HomeMy WebLinkAbout05.19.25 Work SessionMay 19, 2025
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Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City Council for the City of St. Joseph met in a workshop
setting on Monday, May 19, 2025, at 5:OOPM in the St. Joseph Government Center.
Members Present: Mayor Adam Scepaniak, Councilmembers Adam Schnettler, Kevin Kluesner, Andrew
Mooney, Kelly Beniek
City Representatives Present: Administrator David Murphy, Finance Director Lori Bartlett, Public Works
Director Ryan Wensmann, Community Development Director Nate Keller, Police Chief Dwight
Pfannenstein, Recreation Director Rhonda Juell, City Clerk Kayla Klein, City Engineer Randy Sabart
AED Location at Klinefelter Park: Councilmember Mooney was approached by resident Joel Vogel
regarding having an AED at Klinefelter Park. The solution would be to move the one from public works to
the Klinefelter Park shelter. There would be costs associated with getting electricity there. The council
consensus was to move forward and have City Administrator Murphy find out the costs. Once costs are
determined, it will be brought before the council at a regular meeting for approval.
2026 Bonding Requests: Finance Director Bartlett reported that the state sent out bonding request
notices for 2026. The deadline to submit is in June. The council will need to decide what if any projects to
request funding for.
The council discussed their top priorities: industrial park expansion, housing, and public safety facility.
Due to various situations, it would make the most sense in moving forward with having the industrial park
expansion as the number 1 priority for bonding. The BDPI grant was discussed and that can be applied
for concurrently with the bonding request. A resolution will be brought to the June 2nd meeting for
approval.
Term Limits for Elected Official: Mayor Scepaniak believes there should be term limits for elected officials.
The suggestion would be an eight -year cap for councilmember and an eight -year cap for mayor. Each are
their own office so a resident could serve 8 years as a councilmember and eight years as mayor.
Murphy would do some research to see if term limits are allowed in statutory cities.
The work session was adjourned at 5:45 PM.
Kayla lein
City Clerk