# City Council Meeting for October 5, 2026

The City of International Falls, Minnesota, City Council met on October 5, 2026. The council considered total accounts payable and claims of $2,249,559.64, and unanimously approved a consent agenda that included necessary expenses for two public works staff to attend training and for the finance officer to attend wastewater financial-planning training. It approved renewal of the 2027 group Medicare retiree plan; the council noted negotiated savings but no amount was stated. The council also approved soliciting quotes for tree planting under a DNR grant. It approved replacing ambulance 15-06’s transmission with a remanufactured unit from Jasper Engines and Transmissions for about $4,362 after the core charge; the motion passed 3–2. The council approved two Minnesota Department of Transportation state airport fund grant agreements, Nos. 1064403 and 1064501, with one member abstaining on each. Officials said airport grant reimbursements were being reconciled, with about $1.5 million reportedly due back to the city, but no timeline was available.

The council unanimously approved a memorandum of agreement between the International Falls Police Department and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the 287(g) program. The chief said six officers had completed training, described the agreement as having no direct cost to the department, and reported applications for two DHS grants totaling just over $900,000; awards were still pending. The water-treatment-facility improvement project update was informational, with the project described as closer to ahead of schedule than behind. Budget comments included a discussion of roughly $100,000 in police equipment replacement planned for 2027 and the city’s difficulty maintaining capital-outlay reserves. No specific contract award for that project or other procurement was reported.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Public Safety
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 05, 2026

### Sources
- [City Council Meeting for October 5, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzolyCk8soA) - City of International Falls, Minnesota