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Not a budget — a trail. This follows real 2025 dollars through the bids, contracts, and payments the council actually voted on, grouped the way a resident would ask about them: which road, which piece of equipment, which vendor. Every figure links back to the meeting that proves it.
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Every payment, bid, contract, quote, and capital purchase the system could find in the 2025 meeting record — itemized checks from the published claim registers alongside the big-ticket commitments the council voted on — each grouped by the road, the piece of equipment, or the vendor it touched, and linked back to the meeting that proves it.
It's an AI-read research index awaiting human review — a companion to, not a replacement for, the official hand-verified budget on the main Money page. Nothing here feeds the tax simulator.
Payments made
$415k
171 itemized checks from the published registers
Bids & contracts approved
$4.84M
55 commitments (bid → contract → purchase)
Bond financing
$3.82M
8 debt items — shown separately, not spending
Where the city published an itemized check register, every line was captured and reconciles to the penny against the printed register total. Where a payment line isn't on record yet, the ledger shows the highest stage that is — an accepted bid, an awarded contract, or a capital purchase.
Every street the record ties money to, from first estimate to awarded contract to the checks written. The headline number is the furthest stage reached — we never add an estimate to the bid to the contract, since they describe the same job.
Context: Separate bituminous overlay construction estimate $462,800; city share incl. patching estimated $359,400 total per report §6.
Context: Prepared without final plans/specs; quantities subject to field measurement.
Context: Original estimated project cost $403,480; revised overlay assessment basis $315,000 after city-paid patching.
Context: Low bid came in about $26,000 under estimate; proposed assessment $3,660.80 per unit at 50% policy.
Context: Public-hearing discussion; resident Dave Ross (6060 189th Lane) spoke. Other overlay streets not named in this passage.
Context: Other bids: Asphalt Surface Tech $343,423.60; Knife River $344,067.50; Park Construction $345,904.80; Minnesota Paving and Materials $361,583.00; Duininck $413,779.50.
Context: Award vote not in Q4 extract; contract price documented via contractor pay application. Total Base Bid $322,866.68.
Context: Staff estimate in culvert bid packet; purchase timing when project ready.
Context: Low bid over JP Premier Excavating ($45,000). City provides culverts, class 5, rip rap, blacktop removal, haul-off, soil correction separately.
Context: Perkins estimate note: 4–6 week lead time to order. Mar 11 staff review found longer culverts and aprons needed, pushing total above $50,000 budget line.
Context: Only one quote obtained (council noted best practice is two). Optional asphalt patch add-on $2,500 if completed by Nov 21 not included in base quote.
Context: Also discusses County Rd 22 and CR 5. Alternate block-style estimate $6,000 ($1,500 × 4 streets) in same RCA.
Context: Escrow payable engineering/developer fee; outbound check from city escrow account
Context: Escrow payable engineering/developer fee; outbound check from city escrow account
Big-ticket apparatus the record ties to a specific unit in the city fleet, with the full purchase trail.
Context: Preliminary only; later 2025 contract in fleet.json is $514,090.
Context: Chief cited comparable used apparatus at $389,000 and hoped to negotiate final price between $470,000 and $500,000; authorization cap is $500,000.
Context: Financing sub-limit within bond issue, not duplicate vendor spend. 2026 budget also plans $78,000 Tool Cat replacement from equipment fund — separate uncommitted plan.
Context: Resolution text also cites total contract $514,090 and prepayment $95,387; prepayment is included in contract total, not additive.
The full index — every commitment the council voted on, plus the itemized payments on record. Group it by category, vendor, street, equipment, or stage.
55 commitments · $4,835,921.85
Context: Separate bituminous overlay construction estimate $462,800; city share incl. patching estimated $359,400 total per report §6.
Context: Original estimated project cost $403,480; revised overlay assessment basis $315,000 after city-paid patching.
Context: Engineer's feasibility report in Feb 11 packet; project schedule lists Feb 11 feasibility approval and Mar public improvement hearing. Multiple overlay corridors (Krypton St, Lithium St, Tiger St, 189th Ln, 194th Ln, etc.). Bids not yet opened in Q1.
Context: Low bid came in about $26,000 under estimate; proposed assessment $3,660.80 per unit at 50% policy.
Context: Public-hearing discussion; resident Dave Ross (6060 189th Lane) spoke. Other overlay streets not named in this passage.
Context: Assessment side estimated at $183,040 to benefiting properties (52 units, ~$3,520/unit).
Context: Prepared without final plans/specs; quantities subject to field measurement.
Context: Preliminary patching estimate from overlay feasibility report; included in city cost share below.
Context: Staff estimate in culvert bid packet; purchase timing when project ready.
Context: Also discusses County Rd 22 and CR 5. Alternate block-style estimate $6,000 ($1,500 × 4 streets) in same RCA.
Context: Only one quote obtained (council noted best practice is two). Optional asphalt patch add-on $2,500 if completed by Nov 21 not included in base quote.
Context: Rejected Option 3 all-city replacement estimate ~$81,918. Logo option ~$13/sign additional per staff RCA (Nov 18).
Context: Other bids: Asphalt Surface Tech $343,423.60; Knife River $344,067.50; Park Construction $345,904.80; Minnesota Paving and Materials $361,583.00; Duininck $413,779.50.
Context: Lowest of two quotes (Envirotech $69,700). Actual cost based on gallons applied ($1.60/gal, ~31,600 gal). Streets include Zeolite, 223rd, Hillside Trail, Variolite, Xenon, Verde Valley, Basalt, W Ford Brook, 205th Ave.
Context: Competing quote: Diversified Paving $44,100 (not selected). Council vote not quoted in extract.
Context: Low bid over JP Premier Excavating ($45,000). City provides culverts, class 5, rip rap, blacktop removal, haul-off, soil correction separately.
Context: Award vote not in Q4 extract; contract price documented via contractor pay application. Total Base Bid $322,866.68.
Context: Minutes excerpt in file contains mismatched official names (Pilon, Fladebo, Alders); treat as OCR contamination but dollar figure and vendor are clear.
Context: Perkins estimate note: 4–6 week lead time to order. Mar 11 staff review found longer culverts and aprons needed, pushing total above $50,000 budget line.
Context: Preliminary only; later 2025 contract in fleet.json is $514,090.
Context: Quote total $186,587; no award motion in extract.
Context: Presentation/quote only; no council award motion in Q2 extract.
Context: Resolution text also cites total contract $514,090 and prepayment $95,387; prepayment is included in contract total, not additive.
Context: Minutes discussion rounded install to $25,000; resolution and quote state $25,531.
Context: Quote estimate expiry 11/19/2025; shipping not included per vendor quote.
Context: Chief Miller reported allocation with finance consultant from existing budget savings; no separate council vote text in passage.
Context: 2026 budget later budgets combined siren + install at $40,460 fund-balance use.
Context: Proposal shows $16,500 + $16,500 scope lines and printed total $20,300; committee awaiting colored/stamped alternates.
Context: Alternate: Wild Construction $17,760 ($4,440 per shelter).
Context: Committee-level bid, not council-awarded. Estimate #1123 dated 10/18/2025.
Context: Subtotal $7,950 + tax $636 = $8,586.
Context: Competing combined scope quote: O&L Door Systems $9,457.09. May 13 packet had button-only quote $3,400.
Context: Committee-level bid comparison only; not council-awarded.
Context: Alternate quote $3,695 for one pole also stated; committee has not selected vendor.
Context: Alternate quote J&A Glass $2,209.00.
Context: Staff recommended Option 2 (portable, no ceiling mount). New Age Technologies ceiling-mount option quoted at $5,197 not selected.
Context: Original Resolution 2025-26 approved purchase March 27, 2025.
Context: Includes $67,151.26 estimated construction + $5,372.10 engineering (8%). Initial 95% billing estimated at $68,897.19 prior to bid-price update. Project street/location not named in passage.
Context: SCSC proposal in Feb 11 packet; staff indicated search would not start until fifth council member seated. No Q1 approval motion found in passages.
Context: Companion 2025 drafting fee $3,425; 2026 audit $24,750; 2027 audit $25,685. Single-audit add-on $4,500–$6,500 per year if applicable.
Context: Contingent outflow; Commerce Department grant could total $10,000 to city if approved.
Context: Oct 14 RCA cited $2,500/yr AudioEye + $1,450/yr Alyant ($3,950); Nov 18 revised payment schedule. No 2025 cash outlay.
Context: Separate line item in BerganKDV August 8, 2025 fee letter.
Context: Compliance-program hourly fees ($90/hr enforcement) are separate and usage-dependent.
Context: Recurring annual fee stated alongside the $900 ordinance-revision cost.
Context: Amount is weekly wage from 2026 onward; compensation through December 31, 2025 remains per existing agreement (rate not in extract).
Context: Amendment also sets hourly/permit rates ($90/hr compliance, $350 residential septic permits, etc.); only annual reporting cap extracted here.
Context: Same resolution also authorizes a $2,000 annual reporting fee; not summed into amount.
Context: Vendor also quoted $20,000 standard four-unit fee and $19,000 split ($10,000 + $10,000 Jan 2026) if signed in August. Optional game kiosk $3,000 mentioned separately.
Context: RCA dated June 10, 2025; council action recorded June 17, 2025.
Context: Joint powers watershed organization contribution; includes $10,000 toward 2027–2028 watershed plan update in org budget.
Context: Resolution text references 2024 coordinator/manager titles; payment upon council approval.
Context: Amount is monthly recurring for 5 lines before taxes/surcharges; sixth line planned when new administrator hired. Device protection declined.
Context: Quote covers annual preventative service only; repair labor and parts billed separately per contract terms.
These are debt actions — authorizing or selling bonds — that bring money in to fund streets and equipment. They are not a 2025 expense, so they are listed here on their own rather than counted with the payments above.
Context: Financing authorization, not a vendor invoice. Final par reduced at award (see 2025-11-18 record). Equipment certificate portion $600,000 per resolution WHEREAS clauses.
Context: Debt issuance award, not a construction/vendor contract. Ehlers pre-sale had assumed $1,460,000 then $1,405,000; award par $1,250,000. Closing/delivery Dec 10, 2025.
Context: Financing sub-limit within bond issue, not duplicate vendor spend. 2026 budget also plans $78,000 Tool Cat replacement from equipment fund — separate uncommitted plan.
Context: Chief cited comparable used apparatus at $389,000 and hoped to negotiate final price between $470,000 and $500,000; authorization cap is $500,000.
Context: Amendments removed vendor restriction (any store) and set $225 cap; per-pair not aggregate.
Context: No vote outcome in compressed passage.
Source: financial_figures index, 2025 import. Reviewers can approve or correct these rows on the money review screen.