Sam Cox
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 6
- Total speaking time
- 4:41
- Avg per meeting
- 0:47
- Segments
- 145
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Top issues during term (14)(Taxes Budget)
Campbell Fund charitable distributions
$19,655.25 from the Campbell Fund.
FY 2028-2034 Capital Improvement Plan
Sets up years of capital spending; funding is clear for the first two years.
FY2028 Tax Increment Financing Indebtedness Certification
Certification level affects how much property tax revenue the city can capture.
Poweshiek County Fair Association tourism grant
$40,500 from hotel-motel tax, with the state paying the balance.
FY2026 budget amendment
A prior SpyGlass-style audit found about $7,200 in annual savings; the new CD earns 4.15% APR.
Purchasing and credit card policy updates
No direct cost, but sets rules for all future city spending.
Change of city IT service provider
Cost details of the new agreement are not stated in the agenda materials.
Hotel/motel tax fund budget
Fund balance of $430,580.58 as of the reporting period.
$4.2 million in budget transfers
Moves $4,202,897.84 between city budget categories.
City strategic planning
Contract amount not stated in the minutes.
Temp agency worker wages
Moving workers to city employment with raises will add to the city's personnel costs.
New state property tax legislation
Could squeeze future city budgets by limiting how much property tax growth the city can capture.
Library bills payable and endowment funds
The library's endowment funds totaled about $1.98 million as of May 31, 2026.
500 Pearl Street tax abatement
Foregone property tax revenue over 10 years on that parcel; tied to new construction value.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Cox was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Taxes Budget.
Voting record (0)(Taxes Budget)
No votes found matching Taxes Budget.