With the recent retirement of Carroll Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief, Bob Shields, the Carroll City Council will be asked on Monday to approve adjustments for the department. The recommendation is to have Dan Hannasch take over the role of Assistant Chief as a Captain with Lt. Jeff Cullen being promoted to Captain, Brad Warnke from Training Officer to Lieutenant and Brady Vanderberg from Firefighter to Training Officer. The board will also consider acceptance of the substantial completion of the Graham Park Pickleball Court Complex and review a lease agreement with the Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) for hosting of the 2021 1A and 2A baseball tournament. City Manager, Mike Pogge-Weaver, says they will also hold a couple of public hearings. The first for street restoration plans, but this is a little different than the normal street projects.
Photo (l to r): Carroll Fire Chief, Greg Schreck; Mayor Pro-tempore, Jerry Fleshner; Assistant Fire Chief, Bob Shields; Kim Shields Long-time member of the
Carroll County Conservation Director, Jason Christensen, says the odds of getting an allocation from the $5 million available is increased with local buy in. The city and county are being asked to pledge $100,000 each for a 20 percent total match. Another major topic of discussion is the renewal of employee health insurance for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. Pogge-Weaver says there is a slight increase in their partially self-funded plan. However, one issue is they have not made a plan design change since 2000. They will review a two-year phased design impacting co-pays and office visits, bringing them in line with the market. As of the end of March, the city has around $1 million in the medical insurance fund.
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