Dickinson City Commission approves ordinances, agreements and procedural change in single session

The Dickinson City Commission approved a series of ordinances, contracts and procedural changes during a meeting that included public hearings and staff presentations.

The commission voted to adopt a Municode adoption ordinance (Ordinance 18-14), approve an actuarial services agreement with Gallagher for 2025, adopt an updated harassment policy (Ordinance 18-12), modify a previously approved 2025 road maintenance special improvement district to remove curb-and-gutter from the SID assessment and reset the SID interest rate, and accept a cost-participation and maintenance agreement with the North Dakota Department of Transportation for the Highway 22 signal replacement. The commission also approved development items including the North Energy Center future land-use amendment and rezone, the Maduna rezone and the Madoona First minor subdivision. A tobacco license for Moe—s Smoke Shop was granted and the commission approved findings and an order in a demolition hearing for 348 E. Broadway.

The meeting opened with routine agenda and consent approvals. Staff presented the annual actuarial services agreement with Gallagher; Mrs. Rita Carlson summarized the scope and the increased fees for the 2025 full actuarial valuation and GASB reporting. The commission voted to approve the agreement after a motion by Commissioner Bair and a second by Commissioner Oderman.

Commissioners also voted to amend the order of business for future meetings so that public comments on items not on the agenda will appear later in the agenda (to become item 9 going forward). Commissioner Oderman moved the change; the…