No minutes for this date are in the archive yet; minutes appear in the following month's packet. What follows is from the agenda and packet.
What happened
- No minutes are on file for this date; the record consists of the agenda and packet only.
- Consent agenda item: Post Full-Time Police Officer Position.
- Approval sought for hire of Emiley Schindler, Part-Time Liquor Store Employee, and appointment of new Planning Commissioners.
- School Bus Driver Appreciation Day Proclamation set for February 18, 2026.
- January 2026 Treasurer's Report and Payment of Claims listed under the consent agenda.
- Resolution 2026-07 would approve a lawful gambling premises permit for the Kenyon Firemen's Relief Association at the Kenyon VFW Conrad Osthum Post #141, 601 2nd Street.
- Abdo's compiled 2025 3rd Quarter Report: total cash and investments $12,637,004 at 9/30/2025 vs. $10,421,344 at 12/31/2024.
- General Fund YTD revenues $1,024,317 against a $1,372,034 YTD budget; expenditures $1,350,007.
- General Fund cash fell to $223,585 from $581,583 at year-end 2024.
- Upcoming meetings: KMU February 17 at 3:00 p.m., EDA February 17 at 8 a.m., City Council March 10 at 7 p.m.
What was asked 25 raised · 10 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.
Library Board – 3-Year Term a. Renee Caron b. Bryana Lothert 2. Planning Commission – 2-Year Term a. Vacant b. Vacant c. Vacant 3.
The January 13 appointments list showed three vacant Planning Commission seats, a vacant Historic Preservation Commission seat, and one vacant Park & Recreation seat; the February 10 consent agenda includes approving appointment of new Planning Commissioners.
All three Planning Commission seats were filled on March 10 2026, when the council approved the appointment of Kelly Kreisler, Jon Meyers and John Cambronne, and Taylor Eggert was appointed to the Park and Recreation Committee the same night. The Historic Preservation Commission seat and one Park and Recreation seat remained vacant, and Bailey Ament held the other Park and Recreation seat.
3-10-26 Council Packet Updated · taken up again 2026-03-10
This house is still looking for a family to occupy the home. Applications are open now for a low-income family.
Hawley updated the council during citizen comments on the Kenyon build assisted by the Kenyon-Wanamingo school construction class.
The house is at 716 Washington Street and still had no buyer as of September 8 2026. An open house was held August 31 2026, an article ran in seven additional area newspapers, and Goodhue County Habitat for Humanity reported a couple of prospects with nothing secured. Separately Kenyon was awarded $75,000 in Tier II MN Housing funds tied to Habitat, spendable through 2031, with the next home planned for the 2027-28 school year with the Kenyon-Wanamingo construction classes.
9-8-26 Council Packet · taken up again 2026-09-08
It was previously determined that the resolution was not necessary; however, Rebound requested the resolution to support its grant application and improve its scoring. Adoption of the resolution does not obligate the City to any action.
The city adopted Resolutions 2026-03, 2026-05, and later 2026-04 to support and improve the scoring of Rebound's grant application.
At the meetingCouncil adopted Resolution 2026-04 at the January 28 special meeting.
The state grant came through. On April 12 2026 the council took up Resolution 2026-14 approving the DEED grant contract agreement for the Rebound Real Estate Sunset Homes project. The project then advanced to $1,855,000 in tax increment assistance over 26 years approved May 18 2026, and Res. 2026-18 creating TIF District No. 2-1 on June 30 2026.
4-12-26 Council packet; factbook Development, TIF and land · taken up again 2026-04-12
Reposting of Administrative Assistant Position Administrator Lehner reported that the administrative assistant position is being reposted after the selected candidate declined the offer. The new application deadline is the end of January.
Lehner reported on hiring status during his administrator update.
The position was filled by Rachel Goven, who then resigned effective August 7 2026 because of a family job relocation. The September 8 2026 packet records that the job was posted again with an August 25 2026 deadline. This is the second turnover in the same role inside one year.
9-8-26 Council Packet · taken up again 2026-09-08
There will be not separate discussion of these items unless a Council member, City staff or citizen so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda. IV.A Consent Agenda 1. Post Full-Time Police Officer Position Summary Report V.
Posting the full-time police officer position appears as item A on the February 10 consent agenda.
The position was posted and has not been filled. Administrator Lehner confirmed the posting on May 12 2026, the city advertised it on July 28 2026 at $33.54 per hour entry rising to $42.61 at five to ten years, and on September 8 2026 it remained posted until filled with no applicants. Officer Misty England had taken a full-time position with another department by May 2026.
9-8-26 Council Packet; 5-12-26 Council Packet Updated; factbook data/jobs.csv · taken up again 2026-09-08
Transitioning KMU into the City Banking System Administrator Lehner reported that the transition of KMU auto-pay accounts to the city banking system is ongoing and will take additional time to complete.
Lehner gave a status update on the banking transition during his administrator report.
The transition finished by early July 2026, when Administrator Lehner reported the KMU checking account had been officially closed the previous week. The August 6 2026 treasurer's cash schedule confirms it, showing account 060, Security State Bank Kenyon Municipal Utilities Checking, at zero in every column against $378,630.91 in the general account.
7.14.26 Council Packet Updated; 8-6-26 Council Packet Updated · taken up again 2026-07-14
Monthly city recycling expense not budgeted for 2025. ⑦ Less hours worked in parks department than budgeted. ⑧ Budgeted transfers made for 2025. 7 24 City of Kenyon, Minnesota Unaudited Cash Balances by Fund September 30, 2024, December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2025 PY Quarter PY Ending Quarter Ending YTD Change YTD Change % Balance Balance Balance C 9/30/2025 9/30/2025 9/30/2024 12/31/2024 9/30/2025 General $ 441,948 $ 581,583 $ 223,585 $ (357,998) -61.56% ① Capital Outlay 439,798 569,450 718,544 149,094
Abdo flagged Recycling expenditures against a zero budget line in the General Fund.
The city fixed the missing budget line. The recycling account 101-43250-386 shows $46,214.06 spent in 2024 and $50,205.00 in 2025 against a 2025 budget of $0.00, then $46,500 budgeted for 2026 and $51,000 proposed for 2027. Full-year 2025 recycling cost $50,205.00, above the $38,630 counted through September 30.
7.14.26 Council Packet Updated; 9-8-26 Council Packet · taken up again 2026-07-14
Economic Development (351,922) (346,479) (386,139) (39,660) 11.45% Special Purpose Donations 56,911 61,212 65,774 4,562 7.45% COVID Cares ACT 3,999 3,491 (0) (3,491) -100.00% Debt Service 2016 29,743 36,328 27,372 (8,956) -24.65% Debt Service 2020A 192,771 165,784 113,287 (52,497) -31.67% ⑤ Debt Service 2016B Bond (28,783) 17,372 (28,181) (45,553) -262.22% Debt Service 2016B Note (8,652) 21,080 11,409 (9,671) -45.88% Debt Service 2023 G.O. Bond (16,824) (16,824) (26,215) (9,391) 55.82% Debt Service
The unaudited cash balances by fund schedule lists multiple funds with negative balances.
The deficits were handled through cash deficit loans booked in the 2025 audit and then reversed during 2026. Packets from June and August 2026 attribute cash movements in at least six separate funds to the reversal of cash deficit loans from the 2025 audit, which is the mechanism the city used rather than a standalone transfer plan. No formal deficit elimination schedule appears in our record.
8-6-26 Council Packet Updated; 6.9.26 Council Packet Agenda · taken up again 2026-08-06
Item one is extending the completion dates for 2025 work to reflect the additional time needed to complete the 2nd street watermain work and other work completed during the 2025 construction season.
Olinger presented the contract amendment with Fitzgerald Excavating and Trucking after it had been tabled the prior month.
At the meetingCouncil approved Change Order No. 1 for Fitzgerald Excavating and Trucking 5-0-0.
Change Order No. 1 was approved 5-0-0 on a motion by Bailey seconded by Brunner, after being tabled in December. A second change order followed on July 14 2026 delaying final paving of Eighth Street and Langford Avenue, and change orders to that point had reduced the $2,294,629.25 contract by $37,814.00.
3-10-26 Council Packet Updated; 7.14.26 Council Packet Updated · taken up again 2026-02-10
Part-Time Police Recommendation Police Chief Sjolander recommended hiring some part-time police officers, noting interest from trained officers currently working in the profession.
The chief made the observation when recommending hiring part-time police officers.
At the meetingCouncil approved the hire of part-time police officers 5-0-0.
The interest was real on the part-time side and absent on the full-time side. Part-time hires followed on a 5-0-0 vote, Mitch passed a background check and began as a part-time fill in, and Misty worked one shift before taking a full-time position with another department. By September 8 2026 the full-time officer posting had drawn no applicants at all.
Interest from trained officers did not extend to the full-time position, which had zero applicants seven months later.
3-10-26 Council Packet Updated; 7.14.26 Council Packet Updated; 9-8-26 Council Packet · taken up again 2026-09-08
Brittni Schmitz addressed the council regarding her part-time position in the city office, stating she will not continue employment due to ineligibility for COLA and step increases, and the impact of the new Minnesota Family Leave payroll deduction. Administrator Lehner stated that a work session would be scheduled to review this issue.
Part-time office employee Brittni Schmitz told the council she would not continue employment because part-time staff are ineligible for COLA and step increases and because of the new payroll deduction.
No posted work session on part-time compensation appears anywhere in our record. The issue was instead handled the same night in the administrator update, where Lehner reported the 2026 budget carried a 3% cost of living increase but no step increase, put the cost of adding one at roughly $41,000, and the council voted a 2026 step increase retroactive to the first payroll. A posted work session notice and agenda would settle whether the promised session ever happened.
A work session was promised but the record shows the matter handled in a regular administrator update instead.
3-10-26 Council Packet Updated, minutes of February 10 2026
Brittni Schmitz addressed the council regarding her part-time position in the city office, stating she will not continue employment due to ineligibility for COLA and step increases, and the impact of the new Minnesota Family Leave payroll deduction.
Schmitz addressed the council stating she would not continue employment for these reasons.
At the meetingAdministrator Lehner said a work session would be scheduled to review the issue.
The council acted only on the full-time side, voting a 2026 step increase retroactive to the first payroll of 2026 and leaving part-time eligibility untouched. Councilmember Sjolander said he was interested in some increase for part-time employees, but no motion, cost estimate or policy change on part-time COLA and step eligibility appears in our record. An adopted personnel policy defining part-time eligibility would settle it.
3-10-26 Council Packet Updated, minutes of February 10 2026 · taken up again 2026-02-10
Historically, a step increase has also been provided; however, the 2026 budget did not include a step increase. Lehner reported that adding a step increase would cost approximately $41,000.
Lehner reported on the 2026 budget, which included a 3% COLA but no step increase, before the council voted to pay a retroactive step increase.
At the meetingCouncil approved a step increase for 2026 retroactive to the first payroll of 2026.
We hold no payroll calculation behind the $41,000 figure and no city wage schedule, so the estimate cannot be checked. The surrounding cost assumptions the city used for 2027 are on record: health insurance up about 5%, cost of living up about 3%, workers compensation and insurance premiums up about 5%, and fuel and utilities up about 5%. A step-by-step payroll run showing each position's current and next step would settle the figure.
3-10-26 Council Packet Updated; 6.9.26 Council Packet Agenda
Todd Greseth, Goodhue County Commissioner, stated that the County levy will increase 6.5% for 2026. There will be an even larger increase coming in 2027 because of State mandates.
Greseth gave a county update during citizen comments at the January 13 meeting.
We hold no Goodhue County levy resolution and no county 2027 projection, so the 6.5% figure cannot be verified. What our records do show is that the city's own certified 2026 levy rose 9.18% to $1,528,541, more than the county increase the commissioner described, and the 2027 city preliminary levy rose a further 9.26% to $1,670,115. The county board's adopted levy resolution would settle the county side.
factbook taxes/data/kenyon_tax.json and taxes/levy.html
Resolution 2026-07: Approving the Lawful Gambling Premises Permit Application for the Kenyon Firemen’s Relief Association to Conduct Lawful Gambling at the Kenyon VFW Conrad Osthum Post #141 Located at 601 2nd Street, Kenyon, Mn 55946 Summary Report PREMISES PERMIT APPLICATION.pdf Resolution 2026-07 Approving_Premises_Permit.docx XII.
Resolution 2026-07 was placed on the February 10 agenda as new business.
Resolution 2026-07 approving the lawful gambling premises permit for the Kenyon Firemen's Relief Association at the Kenyon VFW Conrad Osthum Post #141, 601 2nd Street, appears in the record with its full title and agenda placement, but our extracts contain no motion or vote tally. The signed resolution or the minutes line recording the vote would settle whether it passed.
3-10-26 Council Packet Updated
He has completed the department head reviews but was waiting to distribute the reviews pending the decision on step increases.
Lehner reported he had received all supervisor-completed reviews and finished department head reviews.
At the meetingCouncil approved a 2026 step increase retroactive to the first payroll, which resolves the pending decision.
The blocker was removed at the same February 10 2026 meeting, when the council voted a 2026 step increase retroactive to the first payroll, but no later passage confirms the reviews were actually distributed. A dated distribution record or the signed evaluations would settle it.
3-10-26 Council Packet Updated
Planned upgrades include a new computer and monitors for the finance office, an upgraded conference room system, and a new printer for the Deputy Clerk.
Lehner reported that Mike from On-Site Computers reviewed the city's computer needs and layout.
No quote or purchase authorization for the finance office computer, the conference room system or the Deputy Clerk printer appears in our record. The spending envelope is known: computer support ran $15,961 in 2024 and $26,903 in 2025 against an $8,500 budget, with $19,000 budgeted for 2026 and $21,600 proposed for 2027, and On-Site Computers billed roughly $1,500 to $2,700 a month in spring 2025. The itemized On-Site quote would settle the cost.
Computer support ran $26,903 against an $8,500 budget in 2025, so the planned upgrades were being added on top of a line already more than three times over budget.
factbook KENYON_IT_SPEND.md
Total $ (77,769) $ (58,328) $ (433,690) $ (375,362) 743.55% ①, ②, ③, … Arrows represent the variance as a % of YTD Budget: Red: < -10%, Yellow: -10% to 10%, Green > 10% 6 23 Explanation of Items Percentage Received/Expended Less than 80% or Greater than 120% and $ Variance Greater than $15,000 Number Comment ① Second half of Goodhue County Tax Settlement received in December. ② Second half of Local Government Aid received later in the year. ③ Market conditions favorable compared to budget. ④ Variance due to $42k
The unaudited compiled quarterly report presents General Fund budget-to-actual results for the nine months ended September 30, 2025.
We hold no audited year-end 2025 General Fund statements, only the unaudited nine-month statement the report is drawn from. The 2025 audit was completed, because packets from June and August 2026 record the reversal of cash deficit loans identified in the 2025 audit. The audited financial statements would settle the final General Fund result.
3-10-26 Council Packet Updated; 8-6-26 Council Packet Updated
Variance due to $42k paid to IRS for 941 corrections from 2023 and 2024, various repairs and maintenance, and subscriptions to Granicus and Catalis. ⑤ Variance due to change in account coding for employee's wages and benefits, seal coat project in the current year, and purchase of 2025 Bobcat T66. ⑥ Monthly city recycling expense not budgeted for 2025. ⑦ Less hours worked in parks department than budgeted. ⑧ Budgeted transfers made for 2025. 7 24 City of Kenyon, Minnesota Unaudited Cash Balances by Fund September
Abdo explained why General Government expenditures were 179.34% of the year-to-date budget.
We hold no IRS correspondence or payment record for the 2023 and 2024 Form 941 corrections. The other half of the same variance note is corroborated: the auditor flagged the Granicus and Catalis subscriptions as an unbudgeted 2025 variance, and Granicus Peak Agenda Management alone cost $4,530.03 in June 2025. The IRS notice and the city's payment record would settle the $42,000.
3-10-26 Council Packet Updated; factbook KENYON_IT_SPEND.md
General $ 441,948 $ 581,583 $ 223,585 $ (357,998) -61.56% ① Capital Outlay 439,798 569,450 718,544 149,094 26.18% ② Fire 337,964 357,531 199,800 (157,731) -44.12% ③ Library 28,728 88,795 37,637 (51,158) -57.61% ④ Economic Development (351,922) (346,479) (386,139) (39,660) 11.45% Special Purpose Donations 56,911 61,212 65,774 4,562 7.45% COVID Cares ACT 3,999 3,491 (0) (3,491) -100.00% Debt Service 2016 29,743 36,328 27,372 (8,956) -24.65% Debt Service 2020A 192,771 165,784 113,287 (52,497) -31.67%
The unaudited cash balances by fund schedule shows the General Fund decline attributed to transfers, street maintenance, a Bobcat T66 purchase, the IRS payment, and insurance.
The arithmetic in the report is internally consistent: $581,583 less $223,585 is a $357,998 decline, which is 61.56%. We hold no year-end 2025 cash balance by fund and no general fund reserve or fund balance policy for Kenyon, so whether the remaining $223,585 breached a target cannot be judged. The audited year-end schedule and an adopted fund balance policy would settle it.
3-10-26 Council Packet Updated
Total Cash and Investments $ 12,637,004 $ 10,421,344 $ 2,215,660 The investment type is as follows: Increase/ 09/30/2025 12/31/2024 (Decrease) Checking $ 403,838 $ 374,325 $ 29,513 Money Market 8,742,067 8,067,795 674,272 Brokered CD 114,029 109,974 4,055 Cash 265 0 265 Certificate of Deposit 3,370,805 1,863,250 1,507,555 Petty Cash 3,000 3,000 0 Cash in ATM Machine 3,000 3,000 0 Total Investments $ 12,637,004 $ 10,421,344 $ 2,215,660 3 20 General Fund Cash Balances $1,500,000 $1,000,000 Current Year $500,000
Abdo summarized cash and investment balances and attributed increases in the water, sewer, storm sewer, and 2025 Street Project funds to bond proceeds.
The figures reconcile: $12,637,004 less $10,421,344 is $2,215,660, which is 21.26%. We hold no bond proceeds schedule and no year-end investment reconciliation, so the portion attributable to the 2025 bond cannot be separated from operating cash. Later packets confirm the 2025 bond proceeds were invested in 4M and produced large interest earnings.
3-10-26 Council Packet Updated; 8-6-26 Council Packet Updated
Market conditions favorable compared to budget. ④ Variance due to $42k paid to IRS for 941 corrections from 2023 and 2024, various repairs and maintenance, and subscriptions to Granicus and Catalis. ⑤ Variance due to change in account coding for employee's wages and benefits, seal coat project in the current year, and purchase of 2025 Bobcat T66. ⑥ Monthly city recycling expense not budgeted for 2025. ⑦ Less hours worked in parks department than budgeted. ⑧ Budgeted transfers made for 2025. 7 24 City of Kenyon,
Abdo explained General Fund revenue variances greater than 20% and $15,000.
The ratio checks out: $52,946 against a $7,500 year-to-date budget is 705.9%, so the budget line was set at about one seventh of actual earnings. We hold no year-end investment income statement. The August 6 2026 packet confirms the favorable market conditions continued, citing large interest earnings on the 2025 bond investment held in 4M.
3-10-26 Council Packet Updated; 8-6-26 Council Packet Updated
Councilmember Sjolander expressed interest in providing some type of increase for part-time employees as well.
Raised during the step increase/COLA discussion in the administrator update.
At the meetingNo action on part-time increases; the motion approved covered a 2026 step increase retroactive to the first payroll.
No cost estimate for part-time increases and no council decision on them appears in our record. The only action taken was the 2026 step increase for eligible staff, estimated at about $41,000, and the one part-time office employee who raised the issue said she would not continue employment. A payroll estimate for part-time staff and a council motion would settle it.
3-10-26 Council Packet Updated
He recommended implementing a COLA at the beginning of each year and a step increase on the employee’s anniversary date beginning in 2027.
Lehner's recommendation on how to structure future compensation increases.
At the meetingCouncil approved only the 2026 retroactive step increase; the 2027 structure was not voted on.
No adopted personnel policy setting COLA at the start of the year and step increases on anniversary dates appears in our record. The intent carried into the 2027 budget, where cost of living was a stated known factor at about 3% and Councilmember Sjolander asked on July 14 2026 that step increases be included, and the 2027 preliminary levy was certified at $1,670,115 on September 8 2026. The adopted personnel policy or employee handbook amendment would settle it.
7.14.26 Council Packet Updated; 6.9.26 Council Packet Agenda; factbook taxes/levy.html
The May County Commissioner meeting will be held at Kenyon City Hall. If you have any questions for the commission, please contact Todd.
Greseth invited questions during his county update and noted the May County Commissioner meeting will be held at Kenyon City Hall.
We hold nothing confirming that the May 2026 Goodhue County Commissioner meeting was held at Kenyon City Hall, and no later council passage returns to it. The county board's May 2026 agenda or meeting notice would settle the date and location.
no source in our holdings · would settle it: Confirmation of the May county commission meeting date at Kenyon City Hall
Decisions
- Consent agenda item: Post Full-Time Police Officer Position
- Approval of City Council Meeting Minutes of January 13, 2026
- Approval of City Council Special Meeting Minutes of January 28, 2026
- Approval of City Council Special Closed Meeting Minutes of January 28, 2026
- Approve Hire of Emiley Schindler, Part-Time Liquor Store Employee
- Approve Appointment of New Planning Commissioners
- School Bus Driver Appreciation Day Proclamation for February 18, 2026
- Approval of January 2026 Treasurer's Report and Payment of Claims under the consent agenda
- Resolution 2026-07: Approving the Lawful Gambling Premises Permit Application for the Kenyon Firemen's Relief Association at the Kenyon VFW Conrad Osthum Post #141, 601 2nd Street
- 2025 3rd Quarter Financial Report from Abdo presented as FYI only (no action)
Who did what
| Person | At this meeting |
|---|---|
| Holli Gudknecht Administration / Deputy City Clerk | Submitted the agenda item reports for the agenda, consent agenda, minutes and appointments, financial reports, proclamation and gambling permit |
| Don Kirchmann Mayor | Scheduled to read the School Bus Driver Appreciation Day proclamation |
| Scott Lehner City Administrator | Listed for the Administrator Update; in packet minutes reported on step increases, MN Family Leave, evaluations and KMU banking transition |
| Emiley Schindler Part-Time Liquor Store Employee | Hire placed before the council for approval under minutes and appointments |
| Jessi Abdo representative | Scheduled to review the 2025 3rd Quarter Financial Report at the meeting |
| Scott Riggs City Attorney, Kennedy & Graven | In packet minutes, reviewed the Rebound TIF resolution and recommended approval of the Homeier separation resolution |
| Derek Olinger City Engineer, Bolton & Menk | In packet minutes, presented Change Order No. 1 for the 2025 Street and Utility Improvements |
| Brian Homeier City employee | Resigned effective January 28, 2026; separation approved by Resolution 2026-06 per packet minutes |
| Bob Hawley Executive Director, Goodhue County Habitat for Humanity | In packet minutes, updated the council on the Habitat home being built in Kenyon |
| Todd Greseth Goodhue County Commissioner | In packet minutes, reported a 6.5% county levy increase for 2026 |
Organizations named: City of Kenyon, Kenyon Firemen's Relief Association, Kenyon VFW Conrad Osthum Post #141, Abdo Financial Solutions, Kenyon Municipal Utilities (KMU), Kenyon Economic Development Authority (EDA), Kennedy & Graven Chartered, Bolton & Menk, Goodhue County Habitat for Humanity, Goodhue County, Security State Bank, Northland Securities, BerganKDV, Fitzgerald Excavating and Trucking, Rebound Real Estate, On-Site Computers, Kenyon Leader, Jacobsen Law Firm, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Figures
| Amount | What |
|---|---|
| $12,637,004 | Total city cash and investments as of September 30, 2025 |
| $10,421,344 | Total cash and investments at December 31, 2024 |
| $2,215,660 | Year-to-date increase in cash and investments through September 30, 2025 |
| $1,024,317 | General Fund year-to-date revenues through September 30, 2025 |
| $1,350,007 | General Fund year-to-date expenditures through September 30, 2025 |
| $1,799,147 | 2025 annual General Fund expenditure budget |
| $108,000 | General Fund transfers out (budgeted 2025 transfers made) |
| $223,585 | General Fund cash balance at September 30, 2025 |
| $41,000 | Approximate cost of adding a 2026 employee step increase (January 13 minutes) |
| $42k | Paid to IRS for 941 corrections from 2023 and 2024, contributing to General Government budget variance |
Said at the meeting
The city of Kenyon recognizes School Bus Appreciation day every year.
Packet, Agenda Item VI.A · packet, verbatim
Jessi from Abdo will review this report at the meeting.
Packet, Agenda Item XI.A · packet, verbatim
We have not audited or reviewed the accompanying financial statements and, accordingly, do not express an opinion or provide any assurance about whether the financial statements are in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Abdo Financial Solutions, Accountant's Compilation Report · packet, verbatim
Lehner reported that adding a step increase would cost approximately $41,000.
January 13, 2026 minutes (Administrator Scott Lehner) · packet, verbatim
Todd Greseth, Goodhue County Commissioner, stated that the County levy will increase 6.5% for 2026.
January 13, 2026 minutes (Todd Greseth, Goodhue County Commissioner) · packet, verbatim
Mr. Brian Homeier submitted his resignation effective January 28, 2026, and the separation agreement was accepted.
January 28, 2026 special closed meeting minutes (Attorney Scott Riggs) · packet, verbatim
Agenda
Each item links to where it appears in the packet.
- I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
- II. CITIZEN COMMENTS
- III. ADOPT AGENDA
- III.A Agenda February 10, 2026
- IV. CONSENT AGENDA
- IV.A Consent Agenda
- V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES and APPOINTMENTS
- V.A Approval of:
- VI. PRESENTATIONS/PUBLIC HEARINGS RECOGNITIONS/PROCLAMATIONS
- VI.A School Bus Driver Appreciation Day Proclamation - February 18, 2026
- VII. ENGINEERING
- VIII. LEGAL
- IX. FINANCIAL
- IX.A January 2026 Financial Reports and Payment of Claims
- X. OLD BUSINESS
- XI. NEW BUSINESS
- XI.B Premises Gambling Permit for Kenyon Firemen's Relief Association
- XII. F.Y.I. - Department Updates
- XIII. COUNCIL AND STAFF GENERAL COMMENTS
- XIV. ADJOURNMENT
- A. Post Full-Time Police Officer Position
- A. City Council Meeting Minutes of January 13, 2026
- B. City Council Special Meeting Minutes of January 28, 2026
- C. City Council Special Closed Meeting Minutes of January 28, 2026
- D. Approve Hire of Emiley Schindler, Part-Time Liquor Store Employee
- E. Approve Appointment of New Planning Commissioners
- A. School Bus Driver Appreciation Day Proclamation
- VII. ADMINISTRATOR UPDATE
- B. Premises Gambling Permit for Kenyon Firemen's Relief Association
- XIII. OTHER BUSINESS
- A. Schedule of Upcoming Meetings