Centerville City Council to meet tonight

Local News

December 21, 2009

By Michael Schaffer - Managing editor

At tonight’s Centerville City Council meeting the incumbent mayor and two new council members will be sworn-in.

Incumbent Marsha A. Mitchell, who fought off four challengers, will take the oath of office as Centerville’s mayor. Taking the oath as Centerville’s new councilman in Ward 2 is Robbie Morgan, replacing Kris Koestner. Taking the oath as Centerville’s new at-large councilman is Darrin Hamilton, replacing Mike Zintz.

The mayoral term lasts for two years. A council term lasts for four years and starts at the first of the year.

In other action tonight, Gordie L. Long, the owner of Gordie’s Bar and Grill, is listed on the agenda to discuss bar liquor licenses.

Beyond that, the council has an agenda item to discuss renewing Gordie’s Bar and Grill’s class C liquor license with Sunday sales and changes to the city’s municipal code relating to the sale and consumption of beer and liquor and licenses for bars. Any changes decided on tonight would be aired in a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 4.

On the table for the council to decide are five different amendments and one addition to the code relating to the sale and consumption of beer and liquor.

Also tonight, the council will discuss a 28 E agreement concerning the South Central Iowa Interagency Drug Task Force, which establishes a working mechanism among the various agencies “who may call upon other members for exchange of assistance as required.” This agreement will supersede all other previously signed agreements, which involves the police departments in the cities of Centerville, Albia, Chariton and Creston, and the sheriff’s departments in Appanoose, Lucas, Monroe, Wayne, Marion, Clarke, Union, Ringgold, Decatur and Madison counties.