Mayor's veto power rarely used in history of Waukon city government

Following the veto issued by newly-elected Waukon Mayor Pat Stone of an ordinance changing the meeting time of the Waukon City Council that was passed during the Tuesday, January 2 regular council session, research by Waukon City Clerk Allen Lyon reveals that a Waukon mayor has only used veto power on three other occasions throughout the recorded history of Waukon city government proceedings. According to Lyon's findings, those three instances involved the following:

November 21, 1927 - Mayor P.M. LeTourneau, MD vetoed a resolution repealing an ordinance prohibiting the Sunday showing of any theatrical shows and exhibitions, vaudeville shows and performances, and motion picture shows and exhibitions.

March 4, 1935 - Mayor Ludvig Larson vetoed a resolution seeking a special election vote on a municipal light and power plant. Among Mayor Larson's reasons for the veto were the following: Interstate Power Company had offered a proposed rate reduction of 12% to the City and President Roosevelt had asked light utilities to further reduce their rates by 25% over the next five years, making it difficult to believe a City-owned plant could compete with such rates, in addition to the proposed special election being within five days of the City's general election and wanting to save taxpayers the additional cost of that special election.

April 12, 1972 - Mayor J. Robert White vetoed a motion authorizing the mayor and city clerk to renew a lease agreement on behalf of the City of Waukon for certain usage of the fairgrounds within the city by the Allamakee County Agricultural Association.