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Council Meeting Minutes for January 8, 2024 <br />Page 4 of 7 <br /> <br />Approve Appointment of US Bank as Depository for City Funds <br /> <br />Each year, Council selects a depository/bank for the deposit of City funds. For many years, <br />Council had selected the local Hugo branch of US Bank. Adoption of the Consent Agenda <br />approved U.S. Bank-Hugo as the official depository for City funds for 2024. <br /> <br />Approve Appointment of The Citizen as Official Newspaper <br /> <br />Each year, Council selects a newspaper as the official publication for all public notices and <br />publishing of ordinances. For the past 15 years, the City Council appointed The Citizen as the <br />City’s new official newspaper. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved The Citizen as the <br />City’s official newspaper for 2024. <br /> <br />Approve Animal Control Service Contracts with Companion Animal Control and Otter <br />Lake Animal Hospital for 2023 <br /> <br />Since July 2013, Companion Animal Control and Otter Lake Animal Hospital had been <br />providing animal control services to the City. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved <br />continuation of the current contracts with Companion Animal Control and Otter Lake Animal <br />Hospital for 2024. <br /> <br />Approve Appointments to Hugo Firefighter Relief Association <br /> <br />Minnesota State Statute requires the official appointment of the ex-officio members of the Hugo <br />Fire Department Relief Association Board. Council needed to appoint two elected or appointed <br />members. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the appointment of Mayor Tom Weidt and <br />Finance Director Anna Wobse as ex-officio members of the Hugo Fire Department Relief <br />Association Board. <br /> <br />Approve Appointment of Bronwen Kleissler as Chair and Matthew Derr as Vice-Chair of <br />the Planning Commission <br /> <br />Annually, Council appointed a member of the Planning Commission to serve as Chair of the <br />Commission. Bronwen Kleissler had been serving as the Chair of the Planning Commission <br />since August, 2015, and Matt Derr was appointed as Vice-Chair in March, 2022. Adoption of <br />the Consent Agenda approved the reappointment of Bronwen Kleissler as the Chair and Matthew <br />Derr as Vice-Chair of the Planning Commission for 2024. <br /> <br />Approve Appointment of Meredith St. Pierre as Chair and Cathy Moore-Arcand as Vice- <br />Chair of the Parks Commission <br /> <br />Annually, the City Council appointed members of the Parks Commission to serve as chair and <br />vice-chair. Meredith St. Pierre was appointed as the Chair of the Parks Commission in <br />September 2022. Cathy Moore-Arcand had served as Vice-Chair since January 2017. Adoption <br />of the Consent Agenda approved the reappointment of Meredith St. Pierre as Chair and Cathy <br />Moore-Arcand as Vice-Chair for the Parks and Recreation Commission for 2024. <br />