What happened
- Special work session held May 22, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. in the council chambers, noticed under Minn. Stat. 13D.04, subd. 2
- Present: Mayor Doug Henke and Council Members Kim Helgeson, Molly Ryan, Mary Bailey; Lee Sjolander absent
- Council and staff interviewed Frank Boyles for the interim city administrator position
- Council reviewed contract terms including days and hours of work
- Resolution 2024-11 approving the interim city administrator hiring adopted 4-0-0 (Bailey/Helgeson)
- Motion to remove Susan Dodds, Michael Engel, Mark Vahlsing and Richard Nielsen from the city's safety deposit box access
- Motion to add Holli Gudknecht and Whitney (Kyllo) as authorized safety deposit box users at Security State Bank
- Minutes as published end mid-sentence; no vote recorded on the safety deposit box motion
- No dollar figures or salary terms disclosed in the minutes
What was asked 3 raised · 1 settled
Every question, assignment, pending figure and unsourced claim from this meeting, quoted from the record, each checked against the county, census, listing, bid and budget data we hold.
Discussion of Interim City Administrator Candidate Council and staff reviewed some of the terms of the contract including days and hours of work.
Council and staff discussed terms of the interim administrator contract before adopting the hiring resolution.
At the meetingCouncil adopted Resolution 2024-11 approving the interim city administrator hiring 4-0-0.
The council adopted Resolution 2024-11 approving the interim city administrator hiring 4-0-0 on a Bailey motion seconded by Helgeson, and the arrangement ran long enough to need extending: Resolution 2024-31 extending the interim administrator contract came before the council on December 10 2024 with the original interim contract attached. The city separately spent $14,500 on permanent recruitment, awarding the search on July 9 2024 to South Central Service Cooperative with Mike Humpal over David Drown Associates. The days and hours of work in the signed contract are not in our record.
6.11.24 Council Packet and Agenda; 12.10.24 Council Packet and Agenda Updated; KENYON_BIDS.md, 2024-07-09 entry · taken up again 2024-12-10
Motion carried 4-0-0 Other Authorized Safe Deposit Users Motion by Helgeson seconded by Ryan to remove access for Susan Dodds, Michael Engel, Mark Vahlsing, and Richard Nielsen to the City of Kenyon's safety deposit box at the Security State Bank in Kenyon and add access to the safety deposit box to Holli Gudknecht and Whitney
Under 'Other,' the council moved to update the list of authorized users of the city's safety deposit box.
The bank's updated signature card is not in our archive. Our Security State Bank material covers property holdings and a certificate of deposit, not authorized-user records.
KENYON_DATA_IN_MEETINGS.md · would settle it: The bank's updated signature/authorized-user card and the completed motion record showing the vote
Motion carried 4-0-0 Other Authorized Safe Deposit Users Motion by Helgeson seconded by Ryan to remove access for Susan Dodds, Michael Engel, Mark Vahlsing, and Richard Nielsen to the City of Kenyon's safety deposit box at the Security State Bank in Kenyon and add access to the safety deposit box to Holli Gudknecht and Whitney
The record of the safe deposit user motion ends mid-sentence with no vote tally noted.
Corrected minutes for the May 22 2024 meeting are not in our archive, so the vote count on the safe deposit box motion remains unrecorded.
KENYON_DATA_IN_MEETINGS.md · would settle it: The complete, corrected minutes showing the motion's vote count
Decisions 1 motions
| Motion | Moved / seconded | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt Resolution 2024-11 | Bailey / Helgeson | 4-0-0 |
Who did what
| Person | At this meeting |
|---|---|
| Doug Henke Mayor | Called the work session to order at 3:00 pm and signed the special meeting notice dated May 17, 2024 |
| Mary Bailey Council Member | Moved to adopt Resolution 2024-11 approving the interim city administrator hiring |
| Kim Helgeson Council Member | Seconded Resolution 2024-11 and moved the change in safety deposit box access |
| Molly Ryan Council Member | Seconded the motion on safety deposit box access |
| Lee Sjolander Council Member | Absent |
| Frank Boyles Interim City Administrator candidate | Interviewed by council and staff; attended the meeting |
| Wayne Ehrich Public Works Superintendent | Attended the work session |
| Randy Eggert KMU Superintendent | Attended the work session |
| Whitney Kyllo Finance Director | Attended; named to be added to safety deposit box access |
| Scott Riggs Attorney | Attended the work session |
| Holli Gudknecht City staff | Named to be added to safety deposit box access |
| Susan Dodds Former authorized safe deposit user | Access to the city's safety deposit box to be removed |
| Michael Engel Former authorized safe deposit user | Access to the city's safety deposit box to be removed |
| Mark Vahlsing Former authorized safe deposit user | Access to the city's safety deposit box to be removed |
| Richard Nielsen Former authorized safe deposit user | Access to the city's safety deposit box to be removed |
Organizations named: City of Kenyon, Kenyon Municipal Utilities (KMU), Security State Bank
Said at the meeting
Council and staff interviewed Frank Boyles for the interim administrator position.
Minutes · minutes, verbatim
Council and staff reviewed some of the terms of the contract including days and hours of work.
Minutes · minutes, verbatim
Resolution 2024-11: Approving Interim City Administrator Hiring for the City of Kenyon, Minnesota.
Minutes · minutes, verbatim
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council will hold a Special Meeting pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 13D.04, subdivision 2
Doug Henke, Mayor (meeting notice) · packet, verbatim
Resolutions and ordinances
- Approving Interim City Administrator Hiring for the City of Kenyon, MinnesotaRes. 2024-11
Full packet text (1k characters)
The minutes
Official minutes as adopted, from 6.11.24 Council Packet and Agenda; text extracted from the PDF.
Council Work Session was duly held in the City Council chambers at 3:00 p.m. on the 22nd day of May 2024.
- Present
- Mayor Doug Henke, Council Members: Kim Helgeson, Molly Ryan, and Mary Bailey
- Absent
- Lee Sjolander
- Also present
- Public Works Superintendent Wayne Ehrich, KMU Superintendent Randy Eggert, Finance Director Whitney Kyllo, Attorney Scott Riggs, and Frank Boyles
Mayor Henke called the work session to order at 3:00 pm.
Interview of Interim City Administrator Candidate
Council and staff interviewed Frank Boyles for the interim administrator position.
Discussion of Interim City Administrator Candidate
Council and staff reviewed some of the terms of the contract including days and hours of work.
Interim City Administrator Contract Proposal
Resolution 2024-11: Approving Interim City Administrator Hiring for the City of Kenyon, Minnesota.
Motion by Bailey seconded by Helgeson to adopt Resolution 2024-11. Motion carried 4-0-0
Other Authorized Safe Deposit Users
Motion by Helgeson seconded by Ryan to remove access for Susan Dodds, Michael Engel, Mark Vahlsing, and Richard Nielsen to the City of Kenyon's safety deposit box at the Security State Bank in Kenyon and add access to the safety deposit box to Holli Gudknecht and Whitney