Meetings
Agendas, packets, and minutes from Nowthen council, planning & zoning, work sessions, and Truth-in-Taxation hearings. Click any meeting to see what was on the agenda, what was decided, and the dollars that came up.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2026 · 6:30 PM
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Meetings in 2024
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
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.
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 · 6:00 PM- Agenda on file
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- City Council Work SessionCouncil Work Session
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.
Monday, December 2, 2024 · 6:00 PM- Agenda on file
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- Special City Council MeetingSpecial City Council
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.
Monday, November 18, 2024 · 6:00 PM- Agenda on file
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- Special City Council MeetingSpecial City Council
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.
Sunday, November 17, 2024- No agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
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.
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 · 6:00 PM- Agenda on file
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- Planning and Zoning MeetingPlanning & Zoning
The Planning and Zoning Commission handled routine business and recommended a conservative cannabis zoning ordinance for City Council review.
Wednesday, October 23, 2024- No agenda on file
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- Planning and Zoning Commission MeetingPlanning & Zoning
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.
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 · 7:00 PM- Agenda on file
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- City Council Work SessionCouncil Work Session
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.
Monday, October 21, 2024 · 6:00 PM- Agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
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.
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 · 6:00 PM- Agenda on file
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- Special City Council MeetingSpecial City Council
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.
Monday, September 30, 2024 · 6:30 PM- No agenda on file
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- Planning and Zoning Commission MeetingPlanning & Zoning
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.
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 · 7:00 PM- No agenda on file
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- City Council Work SessionCouncil Work Session
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.
Monday, September 23, 2024 · 6:00 PM- No agenda on file
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- City Council Work SessionCouncil Work Session
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.
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 · 6:00 PM- Agenda on file
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- City Council Work SessionCouncil Work Session
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.
Monday, September 16, 2024 · 6:00 PM- Agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
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.
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 · 6:00 PM- Agenda on file
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- City Council Work SessionCouncil Work Session
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.
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 · 6:00 PM- No agenda on file
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- Planning and Zoning Commission MeetingPlanning & Zoning
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.
Tuesday, August 27, 2024 · 7:00 PM- Agenda on file
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- City Council Work SessionCouncil Work Session
The Council held its third 2025 budget work session, discussed additional budget reductions and action items, and adjourned without adopting the preliminary levy.
Monday, August 26, 2024 · 6:00 PM- No agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
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.
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 · 6:00 PM- No agenda on file
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- City Council Work SessionCouncil Work Session
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.
Monday, August 19, 2024 · 6:00 PM- Agenda on file
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- City Council Work SessionCouncil Work Session
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.
Thursday, August 15, 2024 · 6:00 PM- Agenda on file
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- City Council Work SessionCouncil Work Session
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.
Monday, July 29, 2024 · 6:00 PM- No agenda on file
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- City Council Work SessionCouncil Work Session
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.
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 · 6:00 PM- No agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
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.
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 · 6:00 PM- Agenda on file
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- Special City Council MeetingSpecial City Council
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.
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 · 5:00 PM- Agenda on file
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- Planning and Zoning Commission MeetingPlanning & Zoning
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.
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 · 7:00 PM- Agenda on file
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- City Council Work SessionCouncil Work Session
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.
Monday, June 17, 2024 · 6:00 PM- Agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
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.
Tuesday, June 11, 2024 · 7:00 PM- No agenda on file
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- Planning and Zoning Commission MeetingPlanning & Zoning
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.
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 · 7:00 PM- No agenda on file
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- City Council Work SessionCouncil Work Session
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.
Thursday, May 23, 2024 · 6:00 PM- No agenda on file
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- City Council Public HearingCity Council
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.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 · 7:00 PM- Agenda on file
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- City Council Work SessionCouncil Work Session
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.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 · 5:30 PM- No agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
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.
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 · 6:00 PM- No agenda on file
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- City Council Work SessionCouncil Work Session
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.
Monday, May 6, 2024 · 6:00 PM- No agenda on file
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- Planning and Zoning Commission MeetingPlanning & Zoning
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.
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 · 7:00 PM- No agenda on file
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- Special City Council MeetingSpecial City Council
The council approved Resolution 2024-39 authorizing 2024 spring and fall newsletter postage and printing payments up to $7,000 plus advertising revenue.
Monday, April 22, 2024 · 7:00 PM- No agenda on file
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- City Council Work SessionCouncil Work Session
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.
Monday, April 15, 2024 · 5:00 PM- No agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
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.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 · 7:00 PM- No agenda on file
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- Planning and Zoning Commission MeetingPlanning & Zoning
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.
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 · 7:00 PM- No agenda on file
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- City Council Work SessionCouncil Work Session
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.
Monday, March 18, 2024 · 6:00 PM- No agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
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.
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 · 7:00 PM- No agenda on file
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- Special City Council MeetingSpecial City Council
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.
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 · 7:00 PM- No agenda on file
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- Planning and Zoning Commission MeetingPlanning & Zoning
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.
Thursday, February 22, 2024 · 7:00 PM- No agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
The Council approved a large consent agenda, selected Rum River Consultants as building official, approved staff and firefighter compensation changes, accepted a ball field donation, ratified the URRWMO budget, approved several training items, raised newsletter ad rates, and separately approved the SafeAssure agreement.
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 · 5:30 PM- No agenda on file
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- City Council Work SessionCouncil Work Session
The work session approved the agenda and Presidential Nomination Primary election judges, then discussed personnel policy PTO rules, 2024 COLA and merit wage proposals, and a possible voter-integrity presentation without taking final action on the personnel and wage items.
Thursday, February 1, 2024 · 5:00 PM- No agenda on file
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- City Council MeetingCity Council
Council approved consent items, hired Cindy Nash as contracted city planner, authorized work on a Fire Chief job description, approved a Ramsey road-project JPA and Comcast cable-franchise waiver, continued personnel-policy and compensation decisions, and approved an amended resource trade with Nowthen Alliance Church.
Tuesday, January 9, 2024 · 5:30 PM- No agenda on file
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- City Council Work SessionCouncil Work Session
The January 9 work session focused on Phase 1 personnel policy updates; several PTO and benefit directions were discussed, but final approval was tabled pending attorney review and a revised draft.
Tuesday, January 9, 2024 · 5:00 PM- No agenda on file
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