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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
JANUARY 2, 2018
1. Call to Order
Mayor Larson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
Boy Scout Alex Kindseth led those in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Roll Call
Present-Larson, Bartholomay, Bernhjelm, Craig and Donnelly
Staff Present-Administrator McKnight and Human Resources Director Wendlandt.
4. Agenda
Motion by Bartholomay, second by Donnelly,to approve the agenda. APIF, motion carried.
5. Announcements/Commendations
None
6. Citizen Comments
None
7. Consent Agenda
Motion by Bartholomay, second by Bernhjelm,to approve the consent agenda:
a) Approve Minutes of the December 18, 2017 City Council Meeting-Administration
b) Approve Seasonal Hiring-Human Resources
c) Approve Siteimprove Agreement-Human Resources
d) Approve School and Conference Request-Human Resources
e) Acknowledge Resignation Police Department-Human Resources
f) Approve Bills-Finance
APIF, motion carried.
8. Public Hearings
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None
9. Award of Contract
None
10. Petitions, Requests and Communications
None
11. Unfinished Business
None
12. New Business
a) Annual Organizational Matters
Administrator McKnight presented the annual organizational matters for consideration.
A motion was made by Bernhjelm, second by Craig,to approve the 2018 annual organizational
matters. APIF, motion carried.
1) That Councilmember Bernhjelm be designated as Acting Mayor from January 2, 2018
through December 31, 2018.
2) That the Farmington Independent be designated as the official publication from January
2, 2018 through December 31, 2018.
3) Continue the agreement for legal services with Campbell Knutson,Joel Jamnik as city
attorney for 2018.
4) That Anchor Bank of Farmington, Morgan Stanley, Oppenheimer and Co, Inc., RBC
Capital Markets, Roundbank of Farmington and Wells Fargo Securities, Inc. be
designated as the official depositories from January 2, 2018 through December 31,
2018.
5) That all sworn personnel in the Farmington Police Department be designated as process
servers for calendar year 2018.
6) Approve a $1,000,000 Faithful Performance bond for the city clerk.
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7) Ordinance No. 2017-734 Establishing Fees and Charges for licenses and permits for 2018
was adopted on November 6, 2017.
8) Appointments to Boards and Commissions-Candidates will be interviewed on January 8,
2018 and appointments will be made on January 16, 2018.
9) Appoint Councilmember Craig as the primary and Mayor Larson as the alternate
representatives to the ALF Ambulance Board.
10)Currently Councilmember Bartholomay serves as the Director and Mayor Larson as the
Alternate Director to the Dakota Communications Center Board of Directors through
December 31, 2018.
11)Appoint Mayor Larson as the city's representative to the CEEF Committee.
12)Appoint Councilmember Bernhjelm,Administrator McKnight and a Planning Commission
member of their choice to the Empire/Farmington Planning Advisory Committee.
13)Appoint Mayor Larson, Administrator McKnight and a Planning Commission member of
their choice to the Castle Rock/Farmington Discussion Group.
14)Appoint Councilmen Donnelly, Administrator McKnight and a Planning Commission
member of their choice to the Eureka/Farmington Planning Advisory Committee.
15)Appoint Councilmembers Donnelly and Bernhjelm to the MUSA Review Committee.
16)Appoint Mayor Larson and Councilmember Bernhjelm to the Liquor Operations
Committee.
17)Appoint Councilmembers Craig and Donnelly to the Farmington Intergovernmental
Committee.
18)Appoint Councilmember Craig as the primary and Mayor Larson as the alternate to the
Dakota Broadband Board.
19)Appoint Brenda Wendlandt as Director and Jim Constantineau as Alternate to LOGIS for
2018.
20)Appoint by Resolution R1-2018 David McKnight as the Responsible Authority for data
practices and Brenda Wendlandt as Data Practices Act Compliance Officer and Brian
Lindquist as Responsible Authority for law enforcement for 2018.
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21)Approve City Council By-Laws as presented.
22)Approve City Council Policies as presented.
b) Annual Report on City Council, Boards and Commissions Attendance
City Administrator McKnight presented a summary of the city council, boards and commissions
attendance for 2017.
Of the 32 elected and appointed positions, as a group they attended 85.2%of meetings. The
range of attendance by group was from 75%to 94.7%.
Special recognition was given to Marge Koski, Roger Wood, Fred Schmidke, Kay Bennett, Bill
Wierke and Geraldine Jolley who attended 100%of their meetings.
McKnight thanked the city council and all of the board and commission members for their
commitment to Farmington in 2017.
The city council expressed their thanks to all of the board and commission members who invest
their time into our community.
13. City Council Roundtable
Donnelly-Wished everyone a happy new year.
Bernhjelm-Wished everyone a happy new year.
Craig-Wished everyone a happy new year.
Bartholomay-Wished everyone a happy new year.
Larson-Reminded residents of the upcoming Community Expo to be held on Saturday,January
27, 2018 at FHS and encouraged residents to shop local.
14. Adjourn
Motion by Bartholomay, second by Bernhjelm,to adjourn the meeting at 7:08 p.m. APIF,
motion carried.
Respectfully Submitted
David McKnight, City Administrator
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