AGENDA
City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting
5:30 P.M., Monday, January 6, 2020
Council Chamber, 600 Fourth Street
APPROVE AGENDA WITH ANY ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA (only by unanimous consent).
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
- Minutes of the Monday, December 16, 2019 regular City Council meeting (Council action)
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AND APPROVAL FOR PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
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Adopt Resolution No. __-20, Approving Transfers, Payment of Claims and Accounts Payable (Council action)
AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM
(The Open Forum is an opportunity for the audience to address the City Council on any matter not listed on the agenda. Please limit your comments to five minutes.)
PUBLIC HEARING
OPENING BIDS (AND/OR QUOTES)
OLD BUSINESS
CONSENT AGENDA
The Consent Agenda allows the City Council to take action on routine matters by one motion that shall not be debated and shall be adopted by unanimous vote of those present. Any individual Council member may remove an item from the Consent Agenda for discussion on the regular agenda. (Council action)
- Year 2019 license renewals, as presented
- Approve travel and continuing education training expenses for Kelly Meyers to attend the ICC Upper Great Plains Region III Educational Institute on February 3-7, 2020 in Chaska; the Energy Design Conference February 25, 26, 2020 in Duluth; and membership fee and attendance at quarterly Arrowhead Chapter Building Official Meetings
- Approve IRS mileage reimbursement rate for 2020
- Resolution No. __-20, Delegating authority to make electronic fund transfers to Finance Officer and Deputy City Administrator for 2020
NEW BUSINESS
- Mayoral Proclamation declaring January 2020 Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month and January 11, 2020 as National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Nancy Lee (Council action)
- Approval of payroll dates – every two weeks on Tuesday, commencing 1/14/2020 (Council action)
- Resolution #__ -20 Designation of Depositors (Council action-motion)
- Resolution #__ -20 Approving Routine Maintenance Agreement with the State of Minnesota, Department of Transportation (Council action)
- Designation of official newspaper for required publications – The Journal (Council action)
- Mayoral appointment of members to internal and external committees for City Council confirmation (Council action)
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Any other business.
REPORTS OF ALL BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS
- Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads
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Reports of the Mayor, Council Committees, Boards and Commissions
AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM
CORRESPONDENCE
- Centers for Disease Control – 2018 Water Fluoridation Quality Award for International Falls
- Convention and Visitors’ Bureau meeting minutes, Directors Report and financial information – November 18, 2019
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International Falls Public Library Board of Trustees meeting packet from December 11, 2019
REMINDERS
- Offices closed for Martin Luther King Day Holiday on Monday, January 20, 2020
- **Next regular City Council meeting is Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at 5:30 P.M.
**Note, date changed due to Martin Luther King Day holiday
ADJOURNMENT
Note: Matters inappropriate for consideration at the meeting or not in the order specified shall not be considered except 1) with the unanimous consent of the members of the City Council, or 2) scheduled public hearings or bid lettings, but not before the time stated in the notice.
The City of International Falls complies with the Americans with Disability Act. Individuals with disabilities requiring special aids should contact the City Administrator, 600 Fourth Street, International Falls, MN, 56649, 218-283-9484, at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.