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10A Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 The Messenger/Fort Dodge, Iowa www.messengernews.net Growmark FS Fuel 120.32 Daniel D. Essing Hawkins Supplies 10.00 Time and Place for Filing Sealed Propo- 2664 Woodland Drive IIMC Dues 200.00 sals. Sealed bids for the work comprising Fort Dodge IA 50501 LEGAL PUBLICATION IMFOA Dues 50.00 each improvement as stated below must and IA One Call Fees 12.60 be filed in the office of the City Clerk of Douglas D. Essing, City of Otho IPERS Ipers-Regular 429.77 the City of Fort Dodge, Municipal Build- 1971 West Lumsden Road #234 Regular Session Johnson, Kramer, ing, 819 1st Avenue South, Fort Dodge, Brandon FL 33511 February 9, 2021 Mulholland Legal Fees 575.00 Iowa on or before 10:00 a.m. (local time) Executors of estate US still unraveling Linda Parker Monthly Fees 00.00 Thursday, February 25, 2021 for con- The City Council of Otho met in regular Martin’s Flag supplies 122.90 sideration by the Fort Dodge City Council Neven J. Conrad session at 7:00 p.m. at Otho City Hall with Mid-American Electric/Gas 475.40 at its meeting on March 8th, 2021 at 6:00 Attorney for Executors Mayor Mark Groat presiding. Council Mike Adams Fees 100.00 p.m. The City of Fort Dodge reserves the Conrad & Lemmenes members present: Farrand, Fox, Pringle, Northwest Bank- CC supplies 936.93 right to reject any and all bids, 30 Eighth Street North, PO Box 337 Beekman, and T. Stanberg. Also present P&R Entry Doors Fees re-advertise for new bids, and to waive in- Humboldt, Iowa 50548 Fire Chief Smith. 269.50 formalities that may be in the best interest ‘sophisticated’ hack Pathfinders Strategic Fees 500.00 of the City. Conditional bids will not be ac- Date of second publication To help stop the spread of the COVID-19 Pitney Bowes Fees 7.95 cepted. 25th day of Februaruy, 2021. virus, this meeting of the Otho City Coun- Rork’s Northwest Furnace Fees 230.00 cil was held electronically. Chapter 21.8 Starnet Technologies Fees 240.00 Public Hearing on Proposed Contract Do- Probate Code Section 304 of the Iowa Code does permit an elec- The Hartford Ins Prem 28.63 cuments and Estimated Costs for Im- tronic meeting where all members partici- The Messenger Publishing 119.72 provement: A public hearing will be held L6790 02/18/21 02/25/21 pate remotely when an in-person meeting of 9 gov’t agencies USPS Postage 73.15 by the Fort Dodge City Council on the is impossible or impractical, which is cer- Webster Co Auditor Fees 4,082.79 proposed contract documents (plans, tainly true during this crisis. On March 19, Wellmark Health Ins Prem 426.56 specifications and form of contract) and WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. authorities are still work- 2020, Governor Reynolds issued a Proc- Zehner Safety Fees 15.00 estimated cost for the improvement at its ing to unravel the full scope of the likely Russian hack that lamation of Disaster Emergency which in- Accounts Payable Total 12,729.51 meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Monday March 8, cluded a suspension of Iowa laws that Payroll Checks 2,234.15 2021 in said Council Chambers, 819 1st gave the “sophisticated” actor behind the breach complete would prevent the use of electronic meet- Avenue South, Fort Dodge, Iowa or/and ings or the limitation on the number of Total by Funds via live streaming video conference. Par- access to files and email from at least nine government people present at an in-person meeting General 9,257.45 ticipation in this meeting will be available agencies and about 100 private companies, the top White site. Therefore, only city Staff were Road Use Tax 1,118.47 on the City’s website, a link can be found present at Otho city hall. The agenda and Employee Benefits 776.21 at www.fortdodgeiowa.org. At said hear- House cybersecurity official said Wednesday. the City’s website had this message post- Water 1,594.35 ing, any interested person may partici- ed more than 24 hours in advance to give Sewer 2,217.18 pate and file objections thereto, or to the Anne Neuberger, the newly appointed deputy national instructions on how others could partici- Grand Total AP 14,963.66 cost of said improvements or email security adviser for cyber and emerging technology, also pate in the meeting. [email protected] prior to Revenue Jan 2020 public hearing. warned that the danger has not passed because the hackers Fox motioned to approve the agenda, General 9,152.24 seconded by Pringle. Motion carried with Road Use Tax 6,270.16 General Nature of Public Improvement: breached networks of technology companies whose prod- all ayes. Employee Benefits 300.90 All work and materials shall comply with ucts could be used to launch additional intrusions. Emergency 47.26 the proposed drawings, specifications Chief Smith went over his written report Local Option Sales Tax 6,515.01 and proposed form of contract which to- A task force is investigating the extent of the damage with the council. The clerk reported no Capital Improvement 118.16 gether with the opinion of probable con- permits issued since last meeting. The Water 7,826.80 struction cost have heretofore been ap- from the breach, assessing potential responses and trying mayor reported no additional meetings Sewer 6,174.58 proved by the City Council now on file to confirm the identity of whoever was behind it — a pro- this month. For unscheduled business Storm Sewer 1,783.48 with the City Clerk of Fort Dodge, Iowa. Kay Bergren asked the mayor and counci Total Revenues 38,188.59 Said documents are by reference made a cess Neuberger warned will take more time. a couple of questions. part hereof, as though fully set out and in- L6792 02/18/21 corporated herein. “This is a sophisticated actor who did their best to hide Farrand motioned to approve the consent their tracks,” she told reporters at the White House. “We agenda, T. Stanberg seconded. Motion Project Description: The project consists carried with all ayes. The consent agenda of an interior renovation of the Business believe it took them months to plan and execute this com- included approval of minutes from 1/12 Affairs and Community Growth offices lo- regular meeting, amended minutes from promise. It will take us some time to uncover this layer by LEGAL PUBLICATION cated on 2nd floor of the Fort Dodge 1/19 special meeting, and minutes from Municipal Building as specified in the con- layer.” 1/28 special meeting, approval of bills in tract documents. The work includes the amount of $14,963.66 and approval IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR WEBSTER COUNTY demolition, gypsum board assemblies, U.S. authorities have said the breach, disclosed in De- of the clerk/treasurer’s report. plaster wall repair, painting, floor leveling, cember, appeared to be the work of Russian hackers. Neu- NO. CDDM306319 carpet tile, LVT flooring, custom wood Farrand motioned to open a Public Hear- trim, casework, custom wood doors, berger, a former senior official at the National Security ing at 7:24pm for the Max Property Tax electronic door access systems, suspend- Levy for FY 2021-2022, Fox seconded. IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF NOEL IBARRA SILVA AND ed ceilings, roof modifications, HVAC, Agency who was appointed by President Joe Biden this Motioned carried with all ayes. Council- mechanical, electrical, & plumbing. The man T. Stanberg asked Mayor Groat to JANNETTE SANTANA MORALES month, went no further. PETITIONER, owner will be completing asbestosabate- explain exactly what the Max Property ment work prior to the start of construc- “An advanced, persistent threat actor likely of Russian Tax Levy was. There were no public com- tion. ments. Beekman motioned to close the UPON THE PETITION OF: origin was responsible,” she said, without providing any Public Hearing at 7:26pm, Fox seconded. IBARRA SILVA, PETITIONER, This improvement project is being con- Motioned carried with all ayes. structed and paid for pursuant to the pro- further details and sounding a cryptic note on potential re- AND CONCERNING visions of Chapter 384 of the Code of sponses. Groat informed council he and Simmons Iowa. met with Callendar on 2/8/21 and JANNETTE SANTANA MORALES, RESPONDENT, “This isn’t the only case of malicious cyber activity of answered a few questions they had re- Jeff Nemmers, City Clerk garding a possible 28E agreement. likely Russian origin, either for us or for our allies and TO: Jannette Santana Morales Callendar’s meeting is also tonight and L6753 02/18/21 the city clerk was going to talk with her partners,” Neuberger added. “So, as we contemplate fu- council about the information we dis- You are hereby notified there is now on ture response options, we are considering holistically what cussed. file in the office of the Clerk of the above Court, a Petition in the above-entitled ac- those activities were.” Groat asked Pringle about a meeting with tion, which prays for a Dissolution of the the Sheriff’s Department that he dis- parties’ marriage and other relief. The LEGAL PUBLICATION The Russian government has denied involvement. cussed with the council last regular meet- Respondent’s attorney is William H. Private security company FireEye was first to identi- ing. Pringle and the council agreed to Habhab whose address is 1216 Central THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR have Groat call the Sheriff’s Department Avenue, Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501. The WEBSTER COUNTY fy the breach, revealing that hackers hijacked widely used to see when they are available to meet.