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Wednesday, July 29, 2026Analysis complete

5 Topics in This Document

Traffic Signal Installation and Bid Approval

Technology Policy Adoption (Cybersecurity and Disaster Recovery)

Personnel Policy Updates and Employee Benefits

Public Works Infrastructure and Maintenance

Community Events and Local Projects

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Approved (with one Nay vote recorded)

Well, this is kind of a specialty service um with signal. It's it's not actually um and this is a local um portion of Eden out of Rochester. And I think if we were in the Twin Cities, we would have got more than one, but so far away, but they the bid did come in favorably compared to our engineers estimate and what we get for pricing on these cities.

Jenna [0:04:41]Highway 63 Drive Northwest Traffic Signal Bid Approval

As a city continues to rely on technology to provide essential services, protect section of information, maintain public records, it is important to establish formal policies and procedures that hope to reduce cyber security risk and ensure continuing continuing operations.

Bill [0:06:23]Cyber Security Policy Approval

We utilize both um uh PC applications. So Dave Gleason um who's our IT technician and then we utilize the league's insurance people, insurance risk people. And so a lot of it's based on League of Cities uh policy and then Dave gave it his once over as it concerns us because he helps us with with our recoveries.

Jenna [0:06:40]Cyber Security Policy Approval

I do not agree with uh allowing the employee to occur PTO as if they were on PTO or on medical leave on their own. I could possibly stand with a half rate on that because this is something that was forced onto the taxpayers, onto the city, and onto the employees.

Mayor John Kane [0:14:52]Updated Resolution 78-14 Personnel Policy

I'm also I'm very honest with y'all. I'm not in favor of continuing the short-term disability.

Mayor John Kane [0:16:11]Updated Resolution 78-14 Personnel Policy

I mean, I know what none of your doing, but it's just I can't swallow it. It just doesn't work for me as a taxpayer, not just as the mayor. It just doesn't work as a taxpayer.

Mayor John Kane [0:23:49]Updated Resolution 78-14 Personnel Policy

It's got to be based on a statute. That's why I think they've said it it's needs to be added, but we can try to reference what the statute was.

Mayor John Kane [0:24:28]Updated Resolution 78-14 Personnel Policy

I wouldn't want to hurt I wouldn't want to hurt the deal what they're when they're on their leave, their take home pay. Because as far as acrewing, I I don't have a problem arguing that like, hey, I've been off work for 12 weeks and I got six more weeks of PTO because I acred it while I was out, you know.

Council person Craig Anderson [0:28:01]Updated Resolution 78-14 Personnel Policy