Kandiyohi council opens process to amend liquor-license ordinance; public works readies lead service line reporting

City Clerk/Treasurer Julie Woltjer told the council Oct. 21 that the city is preparing an initial amendment to Ordinance §112.20 to allow for additional liquor licenses within Kandiyohi where state statute permits. Woltjer said the change is needed because the current ordinance limits licenses to the number in place when the city adopted the 2023 code; the proposed amendment will be considered at a future public hearing.

During reports of officers, Public Works Supervisor Brandon Huls warned the council and residents that added reporting requirements from the Minnesota Department of Health require staff time: "I will be in the office more in the next couple weeks because of reporting guidelines that were added by the MN Department of Health recently for the lead service line inventory and water sampling that are due the first week and second week of November." Huls asked the council to note the near-term deadlines as staff prepare the lead service line inventory and required water sampling.

Resolution 202420 was postponed to allow the Kandiyohi Fire Department additional time to receive donations; Woltjer said the postponement accounts for additional donations expected this week. The council did not take final action on the liquor-license ordinance amendment at this meeting and set a public hearing as the next step before any ordinance change would be adopted.