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TAMA - The June 5 Tama city council meeting started with a scramble to get council member Aaron Haughey on the phone so the meeting could begin. Council members
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Members of the Tama city council discuss preparations for the Lincoln Highway Bridge Festival at their meeting on April 19. Pictured, from left: Deputy City Clerk Sierra Berger, Council Member Emily Babinat, Mayor Doug Ray and Council Member Matt Beatty.
At their April 19 regular meeting, the Tama City Council voted 4-1 in favor of hosting a parade for the upcoming Lincoln Highway Bridge Festival on May 22.
Council member Emily Babinat was lone no vote, citing safety concerns with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the likelihood of a large gathering occurring in the downtown area.
The Tama Fire Department earlier announced their plans to host the carnival portion of the festival but the decision to host the parade fell to the city after the Tama-Toledo Chamber of Commerce said in March they were not planning to host the parade as had been done in recent years.
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1. Hearing no questions or comments during a public hearing the council voted to approve the $3,853,850 budget for fiscal year 2022. Some items of note include an increase in public safety. The budget increased from $992,141 to $1,073,439. The roughly $80,000 increase was due to the purchase of a new vehicle for the police department and salaries. There was a decrease in capital projects from $631,500 in 2021 to $33,500.
The city had discussed bonding $400,000 for library repairs but that was put on hold due to the derecho. The last big capital project was the 5th Street project in 2017-18. The city applied for and received $64,000 from the state for COVID relief. That money will be going to salaries which in turn will mean the library will not have to cut their budget for 2021 as originally anticipated. Property tax valuation going up also made a difference for the city.