City of Lake City - Common Council - March 10 Workshop

THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE MINUTES FROM THE COMMON COUNCIL MEETINGS. COPIES OF THE FULL TEXT ARE AVAILABLE AT CITY HALL OR CAN BE ACCESSED ON THE INTERNET AT www.ci.lake-city.mn.us.

Lake City Common Council
Workshop MEETING
MARCH 10, 2025, 5:00 p.m.
2nd FLOOR  
CONFERENCE ROOM
Members Present: Mayor Brian Quinn, Amy Alkire, Russell Boe, Robert Newsome, Megan Kramer, Cindy McGrath, Faye Brown
Members Absent:    None
Staff Present: City Administrator Rob Keehn, City Clerk, Kari Schreck, Finance Director Jerome Illg, Chief of Police Cory Kubista, Officers Mike Becklund, Scott Bird, Aaron Foss
Mayor Quinn called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. with a quorum present.
Review adopt/ amend agenda
Motion Brown, second McGrath to adopt the agenda as presented.  All ayes 7-0-0.
Discuss LELS wages and contract
City Administrator Keehn provided the wages for 2014-2025 for council to review, as he has received a request from the LELS Union to open the contract for wage negotiations.  Wages from surrounding communities were also provided and discussed.  Chief Kubista stated that retention is a concern for him, and while Lake City is not at the bottom of the wages presented, there is room for consideration in a pay increase for his personnel based on the surrounding communities pay structures.
Council by consensus agreed to have this come to the April council meeting for action to open the contract for wage negotiations, but they agreed to nothing more than a discussion on the topic.  
Discuss community funding initiatives
Keehn requested council input on development of a process for requests that come to the city for consideration and funding.   He is hoping to develop a one-page checklist with input from the Council and City departments.  Some things to consider are requests and how they impact the City Comprehensive Plan, the City budget, City staffing, ongoing maintenance etc.  He will work on a draft for Council to review at a future date.
Motion McGrath, second Boe to adjourn the meeting at 5:55 p.m. All ayes 7-0-0.
 
/s/ Brian Quinn, Mayor

ATTEST:
/s/ Kari Schreck, City Clerk

Published in the Lake City Graphic
on May 15, 2025