Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:36:02 -0700WeeblyMon, 20 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.colfaxnd.org/council-meeting-minutes/regular-council-meeting-7202025​City of Colfax – Regular Council Meeting 7/20/2025
The regular July meeting of the Colfax City Council was called to order by Council Member Gauslow at 7:07pm. Present were Council Members Scott Gauslow, Kali Wang, and Ben Watkins. Absent were Mayor Kyle Krump and Council Member Tom Steinolfson. Audience members in attendance were Zach Hatting with Interstate Engineering, Nancy Kelly, Inis Frankl, Bonnie Gylland, Lyle Boehm, and Tom Wulfkuhle.
Gauslow called the meeting to order at 7:07pm. Wang and Watkins introduced themselves to the attendees. Gauslow recognized the audience and asked for public comment. Bonnie Gylland brought forth rust concerns in her home. Kyle has been in discussion with her and is working with Justin Reiland on getting it resolved. Gauslow will contact Justin to see what the timeline is.
Old Business
Zach Hatting with Interstate Engineering gave an update on the EPAC project. They were finally able to get the final bills from R&R; however, the City still needs the final bills from Interstate before submitting the final loan draw.
Hatting reported that the Reserve is mostly complete, however they are still waiting for a light pole and one backordered electrical component. Once the pole is installed, the project can be closed out.
Hatting is working on updating the facility plan report for the reservoir expansion, and is working with Tom Steinolfson on some funding options.
Lyle Boehm reported that the bonding paperwork is complete and the paperwork has been provided to the City. Hatting stated that Interstate Engineering will be moving forward with the contractor on construction.
The meeting minutes of the 6/24/2026 City Council meeting were reviewed. Watkins motioned to approve minutes as presented, seconded by Wang. Carried.
June financials were presented. Wang motioned to approve the financials as presented, seconded by Watkins. Role Call vote: Watkins – yes, Wang – yes, Gauslow – yes. Carried.
July bills were presented. Watkins motioned to approve the bills as presented, adding a bill to Serkland Law for $425, seconded by Wang. Roll Call vote: Wang – yes, Watkins – yes, Gauslow – yes. Carried.
A Change Order and a Project Initiation and Acceptance forms were presented for the EPAC project. Watkins motioned to approve Krump signing the forms, seconded by Wang. Role Call vote: Watkins – yes, Wang – yes, Gauslow – yes. Carried.
Gauslow touched on the water issues the City experienced over the past week. An electric company hit a water line while digging, thus causing local reservoirs to be drained and limiting the water available in the area. SEWU struggled to supply enough water to multiple local communities, not just the Colfax area.
No updated regarding the Lagoon Expansion.
Regarding the street repairs/maintenance, Minn-kota did provide some dust control along their street, and all other roads have been bladed and treated with dust control.
The City attorney provided some feedback regarding the Boehm developer’s agreement. Further discussion will be had at the next meeting.
Nancy Kelly provided the closing company with the purchase agreement for the Colfax Meadows 3 lot. City will move forward with the closing.
Watkins offered the 2nd reading of the proposed public comment policy. Discussion was held. Watkins motioned to approve the 2nd reading, seconded by Wang. Carried.
The Sales Tax designation was tabled until August meeting.
Discussion was held regarding the new fireworks application. Under Section 6, a $1,000,000 value was assigned to the minimum amount of general liability required. The Ordinance and the application will be available on the City website shortly.
Wang motioned to have Tom Waulfkuhle move forward with refinishing the community center floor, seconded by Watkins. Carried. Skoog will continue to work on cleaning and composing paperwork for outlining a contract, list of cleaning requirements, and a rental deposit. Ben Schutt will spray weeds around the community center. Council needs to consider a more solid community board out front.
The proposed 2027 city budget was tabled until next meeting.
New Business
A building permit application was presented for 210 Neuman Blvd. Watkins motioned to approve the application, seconded by Wang. Carried.
A building permit application was presented for 212 Laverne Lane. Wang motioned to approve the application, seconded by Watkins. Carried.
Discussion of the Certificate of Non-conformance was tabled until the next meeting.
Discussion of the JPA loan forgiveness was tabled until the next meeting.
Discussion of the Resident Mowing was tabled until the next meeting.
The City Council reorganization was tabled until the next meeting when all members are present.
There being no further business, Watkins made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Wang.  Carried. Adjourned at 8:45 pm.
]]>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.colfaxnd.org/council-meeting-minutes/regular-council-meeting-6242026​City of Colfax – Regular Council Meeting 6/24/2026
The regular June meeting of the Colfax City Council was called to order by Mayor Krump at 7:00pm. Present were Mayor Kyle Krump, Council Members Shaun Jacobson, Tom Steinolfson via phone and Scott Gauslow. Absent was Jesse Moch. Audience members in attendance were Zach Hatting with Interstate Engineering, Inis Frankl, Lyle Boehm, Nancy Kelly, Scott Birchfield, and Sid Berg.
Krump called for public comment. No public comment. Krump recognized the audience.
The meeting minutes of the 5/18/2026, 5/28/2026, and 6/3/2026 council meetings were reviewed. Steinolfson motioned to approve minutes as presented, seconded by Gauslow. Carried.
May financials were presented. Gauslow motioned to approve the financials as presented, seconded by Steinolfson. Role Call vote: Gauslow – yes, Steinolfson – yes, Krump – yes. Carried.
June bills were presented. Steinolfson motioned to approve the bills as presented, adding bills for Marsh McLennan for $1,004 and TJM Trucking for $14,515.20, seconded by Gauslow. Roll Call vote: Steinolfson – yes, Gauslow – yes, Krump – yes. Carried.
Old Business
Zach Hatting with Interstate Engineering provided an update regarding the lack of communication from R&R. The City attorney sent a letter to R&R today urging them to resolve the issue as soon as possible, allowing the City to close out the loan and proceed with special assessments. Krump will contact the attorney on next steps if no communication is received by July 1.
Zach reported that Reserve is mostly complete, with only a couple punch list items left. Seeding will be finished once Cass County Electric is done.
Interstate Engineering is doing a final review of the engineering agreement and should have it back to the City by the end of the week.
Lyle reported that the bonding paperwork is complete except one item. Lyle is working with Interstate Engineering on a list of additional costs. Zach requested that the City include any costs incurred that need to be charged back. Council agreed that all attorney fees and admin fees will be charged back. These fees will need to be added before the City signs the letter. Gauslow motioned to authorize Kyle to sign the bonding summary letter once final costs are determined and added, seconded by Steinolfson.  Call vote: Gauslow – yes, Steinolfson – yes, Krump – yes. Carried.
A building permit application was presented for a remodel of 303 Grant Street N. Gauslow motioned to approve the application, seconded by Steinolfson. Carried.
A building permit application was presented for 203 Laverne Lane. Gauslow motioned to approve the application, seconded by Steinolfson. Carried.
A building permit application was presented for 600 Blaine St N. Steinolfson motioned to approve the application, seconded by Gauslow. Carried.
A building permit application was presented for 306 Neuman Blvd. Jacobson motioned to approve the application, seconded by Gauslow. Carried.
A building permit application was presented for 108 Neuman Blvd. Jacobson motioned to approve the application, seconded by Steinolfson. Carried.
Discussion on the Reservoir expansion was tabled for the July council meeting.
Discussion on the Lagoon Expansion was tabled for the July council meeting.
Discussion on Street Repairs was tabled for the July council meeting.
Regarding the Colfax Meadows 3 lot purchase, Krump has received about 1/3 of the amendment signatures and is working on collecting the rest. Council agrees to move forward with the purchase agreement before all signatures are complete.
Discussion on the ETZ was tabled for the July council meeting.
Krump is working with the City attorney regarding the Stubson property.
The 2nd reading of Ordinance 2026-3, Amending Section 4.506 of Article 5 of Chapter 4 Relating to Exceptions to Fireworks Restrictions, took place. Discussion was held. Steinolfson motioned to approve the second reading as presented, seconded by Jacobson. Role Call vote: Steinolfson – yes, Gauslow – yes, Jacobson – yes. Carried.
The 2nd reading of Ordinance 2026-4, Model “D” Ordinance Floodplain Management, took place. Discussion was held. Jacobson motioned to approve the second reading, seconded by Steinolfson. Role Call vote: Jacobson – yes, Steinolfson – yes, Gauslow – yes. Carried.
Discussion was held regarding further information Skoog received on the 3% budget cap. A final proposed budget will be presented at the July meeting.
TJM was a few weeks behind on getting gravel laid in town and just finished yesterday. Dust control can now happen. Scott Birchfield asked if he could help maintain the road out to his place since it’s so narrow and the grader is pulling up too much sod. He is also able to use the pile of gravel to help maintain the road.
New Business
JPA loan forgiveness – the loan was used for city planning and agreement was for a certain number of hookups to happen prior to a deadline. Questions were had regarding which developments were actually included in the number and which weren’t. Discussion was held. Krump will discuss with Amy & Nathan further later.
A spigot near Gylland’s property will be removed, along with an unused spigot next to the church.
The draft of the Public Comment Policy was reviewed and discussion was held. Small adjustments will be made and a final draft will be presented at the July meeting.
Election canvassing occurred on June 22nd. At the time of the meeting, final results had not yet been received from the County office.
Skoog requested that the council allow her to hire someone to give the community center a good cleaning. Further discussion will be held to require rental deposits going forward.
Skoog reported that a City resident received a false letter claiming to be signed by the City of Colfax. Skoog confirmed with the resident that no such letter was actually sent from the City.
There being no further business, Jacobson made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Gauslow.  Carried. Adjourned at 8:29 pm.
]]>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.colfaxnd.org/council-meeting-minutes/special-council-meeting-632026​City of Colfax – Special Meeting 6/3/2026
A special meeting of the Colfax City Council was called to order by Mayor Krump at 7:00am. Present were Mayor Kyle Krump, Council Members Tom Steinolfson and Scott Gauslow. Absent were Jesse Moch and Shaun Jacobson. No other attendees.
A building permit application for a shop at Block 1 Lot 12 in Trackside for Watkins was presented. Discussion was held. Steinolfson motioned to approve the application, seconded by Gauslow. Carried.
Discussion was held on residents locating their own property pins prior to building. A conversation will be had with the city attorney on how to move forward.
There being no further business, Gauslow made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Steinolfson.  Carried. Adjourned at 7:12am.  
]]>Thu, 28 May 2026 17:32:03 GMThttp://www.colfaxnd.org/council-meeting-minutes/special-council-meeting-5282026​City of Colfax – Special Meeting 5/28/2026
A special meeting of the Colfax City Council was called to order by Mayor Krump 12:00pm. Present were Mayor Kyle Krump, Council Members Tom Steinolfson and Scott Gauslow. Absent was Jesse Moch and Shaun Jacobson. Also in attendance was Kim Berseth and Tamera Frankl.
Krump called the meeting to order at 12:00pm. Although Bevy’s Giving Tree has received approval from the City to hold gaming at the Colfax Bar, it will take some time for their paperwork to be completed. Krump spoke to Horace Lions yesterday to see if they would be interested in gaming at the Colfax Bar until Bevy’s is up and running. Sandy was also a part of that conversation and agreed to this, ensuring no lapse in gaming. It was confirmed that two organizations can be approved to having gaming at the site. Steinolfson motioned to approve the application submitted by Horace Lions Club for gaming at the Colfax Bar, seconded by Gauslow. Carried.
There being no further business, Gauslow made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Steinolfson.  Carried. Adjourned at 12:06pm.
]]>Mon, 18 May 2026 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.colfaxnd.org/council-meeting-minutes/regular-council-meeting-5182026City of Colfax – Regular Council Meeting 5/18/2025
The regular May meeting of the Colfax City Council was called to order by Mayor Krump at 7:02pm. Present were Mayor Kyle Krump, Council Members Shaun Jacobson, Jesse Moch, Tom Steinolfson, and Scott Gauslow. Audience members in attendance were Zach Hatting with Interstate Engineering, Inis Frankl, and Adam Marohl.
Krump recognized the audience. Interstate Engineering reviewed the redlined copy of the updated engineer’s agreement and touched on a couple suggested changes that their attorney stated cannot be changed. Steinolfson motioned to adopt the changes provided by Interstate Engineering, and allow Kyle to sign the agreement once the City attorney agrees with the changes, seconded by Gauslow. Role Call vote: Gauslow – yes, Steinolfson – yes, Moch – yes, Jacobson – yes.
Krump brought forth some resident concerns that there was a ditch being dug along their back yard between Colfax Meadows 3 and Colfax Reseve. Zach confirmed that this ditch is outside of their actual property line, and stated that Interstate Engineering will come out and post laths, showing where actual property lines are for resident visibility. Due to the existing treeline, the drainage ditch will need to shift a bit; however, this will go outside of the established easement. Zach will work with Nathan on expanding the easement to save the trees. If that doesn’t happen, then the trees will need to be removed. Discussion was held. Zach will update the council once he knows more.
Zach provided an update regarding the EPAC lift station project and the lack of communication from R&R. Interstate Engineering is unable to reach R&R, despite multiple attempts via emails, phone calls, and messages. The City attorney will be consulted as to how they recommend we proceed.
Boehm reported that loan documents were signed last week for Boehm Development, stating that the bonding needs a signed developer’s agreement with the City. Krump will have the City attorney work on redlining the old agreement to be brought to Boehm for further discussion.
Regarding the lagoon expansion, the City is waiting for the land owner to reach out to move forward with the land purchase. Steinolfson requested that Kristen at Interstate Engineering research the possibility of going through USDA for funding and grants for the lagoon.
Discussion was held regarding placing more gravel on new development roads before the project is closed. Zach will discuss with Nathan to see if we can increase the gravel road spec in Colfax Reserve from 6” to 8”.
The meeting minutes of the 4/6/2026 Tax Equalization meeting and the City Council meeting were reviewed. Gauslow motioned to approve minutes as presented, seconded by Steinolfson. Carried.
The meeting minutes of the 5/6/2026 City Council meeting were reviewed. Steinolfson motioned to approve minutes as presented, seconded by Jacobson. Carried.
April financials were presented. Jacobson motioned to approve the financials as presented, seconded by Steinolfson. Role Call vote: Steinolfson – yes, Moch – yes, Jacobson – yes, Gauslow – yes. Carried.
May bills were presented. Steinolfson motioned to approve the bills as presented, adding a bill to Jen Skoog for $108.89, seconded by Gauslow. Roll Call vote: Moch – yes, Steinolfson – yes, Gauslow – yes, Jacobson – yes. Carried.
Discussion was held regarding the EPAC special assessment committee. City attorney will reach out to Amy Clark, and then will set up an initial meeting with the committee.
No building permits to review.
Dust control was discussed. City will need to wait for road restrictions to lift before adding more gravel, along with a grading pass. Gravel will likely will be applied mid-June.
The 1st reading of Ordinance 2026-3, Amending Section 4.506 of Article 5 of Chapter 4 Relating to Exceptions to Fireworks Restrictions, took place. Discussion was held. Steinolfson motioned to approve the first reading, seconded by Jacobson. Carried. A second reading of the ordinance will take place at the June meeting.
Two gaming applications, Bevy’s Giving Tree and Horace Lions, were presented to the council. Steinolfson motioned to approve the gaming application from Bevy’s Giving Tree seconded by Gauslow. Role Call vote: Jacobson – yes, Gauslow – yes, Steinolfson – Yes, Moch – yes. Carried.
Multiple mowing bids were presented to the council for both City property and for the Ball Diamonds. Discussion was held. Moch motioned to both bids from Trace Bakke for City property and the Lagoon, seconded by Jacobson. Carried. Jacobson motioned to accept the mowing bid from K&K for the ball diamonds, seconded by Steinolfson. Carried.
New Business
The 1st reading of Ordinance 2026-4, Model “D” Ordinance Floodplain Management, took place. Discussion was held. It was noted that this ordinance has been revised in the original was passed due to feedback from National Flood Insurance Program Coordinator. Gauslow motioned to approve the first reading, seconded by Moch. Carried. A second reading of the ordinance will take place at the June meeting.
Discussion was held regarding the new Public Comment Process being required by State law. Skoog will pass along the discussed information to the City attorney.
Skoog presented information on the iWorQ Portal. Discussion held. No decision made.
Adam brought forth concerns regarding the ditch being dug behind his house. Further discussion was held.
Discussion was held regarding the 2027 City Budget. Skoog needs to discuss the 3% cap and growth allowance with the county. Topic tabled until June meeting.
Due to scheduling conflicts, the regular June meeting will be held Wednesday, June 24th at 7pm, NOT June 15th.                                                                                          
The well between Gauslow’s and Gylland’s needs to be removed. Krump will get a bid to have it removed.
There being no further business, Moch made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Jacobson.  Carried. Adjourned at 10:24 pm.
]]>Wed, 06 May 2026 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.colfaxnd.org/council-meeting-minutes/special-council-meeting-562026​City of Colfax – Special Meeting 5/6/2026
A special meeting of the Colfax City Council was called to order by Council Member Jacobson at 7:00am. Present were Council Members Shaun Jacobson, Tom Steinolfson, and Scott Gauslow. Absent was Kyle Krump, Jesse Moch, and Auditor Skoog. No other attendees.
A building permit application for a deck at 210 Laverne Lane was presented. Steinolfson motioned to approve the application, seconded by Gauslow. Carried.
A building permit application for a shed at 604 Gerald Way was presented. Steinolfson motioned to approve the application, seconded by Gauslow. Carried.
Discussion was held regarding the attorney’s updated version of the proposed engineering agreement with Interstate Engineering. Council agreed to have Auditor Skoog pass along the revised agreement to Interstate Engineering for their review.
Discussion was held on ‘out’ buildings and to have siding detailed in the application process, even though it is described in the city ordinances.
There being no further business, Gauslow made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Steinolfson.  Carried. Adjourned at 7:18am.
]]>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.colfaxnd.org/council-meeting-minutes/city-equalization-meeting-4202026​City of Colfax – Tax Equalization Meeting 4/20/2026
The Equalization Meeting of the Colfax City Council was called to order by Mayor Krump at 7:03pm. Present were Mayor Kyle Krump, Council Members Shaun Jacobson, Jesse Moch, Tom Steinolfson, and Scott Gauslow. Audience members in attendance were Wendy Matejcek with Richland County Assessor’s Office, Sid Berg, Nancy Kelly, Lyle Boehm, and Sienna Houle with ND Rural Water.
Jacobson recognized the audience and turned the meeting over to Wendy with the Richland County Assessor’s Office. Wendy talked through the Sales Ratio Study, the Credits and Exemptions, Mobile Home Report, and the City Taxable Valuation & Mills information on the handouts provided to the council. Wendy indicated that The 44 Venue is expected to apply for the PILOT program, however nothing has yet been received by the City for review/approval. Inquiries were also made regarding what qualifies as farm exempt, how long the JPA is tax exempt, and if the church-owned property is exempt in every city.
Due to rate changes, Wendy presented an updated contract between Richland County and Colfax to provide assessment services. Moch motioned to approve singing the new contract as presented, seconded by Jacobson. Role Call vote: Gauslow – yes, Steinolfson – yes, Moch – yes, Jacobson – yes. Carried.
Gauslow motioned to approve the Richland County Assessor’s Office Report as presented, seconded by Jacobson. Role Call vote: Steinolfson – yes, Moch – yes, Jacobson – yes, Gauslow – yes. Carried.
Moch motioned to adjourn the City of Colfax Equalization Meeting, seconded by Gauslow. Carried. Adjourned at 7:35pm.
]]>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.colfaxnd.org/council-meeting-minutes/regular-council-meeting-4202026​City of Colfax – Regular Council Meeting 4/20/2025
The regular April meeting of the Colfax City Council was called to order by Mayor Krump at 7:35pm. Present were Mayor Kyle Krump, Council Members Shaun Jacobson, Jesse Moch, Tom Steinolfson, and Scott Gauslow. Audience members in attendance were Sid Berg, Nancy Kelly, Lyle Boehm, and Sienna Houle with ND Rural Water.
Krump recognized the audience. Sienna Houle with ND Rural Water was present to discuss GIS mapping of the City’s entire water system, making the city water system available with an online platform accessible by anyone designated by the City. ND Rural Water offers much less expensive options than engineering firms to help cities map out the water systems. The cost is $50 for them to come in and locate all items within the city. There is an additional charge for the online mapping system. Diamond Map is highly recommended by ND Rural Water, which costs $132 per year for unlimited users. If the City decides to move forward, ND Rural Water can easily have the project complete yet this summer. Moch motioned to move forward with the mapping project with ND Rural Water, seconded by Gauslow. Role Call vote: Moch – yes, Jacobson – yes, Gauslow – yes, Steinolfson – yes. Carried.
The meeting minutes of the 3/16/2026 City Council meeting were reviewed. Jacobson motioned to approve minutes as presented, seconded by Steinolfson. Carried.
February financials were presented. Discussion was held on the sales tax income and exactly what the funds should be dedicated to. Krump will contact the attorney on the proper process on how to dedicate these monies to a specific fund. Moch motioned to approve the financials as presented, seconded by Jacobson. Role Call vote: Jacobson – yes, Gauslow – yes, Steinolfson – yes, Moch – yes. Carried.
April bills were presented. Steinolfson motioned to approve the bills as presented, adding a bill to Richland County for $1,437 and John Myers for $1,000, seconded by Jacobson. Roll Call vote: Gauslow – yes, Steinolfson – yes, Moch – yes, Jacobson – yes. Carried.
Krump confirmed that the City does have a tractor lined up with Myers for 2026-27 snow removal next year.
Old Business
No update regarding the final EPAC bills. Special Assessment committee should be meeting soon.
KPH should be in town soon to finish up the roads/grading in Colfax Reserves. Discussion was held regarding concerns of road widths and ditch slopes.
Regarding the Boehm Development, Lyle was present and provided an update to the Council. Lyle told his contractor, JAV, that they can’t start until road restrictions are lifted, and Lyle has finished the funding and bonding process. Lyle confirmed that the funding and bonding hasn’t progressed or changed since last Fall. Krump reminded Lyle that the developer’s agreement is expired and needs to be resubmitted to the City. Lyle stated he does not know an anticipated completion date, and hopes to get more information from the bank within the next week.  Council requested that Lyle submit a new, completed building permit application for 401 Boehm Way.
A building permit application for 205 Laverne was presented to the council. Steinolfson motioned to approve the building permit application as presented, seconded by Jacobson. Carried.
A building permit application for 101 Neuman was presented to the council. Moch motioned to approve the building permit application as presented, seconded by Steinolfson. Carried.
Council discussed holding an additional monthly meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at 7am to review/approve any building permit applications. This additional meeting will start in May.
No update regarding the Reservoir Expansion.
No update regarding the Lagoon Expansion.
Gauslow reported that streets will be bladed by the end of the week, and they will try to blade them every 2 weeks. He went around town with Tim Hudson and developed a gravel plan for the city. Discussion was held regarding an email with a prospective contact for dust control. Discussion was held about trying to regrade the road around the community center/bar and at the end of Broadway to get water to run off the road to avoid as much mud and soft roads.
Discussion was held regarding a purchase agreement for the lot in Colfax Meadows 3. Krump and Skoog will work to have it finalized.
Gauslow and Jacobson conducted interviews on Friday April 17th with 3 prospects for the City Contractor work that needs to be done. Moch motioned to extend an offer to Ben Schutt for the city contractor position for $30/hour, and if declined, then move the offer to Pete Krump, seconded by Steinolfson. Role Call vote: Steinolfson – yes, Moch – yes, Jacobson – yes, Gauslow – yes. Carried.
It was decided that the City would entertain mowing bids again for the 2025 season, and potentially have the City Contractor perform this duty starting 2027.  A flyer asking for bids will be posted immediately, and the deadline to submit bids is May 14th.
The Lions Club gaming site application was tabled until the next meeting. Another application for a different applicant will be brought to the May meeting.
New Business
Skoog will send out the fireworks ordinance to the Council and ask for revision options, input, and permitting process options. Kyle will also discuss this with the attorney.
The Council will review the 2027 budget during the May 18th council meeting.
There being no further business, Jacobson made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Moch.  Carried. Adjourned at 10:02 pm.
]]>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.colfaxnd.org/council-meeting-minutes/regular-council-meeting-3162026​City of Colfax – Regular Council Meeting 3/16/2026
The regular March meeting of the Colfax City Council was called to order by Mayor Krump at 7:01pm. Present were Mayor Kyle Krump, Council Members Scott Gauslow, Jesse Moch, Tom Steinolfson, Shaun Jacobson, and auditor Jen Skoog. Audience members in attendance were Inis Frankl, Nancy Kelly, Nathan Moen, Zach Hatting with Interstate Engineering. William Wischer and Ian McLean with Serkland Law Firm joined the meeting at 8pm.
Krump recognized the audience. There was no discussion from the audience.
The meeting minutes of the 2/16/2026 City Council meeting were reviewed. Jacobson motioned to approve minutes as presented, seconded by Moch. Carried.
February financials were presented. Discussion was held. Gauslow motioned to approve the financials as presented, seconded by Jacobson. Role Call vote: Gauslow – yes, Steinolfson – yes, Moch – yes, Jacobson – yes.
March bills were presented. Moch motioned to approve the bills as presented, seconded by Gauslow. Roll Call vote: Steinolfson – yes, Moch – yes, Jacobson – yes, Gauslow – yes
Old Business
Interstate Engineering continues to work with R&R regarding their final EPAC invoice. Zach has been waiting to setup a meeting with them to finish up the final bill.
Zach talked to KPH regarding the Reserve project, and they are hoping to be back in May with about 2 weeks of work left to finish up the road. Due to some issues with people driving on the unfinished road, Zach will have KPH get some barricades to prevent traffic from driving on it until complete.
Krump received a call from a realtor regarding the status of the current Boehm development. There has been no further communication from Lyle on the updated building permit for 401 Boehm Way.
No new building permit requests.
Zach provided the agreement for engineering services for the reservoir expansion project. Hatting reviewed the agreement information and commented on the two different agreements drafted up. Timing is difficult to pin down since so much relies on the facility plan process. Hatting is waiting for some clarification from DWR on exactly which lots can be considered part of the current city need. Discussion was held. Once an attorney is secured, the council would like them to look over the IE agreement before signing. Steinolfson motioned to approve the engineering agreement presented, contingent upon review of the new city attorney, seconded by Jacobson. Role call: Moch – yes, Jacobson – yes, Gauslow – yes, Steinolfson – yes.
The City attorney needs to work on a purchase agreement for purchase of additional land for the lagoon expansion and the City requests that they be involved in the land acquisition meeting.
Gauslow called Glacier Ent and asked about having an inspection done to determine the need and timing for city road blading. Gauslow will contact him this week to see about coming out soon.
The City has received 3 inquiries interested in the open City contractor position. Gauslow and Jacobson volunteered to contact these potential applicants to discuss the job further and bring forth a recommendation to the council at the next meeting. The deadline for communicating interest is March 20th.
The 2nd reading of Ordinance 2026-2, Ordinance 2026-2, Model “D” Floodplain Management, took place. Discussion was held. Moch motioned to approve the Ordinance as read, seconded by Steinolfson. Role Call vote: Moch - yes, Jacobson - yes, Steinolfson – yes, Gauslow – yes.
Gauslow contacted Cass County Electric regarding having lights fixed in the cul-de-sac.
2026 City Elections are coming up on June 9th. There are 2 city positions and 2 park board positions up for election. All paperwork must be turned into the City Auditor by 4pm April 6th to be included on the ballot. All information can be found on the city website at www.colfaxnd.org.
New Business
The City Tax Equalization Meeting will be held on April 20th at 7pm at the Colfax Community Center.
City-Wide Clean-up will take place on June 2nd. Information can be found on the city website.
Fireworks in city limits is currently prohibited; this includes at the The 44 Venue. Discussion was held. The council further discussed a possible permitting process, with any necessary adjustments made to the City ordinances.
Krump will keep in contact with Nancy Kelly and the new city attorney to proceed with a purchase agreement for a city-owned lot.
Moch emailed out a proposed revision to the city ordinances to council members for review and discussion. Moch recommended the council members review the documents, proceed with a  legal review, and then setup a committee to finalize the review and proceed with the process. Council will have reviewed proposal for the April meeting.
Ian McClean & William Wisher with Serkland Law Firm introduced themselves. Council members proceeded with various questions. Steinolfson motioned to appoint Serkland Law Firm as the attorney for the City, seconded by Jacobson. Role Call: Jacobson – yes, Gauslow – yes, Steinolfson – yes, Moch – yes.
There being no further business, Moch made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Gauslow.  Carried. Adjourned at 8:40 pm.
]]>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.colfaxnd.org/council-meeting-minutes/regular-council-meeting-2162026​City of Colfax – Regular Council Meeting 2/16/2026
The regular February meeting of the Colfax City Council was called to order by Council Member Jacobson at 7:00pm. Present were Council Members Scott Gauslow, Jesse Moch, Tom Steinolfson, Shaun Jacobson, and auditor Jen Skoog. Absent was Mayor Kyle Krump. Audience members in attendance were Inis Frankl, Nancy Kelly, and Joe Schmidt.
Jacobson recognized the audience. There was no discussion from the audience.
The meeting minutes of the 1/27/2026 City Council meeting were reviewed. Steinolfson motioned to approve minutes as presented, seconded by Gauslow. Carried.
January financials were presented. Discussion was held. Moch motioned to approve the financials as presented, seconded by Gauslow. Role Call vote: Moch – yes, Steinolfson – yes, Gauslow – Yes.
February bills were presented. Gauslow motioned to approve the bills as presented, adding Todd Johnson bill for $8,427 and Average Joe bill for $2,165, seconded by Steinolfson. Roll Call vote: Gauslow – yes, Steinolfson – yes, Moch – yes.
Old Business
Zach Hatting sent an email providing a preliminary timeline for the reservoir expansion/water tower project. Discussion was held. It is estimated that if the process was to start in March 2026, we can expect a completion date of late 2028.
Hatting also provided via email a $55k estimate on a Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map updating. Discussion was held. Council agreed that they need to move forward, however $55k is much more than what can be spent on this project. Moch will work on starting an Ordinance draft for the council to review and start working on.
Regarding the EPAC project, the City is still waiting on the final bill. Once Krump is back, the EPAC committee will start meeting.
There was no update on the Colfax Reserve project.
The City is currently waiting for the new City Attorney to take position before moving forward on the Boehm Development issues.
Resolution 2026-01, Resolution Increasing Permit Application Cost (Non-Commercial), was presented to the council. Gauslow motiond to approve the resolution as presented, seconded by Steinolfson. Discussion was held. Role Call vote: Steinolfson – yes, Gauslow – yes, Moch – yes, Jacobson – yes.
The 2nd reading of Ordinance 2026-1, Amending Sections 8-85 Codes Adopted, took place. Discussion was held. Moch motioned to approve the Ordinance as read, seconded by Steinolfson. Role Call vote: Moch - yes, Gauslow - yes, Steinolfson – yes.
Regarding the Reservoir Expansion, further discussion was held regarding the email from Zach and the timeline provided. Council discussed thoughts on having Interstate Engineering continue to work with the city, and requested that Interstate Engineering send the current contract so the council can have the city attorney look it over. Moch will contact the attorney.
The Lagoon expansion topic was tabled until the next meeting.
Gauslow had a discussion with individual who blades the City roads, indicating that it was too early to cut/blade the roads, and in doing so would cause more of a mess. Discussion was held, and the council will continue to keep an eye on the roads.
Moch requested that the attorney meet with the council in the next few weeks to work on moving forward. The Attorney confirmed he will be at the March 16th meeting.
Steinolfson located information with the county regarding the Stubson property, and is working with the state to see if the well has been capped. Steinolfson will continue working on this.
The City received new keys for the water pumphouse. Skoog will place a lock box at the station with the new key.
The job posing for the new city employee will be going out within a week.
The 1st reading of Ordinance 2026-2, Model “D” Floodplain Management, took place. Discussion was held. The 2nd reading will take place at the regular March meeting.
New Business
City and Park Board elections will be taking place June 9th. Further information can be found on the City website.
Gauslow will have the lights in the cul-de-sac repaired.
It was noted that Jen will be gone March 5-15. A message will be sent out to all city residents informing them of the City office being closed.
There being no further business, Gauslow made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Moch.  Carried. Adjourned at 8:43 pm.
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