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Votes at a glance: council approves agenda, consent items, personnel and infrastructure measures, and sale of 517 Crocker Avenue
Summary
The council approved the meeting agenda and consent agenda and voted to approve a sanitation rate increase, to post and recruit for an accounts-payable clerk, to authorize Task Order No. 22 for service-line replacement, to request a Small Cities Development Program grant extension (CDAP-21-0037-0), and to accept a $13,500 offer for 517 Crocker Avenue South.
The Thief River Falls City Council voted on several routine and substantive items during the meeting. Key actions and outcomes:
- Approve agenda: Motion moved and seconded; motion passed (procedural). (SEG 021–030)
- Consent agenda: Motion by Councilman Narud; second by Councilwoman McCraw; consent agenda approved without items removed. (SEG 031–045)
- Sanitation rate increase (Agenda item 8.8): Council approved staff-proposed 2026 sanitation rates after a presentation by Mr. Griffin; motion by Councilman Scott Pream, second by Councilwoman Michelle McCraw. (SEG 046–119)
- Accounts payable clerk position and job-description revision (Agenda item 8.2): Council authorized the administration to revise the job description and begin the process to fill the accounts-payable clerk position following the announced retirement of Sandy Brink; motion moved and seconded; motion passed. (SEG 122–159)
- Task Order No. 22 — lead/galvanized service-line replacement (Agenda item 8.3): Council approved the task order with Advanced Engineering & Environmental Services LLC for construction-phase services; staff said work is grant-reimbursed. (SEG 160–208)
- Small Cities Development Program grant extension (Agenda item 8.4): Council authorized requesting an extension of Grant CDAP-21-0037-0 and authorized the city administrator to sign the grant-amendment request form; motion passed. (SEG 210–250)
- Closed meeting and property sale (517 Crocker Avenue South): The council closed the meeting under Minnesota Statute 13D.55 subd. 3(c) to consider a written offer; after reconvening, the council accepted Mr. Bray’s offer of $13,500 for 517 Crocker Avenue South and authorized the necessary steps to complete the sale; the mayor said proceeds will be used for other city property work. (SEG 252–316)
Motions were moved and seconded as noted in the transcript; votes were recorded verbally (aye/oppose). The transcript does not include a complete numerical roll-call tally for each item in every instance.
