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Montrose council approves resolutions, appointments and a $141,000 reserve transfer
Summary
The council approved several administrative resolutions (wages, election pay, budget supplement), appointed the official newspaper and city attorney, and authorized moving $141,000 into an operations money-market reserve; the council approved vouchers totaling $40,912.48.
At the Jan. 13 meeting the Montrose City Council approved multiple administrative items by unanimous roll call. Actions included first-and-final readings for Resolution No. 2026-001 (annual wages) and Resolution No. 2026-002 (election board pay), and the first reading of Ordinance No. 2026-001 (budget supplement) (Actions 26-009, 26-010, 26-011). The council also appointed Salem Special and New Century Press as official newspapers (Action 26-012), designated Security State Bank (Montrose branch) as the city depository and approved active signers, and appointed Dean Hammer and Mason Breitling (Dell Rapids law firm) as city attorney and deputy attorney for 2026 (Action 26-014).
On finance matters the council approved moving $141,000 from a 2026-budgeted general‑fund line into the Montrose Operations Money Market reserve account (Action 26-006). The council reviewed and approved vouchers and payroll that together produced a grand total of $40,912.48 for the period, covering utilities, memberships, equipment repairs and payroll (Action 26-015). The motions passed with no recorded opposition.
Council did not change the list of existing policies under review and did not alter personnel or mutual-aid policies at this meeting. The packet included volunteer lists for youth sports and the volunteer fire department; these lists were acknowledged and posted to the city website.
