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Council approves hiring, permit renewal, spring cleanup dates, tort waiver and 2024 financials (contingent)
Summary
Council approved hiring Ben Hirschman as an on-call employee, renewed an annual consumption/display permit, set spring cleanup dates for May 7–8, waived municipal tort liability monetary limits (routine annual action) and approved the 2024 financial statement contingent on the auditor's final approval.
At its regular meeting, the Bird Island City Council approved several routine administrative and operational items.
Personnel and permits: The council approved hiring Ben Hirschman as an on-call city employee; members noted he holds a Class A commercial driver’s license and can assist with plowing. The council also renewed an annual consumption and display permit for a local business after confirming paperwork had been submitted.
Spring cleanup: Members set the 2025 city spring cleanup for Wednesday, May 7, and Thursday, May 8, aligning the dates with the county electronics collection and directing staff to confirm vendor availability and final fees. Council authorized the dates and instructed staff to update advertised prices if county fees change.
Liability and finances: As part of routine annual business, the council voted to waive the statutory monetary limits on municipal tort liability (insurance-related procedural item). The council also approved the 2024 financial statements contingent on the auditor’s final approval; staff noted a pending depreciation adjustment for long-removed assets that will change the schedule but not the reported cash-basis numbers.
Each of these motions carried on voice votes; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.
