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Little Falls City Council elects officers and adopts a slate of resolutions, including two TIF descertifications
Summary
At its Jan. 5 meeting, Little Falls City Council elected Jerry Kafa president and Dave Meyer vice president, adopted a no‑match grant policy and approved multiple resolutions — including descertification of two tax‑increment financing districts — and authorized routine financial depositories and administrative designations.
Little Falls City Council met Jan. 5 and completed a routine organizational meeting, electing Jerry Kafa as council president and Dave Meyer as vice president before moving through consent items and a series of resolutions.
City Administrator Alex introduced Policy No. 92, a procedure to allow the city administrator to approve no‑match grant applications that have short application windows. "We are asking to create this policy that would allow approval to be given by the city administrator so long as they follow the terms listed here," Alex said; the council adopted the policy and scheduled ratification on the next council agenda.
The council then approved Resolution 2026‑01 designating the Morrison County Record as the city’s official newspaper for 2026 after one member asked whether competitive quotes had been sought and noted last year’s total spending for notices. The motion carried on a roll‑call vote.
Resolutions 2026‑02 (official depositories) and 2026‑03 (designating the city administrator as the responsible authority and data‑practices compliance official) were also adopted; staff reported the recommended financial institutions offered satisfactory rates and that naming the city administrator would centralize data‑request responsibilities.
Council members approved two descertifications of tax‑increment financing (TIF) districts — Resolution 2026‑04 (District 41, Barrett) and Resolution 2026‑05 (District 43, North Freeze Drive) — which staff said should allow the city to receive its portion of tax revenue earlier. Alex cautioned there is a small chance the county administrative process could delay descertification, which would shift the timing of receipt to later in the year but would not forfeit the funds.
The council adopted Resolution 2026‑06 to reestablish wards and polling places for the coming cycle, and took routine actions on minutes, bills and the consent agenda (with one consent item stricken and returned to the Park, Recreation and Treeboard for formal approval). The meeting adjourned at 7:59 p.m.
What happens next: Policy No. 92 will be placed on a future council agenda for ratification, and staff will continue the county process to finalize the TIF descertifications.
