(Atlantic, IA) – Atlantic Mayor Rob Clausen, Jr., Wednesday night, in his report to the Atlantic City Council, he’s still adjusting to his new role as Mayor, along with various boards and committees.

Clausen was elected to the center seat on the Council, last November, and took over from Grace Garrett, who chose not to run for re-election. He said with a chuckle, he hopes as time goes by, he can begin scaling-back on all the meetings he has to attend. In the Council Committee reports, Councilman Jim Behrens mentioned the Atlantic Fire Department is looking into the possibility of obtaining a new ladder truck with the expanded capability to place firefighters in areas where they otherwise wouldn’t be able to reach by a standard ladder truck.

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He said they had a house donated to the department for fire training. And, Councilman Dana Halder reported on a recent meeting of the Cass County Landfill Commission, and a presentation from officials with Metro Waste Authority and their proposal.

And, Councilperson Elaine Otte reported on a grant opportunity she learned about during a meeting of the Volunteerism Task Force.

Volunteer Iowa, she said, will give the provide a $4,000 grant to carry out whatever the City/County does to promote volunteerism on a day of service.

Otte said some examples of would engage volunteers in the city-wide clean-up, and maybe something associated with the Parks and Rec Department. The whole idea is to build-up the volunteer force in the City and County. More information is expected within the next few weeks.