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October 27, 1994
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Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City Council for the City
of St. Joseph met jointly, in Special Session with the Town Board for
St. Joseph Township, on Thursday, October 27, 1994 at 8:00 p.m. in the
City Hall.
MEMBERS PRESENT: CITY COUNCIL - Members of the Council Bob Loso,
Stephanie Hazen, Ross Rieke, Ken Hiemenz; Clerk/Administrator Rachel
Stapleton; City Attorney John Scherer. Mayor Donald Bud Reber was
absent, due to his attendance at an APO meeting.
TOWN BOARD - Supervisors Jerome Salzer, Bernie Schloemer, Joe Bechtold;
Town Clerk Anna Reischl; Town Attorney Kirby Dahl.
OTHERS PRESENT: Tillie Wasner, Joan Schuh, John Kierzek, Martha
Kierzek, Dan Nierengarten, Gary Utsch.
The meeting was called to order at 8:00 p.m. with John Scherer stating
that the purpose of the meeting is to discuss ownership and financing
of a proposed property purchase for a future fire hall site. City
Attorney John Scherer discussed with the Boards the items and
recommendations he had prepared. After a lengthy discussion Stephanie
Hazen made a motion to approve that a joint resolution is drafted with
the agreed upon items and brought back to both bodies for final
approval; seconded by Bernie Schloemer.
Upon a call of the vote the motion passed unanimously by both bodies.
The general consensus of the group was that John Scherer will prepare
the draft of the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of st.
Joseph and the Town of St. Joseph. This document is an attachment to
these minutes.
After discussion of the effect financing would have on individual
residential properties in the City and methods of disseminating
information to the public, Stephanie Hazen made a motion to have the
Clerk/Administrator gather information on the tax impact of financing
$83,000, the City's share of the cost of the land purchase, 1 ) a one
time amount; 2) financing over ten years at current bonding amounts.
This information is to be available on Monday. The motion was seconded
by Ken Hiemenz. Discussion - This information will be available for
anJrone who wants it. Loso stated that he feels this information is
deceptive, because it does not include all the costs.
Ayes: Rieke, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: Loso. Motion carried.
Hazen made a motion to adjourn at 9:45 p. m. ; seconded by Schloemer.
Upon a call of the vote the motion passed unanimously.
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Rachel Stap e on
Clerk/Administrator