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Royalton City Council accepts 2025 audit, approves routine contracts, permits and proclamations
Summary
The Royalton City Council on April 7 accepted the 2025 audit and unanimously approved a series of routine motions including bill payments, a lighting purchase, a surveillance camera policy, a Sourcewell grant resolution and a batch of animal permits.
The Royalton City Council voted unanimously April 7 to accept the city's 2025 audit and to approve a series of routine contracts, permits and proclamations.
Eric Smedsrud of CliftonLarsonAllen presented the 2025 audit results, including required communications, an internal-controls review and Minnesota legal compliance findings. Council Member Verley moved to accept the audit results; Council Member Lanners seconded and all five council members voted aye.
In votes taken later in the meeting, the council: - Authorized payment of bills for voucher numbers 40817'040905 totalling $144,907.08 (motion by Council Member Sowada, second by Council Member Verley; unanimous). - Approved a $3,023.00 purchase of LED lightbulbs from Premium Quality Lighting (PQL) to replenish city building supplies (motion by Council Member Cimenski, second by Council Member Sowada; unanimous). - Accepted the petty cash report as presented (motion by Council Member Lanners, second by Council Member Cimenski; unanimous). - Approved a Surveillance Camera Policy as presented (motion by Council Member Sowada, second by Council Member Lanners; unanimous). - Approved an updated agreement with the Lions organization as presented (motion by Council Member Sowada, second by Council Member Cimenski; unanimous). - Adopted Resolution 4-7-26-1 supporting an application for a Sourcewell grant to build an outdoor basketball court (motion by Council Member Sowada, second by Council Member Verley; unanimous). - Approved a batch of animal permits submitted by local residents (motion by Council Member Sowada, second by Council Member Cimenski; unanimous). The minutes list the applicants and permit types; individual permit details were not read into the record. - Adopted a 2026 Arbor Day proclamation, setting April 24, 2026 as Arbor Day in Royalton (motion by Council Member Cimenski, second by Council Member Sowada; unanimous). - Set a planning meeting for Tuesday, April 28 at 6:00 p.m. (motion by Council Member Verley, second by Council Member Sowada; unanimous).
The meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m. (motion by Council Member Sowada, second by Council Member Cimenski; unanimous). The council took no final action on the proposed license-plate reader partnership or the wastewater riprap repair at this meeting; those items were reported and referred for follow-up.
