The Centerville City Council held its first meeting of March on Monday night.
After the consent agenda and bills were approved, Chief Tom Demry of the Centerville Police Department provided the city police, fire, and building official reports.
For February, the police department received 367 calls for service, 21 of which resulted in misdemeanor charges. There were also 52 parking violations last month, mostly during the snowstorm, 22 vehicle lockouts, and 33 hours of school resource officer service time.
Centerville K-9 Officer Siwa passed away in February. Demry says the department was actively looking for a replacement. A facility in Mason City that sold Siwa to the department offered to sell a replacement at half price ($10,000). Demry says the department will use forfeiture money to cover the cost. Demry did not offer a timetable for when the new K-9 officer would come to Centerville.
On April 5, the Centerville Fire Department will hold an open house featuring a recruitment table for anyone interested in joining the department. The public will also have a chance to check out the facility, get up close and personal with equipment, and say farewell and happy retirement to Fire Chief Vern Milburn.
The council unanimously approved appointing Kayla Moorman as the Centerville City Clerk.
Finally, the council chose to hold off on approving the solar array project for City Hall, citing cost. The city council asked City Administrator Jason Fraser to find out more information to defray the cost of the project.
The next city council meeting will be held on March 17.
