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Nowthen Special City Council meeting, April 22, 2024

Special City Council

Monday, April 22, 2024 · 7:00 PM

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Agenda

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What was on the agenda.

Packet

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The supporting materials the board reviewed.

Minutes

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The official record of what happened.

One-line summary

The council approved Resolution 2024-39 authorizing 2024 spring and fall newsletter postage and printing payments up to $7,000 plus advertising revenue.

What was on the agenda

3 items as recorded in the packet and minutes, each with a short summary of what was at issue.

  1. 1Call to Order

    Call to Order; Roll Call; Approve Agenda

    The meeting was called to order and roll call was taken; the minutes do not record a separate motion to approve the agenda.

    • meeting opening
    No action
    p. 1Meeting Special City Council Meeting — Agenda Packet (2024-04-22)1\. Call to Order · Roll Call · Approve Agendap. 1Meeting Special City Council Meeting — Minutes (2024-04-22)Mayor Pilon called the work session to order at 4:00 p.m. Present: Mayor Pilon, Council Members Breyen, and Fladebo. Absent: Council Members Alders and Rainville.

  2. 2Authorize payment for newsletter postage and printing

    Approve Resolution authorizing payment for postage and printing for the Spring and Fall newsletters.

    The council held a short special meeting to authorize payment to Rogers Printing and the Postmaster before the city newsletters went out. The council approved Resolution 2024-39, allowing payment for the 2024 spring and fall newsletter postage and printing, capped at $7,000 plus any 2024 advertising revenue collected.

    The minutes record approval of Resolution 2024-39, while the agenda listed Resolution 2024-38.

    • 2024 spring and fall newsletters
    Approved
    p. 1Meeting Special City Council Meeting — Agenda Packet (2024-04-22)2\. Approve Resolution 2024-38 Authorizing payment for postage and printing for the Spring and Fall Newsletters.p. 1Meeting Special City Council Meeting — Minutes (2024-04-22)MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BREYEN, SECONDED BY FLADEBO TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2024-39 APPROVING PAYMENT FOR THE 2024 SPRING AND FALL NEWSLETTER NOT TO EXCEED $7,000 PLUS ANY REVENUES COLLECTED FOR THE 2024 ADVERSTING. 3 AYES. MOTION CARRIED.

  3. 3Adjourn

    Adjourn

    The minutes state that the meeting adjourned at 4:11 p.m.

    • adjournment
    No action
    p. 1Meeting Special City Council Meeting — Agenda Packet (2024-04-22)3\. Adjournp. 1Meeting Special City Council Meeting — Minutes (2024-04-22)Meeting Adjourned at 4:11 p.m.

Motions and votes

1 motion on the record.

  • M1MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BREYEN, SECONDED BY FLADEBO TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2024-39 APPROVING PAYMENT FOR THE 2024 SPRING AND FALL NEWSLETTER NOT TO EXCEED $7,000 PLUS ANY REVENUES COLLECTED FOR THE 2024 ADVERSTING.

    Exact transcript text

    MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BREYEN, SECONDED BY FLADEBO TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2024-39 APPROVING PAYMENT FOR THE 2024 SPRING AND FALL NEWSLETTER NOT TO EXCEED $7,000 PLUS ANY REVENUES COLLECTED FOR THE 2024 ADVERSTING.

    moved by Breyen, seconded by Fladebo

    Passed
    • YPilon
    • YBreyen
    • YFladebo
    • ·Alders
    • ·Rainville
    p. 1Meeting Special City Council Meeting — Minutes (2024-04-22)MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BREYEN, SECONDED BY FLADEBO TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2024-39 APPROVING PAYMENT FOR THE 2024 SPRING AND FALL NEWSLETTER NOT TO EXCEED $7,000 PLUS ANY REVENUES COLLECTED FOR THE 2024 ADVERSTING. 3 AYES. MOTION CARRIED.p. 1Meeting Special City Council Meeting — Minutes (2024-04-22)Present: Mayor Pilon, Council Members Breyen, and Fladebo. Absent: Council Members Alders and Rainville.

Dollar amounts in motions

Amounts named in or tied to a motion that passed, each shown with the motion. A motion can approve an amount, cap it, or remove it from a list, so read the motion text. These links are AI-extracted, and the minutes control.

  • Maximum authorized payment for postage and printing for both 2024 newsletters, plus any advertising revenues collected.

    $7,000

    Motion MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BREYEN, SECONDED BY FLADEBO TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2024-39 APPROVING PAYMENT FOR THE 2024 SPRING AND FALL NEWSLETTER NOT TO EXCEED $7,000 PLUS ANY REVENUES COLLECTED FOR THE 2024 ADVERSTING. Passed(3 AYES. MOTION CARRIED.)
    p. 2Meeting Special City Council Meeting — Agenda Packet (2024-04-22)Staff are authorized to pay the postage and printing as required by the printer not to exceed $7,000 plus any revenues collected for the 2024 advertising for the printing of both the spring and fall newsletters.p. 1Meeting Special City Council Meeting — Minutes (2024-04-22)MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BREYEN, SECONDED BY FLADEBO TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2024-39 APPROVING PAYMENT FOR THE 2024 SPRING AND FALL NEWSLETTER NOT TO EXCEED $7,000 PLUS ANY REVENUES COLLECTED FOR THE 2024 ADVERSTING. 3 AYES. MOTION CARRIED.

Prior history on this business

When someone referred back to earlier business, we found the matching prior discussion and tied it in here.

  • City council has not yet approved the payment for the newsletters; however, it is in the budget.

    What this is about
    Whether the council had already approved payment for the newsletters before this special meeting.

    p. 1Meeting Special City Council Meeting — Minutes (2024-04-22)Discussion: City council has not yet approved the payment for the newsletters; however, it is in the budget.

    Related history

    The records I searched do not contain a prior council decision approving payment for newsletters before this special meeting. The search results returned unrelated material, including audit packet language, planning and zoning fee/escrow language, and a May 5, 2025 projector purchase discussion, but nothing showing a newsletter payment approval, vote, or amount. Based on these results, the recollection appears correct: there is no matching record here that council had already approved the newsletter payment, even if the expense may have been included in the budget.

    • May 12, 2026#### Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assura
    • Mar 10, 2026agreements related to those applications, including direct costs such as recording fees and third- party consultants (At
    • Oct 28, 2025<table> <tr> <th>Easement Vacation</th> <th>Application - $250.00 Escrow - * see note below</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Wetland
    • Aug 26, 2025<table> <tr> <th></th> <th>Annual Review - $100.00</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Easement Vacation</td> <td>Application - $200.00
    • Aug 26, 2025<table> <tr> <th>Excavation &amp; Mining Permit</th> <th>Application - $250.00 Escrow - * see note below I Annual Review

Where this came up before

  1. May 12, 2026
    City Meeting

    #### Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from mate

    Doc#### Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from mate
  2. Mar 10, 2026
    City Meeting

    agreements related to those applications, including direct costs such as recording fees and third- party consultants (Attorney, Engineer, Planner, septic, or others). Escrow amounts for applica

    Docagreements related to those applications, including direct costs such as recording fees and third- party consultants (Attorney, Engineer, Planner, septic, or others). Escrow amounts for applica
  3. Oct 28, 2025
    City Meeting

    <table> <tr> <th>Easement Vacation</th> <th>Application - $250.00 Escrow - * see note below</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Wetland Delineation Review</td> <td>Engineering Review Escrow - $2,000.00</td> </

    Doc<table> <tr> <th>Easement Vacation</th> <th>Application - $250.00 Escrow - * see note below</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Wetland Delineation Review</td> <td>Engineering Review Escrow - $2,000.00</td> </
  4. Aug 26, 2025
    City Meeting

    <table> <tr> <th></th> <th>Annual Review - $100.00</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Easement Vacation</td> <td>Application - $200.00 Escrow - * see note below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wetland Delineation Review<

    Doc<table> <tr> <th></th> <th>Annual Review - $100.00</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Easement Vacation</td> <td>Application - $200.00 Escrow - * see note below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wetland Delineation Review<
  5. Aug 26, 2025
    City Meeting

    <table> <tr> <th>Excavation &amp; Mining Permit</th> <th>Application - $250.00 Escrow - * see note below I Annual Review - $100.00</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Easement Vacation</td> <td>Application - $

    Doc<table> <tr> <th>Excavation &amp; Mining Permit</th> <th>Application - $250.00 Escrow - * see note below I Annual Review - $100.00</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Easement Vacation</td> <td>Application - $

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