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Ruthven City Council approves minutes and pay application, tables substantial completion; caller updates Mad Butcher building
Summary
At its March 11 meeting, the Ruthven City Council approved minutes and claims, approved pay application No. 17, voted to table a substantial-completion determination and heard a caller update on the status of the Mad Butcher building; two council members were absent.
Mayor Dustin Johnson presided over the Ruthven City Council meeting on March 11, 2026, at the Ruthven Social Center. Council members Mitch Anderson, Morgan Miller and Maya Naig were present; Terrence Williams and Hailey Derrickson were absent.
Council member Morgan Miller moved, and Council member Maya Naig seconded, approval of the minutes from Feb. 25, 2026, the claims report and the City Clerk’s financials. The council recorded ayes from Mitch Anderson, Morgan Miller and Maya Naig; Terrence Williams and Hailey Derrickson were listed as absent, and the motion carried.
The council then approved pay application No. 17 after a motion from Council member Morgan Miller, seconded by Council member Maya Naig. The recorded vote was the same: Anderson, Miller and Naig voting aye; two members absent.
On a separate motion, Council member Maya Naig moved and Council member Morgan Miller seconded to table the determination of substantial completion for the project under consideration. The council voted unanimously (Anderson, Miller and Naig) with Williams and Derrickson absent, and the motion to table passed.
Council members discussed grant dollars that the city has received; the minutes note the discussion but do not specify amounts. During that item, Dave Stein called in to provide an update on the status of the Mad Butcher building; the minutes record that Stein provided an update but do not include further detail.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:51 p.m. after a motion from Council member Morgan Miller, seconded by Council member Maya Naig. City employees present included City Clerk Jessica Schneider, Toad Loder and Dave Conlon. The minutes were attested and signed by Dustin Johnson, Mayor, and Jessica Schneider, City Clerk.
