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Council Meeting Minutes for December 2, 2024 <br />Page 2 of 7 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approval of Agenda <br /> <br />Weidt made motion, Petryk seconded, to approve the agenda as written. <br /> <br />All Ayes. Motion carried. <br /> <br />Approval of Regular Firefighter Status and Swearing in for Firefighters Cory Albertson, <br />Jen Verplaetse, Tom Robinson <br /> <br />On November 21, 2022, Council approved the hiring of Cory Albertson, Jen Verplaetse, and Tom <br />Robinson as probationary firefighters. All three have completed the necessary requirements to <br />complete their probation. Fire Chief Jim Compton, Jr. provided information on what it takes to <br />become a regular firefighter saying several hundred hours go in to training and classes. Compton <br />swore in Jen Verplaetse, and the badge pinning was performed by her cousin who is a member of <br />the Linwood Fire Department and provided her encouragement. Compton swore in Cory <br />Albertson, and the badge pinning was performed by his wife who supported him. Compton swore <br />in Tom Robinson, and the badge pinning was performed by his wife and kids who encouraged <br />him to stay with the department when he wanted to quit because he was away from home too <br />much. <br /> <br />Mayor Weidt thanked the Department for the work they did the previous week fighting the fire at <br />Wilson tool, and he congratulated the three new firefighters. <br /> <br />Mayor Weidt called for a short recess at 7:13 p.m., and called the meeting back to order at 7:19 <br />p.m. <br /> <br />Approval of Consent Agenda <br /> <br />Klein made motion, Miron seconded, to approve the following Consent Agenda. <br /> <br />1. Approve Claims Roster <br />2. Approve Hiring of Probationary Firefighters Dalton Brauner, Emily Pieper, and Christian <br />Bieniek <br />3. Approve Donation from the Hugo American Legion to the Hugo Fire Department <br />4. Approve Pay Request No. 5 to Dresel Contracting for 125th Street and Dellwood Ridge <br />Neighborhood Street Project <br />5. Approve Purchase of Caterpillar 305 Mini Excavator <br /> <br />All Ayes. Motion carried. <br /> <br />Approve Claims Roster <br /> <br />Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the Claims Roster as presented. <br /> <br />