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Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 · 6:30 PM
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Thursday, August 13, 2026
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The council approved the consent agenda, kept the recycling center operating as-is with two employees, and continued 2026 budget work including a 3-2 vote to set proposed staff salary increases at 4%.
The Veterans Memorial Renovation Committee discussed memorial design ideas, business partnerships, fundraising, QR-code resource concepts, donated stone, assignments for initial designs, and upcoming meeting dates, with no formal motions or votes recorded.
The August 27, 2025 amended agenda listed council items on Laura Wiski's resignation, posting the front desk receptionist position, and discussing Recycling Center options; no minutes were included to confirm outcomes.
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended changes for cannabis cultivation in RRA zoning and approved a planning-and-zoning fee amendment setting a $250 administrative fee plus actual postage costs.
The Council approved the agenda, accepted BerganKDV audit-service fees through 2027, held a detailed 2026 budget work session with follow-up items, and adjourned at 8:06 p.m.
The first Veterans Memorial Renovation Committee meeting focused on the renovation goal, design ideas, resident-name research, assignments, a two-week meeting schedule, and a $40 per-meeting stipend.
Council approved the amended consent agenda, the 2026 law enforcement contract with amendments, Wood Duck Haven 2nd Addition, several policy and staffing changes, recycling vendor changes, a SolarApp+ grant application, legal-services RFP direction, new 8-4 office hours, and moving forward with Collaborative Planning for ordinance updates.
Council approved the agenda and early claims, then held a detailed first discussion of the proposed 2026 budget with consultant Lori Yager, including levy and fund balance targets, transfers, and departmental budget drivers.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the agenda and June 24 minutes, then voted to send the Rademacher Companies concept plan to the City Council for input.
Council approved a temporary 3-day liquor license for the Nowthen Threshing Show, voted 3–2 to move forward with bonding for a rescue/pumper truck not to exceed $500,000, tabled administrative job descriptions to July 23, and took no action on Natalie Johnson’s employment agreement/job description.
The City Council held a special worksession with the League of Minnesota Cities on teambuilding, roles, responsibilities, open meeting-law practices, staff communication, and administrator role clarification, with only agenda approval and adjournment motions taken.
Council approved the amended consent agenda and the Baugh Street JPA, tabled zoning ordinance update proposals, discussed road assessments and fire truck options, considered hiring Laura Wiski, amended the safety-shoe policy with a $225 cap, and received public safety and Veterans Memorial updates.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the agenda and prior minutes, then carried a conditional approval of the Wood Duck Haven 2nd Addition preliminary plat before adjourning at 7:23 p.m.
The Council held the 2025 Overlay Road Project assessment hearing, approved the North Valley contract through Resolution 2025-67, added and approved a bond-reimbursement resolution, and adjourned at 7:01 p.m.
The council approved an amended consent agenda, set a $70 excessive law-enforcement-services fee, approved most of the March 2025 personnel policy, extended Fire Chief Miller's contract through 2027, formed a Veterans Memorial ad hoc committee, allowed Facebook comments on a trial basis, approved septic-program work, wrote off the $325 Dryden legal bill, closed the city office on two staffing-related days, and approved Memorial Park court striping from Park Capital funds.
The City Council held a Budget 101 work session, approved the agenda, heard one public-forum request about a kayak vendor at Twin Lakes Regional Park, discussed 2026 budgeting, fund balance, revenue, sheriff costs, roads and recycling, and adjourned at 6:46 p.m.
The Council approved the MS4 application, 2025 Overlay Project bid and assessment resolutions, Parsons parcel acceptance, A and B Addition grading/final plat/development agreement approvals, PERA eligibility for Chief Miller, staffing changes, and the CIP/ERP, while tabling the goals, Facebook-comments, Veterans Memorial committee, and personnel-policy items to June 10.
The Nowthen City Council held a May 8, 2025 Community Feedback Public Forum where residents raised concerns about budget transparency, a special election, public safety, roads, fire infrastructure, contractors, zoning, and escrow; no motions or council decisions were recorded.
The council amended the agenda to add public forum, approved consent items, amended the nuisance/excess-services ordinance, extended Boyles for limited administrator-search work, raised Interim Administrator Johnson’s pay to $45/hour retroactive to January 2, approved fertilizer/herbicide applications, addressed a Dryden Acres escrow invoice question, and made several personnel-policy decisions.
The April 29, 2025 Nowthen City Council meeting opened, an agenda-amendment motion died for lack of a second, residents disrupted the meeting, and the council adjourned at 6:08 p.m. without reaching the substantive agenda.
The Council accepted Michele Greiner’s resignation, approved two seasonal summer hires, and used a CIP work session to direct staff to gather park, road, network-computer, and Rescue One information.
The Council approved the agenda, heard and discussed Fire Chief Miller’s Fire Department needs-assessment presentation, and adjourned at 7:46 p.m.
The council approved an amended consent agenda, approved the Leistico variance and Original Hockey Mom Brownies IUP, directed follow-up on planner billing and council technology, deferred the 2025 special election to 2026, and voted to levy Dryden unpaid escrow amounts.
The council approved the amended consent agenda, accepted the Emergency Operations Plan, ratified Nowthen's $11,933.21 share of the 2026 URRWMO budget, ordered a dust-control equipment cost-benefit analysis, approved the Northern Salt dust-control bid, and tabled the interim administrator wage and Dryden Acres assessment items.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the 22511 Baugh St NW variance, approved the Leistico East accessory-building variance recommendation, and approved the Original Hockey Mom Brownies Interim Use Permit as recommended.
The Council approved the agenda, met with Mike Humpal of South Central Service Cooperative to discuss the City Administrator recruitment and job description, and adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
The City Council approved the agenda, ranked candidates for the vacant Council seat, and appointed Dan Swenson by a 3-1 vote before adjourning at 6:25 p.m.
The Council ordered the 2025 Overlay improvements, approved the amended consent agenda, approved A&B Addition actions and Petersen Acres actions, tabled the Original Hockey Mom Brownies IUP for more Planning and Zoning review, and approved 2025 replacement of two 185th Ave NW culverts with asphalt patching in 2026.
The council interviewed applicants for the open council seat but made no appointment, rescheduling the decision meeting to March 12, 2025, and then adjourned.
The Council approved the amended consent agenda, delegated cannabis retail registration to Anoka County, approved the fourth quarter financial report, tabled the 2024 budget amendment, discussed the council vacancy and special election timing, and scheduled a May 8 town hall.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved A&B Addition recommendations, continued the Leistico East accessory-structure variance, sent the Howard bakery IUP forward with a denial recommendation, and recommended approval of home occupation, policy, and Planning Commission ordinance updates.
The council approved the 2025 Overlay feasibility report and hearing, a fire Grant Navigation application, an amended purchasing policy, an August 2025 special election and vacancy ordinance, and a $14,500 SCSC administrator search; it waived the Tractor Pull newsletter fee and tabled the 2024 budget amendment and Fourth Quarter Financial Report.
The Planning and Zoning Commission elected Ames as chair and Bies as vice chair, approved Petersen Acres, tabled A&B Addition and the home occupations ordinance amendment to February 25, and sent the revised 2025 commission policy to the City Council.
The Council approved the consent agenda and amended 2025 goals, added three spring Council meeting dates, tabled the Council vacancy/special-election discussion to February 11, and voted 3-1 to take no action on McKenzie Hills until escrow is paid and the developer reapplies.
The council approved consent items including staff increases, the Frank Boyles consulting contract and generator maintenance, ordered a 2025 overlay feasibility report, approved annual appointments and a no-comments city Facebook page, tabled 2025 goals, and directed staff to draft an ordinance for filling a vacant council seat.
The City held a swearing-in ceremony for City Council member Ken Glazer and Mayor Shane Hibbon, with no council business conducted.
The Council approved the 2025 budget, consent agenda, cannabis zoning ordinance, liquor-fee increase, and Burns Bottle Shop penalty, but council-vacancy items were not reached after two members left and the meeting lost quorum.
The Council accepted CM Fladebo's resignation, declared a council vacancy and ordered research on filling it, then discussed interim Administrator coverage and authorized Attorney Ruppe to work with Frank Boyle on a possible interim contract.
The City Council held a brief special meeting and carried a motion approving Resolution 2024-103 to hire Michele/Shelley Greiner and Cordelia/Delia Stoeckel as part-time administrative assistants.