SUMMARY COUNCIL MINUTES
Monday, April 25, 2022
This published information is a summary of the full minutes of the April 25, Dodge Center City Council meeting. A copy of the full minutes is available for viewing at City Hall, 35 East Main Street or online at www.ci.dodgecenter.mn.us.
Present: Bill Ketchum, Gary Trelstad, Cathy Skogen, Paul Blaisdell, Bryce Lange, Tina Kozisek, Mark Barwald, Angie Jarrett, AJ Gengler, others.
The City Council approved the following items:
- Minutes and accounts payable as presented;
- Have staff put together a trial proposal for allowing chickens within City limits;
- Authorize staff to give approval for Music on Main without having to bring it to Council each time;
- Authorize the City Administrator to begin advertising for open positions as long as they are existing positions;
- Authorize the City Administrator and the Mayor to come up with an incentive plan for hiring ambulance staff, and look at something for existing staff;
- Applying for the Dodge County SHIP Grant and the City’s contribution of $486.12 to purchase a bicycle pump and bike rack for one of the parks in town, to be determined at a later date;
- Park Board recommendations of a $25 entrance fee for the Dodger Days BBQ contest and using 75% of the proceeds as prize money;
- Food trucks during Dodger Days and waive the permit fees, as long as they have the required state licensing;
- Travel expenses of $1,735 for AJ Gengler to attend the EMS World Expo in Florida in October 2022;
- $2,500 donation to Triton Community Education for summer programming;
- Resolution 2022-008, A Resolution Designating a Newspaper for all Official Public Notices;
- Resolution 2022-016, A Resolution Adopting Dodge County All-Hazard Mitigation Plan;
- Resolution 2022-017, A Resolution Approving State of Minnesota Joint Powers Agreements with the City of Dodge Center on Behalf of its City Attorney and Police Department;
- Resolution 2022-018, A Resolution Supporting the Dodge County Redistricting Proposal;
- Resolution 2022-019, A Resolution Appointing Election Judges for the Primary Election to be Held May 24, 2022;
- Resolution 2022-020, A Resolution Establishing a General Fund Reserve Policy;
- Resolution 2022-021, A Resolution Accepting the City of Dodge Center’s 2021 Audit;
- Covering the cost of grounding for the installation of water meters.
Meeting adjourned at 6:49 pm
