By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
During the regular meeting of the Panora City Council on Oct. 13, the council members discussed sidewalk sales by downtown storefronts in the business commercial district. City Administrator Lisa Grossman read from the current ordinance, which outlines the number of days that a business can have a sidewalk sale consecutively.
Council members suggested amending the ordinance to stipulate that sidewalk sales can occur only during regular business hours, meaning that items would need to be brought inside or removed at the end of the business day.
Grossman suggested the matter should first be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission and then could come back to the council after that. No formal action was taken by the council.
The council discussed a request from Mason Caruthers for permission to hunt Canada geese on agricultural ground within city limits. The land in question is owned by Ethan Boyers. Caruthers’ request stated he would hunt at least 600 feet from any building or dwelling, and he added that Police Chief Matt Reising has no objection to the request. The council unanimously approved Caruthers’ request.
Grossman brought up a request to obtain an “emergency-only” credit card for Panora EMS use.
“There’s a fuel card in each vehicle, and each employee has a PIN. We’ve had a few situations come up where a PIN is incorrectly entered, and sometimes the employee has to then use their own card for fuel and get reimbursed,” Grossman said.
Grossman also said the credit card could help with various unexpected emergencies, such as in case of a vehicle breakdown or accident. She explained that if approved, the emergency-only credit card would be for only those situations when EMS staff are unable to use the fuel card. Council members were hesitant about the city having another credit card.
“I’m just looking at it as one more credit card out there. Personally, I’m not for it,” Councilmember Brian Dorsett said.
The council did not take formal action on the request.
The next regular meeting is set for Monday, Oct. 27 at 5:30 p.m. The public is welcome. Interested persons may attend in person or electronically by visiting the website https://meet.goto.com/cityofpanora or by phone 1-312-757-3121 (Access Code 295-099-701, Audio PIN 220#).