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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for January 7,2019 Page 4 of 9 Approve Appointment of Landform as City Planner Kendra Lindahl from Landform had worked over the past 16 years as the City Planner. Landform requested to continue to provide this service to the City at a revised rate schedule. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the appointment of Kendra Lindahl as the City Planner/Planning Consultant for the year 2019. Approve Appointment of Johnson & Turner as City Attorney City Attorney Dave Snyder had served the City with the law firm of Johnson & Turner for the past five years. Johnson& Turner requested to provide legal services to the City at a revised rate schedule. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the appointment of David K. Snyder and the Johnson & Turner Law Firm as the City Attorney for the year 2019. Approve Appointment of Sprinuted, Inc. as Financial Advisor Financial advisors Paul Steinman, Mikaela Huot, and Nick Dragisich and the other members of the Springsted, Inc. team had served the City very well over the years on a wide variety of projects and they requested to continue to provide this service. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the appointment of Paul Steinman, Mikaela Huot, and Nick Dragisich, from Springsted, Inc., as the City's financial advisors for the year 2019. Approve Appointment of Fire Chief Kevin Colvard as Emergency Management Director Each year, Council appoints a member of the City staff to serve in the role of Emergency Management Director. For the past decade, the Fire Chief had served in this position. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the appointment of the Fire Chief Kevin Colvard as the City's Emergency Management Director for 2019. Approve Appointment of US Bank as Depository for City Funds Each year, Council selects a depository/bank for the deposit of City funds. For many years, Council had selected the local Hugo branch of US Bank. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the appointment of U.S. Bank-Hugo as the official depository for City funds for 2019. Approve Appointment of The Citizen as Official Newspaper Each year, Council selects a newspaper as the official publication for all public notices and publishing of ordinances. For the past ten years, the City Council appointed The Citizen as the City's new official newspaper, and The Citizen would like to continue to provide this service at a slightly increased rate. The Citizen is delivered free to over 4,100 households and can be picked up free at 20 locations around town including Festival Foods, Oneka Elementary, and Kwik Trip. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved The Citizen as the City's official newspaper for 2019. Approve Appointments to Hugo Firefighter Relief Association Minnesota State Statute requires the official appointment of the ex-officio members of the Hugo Fire Department Relief Association Board. Council needed to appoint two elected or appointed