call vote Cross, Messner, Rinderknecht, Slouha all yes, motion carried.
Adjournment: At 6:17 PM, Messner moved to adjourn, Slouha 2nd, all present aye motion carried.

Doug Boddicker – Mayor

Veronica Fisher – City Clerk
General – 001 $19,648.25
Library – 051 $1,854.92
Road Use Tax – 110 $1,247.57
Fire Department – 150 $1,152.25
First Responders – 151 $920.70
Water – 600 $5,233.68
Sewer – 610 $2,247.92
$32,305.29