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Council approves $167,813.70 fire-station pay application after contested recusal request
Summary
After a councilmember requested another member recuse herself over an alleged conflict of interest, the Otsego City Council approved Pay Application #19 for the Fire & Emergency Services Facility Project for $167,813.70; the recusal request failed and the pay application passed 4-1.
Councilmember Ryan Dunlap moved that Councilmember Tina Goede refrain from participating in discussion and voting on Pay Application #19 for the Fire & Emergency Services Facility Project, stating his belief that Goede had a potential conflict of interest. CM Goede responded that she did not have a conflict. City Attorney Richard Hansen advised that payments are made to contractors and that Goede’s employment status with the city does not, under the law, create a conflict of interest in this matter. The motion to request recusal failed on a 1-4 vote, with Dunlap in favor and the other four members opposed.
Following that ruling, Councilmember Corey Tanner moved to approve Pay Application #19 in the amount of $167,813.70 for work completed on the Fire Station project, seconded by Councilmember Michelle Lund. The motion passed 4-1; Councilmember Dunlap voted against the payment. The minutes record the amount approved and the roll-call split.
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