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Osakis council approves equipment, contracts and special events; multiple motions pass
Summary
At its meeting the council approved purchases including a $150,000 street sweeper, meter-node purchase authorization, union and vendor contracts, visitor-center and lifeguard staffing and several special-event and donations resolutions.
At the Osakis council meeting, members approved a series of motions covering equipment purchases, personnel approvals and event permits.
Purchase and equipment decisions: The council authorized staff to continue ordering additional meter-reading nodes (150 purchased; 60 installed so far) and approved buying a new street sweeper from McQueen Equipment for $150,000 after members noted parts scarcity for the existing unit. A motion to purchase the sweeper was made, seconded and carried.
Contracts and invoices: Members approved the WSB design invoice and a grant-writing application invoice as presented in the packet. The council also approved the 2025–26 police union contract, noting the terms follow recent 2024 agreements and that a three-member quorum may approve the contract.
Personnel and staffing: The council approved a $1-per-hour increase for two visitor-center employees (Anna and Jackie), authorized funding requests for visitor-center staffing, and rehired Connor Goldberg and Aaron Collins as lifeguard and head lifeguard respectively with updated wages ($16 and $17) and adjusted weekday hours (2 p.m.–7 p.m.) and weekend hours (11 a.m.–7 p.m.).
Events, donations and resolutions: Council passed Resolution 2025-09 to accept donations for first responders, beautification, park equipment and police tasers. The chamber’s special-event applications for the June 22 parade, July 22 summer event, Oct. 31 trunk-or-treat and Dec. 5 holiday parade were approved together. The council also approved Resolution 25-12 authorizing a Knights of Columbus raffle Sept. 28, 2025.
Next steps and follow-up: Staff will proceed with procurement steps, process authorized hires and follow up as needed on insurance, funding, or vendor timelines. Council members asked staff to include cost estimates and funding requests for non-budgeted items such as banners.
