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Lake Elmo council approves consent agenda, names acting mayor and makes committee appointments
Summary
At its Jan. 6 meeting the Lake Elmo City Council approved the consent agenda, appointed a 2026 acting mayor and filled several committee roles; staff announced a smoke-alarm program and a utility-billing system change.
The Lake Elmo City Council on Jan. 6 approved a consent agenda that included payments and disbursements, designation of official depositories, appointments of the city attorney and city engineer, designation of a data-practice compliance officer, approval of a pay-equity report, acceptance of a fire-department donation, designation of the official newspaper and several capital items and final pay requests.
The council appointed Council member Holtz as acting mayor for 2026 after a motion referencing the Minnesota statute governing selection of an acting mayor. The council also approved several committee appointments: Council member Hearn was appointed to the cable commission, Council member Craigness was appointed as the primary representative to the Lake Elmo Airport Advisory Committee with Hearn as the backup. The transcript records voice votes of 'aye' on these appointments.
The record includes a nomination and apparent vote related to a school-liaison appointment for the three school districts that serve Lake Elmo; however, the transcript does not unambiguously identify the final appointee by name, so the specific appointee is listed as not specified in the official record of the meeting.
In staff reports, the fire department announced an upcoming "Sound the Alarm" smoke-alarm check and installation program in partnership with the American Red Cross; city staff will inspect and install alarms and will publicize the program via the city newsletter and website. Administrator Larissa told residents the city is rolling out new utility-billing software and a redesigned full-page utility bill; customers can opt into paperless billing, but automatic-payment methods cannot be migrated because vendors do not have access to customers’ credit-card information.
Motions tied to the consent agenda and to the appointments were made and seconded; voice votes were recorded as 'aye' for the listed items. The council adjourned at 7:23 p.m.
