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Grand Mound council adopts FY2026 budget, directs utility-rate ordinance drafting
Summary
The Grand Mound City Council approved Resolution 25-03 adopting the fiscal year 2026 budget and voted to draft new ordinances to increase utility rates. The meeting also approved a seal-coating contract, an ICAP insurance renewal with added cyber coverage, and a memorial plaque; a motion to hire ECIA for abatement failed.
The Grand Mound City Council approved Resolution 25-03 adopting the city's fiscal year 2026 annual budget during its April 8 meeting and directed staff to draft new utility-rate ordinances, the council record shows.
The budget action, moved by Councilmember Banowetz and seconded by Councilmember Beitelspacher, passed with all ayes. The minutes filed with the council list February gross wages of $10,471.58 and itemized February expenses and revenues by fund, including a Capital Improvement balance of $55,291.49 and Water fund expenses of $14,239.12.
The council also approved a motion by Councilmember Beitelspacher, seconded by Councilmember Banowetz, to proceed with drafting new ordinances to increase utility rates. The motion passed with all ayes. The minutes do not specify proposed new rates or a timeline for introduction of the ordinances; council members instructed staff to draft the measures for future consideration.
Votes at a glance - Consent agenda (minutes, clerk financial report, listed bills): approved; motion by Beuthien, second by Beitelspacher; outcome: all ayes (individual tallies not specified in the minutes). - Resolution 25-03, FY2026 budget adoption: approved; motion by Banowetz, second by Beitelspacher; outcome: all ayes (individual tallies not specified). - Direction to draft utility-rate ordinances: approved; motion by Beitelspacher, second by Banowetz; outcome: all ayes (individual tallies not specified). - L.L. Pelling seal-coating contract: approved; motion by Banowetz, second by Green; outcome: all ayes (individual tallies not specified). - ICAP insurance renewal (cyber liability added): approved; motion by Beitelspacher, second by Beuthien; outcome: all ayes (individual tallies not specified). - Memorial plaque for Don Kent at the Depot: approved; motion by Beuthien, second by Banowetz; outcome: all ayes (individual tallies not specified). - Motion to hire ECIA for abatement in town: failed to pass; motion details and tally not specified in the minutes.
During public comment Craig Kohl urged the council not to raise taxes and said the city should reduce spending rather than increase the tax levy. The council did not record a response in the minutes.
Council members also tabled approval of repairs to the ballpark scoreboard while the clerk solicits repair bids and explores grant funding for upgraded lighting. Applicant Chris Mangelsen asked whether the city would contribute to moving a water line tied to a building permit; Mayor Kurt Crosthwaite said he would consult the city attorney before the council made any decision.
The meeting closed at 7:59 p.m. on a motion by Beitelspacher, seconded by Beuthien. The minutes do not specify individual vote counts for the recorded "all ayes" decisions.
