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City of Nowthen · Money
Every dollar figure the bundle extractor pulled out of meeting packets, minutes, and motions — one row per endpoint, grouped by department. When the bundle could match the amount to a motion, the council's vote is shown inline.
Showing 46 endpoints totalling $1.00M.
$1.00M across 46 endpoints
Context: North Valley, Inc. was the low bidder and the packet resolution accepted its bid, contingent on contract execution and city attorney approval.
Council vote · Passed
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, SECONDED BY MAYOR HYBBEN TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2025-67 ACCEPTING THE BID AND AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR THE 2025 OVERLAY PROJECT.
moved by Council Member Rainville, seconded by Mayor Hybben
Evidence
From the 2025-06-17 City Council Meeting.
Context: City portion for Arvig high-speed broadband fiber service, to be paid with CARES Act money and contingent on attorney review.
Council vote · Passed
MOTION TO USE $140,000 OF THE CARES ACT MONEY TO CONTRACT WITH ARVIG TO PROVIDE INTERNET SERVICE HIGH SPEED BROADBAND INTERNET FIBER TO THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF THE AREA SOUTH OF VIKING, CONTINGENT ON ATTORNEY REVIEW
moved by Pilon, seconded by Rainville
Evidence
From the 2020-10-13 Meeting City Council Meeting.
Context: Attorney Ruppe discussion of cost to fight detachment/annexation, estimated range for each community.
Council approval status: not yet on record.
Evidence
From the 2018-03-20 Public Hearing & City Council Meeting.
Context: Attorney Ruppe talking points: if Oak Grove participates in contested case hearing, estimated costs (and Nowthen similar).
Council approval status: not yet on record.
Evidence
From the 2018-03-20 Public Hearing & City Council Meeting.
Context: Council discussed a civil attorney budget balance of $50,576 that may be used up by detachment attorney work.
Council approval status: not yet on record.
Evidence
From the 2018-07-05 City Council Workshop.
Context: Attorney Ruppe discussion of cost to fight detachment/annexation, estimated range for each community.
Council approval status: not yet on record.
Evidence
From the 2018-03-20 Public Hearing & City Council Meeting.
Context: Work-session discussion suggested a $47,000 civil attorney budget.
Council approval status: not yet on record.
Evidence
From the 2024-09-16 Meeting City Council Work Session.
Context: Work-session discussion suggested reducing the prosecuting attorney budget to $35,000.
Council approval status: not yet on record.
Evidence
From the 2024-09-16 Meeting City Council Work Session.
Context: Earlier work-session question about the civil attorney number before reduction.
Council approval status: not yet on record.
Evidence
From the 2021-09-13 Meeting City Council Work Session.
Context: Proposed 2022 civil attorney line item after reduction.
Council approval status: not yet on record.
Evidence
From the 2021-09-13 Meeting City Council Work Session.
Context: Attorney Ruppe talking points: Administrative Law Judge costs in a contested case proceeding (typical).
Council approval status: not yet on record.
Evidence
From the 2018-03-20 Public Hearing & City Council Meeting.
Context: Claims history item: Smith & Glaser, LLC, Prosecuting Attorney - 3rd & 4th 2016 - 1st 2017 (Claim #262).
Council approval status: not yet on record.
Evidence
From the 2017-05-17 City Council Meeting.
Context: Total Couri & Ruppe legal-services claim.
Council vote · Passed
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BREYEN, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED.
moved by Council Member Breyen, seconded by Council Member Rainville
Evidence
From the 2025-05-05 City Council Meeting.
Context: Couri & Ruppe civil attorney services.
Council vote · Passed
MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER GREENBERG AND SECONDED BY RAINVILLE, TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED.
moved by Greenberg, seconded by Rainville
Evidence
From the 2022-03-10 Meeting City Council Meeting.
Context: Couri & Ruppe legal services claim total.
Council vote · Passed
MOTION BY RAINVILLE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA, SECONDED BY BLAKE.
moved by Rainville, seconded by Blake
Evidence
From the 2021-02-09 Meeting City Council Meeting.
Context: Council voted to levy unpaid amounts plus attorney's fees and costs against Dryden-owned properties within Nowthen.
Council vote · Passed
MOTION BY CM RAINVILLE, SECONDED BY CM SWENSON TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO LEVY THE UNPAID AMOUNTS OF $9,072.60 PLUS ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS AGAINST ANY PROPERTIES OWNED BY MR. AND MRS. DRYDEN WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF NOWTHEN. SUCH FEE AMOUNTS SHALL BE ASSESSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NOWTHEN CITY CODE, PLUS ANY PROFESSIONAL FEES AND ESCROW AMOUNTS PURSUANT TO THE DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT EXECUTED BET
moved by CM Rainville, seconded by CM Swenson
Evidence
From the 2025-04-08 Meeting City Council Meeting.
Context: Unpaid Dryden Acres amount proposed to be specially assessed, plus attorney fees and costs; the matter was tabled.
Council vote · Passed
MOTION BY MAYOR HYBBEN SECONDED BY RAINVILLE TO TABLE DISCUSSION UNTIL A CONVERSATION CAN BE HAD BETWEEN MAYOR HYBBEN AND ATTORNEY RUPPE AT WHICH TIME A RESOLUTION WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO COUNCIL
moved by Mayor Hybben, seconded by Rainville
Evidence
From the 2025-03-27 Meeting City Council Meeting.
Context: Civil attorney and escrow payable invoices total.
Council vote · Passed
MOTION BY CM BREYEN, SECONDED BY CM GLASER, TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED, ADDING THE APPROVAL OF AGENDA TO MARCH 12, 2025 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
moved by CM Breyen, seconded by CM Glaser
Evidence
From the 2025-03-27 Meeting City Council Meeting.
Context: Couri & Ruppe December billing claim in the approved claims register.
Council vote · Passed
MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE SECOND BY BLAKE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 2G WHICH IS MOVED TO 8E.
moved by Rainville, seconded by Blake
Evidence
From the 2022-02-08 Meeting City Council Meeting.
Context: Smith & Glaser prosecuting attorney services for March and April 2019.
Council vote · Passed
Motion by Breyen, 2nd by Blake to approve all of the Consent Items.
moved by Breyen, seconded by Blake
Evidence
From the 2019-05-07 Meeting City Council Meeting.
Context: Couri & Ruppe October services invoice attached to unemployment compensation discussion materials.
Council approval status: not yet on record.
Evidence
From the 2022-02-08 Meeting City Council Meeting.
Context: Couri & Ruppe billing attached to unemployment compensation discussion materials.
Council approval status: not yet on record.
Evidence
From the 2022-02-08 Meeting City Council Meeting.
Context: Reduce prosecuting attorney budget by $5,000.
Council approval status: not yet on record.
Evidence
From the 2024-08-26 Meeting City Council Work Session.
Context: Claim #388 Smith & Glaser, LLC Prosecuting Attorney - July & August.
Council approval status: not yet on record.
Evidence
From the 2017-08-29 City Council Meeting.
Context: Couri & Ruppe, P.L.L.P Civil Legal (claim #8104).
Council vote · Passed
Pilon made a motion to approve the consent agenda, as presented;
moved by Pilon, seconded by Meyer
Evidence
From the 2013-05-14 City Council Meeting.
Context: Couri & Ruppe legal services for February and March 2019.
Council vote · Passed
Motion by Rainville, 2nd by Blake to approve the following Consent Items:
moved by Rainville, seconded by Blake
Evidence
From the 2019-04-09 Meeting City Council Meeting.
Context: Claim #634: Couri & Ruppe, P.L.L.P. – “January/February”.
Council vote · Passed
Rainville made a motion to approve items 1.1 through 1.4; Breyen seconded. All in favor; motion carried.
moved by Rainville, seconded by Breyen
Evidence
From the 2018-03-13 City Council Meeting.
Context: Rohach: attorney recommendation discussed as "$3,000" (not adopted; council consensus assessed staff time with interest).
Council vote · Passed
Bettinger made a motion to adopt Resolution 2015-18, A Resolution Certifying Delinquent Fire Calls, Service Charges, Hazardous Building Abatement and Administrative Citations, as stated above; Scheffler seconded.
moved by Bettinger, seconded by Scheffler
Evidence
From the 2015-11-10 Public Hearing & City Council Meeting.
Context: Prosecuting attorney for February 2019.
Council vote · Passed
Motion by Breyen, 2nd by Blake to approve the following Consent Items: a) Approve City Council Minutes of 02-12-2019 Regular Meeting. b) Financial Report: Approve Treasurer's Report, and Claims #1248 through #1294, plus Net Distribution reports dated February 4th, 15th, and March 4th, 2019. (February bank reconciliation unavailable at this time; see attached MEMO) c) Removed to Council Item j
moved by Breyen, seconded by Blake
Evidence
From the 2019-03-12 Meeting City Council Meeting.
Context: Civil attorney claim in approved claims register.
Council vote · Passed
MOTION BY RAINVILLE TO APPROVE THE AMENDED CONSENT AGENDA; 2ND BY BLAKE. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIED.
moved by RAINVILLE, seconded by BLAKE
Evidence
From the 2021-10-12 Meeting City Council Meeting.
Context: Couri & Ruppe civil attorney services claim.
Council vote · Passed
MOTION BY RAINVILLE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA, EXCEPT FOR ITEM 1.H (moved to Item 6.d); 2ND BY GREENBERG.
moved by Rainville, seconded by Greenberg
Evidence
From the 2021-06-08 Meeting City Council Meeting.
Context: July civil attorney invoices.
Council vote · Passed
MOTION BY GREENBERG TO APPROVE THE AMENDED CENSENT AGENDA AND THE CHANGES IN THE MEETING MINUTES; 2ND BY RAINVILLE. ALL IN FAVOR; MOTION CARRIED.
moved by Greenberg, seconded by Rainville
Evidence
From the 2021-08-10 Meeting City Council Meeting.
Context: Total amount spent on code enforcement in 2014 and 2015 for the Barrows property (attorney time may be additional).
Council approval status: not yet on record.
Evidence
From the 2015-10-13 City Council Meeting.
Context: Claim #368 Couri & Ruppe, P.L.L.P. Attorney Fees.
Council approval status: not yet on record.
Evidence
From the 2017-08-29 City Council Meeting.
Context: Claims History: Couri & Ruppe, P.L.L.P., Attorney Fees, Claim #160, Total $776.25.
Council approval status: not yet on record.
Evidence
From the 2017-03-14 City Council Meeting.
Context: Claims history item: Couri & Ruppe, P.L.L.P., Attorney Fees (Claim #236).
Council approval status: not yet on record.
Evidence
From the 2017-05-17 City Council Meeting.
Context: Attorney's example of the total annual contribution at the 0.66% rate; the personnel policy item was tabled.
Council approval status: not yet on record.
Evidence
From the 2025-10-30 City Council Special Meeting.
Context: Dryden Acres attorney invoice line questioned during claims discussion.
Council vote · Failed
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BREYEN, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GLASER TO PULL INVOICE G100-2470 FOR THE ESCROW PAYABLE FOR DRYEN ACRES FROM MARCH 13, 2025, CLAIMS.
moved by Council Member Breyen, seconded by Council Member Glaser
Evidence
From the 2025-05-05 City Council Meeting.
Context: The approved fee-schedule motion was amended to strike the phrase “Not to exceed $300” regarding litigation cases.
Council vote · Passed
Motion by Rainville to approve Resolution 2021-10 requiring the occupants of the accessory building at 19111 Cleary Road to cease using the pole shed as a residence for health and safety reasons, including numerous violations of the MN State building code, on or before April 22, 2021, subject to the findings and conditions outlined by the City Planner
moved by Rainville, seconded by Greenberg
Evidence
From the 2021-03-18 Meeting City Council Work Session.
Context: Civil attorney rate for development work in the Couri & Ruppe proposal retained by Council.
Council vote · Passed
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SWENSON, SECONDED BY MAYOR HYBBEN, TO RETAIN COURI & RUPPE FOR CIVIL ATTORNEY SERVICES AND SWITCH TO BECK LAW FOR PROSECUTION SERVICES.
moved by COUNCIL MEMBER SWENSON, seconded by MAYOR HYBBEN
Evidence
From the 2026-02-10 City Council Meeting.
Context: Development work hourly rate approved with the attorney services annual rate increase.
Council vote · Passed
TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS B, F, AND G.
moved by Council Member Breyen, seconded by Council Member Glaser
Evidence
From the 2025-12-09 City Council Meeting.
Context: Attorney's example of the city-responsible portion at the 0.66% rate; the personnel policy item was tabled.
Council approval status: not yet on record.
Evidence
From the 2025-10-30 City Council Special Meeting.
Context: Civil attorney rate for general legal services in the Couri & Ruppe proposal retained by Council.
Council vote · Passed
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SWENSON, SECONDED BY MAYOR HYBBEN, TO RETAIN COURI & RUPPE FOR CIVIL ATTORNEY SERVICES AND SWITCH TO BECK LAW FOR PROSECUTION SERVICES.
moved by COUNCIL MEMBER SWENSON, seconded by MAYOR HYBBEN
Evidence
From the 2026-02-10 City Council Meeting.
Context: General city legal work hourly rate approved with the attorney services annual rate increase.
Council vote · Passed
TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS B, F, AND G.
moved by Council Member Breyen, seconded by Council Member Glaser
Evidence
From the 2025-12-09 City Council Meeting.
Context: Attorney hourly rate shown in the consultant fee checklist reviewed during the process-diagram discussion.
Council approval status: not yet on record.
Evidence
From the 2021-10-07 Meeting City Council Work Session.
Context: During discussion of who would help in the office during the transition, Deputy Clerk Lendt asked whether the attorney would charge $150 per hour to work in the office; this was discussed as a possible transition cost, not as a separately voted amount.
Council approval status: not yet on record.
Evidence
From the 2021-10-25 Meeting Communications Meeting.