The commission authorized a renewal of Midco ISP services and delegated authority to IT Director Chad Borgen to sign applicable service orders so the city can keep multi-year pricing and avoid month-to-month government pricing loss. Chad Borgen said current locked-in pricing is expiring in December and January, and staff requested new quotes for another three-year term to avoid higher month-to-month rates.

A motion to approve the Midco service renewal was made and seconded and passed by roll call.

Commissioner Klute, relaying information from Solid Waste Superintendent Dale Fortin, announced the rubble site will be closed on Veterans Day (Tuesday, Nov. 11); Tuesday’s garbage and recycling routes will be handled on Wednesday, Nov. 12, and there will be no yard-waste collection that week. Green-can collection will resume the following week on regular trash day, and the free yard-waste site on 4th Street SE remains open for residents. Commissioners asked whether green cans can still be emptied at the facility when the gate is closed; staff said the kiosk/payment system has not yet been activated but residents can still access the concrete bunkers to dump green cans. City offices will be closed on Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day.