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enough. >> Here we go. >> Uh, good evening. I'd like to call the regular city council meeting to order for September 22nd, 2025. Uh, please stand for the pledge of allegiance. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Uh good evening everybody. Uh the city council members are here to serve the city of peers. We expect respectful conduct at all times. Slander or
inappropriate language not be tolerated. Please speak only when addressed one person at a time. Each speaker has a 5minut time limit. Uh thank you for your cooperation. Uh first, um I would like to uh get approval of the minutes for
the city council meeting of September 8th, 2025. If I get a motion for that. >> I'll make the motion. >> Donnie makes a motion. >> I'll second it. >> Lyn second motion. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. A motion carried. Uh next we have addition andor removals of the
agenda. I would like to remove number 12, which is the city apartment quotes. We're going to just wait till we get them all put together and then present that. Uh, that's all that I have. >> I want to add something to council updates. Um, it's the Morrison County
Historical Society membership. Okay, >> I would make the motion to approve the agenda with removing the city apartments and then adding also the historical under the um council approvals.
>> Okay, D makes a motion to accept. >> I'll second. >> Sarah seconds a motion. All in favor say I. >> I. >> I. Opposed. Uh motion carried. Uh first we have uh planning and zoning and I think Lynn is going to cover that. >> Yep. We have three permits tonight. Uh
the first one is for the JV baseball field um which is at 302 uh >> but he's got the wrong address on here. >> Uh >> we should look at that. He put his
address on here. >> It's Camnick Street though. >> It is Camnick Street but it is wrong on here. just so we get that corrected. Um it's just um replacing the tin um dugout with a cement one. Uh we found nothing wrong with that and would request that
you guys approve that. The second one is a um building permit application for a new house. This is one that we had previously actually approved um for Douglas. It is a new builder. Uh so we did ask them to resubmit it because there was a couple
changes to the plan. They do meet all setbacks. We would ask that you approve that one as well. And then the last one was for Jamie Tallberg. It was for 105 Vincent Street North. It was for new garage construction.
Um and looking over that one, um it does meet all the setbacks. However, there was a couple issues um that we did find. One is it does not appear that um Jamie is the owner of the property. So, we do want to have her look into that. Um the
information we got off Beacon is not her name >> on that property. >> And then the second issue is it's our understanding that the sewer line may run under where she wants to put this garage. Not that she can't build it there. Uh we just want to make sure that she's aware and talks to Ripsside about that.
Um we would put those items on these permits on the permits and if she meets the requirements um we're okay with going ahead with it. >> Okay. Uh, so any discussion you guys? Good. If
I could get a motion for that. >> I'll make I'll make the motion to approve the three permits with the stipulations on the on Jamie's. >> Okay. D makes a motion. >> I'll second. >> Is there a second motion? All in favor say I. I. >> I. Opposed. A motion carried. Uh, the
next item is the American Legion uh Pier City Hall rental fee waiver or wave. Uh the American Legion is going to have their Christmas party here again this year like they did last year and they would like uh wave wave their fee to uh rent it and uh so if I could get a
motion. Are there any discussion on that at all? >> If I get a motion. >> I'll make that motion. >> Lyn makes the motion. >> I'll second it. >> Donnie the motion. All in favor say I. I >> I opposed. Motion carried. >> The next item number nine is our
preliminary budget and levy. Uh we did have a workshop here a couple weeks ago I think on it and discussed everything and uh we worked uh pretty hard on the budget committee trying to put some numbers together and we'd like I would recommend setting the preliminary levy
at uh 7 and a half uh percent and uh um that's just a a high watermark and um if we can find some savings we'll bring it down from there but I'd like to maybe have a motion for unless there's any discussion >> everybody good If I could get a motion
for that. >> I'll make a motion to approve the 7 and 12% levy with our budget. >> Sir makes the motion. >> I'll second it. >> Donnie seconds a motion. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. A motion carried with a for a 7
and a half% levy for 2026. A preliminary levy. Uh the next thing would be we need to set a truth and taxation uh meeting date and time. I have what what >> December 8th um at 700 p.m. It's during
a council meeting. >> Okay. December 8th at 7. >> Yes. >> Okay. During the council meeting. Got it. Okay. Um if I could get a motion for that. >> I'll make that motion. >> Alin makes the motion. >> I'll second it.
>> Donnie seconds the motion. Uh all in favor say I. >> I. >> I opposed. Uh motion carried. So the next item is uh the proposed 2026 through 2028 uh union contract uh for
for Preston. Um we did send it out. Everyone had a chance uh to review it. And I'm going to do a first uh for me for being mayor. Um, I would actually like to make a motion uh because I'm
very proud of Preston and the work that him and Eric do. I would actually like to make the motion to for uh uh make a motion to accept uh Preston's union contract that's 2026 through 2028. So
before we get a second um a lot of part of that contract I want just everybody to know that we aligned him to go so he's in line with our other workers. There were things that he wasn't getting that now he's going to get because we aligned with that there.
>> So and I'll make a second. That's fine. >> Okay. All in favor say I. >> I. >> I opposed. Uh motion carried. Um then the next item is uh the on call plowing employee discussion. So uh
Laura, could you just kind of review what you what you kind of sent out in your email so we all can hear it and they can hear it? >> Yep. I was I learned that um from PAR if we have a current seasonal employee and they do their six months, as long as they have 30 days
off, they can continue to work with the city in a different position. And it's been brought to my attention that some of our employees in the winter who would do the plowing may be off and they're concerned that they might not have somebody the two people to plow on
weekends. That's that's kind of how they do their schedule. So they're worried about that and they I came up with the idea that possibly having an on call plowing employee >> and that >> only come in when they're called
>> and that's the whole high school or Tyler >> I we could I I was thinking that it would be our current >> okay >> seasonal fulltime Tyler >> Tyler >> because he does have the certifications that he needs to drive the truck. >> He does. Yeah, >> he meets that requirement.
>> Okay. I just wanted to clarify it with Laura here. I don't know if anybody has any discussion for that. >> I think it's a great >> Yeah. >> thing to utilize for for us without having to um I mean, we know what we're getting. >> Yeah. >> He knows our streets.
>> Yeah. And I wasn't aware that Jim might have some possible some surgery too on his shoulder or something. So, >> it's just nice to have that that extra person if we need it. >> Yeah. I would make the motion um to move forward with that.
>> I second. >> Second it. Okay. All in favor say I. I. >> I. Opposed. Uh motion carried. >> And then we have the city administrator update. >> Um I >> Oh, but actually sorry. >> Were you here? Are you here, Jared? For
a c or for a reason? >> Okay. Just >> just as good looks and charm. >> I just wanted I didn't want to act like we were ignoring you at all, but >> just as good looks and charm, John. Yes, man. >> Okay. Okay. Uh then Laura, if you'd want to update us.
>> Can I can I go back to that on call? We're moving forward with creating a job description and then coming up with a pay on it because then I'd like to know, you know, who do I talk to? Does it come to council? Does it go to a committee? >> I would I would probably go take it to
the what's the committee that Eric is public works. I would go to that to the public works committee and kind of how you did it when you when you hired Tyler initially, >> but we wouldn't the public works committee is they're going to set the pay scale or are you going to have the uh
>> I would I Yeah, let them you guys can >> otherwise typically go in front of the employee board to set the pay scale. >> Well, the council usually sets the pay scale. >> Yeah. >> I just if you want me to bring it to, you know, bring and we're >> I guess I just assumed he'd make what he's making now.
>> Yeah. if he would Tyler would make Okay. So, here's what I'd like to do. If it if you guys are okay with it, take it to take it to the um I forgot public works. Take it to public works and then like like Lynn said, if if it is going to be Tyler, just see what's kind of going on.
And then the paywood scale would be the same as it is. Um if it's Tyler, um if it necessarily isn't, then we have to come up with a you guys can come up with a pay scale. Just let us know what your recommendation is and then um I'm sure we you >> we got time.
>> Yeah, we got some time to do it. >> Thanks. >> And Tyler, if it is Tyler, he has to be off for a full month. When is his end date? >> The November 21st. >> Okay. So, we have basically until December 21st to do
>> correct. Y >> Yeah, I like I like that plan uh as well. All right, I will we'll work on get public works together and create that job description. >> Um my updates are performance reviews
have been completed and signed with all employees. Um I did submit for the match funding and the impact which closes on 9:24. So this Wednesday, um she did send back a few times to just kind of make
some edits in there. So, it was nice that they helped doctor it up. Um, I public works committee met with Rich Prairie Sewer and Water today to discuss the assessment that was done for the 2024
street project. The city was actually assessed a total of $2,300. Um, and I just wanted to let you know that the committee had stated it would get paid in full from the current street project fund.
>> It got missed, >> but we did. There is money in the line item for it. So, we're fine. >> And then the last one was, I've just been hearing around town that people are like, "Oh, I thought we were getting the Casey's." And that's a good stock out
there. Just want to let you know >> they have to they have to read the bottom line because the bottom line says buy Casey's. >> Yes. And Casey's will be coming, but they do not they don't put their signage out as Casey's until there is a kitchen fully operating kitchen. So wanted to
state that out loud. >> That was all I had. >> Did they say how many um people had submitted for those grants by chance? >> They did not. >> Okay. Just curious. Um, then we have, let's see, do you want to talk about your thing, Sarah?
>> Um, I just kind of want to put this in your guys's heads to think about. Um, I was going to ask Laura to see how much we um sponsored for or whatever in the past. Um, what kind of membership we had
in the past. Um, but we got one uh a letter from the Morrison County Historical Society um about having a membership in the past that has lapsed for it says over a year. I don't know exactly how long. Um, and so just wanted
to see if you guys thought it was something we should continue or go back into and then have Laura see what because there's several options here. See what we did in the past and see if it's worth. I don't know when's the last time we did. You >> I don't. >> No. Did you Laura? Maybe send us I
>> I haven't given her a chance to look into it. So that's why I just kind of wanted to mention it now so you guys can kind of think about it and then when we have numbers maybe then make a decision. But I didn't want to just kind of throw it on you and >> Yeah. Awesome. >> Spontaneous decision. >> I don't think it's a bad thing though. I
mean that's our history. It's Morrison County. >> Yeah. We'll have to look at we just I'm just and I suppose it's not that big that we have to budget for it but we I'd like to have it in that list of stuff but we kind of did the plume. We'll talk right that's why I mean if it's a couple something to think about. Yeah. I mean >> you have membership not a donation
>> right it's so and yeah I mean >> what what are they what are the the different prices? Um, it goes from like a $30 to50 to 999 and then 100 to $4.99, 500 to $9.99 and then a,000 plus. But I
don't think we >> would have gone that high. I would say like the mid-range. >> Yeah. >> Y. >> So, >> okay. >> That's Yeah, I wouldn't think we'd have to do one of the bigger ones. So, >> do you want to just have Laura scan it in and scan it to all of us? >> Y,
>> please. And thank you, Laura. Uh, anybody else? K. Donnie, >> nothing. >> Lynn, nope. >> Sarah, you got your chance. Okay. And I think we're good. So, >> I'll make a motion to adjourn at 7:15 p.m. >> Donnie makes a motion to adjurnn. >> I'll second. >> Sarah seconds a motion. All in favor say
I. I. Opposed. Motion carried. I think he missed my he missed the gavl.