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Beresford council approves parks, utility and construction pay requests; appoints new city administrator
Summary
The Beresford City Council approved a slate of routine capital and administrative items, including a $99,919 playground purchase, authorization of SCADA upgrades up to $30,000, several construction pay requests and change orders, and the appointment of Jason Anderson as city administrator starting Oct. 1.
The Beresford City Council used its regular meeting to clear a range of administrative and capital items: park equipment, wastewater monitoring upgrades, construction pay requests and change orders, event street closures and the appointment of a new city administrator.
Key votes
- Playground equipment: Council approved purchase of the My Turn Play Systems package for the north ball-field playground at an estimated job cost of $99,919 and noted a grant would cover roughly half the cost.
- SCADA/controls upgrades: Council authorized staff to move forward with SCADA/controls upgrades to four lift stations and the water tower and approved expenditure up to $30,000 for the upgrades and a recurring license/service fee (presentation noted a monthly software/license fee of $40 per site).
- Pay requests and change orders: The council approved Pay Request #18 from SiteWorks for wastewater treatment improvements (amount presented in the packet), a $3,850 deduct change order to SiteWorks (Change Order #5), Metro Construction pay request and a $39,447 change order for the Bach residential development to install longitudinal drain tile, Musson Brothers' monthly payment request and an added change order for additional lining and televising work (the packet showed increases covered by the project funding), and a $10,744 change order for 7th Street drainage work. Council accepted the staff recommendation to approve these routine contract actions.
- Event permits and closures: The council approved a street closure for the Festival of Bands and Homecoming parade (Sept. 26) and authorized a neighborhood block-party closure of Dignity Drive (Sept. 20, 5–10 p.m.), conditional on organizers monitoring the event.
- Appointment: Council voted to appoint Jason Anderson as the next city administrator, starting Oct. 1, 2025, with an annual salary stated at $125,500. The appointment followed a search process and was approved by voice vote.
- Administrative housekeeping: Council approved three travel requests, moved to pay the presented bills, and voted to enter an executive session for contract negotiations and legal consultation at the end of the regular meeting.
All actions were passed by voice vote during the meeting; the record in the transcript does not provide roll-call tallies. Council asked staff to follow up on bids/quotes where additional vendor detail was requested (for example, additional quotes for the ball-field backstop/netting) and to refine proposals where necessary (SCADA and playground installation timing/cost breakdowns).
Provenance: motions and approvals were made at various points in the meeting (agenda adoption early in the session; the parade and block-party closures during the initial public requests; capital approvals and contract actions during new business and pay-request sections; the administrator appointment in new business).
