Other items on the agenda include payment agreements for city utility bills, a subdivision ordinance update for the planning commission, an equipment sharing agreement, and a memo of understanding regarding a FEMA grant for a fire department paging system.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at city hall. The normal meeting day is Tuesday, but it was moved to Wednesday this week due to precinct caucuses.

Other items on the agenda include a resolution regarding spring load restrictions, an agreement with MnDOT and the city of Albertville for a construction project, and scheduling a meeting with Corinna Township regarding shoreland zoning authority.

The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the Wright County Government Center.

The board will also discuss highway department business including a resolution related to deficient bridges, setting a bid opening for the 2012 overlay contract, and items related to funding.

The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the Wright County Government Center in Buffalo.

A council work session will take place immediately after the council meeting. Items to be discussed include the personnel policy, the proposed west side project, sanitation services, and the 3.2 liquor license fee.

Both meetings are open to the public.

During its Jan. 3 meeting, the council voted not to allow a person to hold incompatible offices. The council did not approve the slate of officers presented by the fire department until tonight. The council approved all officers except the chief position. Mayor Jason Kamerud noted that the council could not approve VanLith as chief, because doing so would result in him holding incompatible offices, which is exactly what it was trying to avoid. After that vote passed, VanLith resigned from the city council, noting that the department could not run without a chief. The council then approved accepting VanLith as fire chief for 2012.

The council had previously noted that VanLith could hold any other fire department office other than chief, as other offices are not considered incompatible. VanLith showed no interest in this, and Assistant Fire Chief (this position is now called chief 2 in Carver County departments) Dan Ruschmeier said the fire department has voted on the slate of officers with VanLith as chief twice, and this is the only slate of officers the department would present to the council.

During the Dec. 3 meeting, VanLith had offered a compromise under which, if the council allowed him to continue to hold both the council seat and the fire chief office through the end of 2012, he would submit his resignation from city council effective Dec. 31, 2012. Other members of the council expressed opposition to allowing VanLith to continue to hold incompatible offices.

The council, later in tonight’s meeting, agreed to accept applications to fill the vacant council seat.

(note: effective date corrected 1-18-12)

Also on the agenda is a resolution regarding incompatible offices, which resulted from discussions during the last council meeting.

Other items on the agenda include residents with payment agreements for water bills, posting anniversary committee meetings, and copier purchase proposals.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at city hall.

Other items on the agenda include parks commission appointments, the 2012 jail medical contract with Buffalo Hospital, and a resolution authorizing signatures on a grant contract with the state of Minnesota, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, MN Financial Crimes Task Force, for deputies wages.

The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the Wright County Government Center.