(Atlantic, Iowa) – The City Council in Atlantic, Wednesday, held a public hearing on the adoption of the FINAL Fiscal Year 2025 City of Atlantic Budget. Having received no oral or written comments, the Council passed a resolution adopting the budget as presented. The budget will be submitted to the Atlantic News Telegraph for publication, and to County Auditor Kathy Somers, so that it can be submitted to the State.

The Council passed the following resolutions, Wednesday:

• A resolution “fixing the date of meeting for a public hearing on the receipt and approval of proposals for the disposal and development of certain City-owned Real Property in the Southeast Urban Renewal District.”
• The first reading of an Amended Ordinance pertaining to RAGBRAI. It essentially updates the vendor fees, and dates for the limited-time Ordinance, which is in effect from July 22^nd and 23^rd, 2024.
• A Resolution “Adopting the wages for Seasonal/Part-Time Parks & Recreation and Airport Employees.” City Administrator John Lund…

• and they passed a Resolution “Setting Salaries for Appointed Officers and Employees of the City of Atlantic,” for the Fiscal Year that runs from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.

The Council acted to approve Orders pertaining to a Grant Management Services Agreements and a Development Agreement – with SWIPCO – for an Upper Story Rehab Grant for 300 Chestnut Street, and a Community Catalyst Grant for 207 Chestnut Street. They also passed three readings of an amended Ordinance with regard to the “Abatement of Nuisance[s] by Written Notice of Collection Costs.”

The Atlantic City Council removed discussion and action from their agenda pertaining the contract and bonds for the Sunnyside Park Splash Pad Project. That is expected to take place during their next meeting.