City of Nowthen · Money
Budget items
Dollar figures the system pulled from meeting packets, minutes, and motions, with one row per spending item, grouped by department. When the bundle could match the amount to a motion, the council's vote is shown inline.
Showing 27 items. The amounts are not added up because this list mixes estimates, budgets, assessments, revenue, and approved spending.
Fire
27 items
FireFIN-022$503kFY 2025
- Amount
- $503,039 USD
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Category
- budget
- Fund / bucket
- ACFPC 2025 proposed budget total
Context: Anoka County Fire Protection Council 2025 proposed budget total revenue and expenses reviewed by council.
No council approval is on record yet.
From the Tuesday, April 9, 2024 Meeting City Council Meeting.
FireFire chief salary discussed$80kFY 2025
- Amount
- $80,000 USD
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Category
- salary
- Fund / bucket
- Fire Chief salary
Context: Minutes record discussion to reduce the fire chief salary to $80,000.
No council approval is on record yet.
Evidence
From the Monday, September 16, 2024 Meeting City Council Work Session.
FireSalary and benefits budget change$69kFY 2025
- Amount
- $69,280 USD
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Category
- salary
- Fund / bucket
- Salary and benefits
Context: Budget change for salary and benefits, including new fire chief and 3.5% merit.
Council vote · Passed
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER ALDERS, SECONDED BY BREYEN TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2024- 91 APPROVING THE 2025 PRELIMINARY LEVY AND ADOPT THE 2025 PRELIMARY BUDGET.
moved by ALDERS, seconded by BREYEN
Evidence
From the Monday, September 23, 2024 Meeting City Council Work Session.
FirePart-time Fire Chief annual salary range high$66kFY 2025
- Amount
- $65,570.4 USD
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Category
- salary
- Fund / bucket
- Part-time Fire Chief salary range
Context: Upper end of annual salary range discussed for the part-time fire chief.
No council approval is on record yet.
Evidence
From the Monday, September 23, 2024 Meeting City Council Work Session.
FireF6$56kFY 2025
- Amount
- $56,125 USD
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Category
- salary
- Fund / bucket
- New full-time Fire Chief net increase
Context: Staff memo lists the net increase for a new full-time Fire Chief and eliminating the St. Francis contract.
No council approval is on record yet.
Evidence
From the Thursday, August 15, 2024 Meeting City Council Work Session.
FireNew full-time Fire Chief net increase in memo$56kFY 2025
- Amount
- $56,125 USD
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Category
- salary
- Fund / bucket
- Fire Chief staffing change
Context: The memo described adding a new full-time Fire Chief and eliminating the St. Francis contract, with a net increase of $56,125.
No council approval is on record yet.
Evidence
From the Monday, July 29, 2024 Meeting City Council Work Session.
FireFf 21$50kFY 2025
- Amount
- $50,000 USD
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Category
- transfer
- Fund / bucket
- Remaining funds suggested for Fire
Context: Remaining funds referenced after transfer for Sheriff's contract; suggested to use for Fire Department (discussion).
No council approval is on record yet.
Evidence
From the Monday, August 25, 2025 Oak Grove City Council Work Session — 2025-08-25.
FirePart-time Fire Chief annual salary range low$44kFY 2025
- Amount
- $44,387.2 USD
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Category
- salary
- Fund / bucket
- Part-time Fire Chief salary range
Context: Lower end of annual salary range discussed for the part-time fire chief.
No council approval is on record yet.
Evidence
From the Monday, September 23, 2024 Meeting City Council Work Session.
FireNFD tanker remaining payment$40kFY 2025
- Amount
- $40,000 USD
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Category
- capital project
- Fund / bucket
- Nowthen Fire Department tanker
Context: Amount still due on the tanker, with a refund expected due to pre-payment.
No council approval is on record yet.
Evidence
From the Monday, September 23, 2024 Meeting City Council Work Session.
FireF7$25kFY 2025
- Amount
- $25,000 USD
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Category
- budget
- Fund / bucket
- 2025 budget amendment transfers
Context: 2025 budget amendment: transfer to GF Fire training for new firefighter training.
Council vote · Passed
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BREYEN, SECONDED BY MAYOR HYBBEN TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2026-53 AMENDING THE 2025 BUDGET. 5 AYES. MOTION CARRIED.
moved by BREYEN, seconded by HYBBEN
From the Tuesday, April 14, 2026 City Council Meeting.
FireF15$20kFY 2025
- Amount
- $19,570 USD
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Category
- expenditure
- Fund / bucket
- Firefighter turnout gear
Context: Five fitted turnout gear sets for firefighters coming off probation, funded through existing budget savings.
No council approval is on record yet.
Evidence
From the Tuesday, August 12, 2025 City Council Meeting.
FireFinal payment for fire engine$17kFY 2025
- Amount
- $16,950 USD
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Category
- debt service
- Fund / bucket
- Final payment for Fire Engine
Context: Equipment Replacement fund note for the final payment for the fire engine.
No council approval is on record yet.
Evidence
From the Monday, September 16, 2024 Meeting City Council Work Session.
FireMerit pay increase$14kFY 2025
- Amount
- $13,940 USD
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Category
- salary
- Fund / bucket
- Merit pay
Context: Merit pay increase to 3.5%, including the fire chief in the packet memo.
No council approval is on record yet.
Evidence
From the Monday, September 16, 2024 Meeting City Council Work Session.
FireF11$8kFY 2025
- Amount
- $7,500 USD
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Category
- transfer
- Fund / bucket
- Transfer to turnout gear fund
Context: Staff memo recommends a transfer to the turnout gear fund.
No council approval is on record yet.
Evidence
From the Thursday, August 15, 2024 Meeting City Council Work Session.
FireTransfer to turnout gear fund$8kFY 2025
- Amount
- $7,500 USD
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Category
- transfer
- Fund / bucket
- Turnout gear fund transfer
Context: Staff suggested transferring $7,500 to the turnout gear fund.
No council approval is on record yet.
From the Monday, July 29, 2024 Meeting City Council Work Session.
FireFIN-023$6kFY 2025
- Amount
- $6,243 USD
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Category
- budget
- Fund / bucket
- Nowthen 2025 ACFPC allocation
Context: Nowthen's 2025 total allocation in the Anoka County Fire Protection Council budget table.
No council approval is on record yet.
Evidence
From the Tuesday, April 9, 2024 Meeting City Council Meeting.
FireFire small tools equipment reduction$4kFY 2025
- Amount
- $4,000 USD
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Category
- expenditure
- Fund / bucket
- Fire department small tools and equipment
Context: Reduction to Fire Department small tools and equipment.
No council approval is on record yet.
Evidence
From the Monday, September 16, 2024 Meeting City Council Work Session.
FireClaim jefferson fire turnout gear$4kFY 2025
- Amount
- $3,669.97 USD
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Category
- expenditure
- Fund / bucket
- Jefferson Fire & Safety
Context: Turnout gear claim.
Council vote · Passed
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BREYEN, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED.
moved by Breyen, seconded by Rainville
Evidence
From the Monday, May 5, 2025 City Council Meeting.
FireRemove fire chief merit wages$4kFY 2025
- Amount
- $3,500 USD
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Category
- salary
- Fund / bucket
- Full Time Fire Chief wages with merit
Context: Minutes list removal of full-time fire chief wages with merit.
No council approval is on record yet.
Evidence
From the Monday, September 16, 2024 Meeting City Council Work Session.
FireFirefighter current benefit level$3kFY 2025
- Amount
- $2,500 USD
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Category
- salary
- Fund / bucket
- Current firefighter benefit level
Context: Packet states the current Statewide Volunteer Firefighter Plan benefit is $2,500 per year of service.
No council approval is on record yet.
Evidence
From the Tuesday, November 18, 2025 City Council Meeting.
FireClaim macqueen emergency$1kFY 2025
- Amount
- $1,197.25 USD
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Category
- invoice
- Fund / bucket
- MacQueen Emergency, LLC
Context: Flowtests for fire department.
Council vote · Passed
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BREYEN, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED.
moved by Breyen, seconded by Rainville
Evidence
From the Monday, May 5, 2025 City Council Meeting.
FireF2$1kFY 2025
- Amount
- $1,150 USD
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Category
- salary
- Fund / bucket
- Interim Fire Chief compensation starting 2025
Context: Pay for the interim part-time Fire Chief was discussed as exempt pay of $1,150 per week starting January 1, 2025.
Council vote · Passed
Motion by Mayor Pilon, Seconded by Council Member Breyen to post the position on city website and League of MN Cities for Interim Fire Chief with the modifications of the job description as discussed tonight.
moved by Pilon, seconded by Breyen
From the Monday, September 30, 2024 Meeting Special City Council Meeting.
FireFire Hall generator service price$870FY 2025
- Amount
- $870 USD
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Category
- contract
- Fund / bucket
- Fire Hall generator
Context: Attachment B price for the Fire Hall generator.
Council vote · Passed
MOTION BY CM BREYEN, SECONDED BY CM GLASER, TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA
moved by Breyen, seconded by Glaser
Evidence
From the Tuesday, January 14, 2025 Meeting City Council Meeting.
FireInterim fire chief weekly pay at higher rate$844FY 2025
- Amount
- $844 USD
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Category
- salary
- Fund / bucket
- Interim part-time fire chief posted weekly pay
Context: The transcript discussion states that the interim fire chief pay increased to $844 per week and the final revised motion approved the higher rate, subject to contract.
Council vote · Passed
we direct staff to offer the interm fire chief position to Robert Miller for the period of six months effective with the start date as soon as a contract is available to him and agreed upon by him um at the higher rate and that the um staff City attorney work uh towards drafting that contract and that contract is to the approval of the City attorney
moved by Rainville, seconded by Breyen
From the Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Meeting City Council Meeting.
FireClaim sewer works fire holding tank$275FY 2025
- Amount
- $275 USD
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Category
- invoice
- Fund / bucket
- Sewer Works
Context: Fire Department holding tank pumped.
Council vote · Passed
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BREYEN, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED.
moved by Breyen, seconded by Rainville
Evidence
From the Monday, May 5, 2025 City Council Meeting.
FireApproved part-time Fire Chief hourly rate high$64FY 2025
- Amount
- $64.01 USD
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Category
- rate
- Fund / bucket
- Part-time Fire Chief hourly rate
Context: Upper hourly rate approved to present for a part-time fire chief.
Council vote · Passed
MOTION BY COUNCL MEMBER ALDERS, SECONDED BY MAYOR PILON TO PRESENT A PART- TIME SALARY $42.68 - $64.01 WITH ESST, NO PTO, NO OTHER BENEFITS, NO ON CALL FEE WITH THE JOB DUTIES AS CURRENTLY DESCRIBED. IF THEY BOTH SAY NO, POST THE POSITION FOR ONE WEEK.
moved by COUNCL MEMBER ALDERS, seconded by PILON
Evidence
From the Monday, September 23, 2024 Meeting City Council Work Session.
FireApproved part-time Fire Chief hourly rate low$43FY 2025
- Amount
- $42.68 USD
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Category
- rate
- Fund / bucket
- Part-time Fire Chief hourly rate
Context: Lower hourly rate approved to present for a part-time fire chief.
Council vote · Passed
MOTION BY COUNCL MEMBER ALDERS, SECONDED BY MAYOR PILON TO PRESENT A PART- TIME SALARY $42.68 - $64.01 WITH ESST, NO PTO, NO OTHER BENEFITS, NO ON CALL FEE WITH THE JOB DUTIES AS CURRENTLY DESCRIBED. IF THEY BOTH SAY NO, POST THE POSITION FOR ONE WEEK.
moved by COUNCL MEMBER ALDERS, seconded by PILON
Evidence
From the Monday, September 23, 2024 Meeting City Council Work Session.