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Council votes at a glance: agenda, consent, utility billing fee, bank authorization, leases and ordinances
Summary
At its Nov. 4 meeting, the Thief River Falls City Council approved the meeting agenda and consent agenda, authorized a $2 mailed utility billing fee starting Jan. 2026, updated bank signers at Border State Bank, renewed a farmland lease, set hearings on an abatement bond and special assessments, and adopted a calendar‑parking ordinance and park shelter fee changes.
The Thief River Falls City Council recorded several routine approvals and a handful of policy decisions on Tuesday. Key outcomes:
- Agenda and consent agenda: Approved by voice vote.
- Utility billing: Council authorized a $2 fee for mailed utility bills starting Jan. 2026; residents may waive the charge by switching to electronic billing; council members noted $2 will not fully cover postage/processing and asked the utility committee to refine implementation details.
- Bank authorization: Council authorized Angie Philip (city administrator) and Jenny Davis (accountant) to sign and complete transfers on the city’s Border State Bank…
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