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City Council Minutes January 5, 2016 Page 6 of 9 ----------------------------- Tim Houle requested authorization from the Council to advertise for public bids for the row irrigation system and he reviewed the suggested timeline. MAYOR SJOBLAD MOVED TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY ROW IRRIGATION PROJECT. COUNCIL MEMBER AKERSON SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 4-0. 10. Administration The December 10, 2015 draft Park Commission minutes and the December 15, 2015 HRA minutes were received by Council. 10.1. Annual Appointments Council discussion took place on possible changes to the 2016 annual appointments now that the City has an administrator. Nancy Malecha noted that the Council may want to consider changing the roles of Council liaisons for City departments and appoint her as the primary contact for department heads and have the Council liaisons become the secondary contact. She further recommended that the Council liaison roles on the City's boards and commissions could remain the same with the exception of adjusting the Planning Commission liaison to match the monthly rotation schedule. MAYOR SJOBLAD MOVED TO AUTHORIZE THE 2016 ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS AS RECOMMENDED. COUNCIL MEMBER LOUKOTA SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 4-0. 10.2. Annual Official Depositories COUNCIL MEMBER LOUKOTA MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 16- 02 APPOINTING AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK, FIRST NATIONAL BANK, AND WELLS FARGO BANK AS THE CITY'S OFFICIAL DEPOSITORIES FOR 2016. COUNCIL MEMBER AKERSON SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 4-0. 10.3. Designation of Official Newspaper COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSON MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 16-03 DESIGNATING THE ECHO JOURNAL AS THE MAIN OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER AND THE BRAINERD DISPATCH AS THE SECONDARY OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR THE CITY FOR 2016. COUNCIL