Red Lake Falls, MN

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Red Lake FallsMN averageUS Census ACS

Population

1,267

Per-capita income

$35,806

Median home value

$132,300

Bachelor's or higher

16%

Typical home value $218,513 +10.5% yr/yr · +9.3% 5-yr

Home-value trend 2016–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)

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👤 Members & officials (18)

Members seen in recent official meeting records — names and roles as published.

Who’s on the 2024 Meetings - Red Lake Falls, MN

Allen Bertilrud
Briana Ingraham
Cheryl Matzke
Joyce Kalbakdalen
Neil Knaack
Sara Kenfield

Who’s on the 2025 Meetings - Red Lake Falls, MN

Allen Bertilrud
Cheryl Matzke
John Kleven
Joyce Kalbakdalen
Kyle Thibert
Neil Knaack

Who’s on the 2026 Meetings - Red Lake Falls, MN

Allen Bertilrud
Cheryl Matzke
John Kleven
Joyce Kalbakdalen
Kyle Thibert
Neil Knaack

Recent meetings

Mon Jun 22, 2026

2026 Meetings - Red Lake Falls, MN

City Council will approve $16,814.42 in payroll disbursements

The council will adopt the minutes from the June 8, 2026 meeting and approve the June bills and disbursements, including payroll checks #12 E‑Checks 1‑17 totaling $16,814.42. It will also consider several new business items such as a grant application (Resolution #06-04-26), flower planter donations (Resolution #06-06-26), fire truck payments with Rural Fire, alleys, and City Hall matters. A Solar Proclamation will be presented during the public information segment.

Approval of June 8, 2026 City Council minutes
Approval of Bills and Disbursements, including payroll checks #12 E‑Checks 1‑17 totaling $16,814.42
Resolution #06-04-26: PFA WIF Grant Application
Resolution #06-06-26: Flower Planter Donations
Discussion of Fire Truck payments with Rural Fire

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✓ Decided: City Council approved $8.4M Davidson Construction bid for street and utility improvements

The council accepted Davidson Construction's $8,396,549 bid for the 2026 Street & Utility Improvement Project, pending USDA Rural Development and MN PFA funding. It also approved two resolutions authorizing a temporary utility revenue bond and establishing compliance procedures. Additional actions included accepting a rating engagement, equipment removal contracts, a donation for the fire department, and tabling a City Hall project.

Accepted Davidson Construction bid of $8,396,549 for Street & Utility Improvement Project, contingent on USDA and MN PFA funding (unanimous)
Approved Resolution #06-01-2026 for a general obligation temporary utility revenue bond (unanimous)
Approved Resolution #06-02-2026 establishing compliance procedures for reimbursement bond regulations (unanimous)
Accepted S & P Global Ratings engagement letter with a $21,400 rating fee (unanimous)
Accepted highest bids for equipment removal totaling $414 (unanimous)
Tabled City Hall and pursue the possibility of the Red Lake Electric building (unanimous)
Accepted $500 donation from Bethany Lutheran Church for the Volunteer Fire Department pumper truck (unanimous)

Agenda (official) · cached copy · Minutes

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1. 7. CITY OF RED LAKE FALLS Monday June 22, 2026 City Council Meeting City Council Chambers 6:00 PM AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC FORUM -— Individuals may address the City Council about any item not included on the regular agenda. A maximum of 5 minutes is allotted for the public forum. Speakers are requested to state their name and address for the record, and limit their remarks to five minutes. The City Council will not take official action on items discussed at this time, with the exception of referral to staff or a committee, board, or commission for a future report. PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS/PUBLIC INFORMATION/ANNOUNCEMENTS 3.01 Solar Proclamation APPROVE AGENDA -— Council members may add items to the agenda for discussion purposes or staff direction. The Council will not normally take official action on items added to the agenda CONSENT AGENDA -— These items are considered routine in nature and are approved with one motion without discussion/debate. The Mayor will ask if any Council member wishes to remove an item and place it on the regular agenda for discussion and consideration. If no items are to be removed, the Mayor will then ask for a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. 5.01 Approval of June 8, 2026 Minutes 5.02 Approval of the Bills and Disbursements Finance Checks #046085 - #046112 Payroll #12 E- Checks 1-17 ($16,814.42) (Includes direct deposit HSA deductions & contributions) NEW BUSINESS 6.01 Res #06-04-26 PFA WIF Grant Application 6.02 Res #06- …

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📄 From the minutes

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City of Red Lake Falls June 8, 2026 Minutes Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Red Lake Falls, Red Lake County, Minnesota was duly held in the Council Chambers of said City on the 8th day of June 2026. Members Present: Allen Bertilrud, Joyce Kalbakdalen, Cheryl Matzke, John Kleven, Neil Knaack, Kyle Thibert Members Absent: None Others Present: Kathy Schmitz, Delray Sparby, Jane Thibert, Zach Thoma, Kelly Brekke Present by Zoom: George Eilertson The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Kalbakdalen moved, seconded by Kleven, to approve the agenda as presented. On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed. CONSENT AGENDA Kalbakdalen moved, seconded by Thibert, to approve the Consent Agenda. Approval of May 27, 2026, Minutes. Approval of the Bills and Disbursements NEW BUSINESS Kleven moved, seconded by Kalbakdalen, to accept Davidson Construction, Inc. bid of $8,396,549.00 for the 2026 Street & Utility Improvement Project, contingent upon approval and funding from USDA Rural Development and MN PFA. On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed. Kalbakdalen moved, seconded by Matzke, to approve Resolution #06-01-2026, relating to the issuance of general obligation temporary utility revenue bond. For: Kalbakdalen, Kleven, Knaack, Matzke, Thibert, Bertilrud Absent: None. Against: None. Abstain: None. MOTION WAS PASSED. Kalbakdalen moved …

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💰 Federal awards (top 2 by amount)

Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.

$3,344	RED LAKE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. Department of the Interior · MN-AGASSIZ NWR-PARKING LOT LIGHTS
$1,628	RED LAKE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. Department of Defense · IGF::OT::IGF HIGHLANDING GUAGE ELECTRICAL BILL 2017

Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.

🌐 County-level context (Red Lake 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 (2024)

Business establishments89 (642 employees · 2023)

Fair Market Rent (2BR)$933/mo (67 assisted households · 2025)

Adults with low literacy12.9% (low numeracy 22% · 2017)

Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC

City profile

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$1.9M

Annual budget

$1.3M

Debt outstanding

The money — in

source: Census gov-finance & state comptroller

Budget

Revenue$1.9M

Spending$1.4M

Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.

Debt load

Outstanding debt$1.3M

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 use

For kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:

White kids

0.605

All kids

0.592

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