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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 held a brief special meeting and approved hiring Michelle Brer and Cordelia stoal at a starting wage of $23 per hour before adjourning.
The Council paid Rum River Consultants' $19,620 invoice, restarted code-compliance administration, received road recommendations, directed action on Bar None compliance, accepted Administrator Lehner's resignation, certified election results, approved council e-mails, and tabled the 3rd Quarter Financial Report and ICMA renewal.
The Planning and Zoning Commission handled routine business and recommended a conservative cannabis zoning ordinance for City Council review.
The Planning and Zoning Commission held a cannabis zoning ordinance public hearing, directed Planner Nash to follow through with recommended amendments, handled routine agenda business, and adjourned at 7:56 PM.
The Council continued work on Phase 2 personnel-policy revisions, amended the agenda to add the project-manager timeline, and voted to keep the project manager through October 30 to finish formatting and agreed changes.
The council approved Rogers Lake assessments, Petersen Acres with conditions, Ortell enforcement steps, a conditional city-attorney attendance approach, A&B land-sale due diligence, a 60-day Mackenzie Hills temporary certificate of occupancy, stipend-policy amendments, and several invoices while leaving several old-business policy items pending.
The City Council voted 3-1, with Fladebo absent, to post an interim part-time Fire Chief position with job-description changes and stated weekly pay of $855 through 2024 and $1,150 starting January 1, 2025.
The Planning Commission approved routine items, discussed AB Welding's five-lot family subdivision concept without taking action, and gave staff direction for a draft cannabis zoning ordinance.
Council approved cancelling the 2019A debt service levy, adopted the 2025 preliminary levy and budget on a 3-1 vote, and voted 3-1 to offer a part-time fire chief structure to finalists before posting if needed.
The council heard firefighters’ concerns about the fire chief hiring direction, failed to reverse the prior part-time shift, deferred staff-interaction concerns to a closed session, and voted to eliminate the Personnel Committee.
The Council held a 2025 preliminary budget work session, approved the agenda, discussed levy, fund balance, MS4, code compliance, sheriff contract, and Fire Department budget changes, and continued the budget discussion to September 23.
Council approved a pup trailer and tire purchase, tire-fee increases, subdivision security releases, an MS4 services proposal, a fire education incentive program, and staffing changes, while redirecting the fire chief search toward part-time options and continuing the Rum River invoice for clarification.
At the August 28 work session, Council amended the agenda, suspended septic compliance tracking, directed stipend-policy revisions, set a process for organization-chart and contractor-communication input, and reaffirmed direction to develop a Bar None plan.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the Petersen Acres final plat recommendation but directed that it not be sent to the City Council until all requirements are met.
The Council held its third 2025 budget work session, discussed additional budget reductions and action items, and adjourned without adopting the preliminary levy.
The Council approved the consent agenda, promoted Cody Overson to NFD Captain, accepted a baseball-field tarp donation, revived work on a code compliance policy, and directed Planner Nash to draft a minimal cannabis ordinance.
The Council approved the agenda, continued detailed review of personnel policy updates, chose September 12 at 6:00 p.m. for the next work session, and adjourned at 8:32 p.m.
At the August 15, 2024 work session, Council approved an amended agenda, changed City Office and Recycling Center public hours because of staffing shortages, discussed the 2025 preliminary budget, voted to increase liquor licenses and hold a public hearing, and adjourned at 9:03 p.m.
The council approved the agenda and claims with one invoice held, then spent the work session reviewing the 2025 CIP and budget, including levy pressure, road funding, parks, equipment replacement, and future budget meetings.
The council approved the agenda and claims, discussed August work-session scheduling, worked through Personnel Policy Phase 2 revisions without final approval, and adjourned at 8:09 p.m.
At a special meeting focused on Dryden Acres, the Council approved the agenda, directed staff and consultants to issue the Dryden building permit by Thursday, and adjourned.
The Council approved claims, consent items, Petersen Acres, a modified Jorgenson/Popp shared-driveway CUP, Nowthen Pastures, Chris Riley's probation completion and wage increase, continued budget-consultant work, and the URRWMO JPA update; it tabled the fire education incentive and ADU ordinance work and sought more information on cannabis regulation and MS4 services.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the Jorgenson and Popp shared driveway CUP, added and discussed Dryden Acres building permit concerns, and voted to keep its meeting start time at 7:00 p.m.
At the June 17, 2024 work session, Council approved amended claims, moved forward on clarifying staff-council roles with LMC help, approved annual-appointment and consultant-access policy changes, tabled the per-meeting pay update, and approved up to $21,000 for Memorial Park basketball court resurfacing and pickleball asphalt.
Council approved the IT transition to Tools for Business, AET testing services, Woodhaven and Breyen’s Bend infrastructure acceptances, the Nowthen Pastures final plat, a residential parcel acceptance, a consultant-fee/escrow ordinance, seasonal parks hiring, and declined a Rogers Lake Road assessment deferment policy while sending the gravel-road study question to the attorney.
The Planning Commission recommended approval of Petersen Acres’ flag-lot CUP and preliminary plat, tabled the Lachei accessory-building variance, recommended approval of the Nowthen Pastures final plat and the third-party consultant ordinance, and tabled nuisance-code amendments.
Council held a work session focused on Phase 2 personnel policy updates, approving several changes on drug/alcohol testing and DOT policy/training, removing references to non-existent policies and pay classification schedules, and discussing phone reimbursement/data practices impacts.
The Council approved the agenda, authorized park hot ash cans up to $9,600, approved twelve ADA park grills up to $4,500, and authorized Moore Engineering to perform an asphalt road study while seeking a gravel-road study estimate.
The council held the Rogers Lake Road/Waco area public hearing and carried a 5-aye motion to accept GMH Asphalt’s bid and award the improvement project contract.
Council approved two plats, accepted the 2023 audit, approved Vista Prairie conduit bonds, shifted Fire Department reporting to the City Administrator, authorized parking lot work up to $63,000, hired a part-time Administrative Assistant at $20/hour, tabled the Bootleggers off-sale license, and discussed several policy and administrative updates.
The Council held a work session on the draft 2025 Capital Improvement Plan, approved the agenda, discussed parks, roads, buildings, equipment, IT, MS4, and bonding assumptions, assigned several follow-up tasks, and adjourned at 7:27 p.m.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the Nowthen Pastures preliminary plat, continued Petersen Acres to May 28, recommended policy changes to the City Council, and tabled changing the meeting start time.
The council approved Resolution 2024-39 authorizing 2024 spring and fall newsletter postage and printing payments up to $7,000 plus advertising revenue.
At the April 15, 2024 work session, the council approved the agenda, accepted Sue Schmit’s resignation, directed posting the administrative assistant position, discussed staffing help, and changed council meetings to a 6:00 p.m. start beginning May 14.
The council approved consent items, advanced the Waco-area road project and assessment hearing, amended C-1 home-occupation rules, approved the SotaSolar IUP, changed the city insurance agent to Corporate Four, approved compost-class spending, and reviewed the ACFPC 2025 budget.
The Planning and Zoning Commission continued Petersen Acres, recommended approval of the C-1 home occupation ordinance amendment and SotaSolar IUP, approved the Mackenzie Hills final plat, and handled routine meeting approvals.
The council approved an amended agenda, adopted a resolution opposing state housing-law preemption of local zoning authority, discussed code compliance and ordinance cleanup without directing outside work, and adjourned without recorded action on Personnel Policy Phase 2.
The Council approved the consent agenda, amended the 2023 budget for goat-related funds, extended the Project Manager position, accepted bicycles at the Recycling Center, and approved the Nowthen Knights baseball field maintenance agreement.
At a February 28, 2024 special meeting, the Nowthen City Council approved Ordinance 2024-02 fee-schedule changes as amended, directed staff to review other fees later, approved the Arvig broadband business subsidy agreement, and adjourned at 9:02 p.m.
The Planning and Zoning Commission reelected Chair Ames, selected Commissioner Haapala as vice-chair, approved the agenda and November minutes, and continued the SotaSolar home-occupation IUP public hearing at 8150 Viking Boulevard to March 26, 2024.