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HARTINGTON — The Hartington City Council approved a resolution June 8 adopting the 2026 Cedar County Local Emergency Operations Plan.
The 400-page plan was presented to the council in a five-inch thick binder compiled by Cedar County Emergency Services Director Kevin Garvin.
Garvin was not at the meeting, but had previously stated the federal government mandates that the plan be updated every five years.
It is intended to provide a coordinated response to a disaster or emergency in Cedar County, including Hartington and other cities and villages in the county.
According to the resolution, the City Council deemed it advisable and in the best interest of the community and the county to approve the updated plan.
Also Monday, the Council modified a recently approved ordinance.
Property owners or contractors who need to cut into a city street, curb or sidewalk in Hartington will now have a more detailed set of rules to follow.
The Council approved Ordinance 915, updating the city’s regulations for anyone seeking a permit to cut into paving, curbs or sidewalks.
The ordinance applies to projects such as installing a driveway or doing other work that requires removing or cutting into public improvements.
Under the updated ordinance, anyone planning that type of work must first receive a written permit from the City Clerk. Before the permit is issued, the applicant must tell the city where the cutting will take place.
The City Utilities Superintendent will then inspect the site before any work begins. Once the applicant is ready to begin cutting into the street, curb or sidewalk, the utilities superintendent must be notified so the work can be supervised and inspected.
The ordinance also gives the City Council the option of having the city do the cutting and repair work itself, with the cost charged back to the person who received the permit. The Council may also allow the permit holder to do the work and make the repairs.
The new rules also spell out the cost of the permit and related fees.
Before a permit is issued, the applicant must pay a $50 permit fee. The applicant must also pay a $10-per-foot deposit for each linear foot of paving, curb or sidewalk being removed.
