COUNCIL BRIEFS: (Complete minutes posted at City Hall and on the city web site) A Regular Meeting of the Franklin City Council was held on Monday, January 9, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. at the City Hall. City Council present were: Gruendemann, Heibel, Kokesch, and Scharfencamp. Staff Dept. Heads present were: Kokesch and Pederson. Guests present were: S. Palmer, M. Gehrke, S. Olson, R. Peichel. 1) Regular Meeting called to order, roll call showing Sherman absent, recited Pledge of Allegiance and Oaths of Office. 2) Approved the minutes 12/12/16. 3) Consent Agenda: Approved Bills (see below) and Financial Report; 2 Unpaid Utility Accounts approved for disconnec-

tion per city policy; no new zoning permits issued; approved the 2017 City Council Meeting Schedule. 4) No citizens requested to be addressed. 5) Novel Energy Solutions presentation on Made In MN Solar Incentive Lottery Program, approved application submittal. 6) Approved Resolution 2017-1: Official Designations and Annual Appointments. 7) Approved Resolution 2017-2: 2016 Contributions, totaling $16,626.98. 8) Dept. Heads reported. Kokesch: Snow removal is going well, ice has been an issue, may put skids on snow plow; clean

up of downed branches will have to wait until spring; working with engineer has improved water quality; received va-cation approval; heated storage is working well. Pederson will submit application for Community Impact Funds for park bathroom doors; received the Quit Claim Deed for the farmland which will be recorded; LMC Legislative Confer-ence is March 23; discussed letter from Mankato Mayor regarding MPCA phosphorous standards; discussed incom-plete employee packets; Small Cities Board Meeting on Jan. 18th, to meet with Dahms and Torkelson and will mention DNR fishing regulations; received vacation approval and approval to attend clerks’ conference; audit will be March 1-2.

9) Approved the 2016 Ambulance Report, $1,884.98 net expenses transfer, cash on hand $24,286.27. 10) Approved the 2016 Ambulance Association Financial Report, total income of $9,420.57, cash on hand $66,212.70. 11) Approved the 2016 Fire Department/Rural Fire Association Report with the city/rural halves of net expenses

of$13,499.93 each; Fire Calls billed $3,250.00, payments received $500.00; unpaid amounts will be assessed to the property taxes; 2002 Fire Truck Loan with USDA is now paid in full.

12) Approved Mutual Aid Agreement with city of Bird Island. 13) Discussed Community Center: keys distribution; cleaning schedule; Open House will be Feb. 4th from 5-7 p.m. 14) Approved Resolution 2017-3: Appleton Prison Support. 15) City Shop renovations and cost estimates to be discussed next month. 16) Personnel Policy from LMC will be reviewed. 17) Councilor Requests: Recent thefts reported, reminder to lock homes and cars. 18) Approved financial report, December receipts were $148,100.91; current expenses are $256,856.94 the bills author-

CITY OF FRANKLIN NEWSLETTER

JANUARY 2017

320 SECOND AVE. E., PO BOX 326, FRANKLIN, MN 55333-0326

Phone (507) 557-2259 Fax (507) 557-2255 Email: franklin@mchsi.com

Web Site: franklinmn.us The city of Franklin is an equal opportunity employer and provider.

Salaries $17,631.20 Renville County Auditor $35.99 Clements Lumber $34.99

PERA $1,083.17 Renville County Recorder $46.00 North Ambulance $225.00

MN Dept. of Revenue $315.34 VISA $288.00 Praxair $78.75

Internal Revenue Service $3,908.02 Fairfax TV Sales & Serv. $550.00 Expert T Billing $27.00

USDA Rural Development $763.00 Office Depot $59.76 North Memorial $1,465.00

SW/WC-Cooperative $8,305.00 VIRCO $25,929.59 Franklin Amstar $48.42

Renville-Sibley Coop. $44.91 Walmart $116.87 USA BlueBook $74.25

Post Office $167.62 Kevin Kokesch $47.78 Hawkin's $630.45

Xcel Energy $3,202.00 Claudia Smith $57.76 Hach Company $1,492.38

USDA Rural Development $169,195.00 Younger & Walton $28.15 Dakota Supply Group $299.00

Clobes Sanitation $1,300.00 Renville County Sheriff $13,329.20 MVTL Laboratories, Inc. $332.49

Madison Nat'l Life Ins. Co. $35.05 All-Phase Electric $50.00 MN Valley Telephone Co. $220.94

Marco $134.47 Pat Crain $1,000.00 Wex Bank $366.35

Franklin Industries $1,275.00 Running's $23.89 PT Mac $882.20

League of MN Cities $325.00 Kerkhoff Plumbing & Htg. $65.00 MN Dept. of Public Safety $200.00

Standard, Gaz. & Msgr. $336.70 Heiman Fire Equipment $241.95 Renville Co. Solid Waste $588.30

City of Franklin Resolution 2017-1: Official Designations and Annual Appointments

BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Franklin, Minnesota, that the following appointments are effective for the 2017 calendar year: Official Depository: The Franklin State Bank

Official Newspaper: The Standard-Gazette & Messenger and City Newsletter Acting Mayor: Robin Kokesch City Attorneys: Criminal: Aaron Walton-Walton Law Group, PLLC Civil: Michael Norton-Kennedy and Graven, Chartered

City Assessor: Renville County Assessor’s Office City Auditor: Dennis E. Oberloh, Ltd. City Forester: Kevin Kokesch City Health Officer: Dr. Marc Conterato Financial Consultant: Ehlers and Associates, Inc. Engineer: Bolton & Menk, Inc. Emergency Services Director: Robin Kokesch Ambulance Chief: William Wiese; Assistant Chief: Beth McCorquodale Fire Chief: William Wiese; Assistant Chief: Corey Gruendemann Zoning Administrator: Wendy Pederson Council Commissions: Public Works (Water, Wastewater, Streets, Parks): Heibel, Gruendemann Public Safety (Police, Fire, Ambulance): R. Kokesch, Scharfencamp Administration: Sherman, Gruendemann

Appointments to Board Positions: Planning Commission: Vincent Ewers, Michele Forsyth, Tim Joehnck, Curt Scharfencamp, Corey Gruendemann Ambulance Association Board: R. Kokesch, Sherman

Rural Fire Association: R. Kokesch, Sherman Board of Review: R. Kokesch, Heibel Renville County HRA/EDA Advisory Committee: Wendy Pederson Adopted by the Franklin City Council, the 9th day of January, 2017.

2017 Franklin City Council Meeting Schedule: January 9; February 13; March 13; April 10; May 8; June 12; July 10; August 14; September 11; October 19; November 13; December 11.

City Notices:

With the continued cold temperatures, water lines have the potential to freeze. Please check your line periodi-cally. You may also want to check the temperature of the water. If it is 40 degrees F. or lower, you may want to run a trickle to keep it from freezing completely.

There have been reports of thefts within the city. Please lock your homes and cars and report any suspicious

activity to the Renville County Sheriff’s Office at 320-523-1121. The Franklin City Council has implemented Administrative penalties for city ordinance violations. Parking re-

lated violation fines are $25, all other ordinance violation fines are $50. Cars parked on the streets during snow emergencies will be ticketed. You can sign up for CodeRed notifications regarding snow emergencies by v i s i t i n g : h t t p : / / w w w . r e n v i l l e c o u n t y m n . c o m / s h e r i f f / p u b l i c _ a w a r e n e s s /codered_community_notifications.php

Wanted:

Catfish Days is always in need of people to help. If you would be interested in helping in any way, please contact Corey Gruendemann at 507-240-0981. Anyone interested is asked to please come to the Pre-Catfish Days planning meeting on January 24th at 7:00 at the Community Center with your ideas and suggestions.

EMT’s and EMR’s. There is an EMR Initial Class beginning January 18, 2017 in Redwood Falls. The class will be on Monday and Wednesday evenings through March 8th. This is a 50 hour course. If interested, please contact Bill Wiese, 507-829-3953 or Beth McCorquodale at 507-430-1378.

Senior Nutrition - Meals on Wheels

Call Kari 507-430-5542 to reserve your meals Menus are subject to change

Mon., Jan. 16 Cabbage Roll Casserole Mon., Jan. 30 Baked Chicken Tues., Jan. 17 Pork Chop Tues., Jan. 31 Sausage Egg Bake Wed., Jan. 18 Meatloaf Wed., Feb. 1 Chili Thurs., Jan. 19 Oven Crispy Chicken Thurs., Feb. 2 BBQ Meatballs Fri., Jan. 20 Meaty Beef Stew Fri., Feb. 3 Ham Boiled Dinner

Mon., Jan. 23 Swiss Steak Mon., Feb. 6 Hamburger Tues., Jan. 24 Honey Mustard Chicken Tues., Feb. 7 Pork Loin Wed., Jan. 25 Lasagna Wed., Feb. 8 Chicken Chow Mein Thurs., Jan. 26 Pork Loin Thurs., Feb. 9 Roast Beef Fri., Jan. 27 Pub House Fish Fri., Feb. 10 Spaghetti/Meat Sauce

Thank You:

Thank you so much to those of you that helped unload tables and chairs and loading the cardboard boxes for recycling for the Community Center. We couldn’t have managed without you!! THANKS AGAIN! We sincerely thank everyone for your expressions of sympathy with the loss of Mark’s father, Kenneth Sward. Your kindness and thoughtfulness is much appreciated. God Bless You, Raynette, Josh & Natasha A huge THANK YOU to both St. Luke’s Church and Sacred Heart Church for being so generous with the “Giving Tree!” What you have done makes a positive impact on the lives of the residents at the Golden-Living Center-Franklin and shows the caring community in which we live.

Curbside Recycling 2017: January 24; Feb. 7, 21; March 7, 21; April 4, 18; May 2, 16, 31*; June 13, 27; July 11, 25;

Aug. 8, 22; Sept. 6*, 19; Oct. 3, 17, 31; Nov. 14, 28; Dec. 12, 27* *Change due to holiday

8th Annual Carl Robinson Memorial Blood Drive...Monday, January 16th, from 1:00-7:00 PM at Franklin Communi-ty Center. For an appointment call Amy @ 507-276-9222 or Kelly @ 507-430-2447, or visit www.redcrossblood.org St. Andrew’s Catholic United Council Beef or Turkey Commercial Supper...Wednesday, January 18th, 4:30-7:00 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Social Center, Fairfax. Pre-Catfish Days Meeting...Tuesday, January 24th, 7:00 p.m. at the Community Center. Franklin Community Center Open House...Saturday, February 4th, 5:00-7:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome!! Come and see the new facility and stay for Bingo!! Legion Mid-Winter BINGO...Saturday, February 4th, 7:00 p.m. at the Franklin Community Center, sponsored by the Franklin Legion Martin Jensen Post #308. Franklin Ambulance Association/Franklin Rural Fire Association Annual Meetings...Monday, Feb. 6, 2017 at 7:30/7:45 PM at the Franklin Fire Hall.

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Jan. 16 Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Carl Robinson Memorial Bloodmobile, 1:00-7:00 p.m.,

Jan. 19 Ambulance Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Fire Hall

Fire Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Fire Hall

Jan. 24 Curbside Recycling

Pre-Catfish Planning Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Community Center

Feb. 1 Development Corporation, 5:00 p.m., Farmer’s Union Insurance

Feb. 2 Legion Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Community Center

Feb. 4 Franklin Community Center Open House, 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Legion BINGO, 7:00 p.m., Community Center

Feb. 6 Franklin Ambulance Association Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Fire Hall

Franklin Rural Fire Association Meeting, 7:45 p.m., Fire Hall

Feb. 7 Curbside Recycling

Feb. 13 Lions Club, 6:00 p.m., Community Center

City Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., City Hall

Feb. 16 Ambulance Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Fire Hall

Fire Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Fire Hall

Feb. 20 Presidents’ Day