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Apple Valley council approves fee‑schedule change, election agreement and routine items
Summary
Council approved a fee‑schedule amendment to comply with recent state law, renewed an interlocal election services agreement with Washington County, approved the annual 2025 meeting schedule and approved the consent agenda of minutes, disbursements and the budget report.
At its Jan. 15 meeting, the Apple Valley Town Council approved several administrative and housekeeping items on the consent agenda and by separate motions.
Major votes at a glance - Resolution R‑2025‑01 (fee schedule amendment): Approved. Council said the change “adds no refunds will be issued” to align the town fee schedule with new state law effective Jan. 1. The mayor described the change as clerical to match state law; the council approved the resolution by roll call. - Election services interlocal agreement: Approved. Council approved renewal of the interlocal agreement with Washington County for election services; county handles Apple Valley elections under the agreement. - 2025 annual meeting schedule: Approved. Council adopted the 2025 meeting calendar after review to minimize holiday conflicts. - Consent agenda: Approved. The council approved minutes from Dec. 11, 2024; the disbursement listing for December 2024; and the fiscal‑year 2025 budget report through December 2024.
Why it matters: The fee‑schedule change updates town practice to comply with new state requirements; the election interlocal agreement ensures continuity of election administration; consent‑agenda approvals keep administrative records current.
Procedure and votes - The mayor opened a public hearing on Resolution R‑2025‑01 explaining it was to “fix the fee schedule” to comply with new state laws. No public comment was recorded. The council moved and approved the resolution by roll call. - The election services interlocal agreement was moved and seconded and approved without recorded discussion. - The council approved the consent agenda by a single motion.
Ending Council members noted the mayor will prepare budget adjustments for the next meeting and directed staff to return with any required budget changes at the subsequent meeting.
