City of Bovey Minnesota public meetings in 2025
6 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
City Council
The Bovey City Council voted to repost the city clerk position and keep Jestine Casey as clerk until a replacement is hired and trained. The council also decided on a gray color for the warming shack and discussed several other items, including a land-development proposal and a police contract, but took no final action on those.
- Motion to repost clerk position passed (3-2)
- Motion to keep Jestine Casey as clerk until replacement hired/trained passed (3-1, 1 abstention)
- Council decided warming shack color will be gray
🗳️ How they voted — 1 divided vote
City Council
The Bovey City Council held a special meeting on February 26, 2025, focused mainly on a proposed Itasca County contract for police services. Residents and council members gave opinions for and against, and Sheriff Joe Dasovich answered questions; the minutes state the contract will be voted on at the next meeting, so no decision was made. A capital improvement project list was not discussed because the city engineers had to leave, and the meeting was recessed to reconvene February 27, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. Contracting out city clerk services until a replacement is hired was discussed at length with no recorded outcome.
- No vote taken on Itasca County police services contract; vote scheduled for next meeting
- Capital improvement project list not discussed; engineers left for another appointment
- Meeting recessed to 2/27/2025 at 11:00 a.m. to discuss the capital improvement project list
- Contracting out city clerk services discussed at length; no action recorded
City Council
The Bovey City Council tabled a proposed Itasca County Sheriff's police service contract until its next meeting and scheduled a special 2/26/25 meeting to discuss it. The council approved an employment contract for City Clerk Brianna Liubakka by roll call (5-0), approved the CBT Amendment (5-0), approved the 2024 Financial Statement, and approved purchasing Banyon Utility Software with two members abstaining. It also approved a $1,224.33 Martin Snowplow repair quote and set a special meeting for a capital improvement project list.
- Tabled Itasca County Sheriff's police service contract until next meeting
- Scheduled special Council meeting 2/26/25 at 10 a.m. for capital improvement list and police contract discussion
- Approved City Clerk employment contract with Brianna Liubakka (5-0 roll call)
- Approved CBT Amendment (5-0 roll call)
- Approved purchase of Banyon Utility Software (passed; L. Meyer and N. Meyer abstained)
- Approved 2024 Financial Statement (all in favor)
- Approved Martin Snowplow quote of $1,224.33 to repair/rebuild the 3/4 ton plow (all in favor)
- Approved consent agenda with correction to 1/15/25 minutes (all in favor)
City Council
The Bovey City Council approved contracting with Bolton & Menk for 2025 engineering services, and approved a reduced-rate consultant proposal from Public Works' Rick Rogich. The council also approved hiring Reisa Abercrombie as City Clerk, with Brianna Liubakka as alternate, and approved a liability coverage waiver form. A discussion was held on possibly contracting police services through the Itasca County Sheriff's Office, with a draft contract requested.
- Approved contracting with Bolton & Menk for 2025 engineering services (all in favor)
- Approved Rick Rogich's consultant proposal at $350/month until licenses obtained (all in favor)
- Approved hiring Reisa Abercrombie as City Clerk (all in favor)
- Approved Brianna Liubakka as alternate City Clerk hire (all in favor)
- Approved liability coverage waiver form (all in favor)
City Council
The Bovey City Council appointed Neal Robyn to fill the vacant council seat left by Trevor Guyer, approved Resolution 25-01-06, and voted to terminate the police services contract with Coleraine. The council also approved several appointments and payments, including $3,167.15 for skating rink hydrants, and tabled the city engineer appointment and a land sale discussion.
- Appointed Neal Robyn to fill vacant council seat (3-0, L. Meyer abstaining)
- Approved Resolution 25-01-06 declaring vacancy and appointing new council member (4-0)
- Approved consent agenda minus $600 WMMBP contribution (4-0)
- Appointed Deb Trboyevich as interim planning & zoning board member (4-1)
- Approved annual appointments including mayor pro tem, street inspector, and fire board (4-0)
- Voted to extinguish police services contract with Coleraine (4-0)
- Voted to take back patrol car and equipment by Jan 17 (4-0)
- Approved $3,167.15 payment to DSG for skating rink hydrants (4-0)
🗳️ How they voted (2 roll-call votes)
City Council
The Bovey City Council accepted Council Member Trevor Guyer's resignation and tabled a resolution declaring the vacancy until the next meeting to vet interested applicants. The council also set 2025 meeting dates, made several appointments, and approved authorized signers for bank accounts.
- Accepted Council Member Trevor Guyer's resignation (all in favor)
- Tabled resolution declaring council vacancy until next meeting
- Set 2025 meeting dates: first and third Wednesday at 6:00 p.m.
- Appointed Council Person Lauren Meyer as Mayor Pro Tem
- Approved authorized signers on bank accounts: Tony Yunk, Lauren Meyer, Jestine Casey, Tara Halling (unanimous)
- Approved attendance at LMC training (all in favor)
- Approved issuing check to Do-bid for dump truck tax
- Adjourned meeting at 6:55 p.m. (all in favor)