Thursday, March 6, 2025 · 6:00 PM
One-line summary
The council interviewed applicants for the open council seat but made no appointment, rescheduling the decision meeting to March 12, 2025, and then adjourned.
4 items as recorded in the agenda, packet, and minutes, each with a plain-English summary of what was at issue.
1Call to Order
Call to Order; Pledge of Allegiance; Roll Call; Approve Agenda.
Procedural opening completed; no separate agenda-approval vote is recorded in the minutes.
2Interview Candidates for the Open Council Seat
Interview candidates for the open council seat, using the same questions for each applicant and drawing names for interview order.
The council held interviews for the open council seat and used a drawn order for the candidates who were interviewed. Afterward, members disagreed on whether to vote immediately or spend more time reviewing notes and asking questions. No applicant was appointed at this meeting, and the council rescheduled the next meeting to March 12, 2025, with the intent to discuss qualifications and make an appointment.
Candidates were interviewed and council discussed how to proceed, but no appointment vote was taken at this meeting.
3Selection and Swearing-In or Follow-Up Meeting
If a council member is selected by majority vote, the member would be sworn in immediately; if no consensus is reached, a follow-up meeting was planned.
The council held interviews for the open council seat and used a drawn order for the candidates who were interviewed. Afterward, members disagreed on whether to vote immediately or spend more time reviewing notes and asking questions. No applicant was appointed at this meeting, and the council rescheduled the next meeting to March 12, 2025, with the intent to discuss qualifications and make an appointment.
No majority selection was made; council rescheduled the next meeting from March 13 to March 12, 2025.
4Adjourn
Adjourn the meeting.
The meeting ended with a motion by CM Breyen, seconded by CM Glaser, to adjourn. The minutes state that the meeting was adjourned at 7:41 p.m.
The adjournment motion was made and seconded, and the meeting was adjourned at 7:41 p.m.
1 motion on the record. Split votes are highlighted.
M-1MOTION TO ADJOURN BY CM BREYEN, SECONDED BY CM GLASER.
moved by BREYEN, seconded by GLASER
When someone referred back to earlier business, we found the matching prior discussion and tied it in here.
Owned our commercial property and met with the Council and Planning Commission to facilitate the purchase which required a CUP for our type of business.
— Sue Schmit
What this is about
Sue Schmit referenced a prior Council and Planning Commission process for a commercial property purchase that required a conditional use permit for her business.
The records I searched do not contain a prior Council or Planning Commission decision matching Sue Schmit’s recollection of a commercial property purchase that required a conditional use permit for her business. The search results instead relate to Planning and Zoning Commission procedures and member selection, including annual policy review materials and a February 24, 2026 Planning Commission discussion about how commission vacancies should be interviewed and recommended to Council. Those records do not identify Sue Schmit, a specific commercial property purchase, or a CUP approval connected to her business.
I am a current member of the Nowthen fire department, I have also previously been a city council member, as well as a member of the Park and Rec. committee.
— Paul Reighard
What this is about
Paul Reighard referenced prior service as a city council member and Park and Rec member, which may help locate earlier city records involving his service.
The records I searched do not contain a prior decision or meeting entry matching Paul Reighard’s recollection of serving as a Nowthen city council member or Park and Rec committee member. The search results returned 2026 council packet materials on unrelated items, including prosecuting services, the Farmers Market, fire department hiring, hazard mitigation, and cannabis zoning. There is one fire department-related item in the results: at the May 12, 2026 meeting packet, a proposed resolution would authorize hiring Zachary Wyttenhove to the Nowthen Fire Department. That does not reference Mr. Reighard or document his own fire department, council, or Park and Rec service.
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Documents and recordings archived for this meeting, when available.
Meeting City Council Meeting — Agenda (2025-03-06)
Agenda · Thursday, March 6, 2025
1 pages
Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2025-03-06)
Minutes · Thursday, March 6, 2025
3 pages
Meeting City Council Meeting — Agenda Packet (2025-03-06)
Packet · Thursday, March 6, 2025
22 pages
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