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Council Meeting Minutes for January 5, 2026 <br />Page 4 of 7 <br />Adjustments. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved reappointment Board Member Tom <br />Weidt as Chair of the Board of Zoning Appeals and Adjustments for 2026. <br /> <br />Approve Appointment of WSB as City Engineer <br /> <br />WSB Engineers has been the City Engineer for the past 22 years. WSB Engineers is requesting <br />to continue to provide this service to the City with an average rate adjustment of 4%. Adoption <br />of the Consent Agenda approved WSB Engineers and Mark Erichson as the City Engineer for <br />2026. <br /> <br />Approve Appointment of Landform as City Planner <br /> <br />Kendra Lindahl from Landform has worked over the past 23 years as the City Planner. Landform <br />would like to continue to provide this service to the City at a revised rate schedule. Adoption of <br />the Consent Agenda approved Kendra Lindahl as the City Planner/Planning Consultant for the <br />year 2026. <br /> <br />Approve Appointment of Johnson & Turner as City Attorney <br /> <br />City Attorney Dave Snyder has served the City with the law firm of Johnson & Turner for the <br />past several years. Johnson & Turner would like to continue to provide legal services to the City <br />at the adjusted rate schedule. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved David Snyder and the <br />Johnson & Turner Law Firm as the City Attorney for the year 2026. <br /> <br />Approve Appointment of Baker Tilly as Financial Advisor <br /> <br />Financial Advisors Chris Hogan, Mikaela Huot and the other members of the Baker Tilly <br />Virchow Krause, LLP team have served the City over the years on a wide variety of projects. <br />Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, as the City’s <br />financial advisors for the year 2026. <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 has 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 2026. <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 16 years, the City Council appointed The Citizen as the <br />City’s new official newspaper, and The Citizen would like to continue to provide this service at a <br />rate increase from $14.69 to $17.51 per column inch. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved <br />The Citizen as the City’s official newspaper for 2026. <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