Belgrade city council meeting on October 19

The Belgrade city council meets in regular session on Monday, October 19 at 6 p.m. The meeting agenda summary is posted below.


1. Belgrade Nursing Home administrator report.
2. Consent agenda: city monthly financials plus LMC Insurance Trust Liability Coverage Waiver.
3. Belgrade Fire and Fire Relief report.
4. Belgrade-Brooten Police report.
5. Belgrade Public Works report: including hydrant flushing (this week) and fall clean-up is October 26-30.
6. Belgrade Economic Development Authority report.
7. Discussion and other business, including:
A.) V.F.W. Post 1825 approval to add Sunday liquor for 2026 for prorated fee of $50;
B.) Enterprise funds water and sewer 2027 budget and rates;
C.) Belgrade Museum update;
D.) I.T. services for the city;
8. Next meeting: Monday, November 16 at 6 p.m.

Belgrade city council meets on Monday, August 17

The Belgrade city council meets in regular session on Monday, August 17 at 6 p.m. at the city hall meeting room. The meeting agenda summary is posted below.

1. Belgrade Fire and Fire Relief reports.
2. Belgrade-Brooten Police Department.
3. Belgrade Public Works (season and August Fest workers’ pay).
4. Belgrade Economic Development Authority.
5. Discussion items: Nuisance ordinance 2018-7400-05; Breitbach Construction and HME next steps and fees for new fire station building; 2027 budget and setting budget meeting.
6. Next council meeting: Monday, September 21 at 6 p.m.

Belgrade city council agenda for July 20

The Belgrade city council meets in regular session at 6 p.m. on Monday, July 20 at the city hall meeting chambers. It is open to the public. Pre-registration is required to bring public comments to the meeting.

A meeting agenda summary is forthcoming.


1. Consent agenda: Recent meeting minutes and city / library account payables; June 2026 financials; August Fest requests from the V.F.W. Post 1825 and The Spot for Drinks and Dining LLC.
2. Public forum: Cody Lewis, resident; and Dennis Braegelman, Belgrade Centennial Museum spokesman.
3. Belgrade Fire Department and Fire Relief reports.
4. Belgrade/Brooten Police Board report.
5. Belgrade Public Works: quotes for street maintenance and generators.
6. Belgrade Economic Development Authority.
7. Discussion and other business: election judges resolution, Municipal Hall storage room to rent out; Solar Garden proposal; Geotechnical report for proposed fire station site and recommendation.
8. Closed portion of meeting pursuant to MN Statute 13D.05, Subd. 1(b) and 2(b).
Next meetings: township meeting on Monday, August 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the Belgrade City Hall; regular council meeting on Monday, August 17 at 6 p.m.; and the candidacy filing ends Tuesday, July 28 at 5 p.m. for mayor and council openings.

Belgrade city council meeting on May 18

The Belgrade city council meeting agenda will be posted here over the Memorial Day weekend.

Belgrade city council agenda for April 20

The Belgrade city council met in regular session on Monday, April 20 at 6 p.m. A meeting agenda summary is posted below.

1. Consent agenda: LG220 application for Belgrade Fire Relief to hold their annual raffle on Saturday, August 15.
2. Belgrade Fire Department: summer parades.
3. Belgrade-Brooten Police Board: the next meeting is on Wednesday, May 13 at 6 p.m. at city hall in Belgrade.
4. Belgrade Public Works: road repair quotes for Walker Street and Lowery Avenue.
5. Belgrade Economic Development Authority.
6. Belgrade Planning and Zoning: approval of Mitchell Wall for the Planning Committee.
7. Discussion items: property inspections for unsightly debris and in-operable vehicles; Belgrade Fire Hall, right-of-way permits for Belgrade Co-op to install two road approaches.
8. Next meetings: Belgrade City Council at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 18.

Belgrade city council meeting agenda for March 16

The Belgrade city council meets in regular session on Monday, March 16 at 6 p.m. at the city hall chambers. The meeting is open to the public. The agenda summary is posted below.

1. Belgrade Fire Department and Fire Relief reports: one resignation.
2. Belgrade-Brooten Police Department report: next meeting is Tuesday, March 17 at 6 p.m. in Belgrade.
3. Belgrade Public Works reports: water tower proposals.
4. Belgrade Economic Development Authority.
5. Discussions: Runestone Telecom right-of-way permit application; Certificate of Deposit for the library matures April 1; Belgrade Nursing Home.
6. Next meetings: city council regular meeting, Monday, April 20 at 6 p.m.

Belgrade city council agenda for January 20

The Belgrade city council meets in regular session on Tuesday, January 20 at 6 p.m. The meeting agenda summary is posted below.

1. Consent agenda: Lawful charitable gambling permit for the Belgrade Commercial Club to host Designer Purse Bingo at the VFW on May 8, 2026.
2. Belgrade Fire Department: Fire Relief Association report by secretary Tony Nemmers; and fire station probable budget costs for design/construction from Breitbach Construction, Inc.
3. Belgrade Public Works: Water Main discussion, Team Lab 2026 Rip-Rap program.
4. Belgrade Economic Development Authority.
5. Belgrade Planning/Zoning Committee: the Belgrade Co-operative Association has two land use permits for consideration.
6. Discussion items: 2026 fee schedule, 2025 end-of-year assigned funds, 2026 loss control workshops and elected officials training.
7. Upcoming meetings: Monday, January 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Belgrade Fire Hall with area townships served by BFD; Monday, February 9 at 6 p.m. for a public hearing with the Planning Commission; and regular meeting on Tuesday, February 17 at 6 p.m.

Belgrade city council agenda for November 17

The Belgrade city council meets on Monday, November 17 at 6 p.m. in regular session. The agenda summary is below.


1. Scheduled guests include representatives from West Central Sanitation and Dooley’s Natural Gas. They will discuss upcoming services and costs for their companies.
2. Fire and Fire Relief: start a certificate of deposit for a fire hall.
3. Police Board: the next meeting is November 19 at 6:30 p.m. in Belgrade; they will also mention the speed limit feedback sign on Highway 17 by the nursing home.
4. Public Works.
5. E.D.A.
Discussion: Mexico Querido Mexican Restaurant liquor license for on sale and Sunday liquor.

Next meetings: Monday, December 1 for Truth in Taxation hearing at 6 p.m.; and Monday, December 15 at 6 p.m. with regular session.

Belgrade city council agenda

The Belgrade city council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. on Monday, October 20, at the city hall meeting chambers. The meeting is open to the public. The meeting agenda is being posted below.


1. Consent agenda: September meeting minutes, ACH payables, Belgrade Commercial Club Purse Bingo lawful gambling permit application, October 13 public hearing minutes.
2. Public forum.
3. Belgrade Fire Department: DNR grants.
4. Belgrade-Brooten Police Board.
5. Belgrade Public Works: need of storage for sweeper and 2 snow haulers with lease agreement; tire quotes for irrigators; tire quotes for the PW pickup; fall clean-up is October 27-31.
6. Belgrade Zoning: planning commission follow-up on October 13 public hearing; request letter from the Belgrade Co-op to be able to combine parcels.
7. Belgrade Economic Development Authority.
8. Belgrade Museum.
9. Next meetings: Belgrade Fire Department meeting with local townships on Monday, October 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the fire hall; and regular council meeting on November 17 at 6 p.m.

Belgrade city council agenda for September 15

The Belgrade city council meets in regular session at 6 p.m. on Monday, September 15 at the city hall meeting room. It is open to the public. The meeting agenda summary is posted below.


1. Consent agenda: this includes accounts payable matters for the city of Belgrade, Myrtle Mabee Library plus a lawful charitable gambling application for the B-B-E Wrestling Club for a raffle at The Spot on January 26, 2026.
2. Public forum.
3. Belgrade Fire Department: SEH agreement for professional services for the fire hall project; Fire Prevention Week Open House on Saturday, October 4 at the fire hall from 10 a.m. to noon; leave of absence for a fire department member.
4. Belgrade Public Works: quotes for generators, public works employee review, mower replacement with quotes pending.
5. Belgrade Library: furnace update.
6. Zoning: Belgrade Co-op application to rezone 536 Main Street, 201 Borgerding and 206 Oswald from residential to Light Industry/Warehouse; request from Belgrade Co-op to combine parcels at 520 Morrison Street to one parcel and all parcels at the 1040 U.S. Hwy. 71 address to one; land use application for Belgrade Co-op to install a 5th 30,000-gallon propane tank at the 1040 U.S. Hwy. 71 property.
7. Playground equipment: quotes for playground equipment.
8. Belgrade Economic Development Authority.
9. Discussion and other business: Resolution 2025-11, setting the proposed levy for taxes collectible in 2026; and Resolution 2025-12, stating calendar year 2025 council members designation.
10. Next meetings: regular city council meeting on Monday, October 20 at 6 p.m.; and special city council meeting on Monday, October 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the Belgrade Fire Hall with local townships.

Belgrade city council agenda for June 16

The Belgrade city council met on Monday, June 16 in regular session at 6 p.m. at city hall. The agenda summary is below.

1. Consent agenda: accounts payable items, Belgrade Ambassador Program request of yearly $400 donation.
2. Belgrade Fire Department: Chief Glieden to review Belgrade August Fest parade protocols.
3. Belgrade Public Works: MPCA Class C licenses, hydrant meter quotes, park shelter.
4. Belgrade Economic Development Authority: updates.
5. Myrtle Mabee Library Board: appoint Heidi Anderson to a three-year library board term; custodian raise.
6. Next meeting: the Belgrade city council meets again in regular session on Monday, July 21 at 6 p.m.

Belgrade city council agenda for May 19

The Belgrade city council meets at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 19. The agenda is below.


1. In the consent agenda: May 5 meeting minutes, city of Belgrade accounts payable, May 2025 B-batch, April financials and expenditures.
2. Fire Department report: fire hall designs for new construction and for existing building revisions with additions; SEH assistance with bonding and grant submittals.
3. Planning and zoning report: Belgrade Steel Tank zoning and land use application requests.
4. Public Works report: dust control quotes.
5. Economic Development Authority report.
6. Parks and Recreation report: playground equipment quotes.
7. Employee review for the city clerk.

The next meetings in Belgrade: city council on Monday, June 16 at 6 p.m., and city council on Monday, June 21 at 6 p.m.

Belgrade city council agenda for April 21

The Belgrade city council will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 21 in regular session. The meeting agenda summary is posted below.

1. Consent agenda with bill payments and March 17 meeting minutes approval.
2. Public forum.
3. CDS 2024 audit presentation.
4. General business action items: fire truck light bar quotes, leave of absence request, Belgrade Fire Relief Association LG220 application for exempt permit for cash raffle drawing on August 9 at The Spot, Belgrade Steel Tank request to combine parcels at Langdon Avenue and Walker Street, park playground equipment quotes, employee review.

Belgrade city council agenda for March 17

The Belgrade city council meets tonight, Monday, March 17 at 6 p.m. at the city hall meeting room.

Meeting agenda:
1. Call the meeting to order, and reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Consent agenda items - paying of bills and 2-18-25 meeting minutes approval.
3. Belgrade Fire Department: fire township meeting set for March 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the Belgrade fire hall; light bar for fire truck repair.
4. Belgrade-Brooten Police Department: the next police board meeting is on March 18 at 6 p.m. in Belgrade.
5. Belgrade Public Works Department: action item for purchase of Whitco: Raider 2 320RS Power Washer; action item for library light quote (two styles); information on lead and copper rule.
6. Belgrade Economic Development Authority.
7. Zoning Commission.
8. Action item: zoning commission approved three land use applications, two by Belgrade Steel Tank and one from Precise Ice.
9. Action item: Mediacom franchise agreement with change of terms to 5 years.
10. Action item: Belgrade Library Certificate of Deposit matures.
11. Informational: employee policy.
12. Next city council meeting: Monday, April 21 at 6 p.m.

Belgrade city council meets tonight, Tuesday, February 18

The Belgrade city council meets in regular session on Tuesday, February 18 at 6 p.m. at the city hall meeting room. The agenda is as follows (summary)...

1. Call to order and Pledge of Allegiance.

2. Stearns County Attorney Janelle Kendall - prosecuting attorney report.

3. Belgrade-Brooten Police Report.

4. Belgrade Fire Department report: standard operating guidelines, quote for hydro testing, resignation.

5. Belgrade Public Works report: Johnson Jet Line 5-year cleaning maintenance program price quote; Gopher State One Call training on April 1, and a new email address/account.

6. Mediacom franchise agreement.

7. Belgrade Library building.

8. Closing portion of regular meeting pursuant to MN Statute 13D.05, Subdivision 3.

9. Belgrade Economic Development Authority.

10. January financials, bills, transfers, minutes, etc.

Next meetings: regular city council on Monday, March 17 at 6 p.m.

Belgrade city council meets tonight (Time Change*)

The Belgrade city council will meet in regular session on Tuesday, January 21 at 6 p.m. at the municipal hall meeting room. The time change for regular meetings to 6 p.m. has gone into effect starting this month.

The meeting agenda summary will be posted later this afternoon here.

Update: due to the same technical problems we had in December, the agenda is not available. The agenda link that The Voicereceived from the city requires login credentials that are not available.

Belgrade city council meets tonight, Monday

The Belgrade city council meets for their final regular meeting of 2024 on Monday, December 16 at 7 p.m. Unfortunately, the agenda sent to the newspaper had an error on its security protocol, so we are unable to post the agenda here.

Late Monday night, it will be posted. Further coverage will follow in the January 2, 2025 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper.

Belgrade city council agenda for November 18

The Belgrade city council will meet in regular session on Monday, November 18 at 7 p.m. at the city hall meeting room. The agenda will be posted below on Monday afternoon.

1. Belgrade Nursing Home management agreement - Stephanie Fischer.
2. Fire Department: FEMA grant update.
3. Public Works.
4. EDA report.
5. Zoning application at 601 Oswald Avenue for 20 x 11 shed.
6. City attorney update.
7. Northern States Power electric franchise ordinance.
8. Sunday Liquor License Fee for 2024-2025.
9. Garbage assessments to Stearns County.
10. Community Voice package rate for city of Belgrade.
11. Library update.
12. Next meetings: December 2 with Truth in Taxation hearing at 7 p.m.; regular meeting on Monday, December 16 at 7 p.m.

Belgrade city council agenda for October 21

The Belgrade city council will meet on Monday, October 21 in regular session at 7 p.m. The meeting agenda is as follows.


1. Dooley’s Natural Gas annual reconciliation of purchased gas costs with resolution.

2. Belgrade-Brooten Police Board: next meeting is November 19 at 6 p.m. in Brooten.

3. Belgrade Fire Department report.

4. Belgrade Public Works report.

6. Belgrade Economic Development Authority report.

7. Zoning report: set public hearing to adopt newly-revised Zoning Ordinance; PLUS zoning commission approved two Land Use Permits for 414 School Street and U.S. Highway 71 - Belgrade Co-op Association.

8. Resolution 2024-12.

Other agenda items include the Belgrade library, gambling permit for the B-B-E Jaguar Wrestling Club, city attorney, Belgrade Museum, computer quotes for the clerk’s office plus regular financials, expenditures and bills. 9. Next meetings: city council will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, November 18. The Recanvas of the 2024 Election will take place 7 to 10 days after the election with information to-be-announced.

Belgrade city council meeting agenda: July 15

Here's the agenda for the Belgrade city council meeting on Monday, July 15 at 7 p.m.

1. Police board report.
2. Fire department report.
3. Public Works department.
4. Zoning committee: Belgrade Steel Tank paving proposal.
5. Resolution 2024-10: appointment of election judges for 2024 primary and general elections.
6. August Fest requests (Belgrade VFW, The Spot, Belgrade Royal Ambassador program).
7. Belgrade Museum report.
8. Belgrade Economic Development Authority reports and Summer Concerts in the Park series.
9. June financials and expenditures.
10. Next meetings: regular council meeting on Monday, August 19 at 7 p.m.