by Jason Meyer
The Waukon City Council met in its first session of 2016 Monday night, January 4. Calling the meeting to order at 7 p.m. was newly-elected Mayor Duane DeWalle.
First point of regular business, the Mayor appointed the Mayor Pro-Tem as newly-elected councilor Dwight Jones. The Mayor also appointed Police Chief, Asst. Police Chief, Police Officers, City employees, City Attorney, Asst. City Attorney, City Health Officer, and appointed the Council Committees. All officers and employees retained the positions held at the closing of the 2015 council. Likewise, the Council retained their meeting time and place, and reappointed The Standard as the official newspaper. The Council also retained Waukon State Bank and Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank as the City's official depositories, with a maximum balance of $8,000,000 per institution.