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City of Red Lake Falls

City Council Meeting

February 8, 2010

Minutes

Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Red Lake Falls, Red Lake County, Minnesota was duly held in the Council Chambers of said City on the 8th day of February, 2010.

 

Members Present:  Cheryl Matzke, Neil Knaack, Barry Schultz, Lorri Ann Hartel, and Vaughn Thorfinnson.

 

Members Absent:  Joyce Kalbakdalen 

 

Others Present:  City Administrator Allen Ducharme, City Attorney William Muldoon, Sheriff Mitch Bernstein, Carol Seeger, Gazette reporter Destiny Harmoning, and Deb Derouin.

 

Mayor Vaughn Thorfinnson called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.

 

Schultz moved, seconded by Matzke, to approve the Agenda with the addition of 7.2 Well House Change Order.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

Hartel moved, seconded by Matzke, to approve the January 25, 2010 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes as submitted.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

Schultz moved, seconded by Knaack, to approve Administrator Ducharme pursuing the development of a new garden club for the city of Red Lake Falls. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

Business:

 

Hartel moved, seconded by Matzke, to approve Resolution #02-01-10 – (MnWARN) Mutual Aid Agreement.  (Minnesota Water Agency Response Network)  For:  Knaack, Matzke, Hartel, Schultz, Thorfinnson.  Absent:  Kalbakdalen.  Against:  None.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY     (A copy of Resolution #02-01-10 is on file at City Hall.)

 

This resolution authorizes the city utility governing body to work cooperatively with other governing bodies’ utilities when there is an emergency.

 

Matzke moved, seconded by Schultz, to approve the Change Order from Magney Construction, Inc. for the well house construction.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

Hartel moved, seconded by Matzke, to approve the bills and finance checks #034680-#034719 and payroll checks #003972-#003986.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

The meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

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Vaughn Thorfinnson, Mayor

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Allen Ducharme, City Administrator

City of Red Lake Falls

City Council Meeting

January 25, 2010

Minutes

Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Red Lake Falls, Red Lake County, Minnesota was duly held in the Council Chambers of said City on the 25th day of January, 2010.

 

Members Present:  Cheryl Matzke, Neil Knaack, Barry Schultz, Joyce Kalbakdalen, Lorri Ann Hartel, and Vaughn Thorfinnson.

 

Members Absent:  none 

 

Others Present:  City Administrator Allen Ducharme, City Attorney William Muldoon, Carol Seeger, Gazette reporter Destiny Harmoning, Deb Derouin, and Ryan Schultz.

 

Mayor Vaughn Thorfinnson called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m.

 

Kalbakdalen moved, seconded by Schultz, to approve the Agenda with the addition of 7.4 Resolution #01-04-10 – Re-issuance of General Obligation Bond of 2001.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

Matzke moved, seconded by Hartel, to approve the January 12, 2010 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes as submitted.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

Business:

 

Kalbakdalen moved, seconded by Matzke, to approve Resolution #01-03-10 – Fire Department Zero Tolerance Policy.  For:  Kalbakdalen, Knaack, Matzke, Hartel, Schultz, Thorfinnson.  Absent:  None.  Against:  None.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY  

 

Kalbakdalen moved, seconded by Schultz, to approve the hiring of Alan Cassavant in the Public Works Department beginning on February 8, 2010.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

Kalbakdalen moved, seconded by Hartel, to approve a 3% wage increase for City Employees for 2010.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

Matzke moved, seconded by Kalbakdalen, to approve Resolution #01-04-10 – Re-Issuance of General Obligation Bond of 2001.   For:  Kalbakdalen, Knaack, Matzke, Hartel, Schultz, Thorfinnson.  Absent:  None.  Against:  None.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY     (A copy of Resolution #01-04-10 is on file at City Hall.)

 

Kalbakdalen moved, seconded by Hartel, to approve the bills and finance checks #034654-#034679 and payroll checks #003920-#003971.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

The meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

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Vaughn Thorfinnson, Mayor

 

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Allen Ducharme, City Administrator

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