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Royalton council approves South Elm street vacation, selects Health Equity for H.S.A. management and reschedules Feb. meeting

Royalton City Council · January 27, 2026
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Summary

At a Jan. 27 special meeting, the Royalton City Council unanimously approved a petition to vacate South Elm Street and set a Feb. 10 public hearing, chose Health Equity to manage employee HSAs after reviewing three proposals, and moved the Feb. 3 meeting to Feb. 10.

At a special meeting on Jan. 27, 2026, the Royalton City Council unanimously approved a petition to vacate South Elm Street, selected Health Equity to manage employee Health Savings Accounts and voted to move its Feb. 3 meeting to Feb. 10.

Councilmember Sowada moved to approve the submitted petition to vacate South Elm Street and to set a public hearing on the petition for Feb. 10, 2026, at 7:15 p.m.; Councilmember Lanners seconded. The motion was put to a vote and carried with all members voting aye.

City Administrator Rian Hofstad presented three proposals for H.S.A. management from Benefit Innovations. After a brief discussion, Councilmember Lanners moved to approve using Health Equity as the city’s H.S.A. manager; Councilmember Verley seconded. The motion carried with all members voting aye.

Councilmember Verley moved to change the Feb. 3, 2026 meeting date to Feb. 10, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.; Councilmember Lanners seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

The special meeting was called to order with Councilmembers Weiss-Pesta, Lanners, Verley and Sowada recorded present and Cimenski noted as arriving late. City staff in attendance included City Administrator Rian Hofstad; Greg Gallus, Planning and Zoning; Ted Vanhove, Fire Chief; Jason McDonald, Police Chief; Tom Kalis, Public Works Supervisor; and Administrative Assistant Leah Walberg. The meeting adjourned at 6:35 p.m. after a motion by Councilmember Sowada and a second from Councilmember Verley.