Dodge Center City Council Meeting - February 24, 2025

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DODGE CENTER SUMMARY COUNCIL MINUTES

Monday, February 24, 2025

This published information is a summary of the full minutes of the February 24, 2025, Dodge Center City Council regular meeting. A copy of the full minutes is available for viewing at City Hall, 35 East Main Street or online at www.ci.dodgecenter.mn.us.

Present: Mayor Bill Ketchum, Gary Trelstad, Cathy Skogen, Paul Blaisdell, Braedon Dostal, Lee Mattson, Jodi Hill, Mark Barwald, Vanessa Hines – Widseth, Kathy Freeman and others.

Absent:

City Council approved the following items:

• Agenda and consent agenda to include: Minutes from February 10, 2025, City Council Meeting; January 15, 2025 Airport Board Meeting and Libraries October 10th, November 14th and December 12, 2024 and January 9, 2025 Board Minutes; Library Board re-appointment – Dave Wahlstrom; City Hall Sprinkler Replacements; 2025-2026 Garbage Haulers License Renewals and Payment of Bills;

• Amendment to the assessment roll in the calculation of assessment to 507 1st St NW;

• Resolution 2025-006 Resolution Setting a Public Hearing on Proposed Assessments for the 2025 Improvement Project – March 24, 2025;

• Resolution 2025-007 – A Resolution Declaring Costs to be Assessed and Ordering Preparation of the Proposed Assessment;

• 2025 salary increase for the Water/Wastewater Supervisor of $89,872, retroactive to the 2025 Salary Plan date;

• Authorizing staff to adjust water bills during freezing weather months as recommended by Mattson;

• Authorizing staff to remove the fencing project, add storm removal equipment project and shuffle gears as needed to make the funding of the Airport CIP work.

Meeting adjourned at 6:26 p.m.