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Monday, May 12, 2025

City of Wildrose

May 12, 2025

Wildrose Fire/City Hall

Calling meeting to order for a regular meeting of the City of Wildrose was held in the Fire/City Hall, Wildrose, ND on May 12, 2025. The meeting convened at 8:00 pm. Members in attendance, Mayor Marlyn Vatne, President Riley Reisig, V.P. Karla Magnuson, Todd Kragness and Fred Baldwin.

Consent Agenda: NB #1 Lunds Construction propose new building for Salesman/Water Depot.

Reading and Approval of Minutes: Regular meeting minutes for April 14, 2025. Motion by Baldwin to approve the regular meeting minutes for April 14, 2025, 2^nd by Reisig. Vote: Ayes; Baldwin, Reisig, Kragness, and Magnuson. Vote: Nays; None. Roll Call Vote: Kragness, Baldwin, Magnuson, and Reisig. Motion Passed.

Equalization & Valuation meeting minutes: Motioned by Magnuson to approve the Equalization & valuation meeting minutes for April 28, 2025, 2^nd by Reisig. Vote: Ayes; Magnuson, Reisig, Kragness and Baldwin. Vote: Nays; None. All in Favor. Motion Passed.

Auditor and Finance: Accounts and Balances were read along with the Gross Production Taxes and Royalties.

Review of Bills: General Fund; Sevre Farms $1780.00, Horizon Resources $1480.37, Journal $105.85, Teagan Interiors $374.93, County of Williams $3310.80, NCC $162.29, MDU $1562.01, Lund Construction $1425.00. Visa $480.73 and Keith Rossmiller $312.00. Enterprise Fund; Peak Water $ 1215.93, Peak Water $2240.00, Astro Chem $30.00, Circle Sanitation $5354.50, R& T Water $ 2421.24 and MDU $294.19. Transfers; General to Enterprise $2552.00. Motioned by Reisig to the review of bills for May 12, 2025, 2^nd by Kragness. Vote: Ayes; Reisig, Kragness. Magnuson, and Baldwin. Vote: Nays; None. Roll Call Vote: Reisig, Magnuson, Baldwin, and Kragness. Motion Passed.

Ordinances: Review City Ordinance Parking and Animal & Foul. Motioned by Reisig to table the reading of city ordinance till the next regular City Council meeting, 2^nd by Baldwin. Vote: Ayes; Reisig, Baldwin, Kragness, and Magnuson. Vote: Nays; None. All in Favor. Motion Passed.

Maintenance & Public Works Report: Tree planting at the Landfield has begun, the Water Salesman quotes will be presented at next regular City Council meeting. Discussions on mowing city properties were discussed. Motioned by Magnuson to hire Roger Skarphol and/or Roger Plank to mow for the City of Wildrose at the hourly rate of $18.00 per hour, 2^nd by Reisig. Vote: Ayes; Magnuson, Reisig, Kragness, and Baldwin. Vote: Nays; None. Roll Call Vote: Kragness, Baldwin, Magnuson and Reisig. Motion Passed.

Unfinished Business: MDU 2^nd Reading. Tabled by Council till next meeting, Council asked to have a representative to attend the next regular meeting.

New Business: Motioned by Reisig to approve Lund Construction to put up the new water Salesman Building, 2^nd by Magnuson. Vote: Ayes; Reisig, Magnuson, Kragness, and Baldwin. Vote: Nays; None. Roll Call Vote: Kragness, Baldwin, Magnuson, and Reisig. Motion Passed.

City Announcement’s: Pet Licensing went smoothly.

Motioned by Kragness to adjourn the meeting 2^nd by Baldwin. Vote: Ayes; Kragness, Baldwin, Magnuson, and Reisig. Vote: Nays; None. All in Favor. Motion Passed.