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Ellsworth council approves MOU cancellation, attorney appointment and a slate of routine contracts and resolutions
Summary
At its Jan. 26 meeting, the Ellsworth City Council voted to end an MOU for 406 North Douglas, appointed Paul Casper as city attorney, renewed the USD 327 football-field maintenance agreement, approved an engineering contract for well improvements, and adopted several administrative resolutions and policies.
The Ellsworth City Council on Jan. 26 approved a series of formal actions, including ending a long-standing memorandum of understanding for an unsafe property, appointing a new city attorney and adopting administrative resolutions required for grant compliance.
Ending MOU for 406 North Douglas: The council voted to terminate the memorandum of understanding with property owner Dale Hoosier, citing the owner's lack of substantial work on repairs since the property was declared unsafe. Councilmember Renard moved to end the MOU effective immediately; the motion passed by voice vote.
City attorney appointment: A committee reviewed three applicants and recommended Paul Casper (P A K LLC). Councilmember Moon moved to appoint Casper to finish the outgoing attorney's contract, a motion the council approved by voice vote.
Contracts and agreements: Council renewed the maintenance agreement with Unified School District 327 for the football field for 2026 and approved a contract with BG Consultants Inc. for engineering services to design improvements tying water well numbers 4 and 6 together. Staff noted phased engineering will allow staged financial planning for the well work.
Administrative resolutions and policies: The council adopted a civil rights fair housing policy required for CDBG funding and approved a city code of ethics for elected officials. The council also adopted four resolutions (2026-06 through 2026-09) updating authorized bank signers for city accounts; each resolution was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Votes and next steps: All listed motions carried by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript. The MOU termination and the contract approvals require standard administrative follow-up by city staff; the council asked staff to return any substantive contract details or budget implications to future agendas as needed.
