#12001793 City of Minburn City Council Meeting – Action Minutes January 12, 2026 – 6:30PM   Call to Order: The regular City Council meeting was called to order by Mayor Joe Stuetelberg at 6:30 p.m. at Minburn City Hall. Council members present: Carson Beigger, Megan Cline, Laura Helm, and Andrew McGuire. Approval of Agenda: Motion by Cline, second by Helm, to approve the agenda. Motion carried unanimously. Approval of Minutes: Motion by Cline, second by Biegger, to approve the minutes of the 12/15/2025 meetings. Motion carried unanimously. Approval of Bills: Motion by Cline, second by McGuire, to approve the following bills: HEARTLAND COOP Fuel $117.70 MOTOR PARTS WAREHOUSE 602 Parts $33.63 AJS SANITATION Garbage $2,929.00 WOMANS DAY MAGAZINE Subscription $10.70 Greater Dallas County Dev Member Dues $812.50 MIDWEST OFFICE TECHNOLOGY Copier Use $53.61 BRICK GENTRY P.C. Legal Service $460.00 A TECH, INC Fire Monitoring $179.85 McClure Engineering Services $3,150.00 XENIA-MOR MOR $186.00 UTILITY SERVICE CO., INC. Quarterly Payment $2,947.91 TREASURER, STATE OF IOWA Sales and Use Tax $36.43 MID AMERICAN ENERGY Electric Service $2,107.58 FIRE SERVICE TRAINING BUREAU Fire Training $400.00 FELD FIRE Fire Equipment $400.72 VISA-BANKERS BANK Library Projects $1,204.95 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES Materials $95.30 MICRO MARKETING Materials $59.74 ALLEY AUTO SALES Tires $728.00 Minburn Communications Phone Service $96.27 DALLAS COUNTY NEWS Publications $306.49 ANATOMY IT Software $97.52 WELLMARK B/C & B/S Healthcare $1,017.82 DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA Dental/Vision $119.64 CITY OF MINBURN Water Service $187.16 AgSource Cooperative Services DW Testing $56.00 XENIA RURAL WATER DISTRICT Water Service $5,001.77 STOREY KENWORTHY Utility Bills $731.90 IOWA PUMP WORKS Pump Repair $1,928.17 GUTHRIE COUNTY RURAL ELEC COOP Electric Service $152.78 JOE STUETELBERG OPERATOR Operations $1,000.00 Payroll Payroll $9,008.71 $35,617.85 Motion carried unanimously. Approval: Motion Helm, second Cline to approve appointment of Brent Robbins to fill vacant city council seat. Motion carried unanimously. Approval: Motion Cline, second Biegger to approve the Annual Urban Renewal Report. Motion carried. Approval: Motion Cline, second McGuire to approve liquor license for American Legion’s Stag Night scheduled for January 31, 2026. Motion carried. Planning: Fire Department FY26-27 budget requests submitted. No action taken Planning: Maggie Jambor presented the Minburn Public Library’s year-end slideshow to report detailed numbers for attendance at library events throughout the year. She also presented FY26-27 budget requests. No action taken. Planning: Motion Cline, second Helm to approve Date and Time for Max Property Tax Levy Public Hearing for Monday, February 9th, 2026, 6:15pm at Minburn City Hall. Motion carried. Planning: Motion Cline, second Biegger to approve Budget Workshop Dates 1/22/2026 & 2/3/2026, 6:30pm at Minburn City Hall. Motion carried. Discussion: Mayor Stuetelberg informed the council of an opportunity to beautify the bike trail along HWY169 in coordination with local residents, heartland coop, and Minburn. No action taken. Resolution: Motion Cline, second Biegger to approve resolutions 2026-01 Naming Depositories, 02 Newspaper and Police, 03 Mileage Reimbursement, 04 Approving Supplemental Record, 05 LOST fund transfer, 06 Authorizing Payments, & 07 Appointing City Attorney. Motion carried unanimously. Council Comments: Councilmember Cline discussed 4th of July planning process. Public Works Comments: Director informed council of new residents in town, grinder pump repairs, and increasing Xenia water rates. City Hall Comments: Clerk informed council that research for new city software will be commencing. Adjournment: Motion by Cline, second by Biegger to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p.m.   Chris Helm, City Clerk ATTEST: Joe Stuetelberg, Mayor   Published in the Dallas County News on January 22, 2026 (1T)