October 20, 2025 City Council Meeting Agenda

City of International Falls – City Council Regular Meeting

5:30 P.M., Monday, October 20, 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

  1. Minutes of the Monday, October 6, 2025 regular City Council meeting (Council action)
  2. Minutes of the Monday, October 13, 2025 Committee-of-the-Whole meeting (Council action)

PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AND APPROVAL FOR PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

  1. 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)

  • Approve LMCIT Liability Coverage Waiver Form to not waive limits on Municipal Tort Liability and authorize signatures

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Consider appointment of Cynthia Adams to the Library Board of Trustees (Council action)
  2. Approve Change Order No. 1 for the Water Treatment Plant Facility Improvements – extending the completion date five months (Council action)
  3. Adopt Resolution No. __-2025 approving application and permit for at 1 day to 4 day temporary on-sale liquor license for Falls Memorial Hospital dba Rainy Lake Medical Center for a Christmas Party at Backus Community Center on January 17, 2026 (Council action)
  4. Public Works recommendation(s):
    1. Consider replacement options for the vactor garage overhead door (Council action)
  5. Budget & Finance recommendation(s):
    1. Approve Caselle Multiple Module Add-On proposal for the accounts payable and payroll modules (Council action)
    2. Approve weekly special budget & finance committee meetings beginning Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. (Council action)
  6. Committee-of-the-Whole recommendation(s):
    1. Approve moving forward with the design of the bandshell and authorize soliciting bids for consideration by early December (Council action)
    2. Approve Interlocal Contract for Cooperative Purchasing from Houston-Galvaston Area Council (H-GACBuy) (Council action)
    3. Approve 2026 Group Medicare Advantage Plus MA plan effective 01/01/2026 (Council action)
    4. Approve 2026 BlueCross BlueShield Plan 635 effective 01/01/2026 (Council action)
    5. Approve Minnesota Paid Leave Policy (Council action)
    6. Accept safety grant from MNOSHA Workplace Safety and authorize matching funds for security equipment (Council action)
    7. Consider temporary wage adjustment for Asst. Director of Public Works to act as the Interim Director of Public Works until a replacement plan is established for the Director of Public Works position (Council action)
    8. Approve hiring two Parks/Facilities seasonal employees (Council action)
    9. Approve Derek Hell for the internal posting of the Maintenance Worker I/Equipment Operator (Plow Truck) position (Council action)
    10. Approve internally posting for the Heavy Equipment Operator (Excavator/Sweeper) position (Council action)
    11. Approve advertising for replacement of Information Systems Administrator (Council action)
    12. Approve agreement with Todd Ojala to provide IT services on a temporary basis (Council action)
    13. Approve Minnesota Security Consortium (MNSec) professional services agreement to provide vCISO services from 10/21/2025 – 12/31/2025 (Council action)
  7. Review and discuss Charter amendment process; determine next steps (Council discussion/action)
  8. Acknowledge Certificate of Sufficiency memo for the petition to modify charter to limit levy to 3% and discuss next steps (Council action)
  9. Discuss International Falls Ambulance Service (Council discussion/action)
  10. Any other business.

REPORTS OF ALL BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS

  1. Reports of the Administrator, Attorney, and Department Heads
    1. City Administrator bi-weekly update (Council information)
  2. Reports of the Mayor, Council Committees, Boards and Commissions

AUDIENCE – OPEN FORUM

CORRESPONDENCE

  • International Falls Public Library meeting information – October 8, 2025

REMINDERS

  1. Next regular City Council meeting is Monday, November 3, 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.

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