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City council approves computer upgrade
Mon, Dec 3rd, 2012
Posted in Stewartville Government
Posted in Stewartville Government
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The Stewartville City Council reviewed a request from a resident, Mr. Jonathan Crowe, to adopt a city-wide chicken ordinance. Although Mr. Crowe was not present at the council meeting, the council did engage in a lengthy debate on the matter.
As it currently stands, the city of Stewartville does not have a policy regarding housing chickens within the city limits.
Council person Judy Hansen sympathized with the idea of personally raising chickens, saying she enjoys having fresh organic eggs, and would like to have them cheap and readily available.
Council person Roger Hansen voiced reservations about the issue citing concerns about dogs continually barking at the chickens, and alluded to this opening the gates for a slippery slope of farm animal requests, “If we allow chickens, then someone will want goats, and other animals, when would it be fair to stop?” Council person Gary Stensrud also said he was skeptical of the proposal and worried it would lead to additional problems.
Mayor Jimmie-John King said they should look at the cities of Byron and Rochester, who currently have ordinances allowing chickens within the city limits, and ask those cities how they have fared with the issue.
Rochester’s chicken ordinance, 113A, states : Every person who owns, controls, keeps maintains or harbors hen chickens must keep them confined at all times while in the city in a chicken coop and chicken run. Any coop and run shall be screened with a solid fence or landscaped buffer with a minimum height of four feet. Any coop and run shall be at least 25 feet from any residential structure on any other premises.
Ultimately the council decided to table the issue until the next meeting where they hoped to talk with Mr. Crowe; they also requested information be obtained from the city of Byron and Rochester about their ordinances.
In other business the council unanimously voted to upgrade the city’s computer servers, and agreed to continue with their current provider, PC Applications, who uses government pricing from HP.
The last time the City updated or replaced their computers and servers was in 2007.
The city sets aside funds every year for the purpose of updating and replacing their computer systems and applications. They currently have a total of $30,000 in their Long-Range Technology Fund.
As it currently stands, the city of Stewartville does not have a policy regarding housing chickens within the city limits.
Council person Judy Hansen sympathized with the idea of personally raising chickens, saying she enjoys having fresh organic eggs, and would like to have them cheap and readily available.
Council person Roger Hansen voiced reservations about the issue citing concerns about dogs continually barking at the chickens, and alluded to this opening the gates for a slippery slope of farm animal requests, “If we allow chickens, then someone will want goats, and other animals, when would it be fair to stop?” Council person Gary Stensrud also said he was skeptical of the proposal and worried it would lead to additional problems.
Mayor Jimmie-John King said they should look at the cities of Byron and Rochester, who currently have ordinances allowing chickens within the city limits, and ask those cities how they have fared with the issue.
Rochester’s chicken ordinance, 113A, states : Every person who owns, controls, keeps maintains or harbors hen chickens must keep them confined at all times while in the city in a chicken coop and chicken run. Any coop and run shall be screened with a solid fence or landscaped buffer with a minimum height of four feet. Any coop and run shall be at least 25 feet from any residential structure on any other premises.
Ultimately the council decided to table the issue until the next meeting where they hoped to talk with Mr. Crowe; they also requested information be obtained from the city of Byron and Rochester about their ordinances.
In other business the council unanimously voted to upgrade the city’s computer servers, and agreed to continue with their current provider, PC Applications, who uses government pricing from HP.
The last time the City updated or replaced their computers and servers was in 2007.
The city sets aside funds every year for the purpose of updating and replacing their computer systems and applications. They currently have a total of $30,000 in their Long-Range Technology Fund.
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