Circle Pines, MN
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- Resolutions & ordinances
- Budget & taxes
- Public safety
- Permits & licensing
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We have no upcoming meetings on file for Circle Pines. The most recent record we hold is from Wed Aug 12, 2026. Newer meetings may not have been published to the official portal yet, or may not have been collected by us yet — this is a statement about our record, not about whether the board or council has met.
Circle PinesMN averageUS Census ACS
Typical home value $318,467 +1% yr/yr · +10.2% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
🗳️ Election results (4 races)
Local election returns — winner marked ✓.
Mayor 2025-11-04
Matt Percy ✓ 666 · WRITE-IN 25
City Council 2025-11-04
Meagan Bachmayer ✓ 577 · Nici Dorner ✓ 495 · John Burns 260 · WRITE-IN 14
Mayor 2023-11-07
Dave Bartholomay ✓ 333 · WRITE-IN 8
City Council 2023-11-07
Nici Dorner ✓ 310 · Matt Percy ✓ 310 · Steve McChesney 287 · WRITE-IN 11
Recent meetings
Wed Aug 12, 2026
Council
Council to vote on updating fire code, approving Q2 finances and licenses
The Circle Pines City Council will consider several routine items, including approving minutes, disbursements, licenses, and a Q2 financial summary. The main substantive action is a first reading of Ordinance No. 171 to replace the city's fire prevention code with a modern version adopting the Minnesota State Fire Code. The council will also vote on a resolution proclaiming Constitution Week.
- Ordinance No. 171: Replaces Chapter 9 (Fire Prevention Code) with updated code adopting Minnesota State Fire Code, updating fireworks regulations and false-alarm procedures.
- Resolution No. 2026-07: Proclaiming Sept. 17-23 as Constitution Week.
- General Fund Q2 Summary: Reports $1.4 million loss through Q2 due to property tax timing; spending at 49% of annual budget.
- Consent agenda includes approval of minutes, general/police/fire disbursements, and licenses (e.g., Air Comfort Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. HVAC license).
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📄 From the agenda
Extracted text of the official agenda document (automated extraction — may contain OCR/formatting errors).
CITY OF CIRCLE PINES, MINNESOTA
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Circle Pines City Hall
August 12, 2026
7:00 P.M.
AGENDA
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
Matt Percy, Mayor
Steve McChesney, Council Member
Nici Dorner, Council Member
Meagan Bachmayer, Council Member
Angela Christen, Council Member
Patrick Antonen, City Administrator
3. Setting of Agenda
Note: Consent Agenda items will be acted
on with one motion unless a council member
requests their placement on the regular agenda.
4. COMMENTS
a. Taxpayer Comments
b. Council Member Comments
c.
Mayor’s Comments
5. COMMITTEE REPORTS
a. Police Governing Board
6. COUNCIL BUSINESS
a. Consent Agenda
Items
Action
1. Minutes – July 28, 2026 (Enclosed)
Approve
2. General Disbursements (Enclosed)
Approve
3. Police Disbursements (Enclosed)
Approve
4. Fire Disbursements (Enclosed)
Approve
5. General Fund Q2 Summary (Enclosed)
Approve
6. Licenses (Enclosed)
Approve
Council Action _______________________________________________________
1
b. Ordinance No. 171 Amending the City Code by Replacing Chapter 9 - Fire Prevention
Code
Council Action __________________________________________________________
c.
Resolution No. 2026-07 Proclaiming Sep. 17th thru 23rd as Constitution Week
Council Action __________________________________________________________
d.
Council Action __________________________________________________________
7. ADJOURN TO WORKSESSION
2
CITY OF CIRCLE PINES, MINNESOTA
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
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💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $249,498 | BRAMSTEDT SURGICAL INC. Department of Veterans Affairs · SPS INSTRUMENT MAINTENANCE |
| $194,742 | BRAMSTEDT SURGICAL INC. Department of Veterans Affairs · PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF SURGICAL TOOLS AT THE MINNEAPOLIS |
| $194,032 | BRAMSTEDT SURGICAL INC. Department of Veterans Affairs · PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF SURGICAL TOOLS AT THE MINNEAPOLIS |
| $137,381 | BRAMSTEDT SURGICAL INC. Department of Veterans Affairs · EMERGENCY MINNEAPOLIS VAMC SURGICAL MAINTENANCE 6 MONTH CONTRACT |
| $102,027 | BRAMSTEDT SURGICAL INC. Department of Veterans Affairs · PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF SURGICAL TOOLS AT THE MINNEAPOLIS |
| $68,885 | VCI ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. Department of Agriculture · BASE BID: REMOVAL OF ASBESTOS AND INSTALLATION OF NEW FLOORING IN BUIL |
| $34,950 | PROLIFIC ENTERPRISE L.L.C. Department of the Interior · EO 14398 CRACK SEAL ENTRANCE A ROAD AT CO-ROCKY MTN ARSNL NWR |
| $15,950 | PROLIFIC ENTERPRISE L.L.C. Department of the Interior · HAFE - INSTALL ADA DOORS AT VC RESTROOMS |
| $11,655 | VCI ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. Department of the Interior · MN MORRIS WMD ASBESTOS ABATEMENT |
| $10,730 | VCI ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. Department of Justice · ASBESTOS ABATEMENT IAW THE STATEMENT OF WORK |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
🌐 County-level context (Anoka County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Traffic fatalities1 (2023)
Business establishments8,438 (123,486 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,685/mo (2025)
Adults with low literacy11.7% (low numeracy 19% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
$5.5M
Annual budget
$18.5M
Debt outstanding
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$5.5M
Spending$5.2M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.
Debt load
Outstanding debt$18.5M
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.
Meeting archives
- 2025 (9 meetings)