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Jackson council advances Ordinance No. 145, raises food‑truck permit and adds cannabis license fees
Summary
The Jackson City Council voted unanimously Jan. 20 to give first consideration to Ordinance No. 145, which updates 2026 fees and charges — adding retail cannabis and edible/THC beverage license fees, increasing document search and garbage charges, and raising the annual food‑truck peddler permit from $100 to $150.
The Jackson City Council voted unanimously Jan. 20 to give first consideration to Ordinance No. 145, the city’s ordinance setting fees, rates and charges for 2026, adopting several fee changes that affect businesses and residents.
Mayor Marcus Polz reviewed the proposed changes, saying the draft ordinance adds fees for retail cannabis licenses and for edible and THC beverage licenses, raises the document search and reproduction fee from $20 to $30 per hour for anything over 15 minutes and reflects a 3 percent garbage‑rate increase under the city’s contract with Waste Management.
Why it matters: the fee adjustments affect revenue collected by the city and operating costs for local businesses, and the added cannabis licensing fees establish local permitting requirements for a newly regulated retail sector.
Alderman Shawn Foster proposed increasing the annual peddler’s permit for food trucks from $100 to $150, arguing the current fee “is light” and that higher fees would give some protection to local restaurants that are struggling. Alderman Mike Schwartz agreed. The council voted unanimously to raise the annual peddler permit to $150.
Mayor Polz then asked for first consideration of Ordinance No. 145 with the noted changes; the motion passed unanimously.
Council discussion also touched on the city’s retail cannabis ordinance, which the ordinance update would implement. Alderman John Weland said the League of Minnesota Cities advised that a cap on retail cannabis licenses is permissible and in some cases recommended; City Attorney Brad Anderson confirmed the council has the authority to set a cap but that Planning and Zoning previously recommended leaving the number uncapped to avoid having to select among multiple applicants for a limited number of slots.
Alderman Shawn Foster characterized the uncapped approach as a market solution: if multiple operators open, they will compete and the most successful businesses will survive.
The ordinance received first consideration; additional readings or administrative steps are required before the fee schedule becomes final.
What’s next: the council approved first consideration of Ordinance No. 145 and will follow the city’s ordinance-adoption process for subsequent readings and adoption votes.
