City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting
5:30 P.M., Monday, July 7, 2025
Council Chamber, 600 Fourth Street
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVE AGENDA WITH ANY ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA (only by unanimous consent).
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
- Minutes of the Monday, June 16, 2025 regular City Council meeting (Council action)
- Minutes of the Monday, June 23, 2025 special City Council meeting (Council action)
PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AND APPROVAL FOR PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
- Adopt Resolution No. __-2025, 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)
NEW BUSINESS
- Consider request to begin the application and testing process to create an eligibility roster for the Police Department – Mike Kostiuk, Chief of Police (Council action)
- Consider State of Minnesota Contract DPS/SFM SWIFT Contract No. 270657 for hazardous materials (HAZMAT) response team effective July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2027 and authorize the Mayor and City Administrator to execute the contract (Council action)
- Discuss correspondence from Auditor Ryan Schmidt, Schlenner Wenner & Co (Council information/action)
- Any other business.
REPORTS OF ALL BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS
- Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads
- City Administrator by-weekly update (Council information)
- Police Monthly Report, June 2025 (Council information)
- Fire/Rescue/EMS Monthly Report, June 2025 (Council information)
- Reports of the Mayor, Council Committees, Boards and Commissions
AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM
CORRESPONDENCE
- Convention and Visitors Bureau meeting information – May 15, 2025
REMINDERS
- Next regular City Council meeting is Monday, July 21, 2025 at 5:30 P.M.
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.