Local scouts on hand for Monday's City Commission meeting/Credit: Dawn Boyles

 

(KNZA)--The Hiawatha City Commission Monday evening approved a new animal impoundment contract with the Brown County Humane Society.

The one-year contract is for $500 a month. 

The new contract was negotiated after the Commission rejected the Humane Society's original proposal for $1,000 a month and looked into establishing the city's own animal impoundment facility.  

Following a hearing drawing no public comment, the Commission voted to authorize the mayor to sign all documents related to the closing of the North Lift Station sanitary sewer improvement project, which was funded through a Community Development Block Grant. 

The Commission on a 4-1 vote designated Commissioner Dave Middendorf to serve as acting Mayor if Mayor Becky Shamburg is absent. An acting mayor must be designated every year. Commissioner Brian Shefferd cast the dissenting vote. 

At the beginning of the meeting, Mayor Shamburg read a proclamation declaring February 1st-7th as Scouting America Anniversary Week.  This year, marks the 116th anniversary.  On hand were members of local Cub Scout Pack 117 and Scouting America Troop 313.