City Council — regular meeting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · expected — agenda not yet posted (the council meets on the first and third Tuesday)
Current projects
All 72 projects & initiatives
Tiffin Community Recreation CenterUnder construction
$11.4Mcontract sum to date (pay applications)
Forevergreen Road Earth Stockpile / GradingUnder construction
$170kcontract sum to date (pay applications)
Water Treatment Plant UpgradesUnder construction
$12.2Mcontract sum to date (pay applications)
Original Town UrbanizationUnder construction
$5.61Msum of its phases
North Park Road Improvements (STP-U-7662(615)--70-52)Under construction
$5.59Mcontract sum to date (pay applications)
Roberts Ferry Road & Village Drive Traffic SignalUnder construction
$368kcontract sum to date (pay applications)
Cost is the headline figure named under it (the contract sum to date from the newest pay application, else payments, else the largest award or estimate). "Completed vs contract" is completed and stored work over the contract sum on the newest pay application.
Financial health
FY2026 (July 2025 – June 2026) · 10 of 12 months of Treasurer's reportsRevenue into city funds Derived
$17.8M
Excludes borrowing; 2025-07, 2025-08 reports missing. Cash flow
Borrowing received
$18.5M
General Obligation Urban Renewal Bonds, Series 2026A (Recreation Center) · SRF loan draws, Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2025 (Water Treatment Plant). Debt
Paid to vendors
$21.0M
From 25 approved payables lists, months with a Treasurer's report · payroll not included. Spending
Where the money came from and went, FY2026
FY2026 (July 2025 – June 2026). Amounts as recorded in the Treasurer's monthly reports (10 of 12 months) and the approved payables lists (vendor payments only; payroll not included). Revenue and borrowing into fund families, then vendor payments by department and, by name, the money not on vendor bills. Derived Grey dashed bands are not spending: money kept in a fund or borrowing not yet used, or spending drawn from a fund's balance.
Money in: $33.7M (revenue $15.2M and borrowing $18.5M; ≈ $2.65M of transfers between funds not counted twice) · Paid to vendors: $21.0M · Spent without a vendor bill: $10.1M · not spent, kept in funds: $9.27M · $4.00M drawn from fund balances.
Not on vendor bills: Unspent borrowing (still in the fund) $6.97M · Debt service (paying agent) $3.98M · Transfers to other funds $3.36M · Kept in fund balances $2.30M · Payroll and benefits (estimate) $1.90M · TIF developer rebates $775k · Unclassified (not on vendor bills) $59k. What "not on vendor bills" means · 2025-07, 2025-08 left out of both sides (no Treasurer's report).
Largest sources
- Borrowing $18.5M
- Revenue $15.2M
- From fund balances $4.00M
Largest uses (vendor payments)
- Parks $7.22M
- Water utility $5.25M
- Streets (road use tax) $4.34M
Debt outstanding As printed
$39.3M
Owed on June 30, 2026 on the Treasurer of Iowa disclosure statement (12 issues). Estimate since then Estimate: $50.0M, adding borrowing the statement leaves out.
Debt limit used: 80.0% Derived (the 2026 statement's GO debt over the last printed limit, Mar 2, 2025; annual-appropriation bonds left out, 83.8% if counted in full; no newer limit is printed), against 62.0% last printed (Mar 2, 2025, before later borrowing). How the limit is figured
Debt details →Construction change orders, 23 contracts
+3.2%
Growth over the original contracts, excluding Tiffin Community Recreation Center's $1.04M credit (net +0.5% including it). Projects
Figures are as printed by the city or derived from its reports, not official accounting. Fiscal years run July to June and are named by the year they end.
Recent resolutions
All decisions- Oct 6, 20262026-048 Approving the Closure of Main Street from Second Street to Third Street on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 8:00 Pm Until 1:30 Pm on Sunday, October 18, 2026, for the Purpose of the Tiffin Emergency Responders Association Pancake Breakfast Adopted
- Oct 1, 20262026-047 Approving the Iowa Statewide Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program (TA Set-Aside) Application Adopted
- Sep 15, 20262026-046 Setting a Public Hearing Date of October 6, 2026, on the Proposed Adoption of the Codified Code of Ordinances of the City of Tiffin, Iowa Adopted
- Sep 1, 20262026-045 Setting a Public Hearing Date of September 15, 2026, on an Ordinance Amending Chapter 35 – Fire Protection – Creating an EMS only Division of the Fire Department [AMENDED: Updated Resolution title] Adopted
- Jul 21, 20262026-044 Approving the Final Plat for Park Place City Center – Part Two, Phase Ten Adopted
- Jul 21, 20262026-043 Designating Official Public Posting Location(s) for Meeting Notices and Agendas Pursuant to Iowa Code Chapter 21, As Amended by House File 2490 Adopted
Recent split votes
K-4 Discussion and Consideration of Purchase of 2025 Chevrolet Equinox LT for Parks and Recreation Department – Motion to approve by Orris
Carried 4–1 · Voted no: Skylar Limkemann
K-4 Discussion and Consideration of Pay Application #9 – Tricon Construction – Tiffin Water Treatment Facility Upgrade Project – Motion to approve by Orris
Carried 4–1 · Voted no: Skylar Limkemann
K-7 Discussion and Consideration of Interim Fire Chief and Council Action as Needed – Motion to table so we can have closed session to discuss legal...
On this day in Tiffin
More from this day in the records-
October 27, 1969 Decision
At a special meeting the council adopted a resolution to fix a date for proceedings to issue $108,000 Waterworks Revenue Bonds, set for 1 December 1969, and a resolution to advertise them.
“Glenn Potter introduced a resolution entitled "Resolution to fix a date for the initiation of proceedings for the issuance of $108,000 Waterworks Revenue Bonds of the Town of Tiffin, Iowa".”
document 3237, p. 1 · meeting · 1960s -
October 27, 1982 Decision
A resolution authorized an interfund loan of $1,100.00 from the general fund to the sewer fund to pay for finishing the dike at the sewer plant.
“Resolution No. 1982-9 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN INTERFUND LOAN IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,100.00 FROM GENERAL TO SEWER”
document 4450, p. 1 · meeting · Res. 1982-009 · project · 1980s -
October 27, 2010 Proclamation
The agenda lists a proclamation for October Family History Month.
“C. Proclamation for October Family History Month”
document 3916, p. 1 · meeting · 2010s
Questions people ask
Who represents me, and how have they voted?The mayor and council, with their voting records
What will the Rec Center cost, and how is it paid for?Contract, change orders and the 2026A bonds
Where does the city's money go?Revenue by fund to vendor payments by department
What's being built near me?Building permits on permits.tiffin.cc ↗
Data last updated October 27, 2026. Built from the archive's documents; see how the data is built.