City of Red Lake Falls
City Council Meeting
January 11, 2016
Minutes
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Red Lake Falls, Red Lake County, Minnesota was duly held in the Council Chambers of said City on the 11th day of January, 2016.
Members Present: Kevin Harmoning, Kevin Brevik, Cheryl Matzke , Neil Knaack.
Members Absent: Sara Kenfield, Allen Bertilrud.
Others Present: Kathleen Schmitz, Delray Sparby, Alan Cassavant, Carol Seeger, Mitch Bernstein, Deb Derouin, Dan Konickson.
Mayor Kevin Harmoning called the meeting to order at 6:42 p.m.
Brevik moved, seconded by Matzke, to approve the Agenda with the addition of Finance Checks #039028-#039067, addition of Municipal Utilities to 7.13 Miscellaneous and moving 7.11 Sportsman’s Club Proposed Range Lease to the top of Agenda Business Items. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Brevik moved, seconded by Matzke, to approve the December 28, 2015 City Council Meeting minutes and January 6, 2016 Special City Council Meeting minutes. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Citizen’s Comments: none
Business:
Knaack moved, seconded by Matzke, to approve the Red Lake Falls Sportsman’s Club Range Lease Agreement with the inclusion of the above three changes/additions and a change to the Signature Page authorizing the City Administrator to sign the lease. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Harmoning moved, seconded by Knaack, to elect Sara Kenfield as the Vice Mayor for 2016. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Matzke moved, seconded by Brevik, to designate the Red Lake Falls Gazette as the 2016 Official Newspaper. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Brevik moved, seconded by Knaack, to select Unity Bank North, Promontory (ICS) Sweep and Red Lake Co-op Federal Credit Union as 2016 Official Depositories. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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Matzke moved, seconded by Brevik, to approve the 2016 Employee Holidays as submitted. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Harmoning moved, seconded by Brevik, to approve the 2016 Council Meeting Dates as presented. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Harmoning moved, seconded by Brevik, to approve Delray Sparby of Ihle & Sparby PA as the City Attorney for 2016. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Brevik moved, seconded by Matzke, to approve the 2016 Committee List appointments as stated. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Matzke moved, seconded by Knaack, to approve Kathleen Schmitz, Kevin Harmoning and Carol Seeger as authorized signers on the signature card. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Knaack moved, seconded by Brevik, to approve the 2016 Fee Chart with minor changes plus a 3% increase in utility rates. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Matzke moved, seconded by Knaack, to approve Resolution #01-01-2016 – Identity Theft Prevention Program. For: Brevik, Knaack, Matzke, and Harmoning. Absent: Kenfield, Bertilrud. Against: None. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Matzke moved, seconded by Knaack, to approve the Personnel Policy as submitted with all changes and corrections and dated as such. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Harmoning moved, seconded by Brevik, to delete the current Personnel Policy, Part 6, Sections 206.01 through 206.33 from the Ordinance Book. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Brevik moved, seconded by Knaack, to approve the bills and Finance Checks #039028 – #039067 and Payroll Checks #005032 – #005034 + Payroll E Checks 1 – 13. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
The meeting adjourned at 9:19 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Kevin Harmoning, Mayor
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Kathleen Schmitz, City Administrator
