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Council approves $20,934.58 in June claims; late-fee and street-work concerns raised
Summary
Council approved the June claims check register totaling $20,934.58 and discussed adding a $10–$15 late fee for water bills (Clerk to check whether a resolution is needed). Council also raised concerns that $80,000 budgeted for street work went unspent this fiscal year.
The council reviewed and approved the June 2026 claims check register totaling $20,934.58. Clerk Bondell presented the register and Councilwoman Promise Miller moved to approve the claims; Councilwoman Michele Gray seconded. The motion carried (Aye: 4, Nay: 0), and the register shows 30 checks with vendors including Montana Dakota Utilities, Brosz Engineering, Baker Metal and Recycling, and others.
Councilman Jason Castleberry raised past-due water-account penalties and asked whether the town should add a short-term late fee in addition to the $25 reconnection charge now assessed when service is turned off. Bondell said clerks at an institute recommended a $10–$15 late fee assessed 5–10 days after the due date and noted this had "drastically reduced the amount of late payments received" in that clerk's jurisdiction. The council favored a $15 fee at 10 days late as reasonable and asked Bondell to determine whether imposing such a fee requires a formal resolution or could be done by motion.
Councilwoman Miller also raised concern that approximately $80,000 budgeted for street work in the previous fiscal year was not spent; Mayor Thielen said he would contact the county to try to get on their schedule in spring so the work and funds would be used in the next fiscal year.
