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Council approves several routine items including Biwabik Recreation Area final payment and a four-day summer work week
Summary
In addition to the fire truck and handbook, the council approved the final payment for the Biwabik Recreation Area, a temporary four-day summer work week for public works crews, a fee waiver for the high school prom, a RAMS board nomination, and authorized staff to pursue FEMA/RB funding on a flood reimbursement request.
At its regular meeting, the Biwabik City Council approved several routine items:
• Final payment for the Biwabik Recreation Area: Council approved the final payment application and members praised the completed park work (sod and a new bath house). The motion carried.
• Four-day summer work week for public works (Memorial Day to Labor Day): Council approved a temporary four 10-hour day schedule consistent with the union contract. Staff (Jeff) explained the plan for monitoring productivity using IWork and noted contingencies for weekend incidents; council requested a written IWork plan to be provided.
• Prom fee waiver: Council waived the pavilion fee for the high school prom committee.
• RAMS board nomination: A councilor nominated themself to fill a vacancy on the Range Association of Municipalities and Schools (RAMS) board; the nomination carried.
• FEMA reimbursement / RB funding: Staff reported a $342,000 reimbursement request pending for June 2024 flood work and a related $142,000 denial tied to land-ownership questions. Council authorized the mayor and administrator to seek RB funding for the $342,000 and to work with RB on the $142,000 reimbursement rather than immediately appealing to FEMA.
All motions in this grouping were recorded as carried by voice vote in the meeting record; in some items the transcript records a councilor saying "I opposed" but does not provide a roll-call tally.
