City of Raymond

The City of Raymond welcomes you to our website designed to help residents and visitors find information about our town. Raymond is a great place to live and work. We have an elementary school, two churches, two parks, 300 homes, and several businesses.

We are located just one mile off Interstate 380 and 7 miles east of Waterloo. 2020 estimated population is 759.

Please explore our website and let us know if there is any information you would like to see added. Thank you for visiting.

DUE TO THE COURIER'S PUBLISHING RESTRAINTS, THE CITY WILL BE USING THE

INDEPENDENCE BULLETIN FOR FUTURE PUBLISHINGS

 AGENDA

The City Council of Raymond, Iowa will meet in regular session on Monday, July 21, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at Raymond City Hall.  Public Access to the meeting may also be accessed through the following from your computer, tablet or smartphone: Google Meet Video call link: https://meet.google.com/tnu-jids-fot  Or dial: ‪(US) +1 530-936-7723

PIN: ‪335 475 969#

• Meeting called to order followed by roll call
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Revise or approve agenda
• Approval of the Consent Agenda – All items on the consent agenda will be enacted by one motion.  There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a request is made prior to the time Council votes on the motion items
• Approve July 7, 2025 regular council meeting
• Resolution 2025-1626 authorizing payment of bills and transfers
• Accept and place on file the minutes and reports from the following Boards, Departments and Commissions (N/A=Not Available): Clerk/Treasurer Report (June 2025), Receipts (June 17, 2025-July 21, 2025), Sheriff’s Report (June 2025), Library, Building Inspection/Code Enforcement, Public Works
• Public Comment:  Please state your name and address for the record before proceeding with your comments.          Individual remarks are limited to three minutes. Under Iowa Open Meetings Law, no discussion will be held or

         action taken on these comments. Comments will be summarized in the meeting minutes and become

         permanent record of the city.

• Engineering Report
• Old Business
• Discuss/Action on 28E Agreement with Waterloo Water Works
• Discuss/Action on Mayor & Mayor ProTem Wages
• Motion to set public hearing to amending Ordinance Chapter 15.04 Mayor Compensation and Chapter 16.04 Mayor ProTem Compensation for August 4, 2025
• New Business
• Review and discuss Ordinance No. 227 – An Ordinance Amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Raymond, Iowa, by deleting Section in it’s entirety, relating to runoff elections.
• Open public hearing for Ordinance No. 227
• Motion to close public hearing
• Motion to pass 1st reading of proposed Ordinance No. 227
• Motion to set date for 2^nd reading or suspend the 2^nd & 3^rd readings of Ordinance No. 227 and place it up for final adoption.
• Motion to adopt Ordinance No. 227
• Motion to approve Resolution 2025-1627 setting the date for the sale of General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series 2025 and authorizing the use of preliminary official statement in connection therewith.
• Motion to approve Resolution 2025-1628 to transfer $160,067.29 from TIF Fund to Capital Improvements for HMA Resurfacing Lafayette Road Project Costs.
• Discuss/Action on MidAmerican Franchise
• Discuss property at 224 Washington St
• Motion to Approve Resolution 2025-1629 to approve Change Order #4 to add 2 foot #4 bars and epoxy to tie into existing 5 inch or thicker driveway every 30 inches to prevent crack/damage of driveways at a cost of $3,098.25
• Motion to approve City Clerk’s vacation request for July 31, 2025 to August 12th.
• Communications
• Adjournment
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Contact information:

101 1st St.

PO Box 156

Raymond, IA   50667

319-232-6153

319-233-0958 FAX

cityofraymond@mchsi.com

mayor@raymondia.us