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Farmington administration reviews 2025 operations; city clerk to retire and municipal liquor posts $1.9M profit
Summary
City administrators reviewed 2025 department accomplishments, announced the city clerk's spring 2026 retirement and recruitment plan, and reported Farmington Liquors posted roughly $7.6M in sales and nearly $1.9M in profits in 2025.
City administrators presented a 2025 annual update to the Farmington City Council on Feb. 2 that covered records digitization, elections preparations, staffing changes and municipal liquor operations.
The administration highlighted the city clerk's role and accomplishments. The presenter noted the city clerk, Shirley, will retire in spring 2026 and that the recruitment process for her replacement has begun. The presentation credited Shirley with digitizing historical records (council agendas back to 1969 and minutes to 1947), processing 51 data requests and leading licensing and permit administration.
On communications and human resources, staff reported two awards from the Minnesota Association of Government Communicators, implementation of accessibility software for the city website, adoption of Benefits Connect for online open enrollment, and 34 recruitments in 2025 that led to 83 new employees and six promotions.
Josh Salinger, municipal liquor operations manager, reported that combined liquor sales in 2025 were about $7,600,000 and profits were nearly $1,900,000. He said the department handled about 260,000 unique transactions with an average ticket of $29.53, saw strong growth in THC and nonalcoholic beverage categories, launched a tasting-series pilot that lifted sales 12% during targeted events, and won awards for innovation and communications.
The council noted use of municipal liquor proceeds for community projects; the presenters cited a council designation of $350,000 toward construction of a skate park as an example of funds redirected to recreation. The administration said priorities for 2026 include a compensation and classification study, personnel policy updates, succession planning for the clerk position, and continued rollout of HR and payroll software (BSNA).
