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Mountain Lake City Council adopts 2026 fiscal safeguard, rates and administrative policy updates
Summary
At its Jan. 5 meeting the Mountain Lake City Council unanimously approved a resolution setting a 50% minimum General Fund balance, adopted the 2026 investment policy and data request policies (no changes), approved Ordinance #1-26 updating rates/fees, and updated non‑union vacation accumulation to match the union policy.
MOUNTAIN LAKE — The Mountain Lake City Council on Monday adopted a package of fiscal and administrative measures meant to stabilize city operations and finalize routine policy updates for 2026.
The council voted 4–0 to approve Resolution #1‑26, which sets the city’s minimum General Fund balance at 50% of the current‑year General Fund expenditure budget. City Administrator Michael Mueller told the council the step is intended to ensure sufficient liquidity because the city’s primary revenue streams are not received until the fifth month of a six‑month cycle.
The council also reviewed and adopted the city’s 2026 investment policy without changes from the 2025 policy and approved Ordinance #1‑26 establishing rates, fees and administrative fines for 2026. Council members noted that water, sewer and electric rate changes had been approved earlier; the ordinance presented changes in red with prior rates shown struck through. All motions to adopt these policies passed unanimously, with formal motions and seconds recorded for each item.
Council approved the Data Request Policies for 2026 with no substantive changes from the prior year. In personnel business, the council voted to update the non‑union personnel policy so its maximum vacation accumulation will mirror the union contract’s updated maximum. That motion also passed 4–0.
On consent, the council approved routine financial and administrative items including payment of bills (Checks #29681–29737, 1639E–1669E), payroll (Checks #69254–69277), the hire of Victoria Gonzalez as ice rink and warming house attendant (effective Dec. 17, 2025), declared a 2006 Chevy Silverado surplus in the street department, and accepted Bruno’s retirement effective Dec. 31, 2025, noting a sale to Louis Norell.
Mayor Mike Nelson told the council the slate of 2026 appointments and commissions is not complete; the council tabled the organizational appointments for a future meeting. Staff also presented the 2025 building permit summary and the seniority list as of Jan. 1, 2026 for review; no further action was taken on those reports.
The meeting opened at 5:45 p.m. and adjourned at 6:22 p.m.
