Votes at a glance: council approves gravel contract, Stillwater fire extension and preliminary 2026 budget and levy

At its meeting the Grant City Council approved several administrative motions and resolutions by voice/roll-call: awarding a gravel road maintenance contract, extending the Stillwater fire service contract and adopting preliminary budget and levy resolutions for 2026.

Gravel road maintenance contract: City Engineer Brad Reesec asked the council to award the 2025 gravel roadway maintenance contract to Klein Brothers, noting Klein Brothers' $130-per-hour quote was lower than Miller Excavation's $143-per-hour quote and that staff recommended Klein Brothers based on past performance. The council approved the award by motion and verbal roll call (affirmative responses recorded for the attending members).

Stillwater fire service contract extension: Council moved and approved an extension of the Stillwater Fire Service contract; staff said the item had been discussed previously in the budget workshop and the council formally recorded its approval by roll call.

Preliminary budget and levy: The council approved resolution 2025-12, adopting a preliminary general fund budget for 2026 in the amount of $2,216,133, and resolution 2025-13, establishing the 2026 general fund preliminary levy certification at $1,715,836. Both motions passed on verbal roll calls.

Vote tallies (as recorded verbally in the transcript): - Award 2025 gravel roadway maintenance contract to Klein Brothers: recorded roll-call responses indicated five affirmative votes and no negatives (recorded responses in transcript: Council member Cornet; Council member Ragd; Council member Cremona; Council member Anderson; Mayor Ger). - CIP revision (Musk Road move) and inclusion of Loftton in outreach: recorded as five affirmative responses (Council member Cornet; Council member Rod; Council member Corona; Council member Anderson; Mayor Gford). - Resolution 2025-12 (preliminary budget): recorded as five affirmative responses (Council member Cornet; Council member Rod; Council member Ramona; Council member Anderson; Mayor Gford). - Resolution 2025-13 (preliminary levy): recorded as five affirmative responses (same roll-call pattern noted above). - Stillwater Fire Service contract extension: recorded as five affirmative responses (transcript lists Council member Fornette; Council member Rag; Council member Pimona; Council member Anderson; Mayor Gford).

The council concluded the meeting after community calendar announcements and a brief statement on a recent Minneapolis incident; staff will advance the items (contract execution, neighborhood outreach, budget scheduling) as normal.