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Ellendale council unanimously approves six resolutions, accepts donations and designates polling place
Summary
At its Jan. 8 meeting the Ellendale City Council unanimously approved six resolutions — accepting two donations, confirming city appointments, designating the annual polling place and authorizing automated bank payments — and recorded roll-call votes for each measure.
Acting Mayor Scott Groth and the Ellendale City Council voted unanimously at their Jan. 8, 2026 regular meeting to approve six resolutions covering donations, administrative appointments, election logistics and a banking procedure.
The council approved Resolution 2026-01 authorizing a donation from the Ellendale Fire Relief Association and Resolution 2026-02 accepting a separate donation from Badger Inc.; both passed on roll-call votes. Council Member Joel Meyer moved to approve Resolution 2026-03 confirming city appointments; Council Member Jon Asplund seconded and the measure passed unanimously. The council then approved Resolution 2026-04 designating the annual polling place and Resolution 2026-05 allowing wire-automated bank payments. Finally, the council approved Resolution 2026-06, a second donation authorization involving the Fire Relief Association. Minutes record that each resolution was advanced by a named mover and second and approved on roll call or voice vote as noted in the official minutes.
Why it matters: these votes finalize routine administrative steps that authorize incoming funds to municipal accounts, set logistical elements for elections and adopt a banking procedure intended to streamline city payments. The donations noted in the minutes (including a $5,000 contribution from the Fire Relief–Gambling committee toward the new fire hall) contribute to capital and project costs described elsewhere in the meeting record.
What the minutes show: the minutes list the motion makers and seconders and record unanimous approval for each resolution (Council Members Jon Asplund, Joel Meyer, Scott Swanson, Charles Berg and Acting Mayor Scott Groth voting in favor). The minutes record the city’s accounts-payable figure for the consent agenda as $296,437.13; that item was approved before the new-business resolutions were considered.
Next steps: the measures are procedural and administrative; the minutes do not list follow-up requirements beyond recording the accepted donations and the administrative changes. Any implementation steps tied to the donations or appointments would appear in future council minutes or staff reports.
