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Council approves employee wage increase and confirms appointments, elects council officers

City of Gladstone City Council · July 1, 2026
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Summary

Council approved raising employee Debbie Rallens' wage to $20/hour after a favorable three-month review; Mayor Gary Richardson appointed Maria Kolling as Auditor and Christina Wenko as City Attorney, and the council elected Bill O’Connor Vice President and Dannielle Parkin President.

The council approved a wage increase for employee Debbie Rallens to $20 per hour following a three-month performance review reported by Council Members Dannielle Parkin and Bill O’Connor. The motion to increase the wage was made by Niki Larson, seconded by Mitchell Kovash, and the minutes record the motion as carried.

Mayor Gary Richardson made appointments naming Maria Kolling as Auditor and Christina Wenko as City Attorney; both subscribed to their Oaths of Office. The council elected Bill O’Connor as Vice President on a motion by Mitchell Kovash, and elected Dannielle Parkin as President on a motion by Mitchell Kovash; both motions carried. The council also approved adding Mayor Richardson as an authorized signer on bank accounts at Dakota Community Bank and Trust (two-signature requirement remains), with authorized signers listed as Gary Richardson, Maria Kolling and Bill O’Connor.