City Council Minutes 03-10-1975Regular Meeting of Monticello City Council
March 105 1975 - 7:30 P.M. City Hall
Meeting called to order by Acting Mayor Denton Erickson.
Present: Denton Erickson, Dick Martie, Gene Walters,
Stanley Hall.
Aboent: Mayor Con Johnson.
Acting Mayor Erickson announced meeting would be taped.
1. Consideration of Two Way Radio for Fire Department.
Presentation by Ronald Michaelis, fire chief, on needs, cost,
and other details of Two Way Radio System. Decision tabled until next
meeting at which time Motorola representative would give presenta-
tion and answer questions.
2. Fire school in May.
Motion by Hall, seconded by Martie to send 2-3 firemen to
f ire school, unanimously carried.
3. Approval of Minutes.
Motion by Walters, seconded by Hall to approve February
101 17, and 24th minutes. Unanimously carried.
4. Consideration of Maintenance Building.
Presentation by John Badalich, consulting city engineer.
Motion by Hall, seconded by Martie to
put maintenance
building on referendum April 8, 1975,
for a building up
to $130.,000.
5. Presentation by fiscal consultant,
Robert Ehlers, Jr.
of Ehlers & Associates.
6. Presentation by fiscal consultant
Kingsley Forness of
Springsted, Inc.
Mr. Forness stated that a bond rating
for the City would
decrease interest rates 1to 1%. The
cost of bond rating
would be approximately $1,000.
7. Split Liquor pamphlet.
Motion by Walters, seconded by Martie
to approve split
liquor pamphlet, unanimously carried.
(See supplement
3-10-75 #1.)
2 9 0 Regular meeting of the Council - March 10, 1975 - continued.
8. Administrative assistant.
Motion by Walters, seconded by Martie to hire administrative
assistant under CETA program, unanimously carried.
It was council consensus to review qualified applicants'
resumes for a maintenance man.
9. Consideration of a loader.
After reviewing the needs, costs etc. of a loader it was
decided to table the matter for further consideration.
10. Resolution on joint agreement with Township of 1975
Local Government Aid.
Acting city administrator explained the situation to the
council and it was decided not to adopt resolution on
delaying payment on a portion of 1975 Local Government Aid.
Motion to adjourn at 11;50 P.M. made by Martie, seconded by
Hall, carried unanimously.
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Gary Wifeber.,
Acting Administrator
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