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Council approves finance director agreement, awards 8th Avenue resurfacing bid and OKs chip‑seal deal
Summary
At its July 20 meeting the Proctor City Council approved a finance director employment agreement, accepted the 2025 audit, awarded the 8th Avenue resurfacing contract to KTM Paving Inc. for $170,700, approved a St. Louis County chip‑seal cooperative agreement and authorized payment of $157,621.09 in bills.
The Proctor City Council on July 20 approved several routine but consequential items including a personnel contract, a resurfacing contract and an intergovernmental pavement agreement.
Personnel: Council approved an employment agreement for Finance Director Lori Johnson covering July 20, 2026 to Dec. 31, 2028. Councilors noted a typographical error in the vacation schedule language and approved the agreement with that correction. The motion to approve passed by voice vote.
Public works contracts: The council reviewed three bids for an 8th Avenue resurfacing project and accepted the low bid from KTM Paving Inc. for $170,700. Council then approved a cooperative 2027 chip‑seal agreement with St. Louis County to perform chip sealing within Proctor.
Bills: Council authorized payment of bills totaling $157,621.09; the motion passed after a voice vote.
Closed session directions: The council met in closed session to consider labor negotiations and offers for the sale of property under Minnesota statutes; after returning to open session the council directed Administrator Rich to contact a provider consistent with council direction and instructed the negotiating committee to meet with Administrator Rich and Administrative Assistant Mazuko to continue negotiations.
Motions recorded in the meeting packet included the finance director agreement approval, adoption of Resolution 20‑26 accepting the audit, acceptance of KTM Paving’s resurfacing bid, approval of the St. Louis County chip‑seal agreement, and authorization to pay the listed bills. Each item passed by voice vote during the meeting.
