where they can stand and say 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. We'll read the consent agenda. Uh items listed below are considered routine and non-controversial by the city. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless requested by a council
member, staff, or citizen. If removed, the item will be discussed at the end of the regular agenda. Item A, approval of minutes. Approve the minutes of the city council regular meeting on October 21st, 2025. Item B, schedule public hearing. Truth
and taxation hearing. Schedule a truth and taxation hearing uh for Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025 at 6 p.m. in the city council chambers at Winstead City Hall. Item C, 2026, dental insurance principal. Authorize the city city
administrator to initiate the dental insurance process with principal to provide dental insurance coverage for city of Winstead employees for the policy beginning January 1, 2026. Item D, resolution R-25-43,
Winstead Volunteer Fire Department donation. Adopt resolution R-25-43 accepting a donation from Hutchinson Co-op to be dedicated toward the capital improvement fund for the Winston Volunteer Fire Department. Item E,
appointments. Public works department seasonal. Appoint the following to seasonal part-time public works positions for the period of November 1, 2025 through March 31st, 2026. Brad Bush, Ryan Chatterton, Todd Cuck, Aaron
Millerburn, and Troy Sherping. Item F, claims, approve the claims list for November 4th, 2025. Item G, dental insurance policy cancellation. Authorize the city administrator to initiate a policy cancellation request to cancel the
dental insurance policy with Northeast Service Cooperative/D Delta Dental effective December 31st, 2025. Item H, short-term disability insurance policy cancellation. authorized the city administrator to
initiate a policy cancellation request to cancel the short-term disability insurance policy with the Hartford effective December 31st, 2025. Uh that's the consent agenda. I would uh entertain a motion. >> Mr. Mayor, I'll motion to approve the
consent agenda as presented. >> We have a motion. Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Motion carries. Um, no public hearing today. Uh, old business, release of mortgage, uh, 145 First Street North and
121 Main Avenue West. Um, Neil, >> Mr. Mayor, Council on Mr. Mayor, Council, uh, thanks for being here this morning. Uh, the release of these mortgages, um, I don't have the
exact dates. In 2020, we had a program in place for a beautifification program that was for forgivable loan in order for the applicants to get that funding. There was a a lean
placed on their mortgage by the city. It was a matching grant. Now they have reached those each of these owners as uh successfully satisfied the loan beautifification program and we are just
releasing the lean on that mortgage. >> Yes sir. >> Um the beautifification program was run through the EDA. >> Mhm. >> So it's nothing that came out of the council's budget so to speak.
And I think it was for 5,000. It was. Yep. >> $5,000 matching grant. >> So really all we're doing right now is just releasing that mortgage because they successfully satisfied what they needed to do. >> They met their end of the bargain. It's
time for us to meet ours. >> Correct. >> Entertain a motion. I'll make a motion to release the mortgages that were placed on the properties of 145 First Street North, Scott Johnson, and 121 Main Avenue West,
Galen Schlaggo through past business beautifification, forgivable loan programs after all requirements of the program were met by the property owners. >> I have a motion. Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Motion carries. Uh, new business item A,
health savings account administration, health equity. >> Yes. Uh, as you may or may not be aware, we do have a, uh, health savings account plan through the city currently. Um,
it's being housed at Citizens Bank in Waverly in Montrose, excuse me. And uh one of the limitations of that is that we are unable to invest
our uh money inside of that inside of the HSA. So I don't think that we're getting the the full advantage for our employees of an HSA account. So I looked into different options. We have one was a WEX
option and that option is $2.75 per month per employee and um it allows you to pick from a lot of different vendors. Um, and basically being as
aggressive, well, not maybe as aggressive as somebody might want, but being pretty aggressive inside of that investment account and um or, you know, being very very safe
where uh the the second option was presented by Flagship through Health Equity and that one is $2.25 per month. Um, this is the program that I'm more familiar with per month per person. Um, the program that I was more
familiar with and you can invest inside of this as well. Very similar programs. We have Flagship on the back end for us. So, um, I'm suggesting that we move to that account at a cost of well,
currently it'd be about $380 per month or per year, sorry. for the city. >> These are self-directed accounts, correct? >> They are. Yep. >> What are we paying Waverly? >> Zero. Waverly is a bank using our money to to go out.
>> Why are we paying that monthly charge? >> Uh, in this case, the employer has to because of the way that they're set up. If we want to move to that for that monthly charge, there are other charges that are inside of that. It is a lesser
charge than a regular investment account, but it's probably like at it's at 6 of a percent instead of maybe the that if you had a regular investment account about a 1.3. So, the employee does pay that if they choose to invest
in those. And each each account has a different variable on there um depending on which one you pick. If you pick a account that doesn't trade very often, it's going to be at a lower rate than the accounts that trade more often. Uh,
all right. Entertain a motion. I'll make a motion to authorize the city administrator to approve a proposal and enter into an agreement with Health Equity and Flagship Insurance Services for Health Savings Account Administration for the City of Winston and City of Winston employees. We have a
motion. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any further discussion? All in favor? I. >> Motion carries. Um it would appear we have nobody here uh for the open forum section of our uh meeting. Uh so we'll
go to item seven, city administrator update and announcements. Do you have any? >> Uh we had a successful business trick or treat on the 24th of October. I think it was approximately 500 to 550 kids. So, a
good turnout for that and the businesses really do a great job in town of promoting that and really promoting our city. And then the truth and taxation um hearing will be December 2nd.
>> Tom, do you have anything? >> I do not. Mr. Mayor, >> Matt, do you have anything? >> Nope. >> Jesse, do you have anything? >> Do not. Um, I just would like to acknowledge the service of Kent Landin aka Swany uh this past summer. Uh,
rumors of his demise are much exaggerated. Um, he he he is well and he did not get fired by the city and uh he did a great job for us. Uh, so with that, I would entertain a motion to adjurnn. >> Motion to adjurnn.
>> Have a motion. Is there a second? A >> second. All in favor? I >> We are adjourned.