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Votes at a glance: Beresford council approves sale of old city hall, one-day malt-beverage license and routine items
Summary
In a single session the council approved a one-day malt beverage license for the Beresford Volunteer Fire Department, accepted a $90,000 purchase agreement for the old city hall at 101 North 3rd Street, designated official depositories and the legal newspaper, approved volunteer firefighter workers' compensation coverage and adopted an IRS mileage change (transcript records inconsistent rate).
The Beresford City Council approved several routine but consequential items in a single meeting, including a property sale, an alcohol license for a volunteer event and a set of administrative designations.
One-day malt beverage license: Council reviewed and approved a one-day temporary malt-beverage license for the Beresford Volunteer Fire Department for Jan. 31, 2026. The application was presented, discussed briefly regarding timing and compliance with law, and approved by voice vote.
Sale of old City Hall (101 North 3rd St.): Staff presented a cash offer mediated by Jim Weber of Weber Realty to purchase the old City Hall with no inspection, appraisal or survey and a proposed 50/50 split of insurance and closing costs. The buyer's offer of $90,000 was identified in the record and a motion to accept the purchase agreement for $90,000 was approved by voice vote. Staff noted the need to move servers and to secure interior access prior to vacating the building.
Administrative and routine approvals: Council designated the Hudson Republic as the city's official legal newspaper and named the city's official depositories (local banks and a public investment trust). The council approved the 2026 Beresford Volunteer Fire Department roster for workers' compensation coverage.
IRS mileage rate: Council moved to adopt an IRS increase to the mileage reimbursement rate. The meeting transcript records inconsistent numeric values for the new rate (one spoken segment references '0.725 per mile' while another references '2.725' in a different phrasing); the council approved the motion by voice vote, but the precise rate is not consistently recorded in the meeting audio transcript.
All motions recorded in the meeting were approved by voice vote as summarized in the meeting record; no roll-call tallies were included in the spoken record.
