”…Sara McCulough. financial advisor and owner of WD Development in Kitchener, Ontario defines  financial gaslighting as a form of abuse characterized by the deliberate falsification of financial information, or deliberately providing false accounts of financial transactions over time. In the Merriam Webster dictionary, “gaslighting” is defined in part as “psychological manipulation of a person usually over an extended period of time,” and “the act or practice of grossly misleading someone, especially for one’s own advantage…”

https://www.wealthprofessional.ca/news/industry-news/are-clashing-couples-overplaying-the-financial-gaslighting-card/374596#:~:text=McCullough%20(pictured%20above%2C%20left),of%20financial%20transactions%20over%20time.

The  July 31, 2023, meeting of the Alcester City Council was called to order on by  Councilwoman Darla Reppe, mayor pro tem at 7:00 p.m. with Councilman Kerry Hedden, Councilwoman Cyndi Peeples, Councilwoman Julia Sundstrom and Councilwoman Kendra Hatle present via telephone.  No city attorneys were present with the exception of Attorney Sam Nelson via telephone to explain some things.  Councilwoman Kendra Hatle,   Absent were Mayor Lukas Driesen, Attorney Austin Felts, and City Attorney Sam Nelsen.  The council and gallery recited the Pledge of Allegiance. 

Due to the length of the meeting, I am going to limit the use of time markers.

(00:43.23)  AGENDA ITEM #3 – Approve Agenda   Amendments made to place agenda item #15 OLD CLUBHOUSE just after agenda approval and agenda item #5 PUBLIC INPUT after the clubhouse agenda item and preceding Agenda Item #4.  Agenda was approve with the amendments.

(00:01:31.47)  AGENDA ITEM #15  – Old Clubhouse   Discussion with Shelly Rus.

(00:07:12.73)  AGENDA ITEM #5 –  Public Input 

          VICKIE LARSEN WITH A STATEMENT limited by three minutes time frame.  Outlining Lukas Driesen duly elected Mayor, outlining the number of signatures for his petition.  522 registered voters times 5% which would require 26 signatures on his petition which he achieved and was duly elected.  I dealt with the withholding of the keys, passwords and etc. by the Finance Officer Patricia Jurrens.  I will release the entirety of my remarks in a later posting.

          TOM WALSH asked for a copy of last year’s budget and the budget for next year.

          DARLA REPPE spoke to an issue of the purchase of three cemetery lots but no one ever got back to the prospective purchaser and another mail box which had been knocked over during the snow season.

(00:15:55.83)  AGENDA ITEM #6 – Community Center reservation- Mindie Selchert  Issues with lost reservations on numerous occasions.  Can the city find a better methold.

(00:29:01.43)  AGENDA ITEM #4 – Alderman vacancy – Executive session at 6:30 out of Executive session at 7:00.  Motion and second to appoint Brian Johnson as Ward II councilman with unanimous  Aye votes Mr. Johnson was appointed as Ward II councilman. (00:30:46.47)

(00:32:37.33) AGENDA ITEM #7 – West Clark Street Building Permit- Tabled from 7/18/2023 Meeting 

(00:38:27.17)  AGENDA ITEM #8  –  Fairgrounds- Easement- Tabled from 7/6/2023 Meeting   Easement was approved.

(00:39:37.53)  AGENDA ITEM #9 –Banner Associates- Michael Leuthold  I will give a more detailed accounting written in a later post.

(00:01:06:05.60)  AGENDA ITEM #10 – Community Center/Golf Course Updates- Landon Nygard  Freezer  approved and new hire PT cook hired Cameron Squires at 12.00/hour

(00:01:10:59.57)  AGENDA ITEM #11 – Police Department- Chief Thompson, Officer Kleinschmit  Both Officer Kleinschmit and Police Chief Thompson received $2.21 per hour raises bringing Officer Kyle Kleinschmit to $21.50 and Chief Jared Thompson to $29.12 with an agreement there would be no cost of living raise in January.

(00:01:20:44.37)  AGENDA ITEM #12 – Homecoming Fireworks  Approved

(00:)   AGENDA ITEM #13 – Legal Updates- Austin Felts  No updates from Attorney Felts.

(00:01:22:02.93)  AGENDA ITEM #14  – Camera Quotes- Tabled from 7/6/2023 Meeting Once again tabled to get our expert camera guy to meet with the camera vendor.

 (00:01:26:18.23)  AGENDA ITEM #16 –  Finance Office Updates- Abigail Moore  (00:01:29:41.63) APPROVAL TO ADVERTISE FOR THE VACANT FINANCE OFFICER POSITION.  APPROVE UNANIMOUS VOTE.  (01:37:23.17)  MOTION AND SECOND TO GIVE ABIGAIL MOORE A $3.00 PER HOUR STIPEND FOR HER EXTENDED DUTIES UNTIL A NEW FINANCE OFFICER IS HIRED.  MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

(00:)  AGENDA ITEM #17  – Executive Session – (if needed)  NOT NEEDED

(00:1:39:31.23)  AGENDA ITEM #18  –  Adjourn  8:42 P.M.

Contact City Council

        

Councilwoman Darla Reppe – Ward III            605-934-2602

Councilwoman Cyndi Peeples – Ward I             605-934-2096

Councilman Brian Johnson     – Ward II            605-934-

Councilwoman Kendra Hatle – Ward III

Councilman Kerry Hedden –  Ward II

Councilwoman Julia Sundstrom  Ward I