Mayor Scott Wallace called the City Council meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. August 14, 2023, with the Pledge of Allegiance. Council present: Mayor Scott Wallace, Zeb Baumann, Emily Krage, Cody Mathers, and Steve Westby. Staff present: Brett Hurley, Randy Thesing, and Michelle Quinn. A listing of public members present is on file.
Personnel
Items:
Library
Assistant: On the recommendation of the Library Board, motion by Mathers, seconded by Baumann to authorize the hire of Sarah Erdmann as Library Assistant at a rate of $14.50 per hour. Motion carried unanimously.
City
Property
and
Casualty
Insurance
Renewal: Motion by Mathers, seconded by Baumann to accept the quote as presented and to request the bond coverage be increased to $150,000 as recommended. Motion carried unanimously.
PFAS
Cost
Recovery
Program: Motion by Mathers, seconded by Westby to approve the retainer agreement with Napoli Shkolnik and to authorize the necessary signature. Motion carried unanimously.
Disposal
of
Merry
Go
Round: Motion by Baumann, seconded by Westby to authorize disposal of the old city merry go round through Darr Auctions, Rushford, Minnesota. Motion carried unanimously.
Gambling
Permits: Motion by Westby, seconded by Mathers to approve a gambling permit with no waiting period for DLC Inc. for an event to be hosted at the Houston Community Center on October 14, 2023. Motion carried unanimously.
Minutes
and
Bills: Motion by Mathers, seconded by Krage to approve the minutes of the July 10, 2023, regular meeting, and bills as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
Items
to
be
Placed
on
File: Motion by Baumann, seconded by Westby to place on file the following items. Motion carried unanimously.
Library Minutes, August Library Update, Statistics, etc.
Matt Mohs Engineering Memorandum
Criminal Restitution Order 28-CR-23-259
Adjourn: Motion by Westby, seconded by Krage to adjourn the meeting at 6:42 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. The next regular meeting of the Council is scheduled for Monday, September 11, 2023.
By: Scott Wallace, Mayor
Attest: Michelle Quinn, Clerk/Administrator
Above
proceedings
are
only
a
summary.
Full
text
is
available
for
public
inspection
at
City
Hall
as
well
as
the
following
website:
www.houston.govoffice.com
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