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Wanamingo council approves maintenance work plan, fireworks donations, leases, pay request and phone system
Summary
The Wanamingo City Council unanimously approved a 3rd-quarter maintenance work plan, set a budget workshop date, approved the 4th of July community event and fireworks donations, authorized land-lease agreements for the celebration, appointed election judges, approved Pay Request No. 3 for Emerald Valley 2 (pay estimate $63,858.69), and agreed to switch the city phone system to VoIP with RWC Tech Solutions.
At its June 8 meeting, the Wanamingo City Council approved a slate of routine resolutions and administrative actions by unanimous votes.
Council passed Resolution No. 26-033 adopting the 2026 third-quarter maintenance work plan and Resolution No. 26-034 setting the date for a budget workshop; Administrator Michael Boulton said he will provide a first draft of the 2027 Wanamingo city budget to council members in the coming weeks and noted the 2025 audit was finalized last Friday.
The council declared the Wanamingo 4th of July celebration a community event (26-035), accepted monetary and in-kind donations for the 2026 fireworks (26-036) — Administrator Boulton noted it is Jeff Benson’s 50th year as pyrotechnician and that Carl Majerus intends to pursue a pyrotechnician license — and approved separate land-lease agreements with WANA-PROP LLC, JSSW Properties LLC, and Concast Inc. to support the July 3 Fireman’s Dance and 4th of July fireworks (26-037).
Council also approved the appointment of election judges for the 2026 primary and general elections (26-038) and Pay Request No. 3 for TK Contracting on Emerald Valley 2 subdivision (26-039). Theobald reported the project is roughly 91% complete with a total pay estimate of $63,858.69. He explained electric-service installation costs charged by Xcel Energy are about $3,000 per lot (with a full rebate available if a house is built within five years) and recommended the city pay installation costs up front, assess them to property owners, and reimburse owners when rebates arrive; the council did not object to that recommended tracking process.
On technology infrastructure, Administrator Boulton told the council that current Frontier copper phone lines are required to be replaced by 2029 and that three-year voice-over-IP quotes from RWC Tech Solutions and Loffler were similar (roughly $5,000) and far lower than the city’s projected continued Frontier billing (roughly $37,000 over three years). Mayor Holmes noted an existing relationship with RWC Tech Solutions and Councilmember Eric Dierks supported selecting RWC; the council approved a phone system agreement with RWC Tech Solutions (26-040).
After business concluded, the council recessed to tour the fire hall, where Chief Parker Erickson and assistants highlighted capital and equipment needs. The council set its next regular meeting for July 13, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.
Votes at a glance: all listed motions and resolutions were approved by recorded voice votes of 4-0-0; no motions failed or were tabled.
