New Prague meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

New Prague roundup: street assessment hearing, health insurance on agendas; minutes not yet posted

New Prague's City Council held a public hearing on Oct. 19 on adopting an assessment for the 2026 Street Improvement Project, and met in special session Oct. 12 on health insurance. Agendas for both are posted, but minutes have not been published, so the records supplied here show what was scheduled — not what was decided. No vote tallies or outcomes appear in those documents.

Street improvement assessment hearing

The Oct. 19 City Council agenda lists a public hearing for adoption of an assessment for the 2026 Street Improvement Project. The same agenda lists claims for payment totaling $140,877.72, a dishwasher lease for the New Prague Golf Club, and a 1-Day Temporary On-Sale Liquor License for Giesenbrau on Nov. 7, 2026. The agenda also includes a consent agenda for routine items. Whether the assessment was adopted, and how each item was resolved, is not recorded in the material available.

Health insurance

The Council's Oct. 12 special meeting was scheduled around a single subject: a discussion and decision on health insurance. The agenda does not state what plan, carrier, or dollar amount was under consideration, and no minutes have been posted.

Golf Board budget workshop

The Golf Board met Oct. 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the New Prague Golf Club clubhouse, 400 Lexington Ave S. The agenda listed only a call to order, a Golf Operations Budget Workshop, and adjournment, with no votes, contracts, or dollar amounts specified. The Oct. 13 agenda listed the next Golf Board meeting as Oct. 27; the upcoming-meeting list provided shows Golf Board sessions on Oct. 28.

Economic Development Authority

The EDA met Oct. 14 to discuss the Business Retention and Expansion (BR&E) Program and to receive CDA and School District updates. The agenda also listed claims for payment totaling $0.50, as written in the supplied document.

Park Board meeting cancelled

The Park Board's regularly scheduled Oct. 13 meeting was cancelled due to a lack of agenda items.

Coming up

Utilities Commission — Monday, Oct. 26. The commission will review the 2027 water and electric budgets and consider Resolution #UC-26-10-26-01 on plans and bids for a lead service line replacement project. The agenda lists approval of accounts payable for $438,177.63 and SMMPA billing for $495,790.73.

Planning Commission — Wednesday, Oct. 28. A public hearing on Conditional Use Permit #C5-2026 to locate City Hall at 1201 1st St. NE. The city is the applicant.

Golf Board — Wednesday, Oct. 28. Two entries appear for this date: a special meeting budget workshop on golf operations, and a meeting to approve previous minutes and claims for payment of $67,729.93, review the August 2026 monthly income statement and balance sheet, and receive capital equipment, grounds, food and beverage, and golf operations reports.

Residents can attend any of these meetings; the Utilities Commission and Planning Commission items involve utility spending and the siting of City Hall, respectively. Final outcomes for all meetings summarized above will not be known until minutes are published.

New Prague agendas: wind energy ordinance, $339,405.44 in claims, and a street assessment hearing

New Prague City Council agendas over the past two weeks listed adoption of a wind energy ordinance, certification of unpaid charges to the property tax roll, $339,405.44 in claims for payment, a third round of 2027 budget discussion and a health insurance decision. Minutes for these meetings have not been published, so this roundup describes what was scheduled, not what was decided.

Wind energy ordinance and tax roll certifications

The council's regular meeting was set for 6:00 PM Monday, October 5, 2026, at City Hall, 118 Central Ave North. The main action items listed were adoption of Ordinance #368, which amends the Unified Development Code pertaining to Wind Energy Systems; Resolution #CC-26-10-05-01 to certify mowing and property maintenance charges to the property tax roll; and Resolution #CC-26-10-05-02 to certify unpaid municipal utility billing service charges to the property tax roll.

The consent agenda included $339,405.44 in claims for payment and set a date to canvass the November 3, 2026 election results. The agenda also listed swearing in Officer Jackson Gieseke, a remote attendance policy discussion and a yard waste ordinance update. No public hearings were scheduled.

Closed session on labor negotiations

A special closed meeting was scheduled for 6:10 p.m. the same day at City Hall, 118 Central Avenue North, with one substantive item: a closed session under Minnesota Statutes Section 13D.05, subdivision 3(a), to consider strategy for labor negotiations. The notice was dated October 1, 2026 and signed by City Administrator Joshua Tetzlaff. No other business was listed beyond adjournment.

Budget and health insurance

A special session at 6:05 PM on October 5 listed a third discussion of the 2027 budget and a discussion/decision on health insurance. The agenda text specified no dollar amounts, contracts or ordinances. A separate special meeting on October 12 was scheduled around a health insurance discussion and decision.

Golf Board, Park Board and EDA

The Golf Board was scheduled to meet Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM at the New Prague Golf Club clubhouse, 400 Lexington Ave S, with an agenda limited to a Golf Operations Budget Workshop. Its next meeting is listed for October 27, 2026.

The Park Board's October 13 meeting was cancelled due to a lack of agenda items.

The Economic Development Authority was scheduled to meet October 14 to discuss the Business Retention and Expansion (BR&E) Program and receive CDA and School District updates. Its agenda listed claims for payment totaling $0.50.

Coming up

The City Council meets Monday, October 19, 2026, with a public hearing on adoption of an assessment for the 2026 Street Improvement Project. The agenda also lists claims for payment totaling $140,877.72, a dishwasher lease for the New Prague Golf Club, and a 1-Day Temporary On-Sale Liquor License for Giesenbrau on November 7, 2026.

New Prague council agenda: wind energy ordinance, $339,405.44 in claims, 2027 budget and health insurance

New Prague's City Council has scheduled Ordinance #368 for adoption at its Monday, October 5, 2026 meeting, according to the meeting agenda. The ordinance would amend the city's Unified Development Code as it pertains to Wind Energy Systems. No minutes have been published for any of the meetings below, so the record shows what was scheduled, not what was decided.

Wind energy rules on the agenda

The regular council meeting is listed for 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, 118 Central Ave North. Ordinance #368 appears as an action item for adoption. The agenda summary does not include the ordinance text or describe what the amendment would change, and no public hearings were scheduled. The same agenda also lists a remote attendance policy discussion and a yard waste ordinance update.

$339,405.44 in claims and two tax-roll resolutions

The consent agenda includes claims for payment totaling $339,405.44. Two resolutions are listed: Resolution #CC-26-10-05-01, to certify mowing and property maintenance charges to the property tax roll, and Resolution #CC-26-10-05-02, to certify unpaid municipal utility billing service charges to the property tax roll. The consent agenda also sets a date to canvass the November 3, 2026 election results, and Officer Jackson Gieseke is scheduled to be sworn in.

2027 budget and health insurance

A special session is listed for 6:05 p.m. on October 5, immediately after the regular meeting, with two general business items: a third discussion of the 2027 budget and a discussion and decision on health insurance. The agenda text specifies no dollar amounts, contracts, or ordinances. A separate special meeting on October 12 lists health insurance discussion and decision as its focus.

Closed session on labor negotiation strategy

A closed meeting is scheduled for 6:10 p.m. on October 5 at City Hall, 118 Central Avenue North, immediately after the special budget meeting. The only substantive item is a closed session authorized under Minnesota Statutes Section 13D.05, subdivision 3(a), to consider strategy for labor negotiations. The notice is dated October 1, 2026 and signed by City Administrator Joshua Tetzlaff. The agenda contains no other items besides adjournment.

Quorum notice, not a city business meeting

A September 30 notice states that a quorum of the City Council may be present at the New Prague Fire Station, 505 5th Avenue NW, New Prague, MN 56071, at 6:30 p.m. for the Le Sueur County Officials Meeting. The notice states that no discussion of City issues is planned, and it lists no decisions, votes, or city business items. It is dated September 26, 2026 and signed by City Administrator Joshua Tetzlaff.

Coming up

• **Golf Board, Tuesday, October 13, 6:30 p.m.** at the New Prague Golf Club clubhouse, 400 Lexington Ave S. The agenda lists a call to order, a Golf Operations Budget Workshop, and adjournment. No votes, contracts, or dollar amounts are specified. The next Golf Board meeting is scheduled for October 27, 2026.
• **Park Board, October 13 — cancelled** due to a lack of agenda items.
• **Economic Development Authority, October 14.** The agenda lists a Business Retention and Expansion (BR&E) Program discussion, a CDA update, a School District update, and claims for payment totaling $0.50.
• **City Council, October 19**, listed as an upcoming meeting on the October 5 special meeting agenda.