Mayor Kaemingk called the regular Brier City Council Meeting to order at 7:00 PM.

Roll Call:

Present: Mayor Kaemingk, Councilmembers Gallagher, Krienke, Lockhart, Marley, Moran, Nick, and Rosman.

Staff: Clerk-Treasurer Swisher and Public Works Supervisor Smith.

Public Requests & Oral Communications:

Maria Buell, Brier, stated she is concerned with the condition of the roads during the snow event and believes the City should acquire some type of de-icing mechanism for the safety of everyone and especially people who still need to commute to work even during a snow event. She hopes the Council will consider using something going forward.

Reports of Committees & City Officials:

Mayor Kaemingk discussed our snow event and thanked Steve Smith our Public Works Supervisor for working from home last week while ill and directing staff. He also thanked public works staff Tim and Marcus for their efforts and extra hours they put in to help deal with the road conditions. In addition, he thanked the public for their emails about issues to help us improve our service. Mayor Kaemingk went onto discuss our plows, the weather, de-icing, salt, the good and the bad. He thanked our police officers for their assistance during the snow event as well.

Public Works Supervisor, Steve Smith discussed how and why we handle the snow events in the manner that we do.

Councilmember Nick reviewed the claim checks on December 28^th.

Councilmember Marley met with the Public Works crew prior to Christmas, and he noted a few of the highlights of the projects that they accomplished throughout the year.

Approval of Minutes:

Mayor Kaemingk opened for consideration approval of the Brier City Council Minutes of December 14, 2021. Motion: Approve the Brier City Council Minutes of December 14, 2021, Moved by Councilmember Marley, Seconded by Councilmember Lockhart. Motion Carried.

New Business:

Mayor Kaemingk opened for consideration the Personal Services Agreement with Nick Almquist. Mayor Kaemingk gave an overview of the process that the City employed for the selection. Nick Almquist was given an opportunity to introduce himself to the Council. Councilmember Krienke discussed his interview process with Mr. Almquist. Motion: Approve the Personal Services Agreement with Nick Almquist, Moved by Councilmember Krienke, Seconded by Councilmember Lockhart. Motion Carried.

Miscellaneous Business by Call of Councilmembers & City Officials:

Councilmember Krienke stated that he would like to discuss the rebranding at the next meeting.

Auditing of Accounts:

Mayor Kaemingk opened for consideration approval of the December 2021 Payroll Checks. Motion: Approve the December 2021 Payroll Checks No. 43333 through No. 43337 and EFT transactions in the amount of $135,617.63, Moved by Councilmember Nick, Seconded by Councilmember Gallagher. Motion Carried.

Mayor Kaemingk opened for consideration approval of the December 2021 Claim Checks Motion: Approve the December 2021 Claim Checks No. 43294 through No. 43332 and AFT Transaction in the amount of $161,268.93, Moved by Councilmember Nick, Seconded by Councilmember Gallagher. Motion Carried.

Adjournment

Mayor Kaemingk declared the meeting adjourned at 8:00 PM.