Braham, Minnesota
Recent Braham City Council topics include contracts & procurement, resolutions & ordinances, public safety, roads & infrastructure, budget & taxes, permits & licensing.
Topics found in recent meetings
- Contracts & procurement
- Resolutions & ordinances
- Public safety
- Roads & infrastructure
- Budget & taxes
- Permits & licensing
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Recent meetings
Tue Apr 7, 2026
April City Council
Braham City Council to review bids for Well #2 and County 54 projects
The City Council will discuss awarding bids for the Well #2 Transmission Line and County 54 Refurbishment projects. The body is also considering several administrative resolutions, including a new EV patrol squad lease and IT services RFP.
- Bills totaling $321,059.74
- Donations for National Night Out ($1,000) and 4th of July Fireworks ($1,000 and $2,500)
- Moore Engineering invoices totaling $19,443.50
- Resolution to lease an EV Patrol Squad
- Proposal to list a brown building on LPS property for sale
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📄 From the agenda
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" Buildlng A Better Tomorrow"
City of
BRAHAM
201 Broadway Avenue South
PO Box 521
Braham, MN 55005
Phone: 320.395.3383
Faxr 320.396.3478
AGENDA
Braham City Council Meeting
Tuesday, April 7th 2026 at 6:oopm
City Council Chambers, 201 Broadway Avenue South
1. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call:
Council:
Nathanial George, Mayor
Seth Zeltinger, councilmember
Robert Knowles, Councilmember
ieremy Kunsh ier, Councilmember
Nicole Peltz, councilmember
Staff:
Kevin Stah l, Administrator
April White, Liquor store Manager
Dan Eklund, Street Superintendent
Ross Benson, Fire Chief
Mike Vogel, Deputy Police Chief
3. Public Forum
The public forum is on opportunity for o City of Braham resident or property owner to present to
the City Council on city government topics. Comments will be limited to three minutes unless voted
upon. Councilmembers moy respond to the issue ot the meeting or moy direct stoff to research the
issue ond bring it bock for future discussion ot onother meeting. Personnel issues or issues
involving confidentiol or privote doto ore not ollowed.
4. Approval of the Agenda
5. Consent Approvals
A. March 3rd,2026, City Council Meeting Minutes
B. Bills (Check 464-16 to 46545, 35605e ro 35686e) totaling ($ 32L,O59.74l,
C. Year to Date Budget Report 2025
a. March 2026 Check Summary
b. Expenditure Accounts Summary
c. Revenue Accounts Summary
d. March Total Wages and Employment Expense Report
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Tue Mar 3, 2026
March City Council
✓ Decided: Braham City Council approves new Tobacco and THC ordinance
The City Council approved Ordinance 373 regarding Tobacco and THC and authorized several PFA applications. The council also approved the replacement of liquor store beer cooler equipment and the hiring of two police reserve officers.
- Approved Ordinance 373 regarding Tobacco and THC (unanimous)
- Approved hiring Rylin James Hefty and Noah Christian King as Police Reserve Officers (unanimous)
- Approved Resolutions 26-04, 26-05, and 26-06 to file applications with PFA (unanimous)
- Approved permanent easement for Isanti County Road 54 Reconstruction Project (unanimous)
- Approved $38,740.90 in Moore Engineering invoices (unanimous)
- Approved Resolution 26-08 objecting to the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (unanimous)
- Approved lease of a Chief of Police vehicle from the State of MN (unanimous)
- Approved contract for liquor store beer cooler replacement and Resolution 26-07 for refunding costs (unanimous)
📄 From the minutes
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"Buildlng A Better Tomorrow"
City of
BRAHAM
Minutes
Braham City Council Meeting
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2025 - 5:00 pm
City Council Chambers, 201 Broadway Avenue South
1. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
Movor Georue colled the meetina to order ot 6:02Dm ond all oresent recited the oledoe of
olleqionce
2. Roll Call:
Council:
Nathanial George, Mayor
Seth Zeltinger, Councilmember
Robert Knowles, councilmember
Jeremy Kunshier, councilmember
Nicole Peltz, councilmember
All Council Members werc present ond o auorum of the council wqs declared
Staff:
Kevin Stah l, Administrator
April White, Liquor store Manager
Dan Eklund, Street superintendent
Ross Benson, Fire chief
Mike Vogel, Deputy Police chief
Present
Present
Present
Not present
Present
3. Public Forum
The public forum is on opportunity for a City of Brohom resident or property owner to present to
the City Council on city government topics. Comments will be limited to three minutes unless voted
upon. Councilmembers moy respond to the issue ot the meeting or may direct stoff to reseorch the
issue ond bring it back lor future discussion ot onother meeting. Personnel issues or issues
involving confidentiol or privdte doto ore not ollowed.
No members of the public oddressed the council
4. Approval of the Agenda
A motion wos made by Knowles to approve the ooendd. econded bv PelE. the motion corried5
unanimously
Mayor Nate George * Councilmember Robert Knowles *Councilmember Jeremy Kunshier
*Councilmember Nicole Peltz *Councilm …
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Thu Feb 19, 2026
March City Council
Agenda contains city code regarding tobacco sales and consumption
The provided text is an excerpt from Chapter 113 of the city code regarding the sale and consumption of tobacco and nicotine products. It outlines licensing requirements, prohibited sales methods, and compliance check procedures.
- Requirement for licenses to sell tobacco, tobacco-related devices, and electronic delivery devices
- Prohibition of tobacco sales to persons under 21
- Ban on self-service sales and vending machine sales of licensed products
- Requirement for annual compliance checks using persons aged 15 to 20
- Prohibition of 'loosies' (individually packaged cigarettes or cigars)
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CHAPTER 113: TOBACCO SALE, CONSUMPTION
Section
113.01 Purpose, intent
113.02 Definitions
113.03 License
113.04 Denial of license
113.05 Fees
113.06 Prohibited sales
113.07 Self-service sales
113.08 Responsibility
113.09 Compliance checks, inspections
113.10 Other illegal acts
113.11 Exceptions, defenses
113.12 Violations
113.99 Penalty
§ 113.01 PURPOSE, INTENT.
(A) Because the city recognizes that the sale of tobacco, tobacco-related devices, electronic delivery devices, and nicotine or lobelia delivery products to persons under the age of 18 violates both state and federal laws; and because studies, which the city hereby accepts and adopts, have shown that most smokers begin smoking before they have reached the age of 18 years, and that almost no one starts smoking after age 25; and because national data show that about 95% of adult smokers begin smoking before they turn 21, and the ages of 18 to 21 are a critical period when many smokers move from experimental smoking to regular, daily use; and because tobacco use has been shown to be the cause of several serious health problems which, subsequently, place a financial burden on all levels of government; this chapter intends to regulate the sale of tobacco, tobacco-related devices, electronic delivery devices, and nicotine or lobelia delivery products for the purpose of enforcing, and furthering, existing laws, to protect youth and young adults against t …
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💰 Federal awards (top 1 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $581 | DIVERSIFIED BRONZE & MANUFACTURING INC Department of Defense · 8511541891!BEARING,SLEEVE |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
City profile
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Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
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Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.