The Guthrie Center City Council met Monday night.

In his monthly report, Public Works Director Bob Secoy told the Council his employees are ready to plow snow this season. The Public Works Department will be laying a mixture of salt and sand on Guthrie Center’s slushy roads once the white stuff begins to fall.

Additionally, the Council discussed a 40% increase to the City’s annual health insurance premium. To protect the take-home pay of their employees, the Council decided that a 3 percent raise would be necessary to make sure city employees aren’t bringing home smaller paychecks. The City will continue to pay 85% of employee health insurance premium costs.

The Council also discussed adding a street parking permit process to their proposed parking ordinance. City Administrator Laura Imerman will research that provision more and provide a policy recommendation at the November 23rd meeting.

The meeting ended with incumbent Mayor Denny Kunkle and Councilor-elects Ian Steensen and Patrick Halsey taking their Oaths of Office. Councilor-elect Michael Herbert was not present for the ceremony and will take his oath at a later date.