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Council adds and approves claims resolution disclosing council member's financial interest in $20 purchase
Summary
The East Grand Forks City Council amended the agenda and adopted Resolution 26-06-52 to authorize a $20 purchase from Border States Trophy while disclosing that Council Member Tim Riapel has a personal financial interest in the claim; staff cited state law requiring separate action for such claims.
The East Grand Forks City Council on June 2 amended its agenda and then adopted Resolution 26-06-52, which authorizes purchases from Border States Trophy for $20.00 and acknowledges that Council Member Tim Riapel is personally financially interested in that claim.
Council Member Dale Helms moved to add the resolution to the agenda; the amendment passed on a roll-call vote. Reed (staff) told the council that "typical procedure and requirement by state law is that that be acted on separately because council member Riapel is personally interested in the claim," explaining why the item needed separate action. Helms then moved the resolution and it was approved by roll call.
The council recorded the disclosure on the record and proceeded with the separate vote required by statute. The motion was seconded and supported by the full council roster present at the meeting, and the resolution was adopted.
The council took no additional public testimony on the claim during the meeting. The action was procedural: it recorded the required disclosure and completed the separate vote needed for a claim involving a council member's personal interest. The council then proceeded with the rest of its evening agenda.
