Regular Council Meeting - 3/16/2026

​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.