Kenyon Minnesota · est. 1856
Kenyon/City Hall/Meetings

Council meetings, 2019–2026

108 meetings, each with its documents, attendance, every motion and vote, dollar figures, the full minutes text, the recording where the city posted one, and a summary. Packets carry the previous meeting's minutes, so most meetings are reconstructed from two documents.

The council meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 709 2nd Street. Documents open on the city's own server; the city posted no packets for 2020 and only minutes for 2019. Live list at cityofkenyon.gov/agendas-minutes. See also people and participation and the contract ledger.

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2026 12 meetings

MeetingDocumentsMotionsThreadsSummary
September 8, 2026packet—23 / 6No minutes were on file for the September 8, 2026 regular session of the Kenyon City Council, so this entry summarizes the published agenda and packet materials…
August 6, 2026packet830 / 9The Kenyon City Council met August 6, 2026 with Acting Mayor Mary Bailey presiding and Mayor Don Kirchmann absent. Citizen Doug Henke opened by pressing the Cou…video
July 14, 2026packet1230 / 7The Kenyon City Council met July 14, 2026 with Council Member Helgeson absent. Pete and Dan Wagner of the Kenyon Market told the council the grocery store faces…video
June 30, 2026minutes only626 / 14The Kenyon City Council held a special meeting at 3:30 p.m. on June 30, 2026, to act on the financing framework for the Kenyon Real Estate 2, LLC redevelopment …
June 9, 2026packet615 / 10The Kenyon City Council met June 9, 2026, opening with Mayor Kirchmann administering the Oath of Office to Council Member Mary Bailey, who had resigned and been…video
May 18, 2026special322 / 13The Kenyon City Council held a special meeting on May 18, 2026, to review tax increment financing for the Kenyon Real Estate 2 LLC "Sunset Homes" redevelopment …
May 12, 2026packet—20 / 5No minutes were on file for the May 12, 2026 regular session, so this summary reflects only the published agenda and packet materials rather than any recorded v…video
April 14, 2026packet924 / 10The Kenyon City Council met April 14, 2026, with Mayor Don Kirchmann presiding. The council filled its vacant seat by adopting Resolution 2026-11 appointing Dea…video
March 10, 2026packet523 / 11The Kenyon City Council met March 10, 2026 with Mayor Don Kirchmann and Council Members Helgeson, Sjolander and Bailey present; Elana Brunner was absent. Reside…video
February 10, 2026packet—25 / 10No minutes are on file for the February 10, 2026 regular session, so this summary reflects only the published agenda and packet materials. The council was sched…
January 28, 2026special224 / 10The Kenyon City Council held a special meeting on January 28, 2026, noticed as a closed session under Minnesota Statutes, Section 13D.05, subdivision 2(b) to di…
January 13, 2026minutes only922 / 5The Kenyon City Council met January 13, 2026, with all five members present. Bob Hawley of Goodhue County Habitat for Humanity reported the Kenyon home under co…video

2025 19 meetings

MeetingDocumentsMotionsThreadsSummary
December 9, 2025packet, special323 / 12Meeting on December 9, 2025 with Mayor Don Kirchmann absent and Council Member Mary Bailey presiding as Acting Mayor. The Council first convened a closed sessio…video
December 2, 2025special021 / 5The Kenyon City Council convened a special meeting at 6:00 p.m. on December 2, 2025, but did not have a quorum — only council members Lee Sjolander and Kim Helg…
November 12, 2025packet1123 / 10The Kenyon City Council met November 12, 2025, with Mayor Donald Kirchmann presiding and Councilmember Jessi Sturtz-Abdo participating via Zoom. The Council app…
October 14, 2025packet618 / 9The Kenyon City Council met October 14, 2025 with Mayor Donald Kirchmann presiding; Council Member Lee Sjolander arrived at 8:29 p.m. The Council adopted the ag…
October 6, 2025minutes only518 / 9The Kenyon City Council met at 6:00 p.m. on October 6, 2025 for a special meeting devoted to a personnel matter within the police department. Mayor Don Kirchman…
September 9, 2025packet713 / 5The Kenyon City Council met September 9, 2025, with Mayor Donald Kirchmann presiding and Council Members Sjolander, Bailey and Helgeson present; Elana Brunner w…video
August 26, 2025packet127 / 17The Kenyon City Council held a work session on August 26, 2025, devoted entirely to reviewing the draft 2026 budget and levy ahead of the statutory deadline to …video
August 12, 2025packet820 / 9The Kenyon City Council met August 12, 2025 with Mayor Donald Kirchmann presiding and Council Member Mary Bailey absent. The Council amended the agenda to add a…video
July 16, 2025packet37 / 3The Kenyon City Council held a special session at 5:06 p.m. on July 16, 2025, to review the results of the city's 2025A general obligation bond sale and to arra…video
July 8, 2025packet810 / 8The Kenyon City Council met July 8, 2025, with Mayor Donald Kirchmann presiding; Kim Helgeson joined via Zoom and Mary Bailey was absent. The council approved a…video
June 30, 2025special620 / 9The Kenyon City Council held a special meeting on June 30, 2025, called under Minnesota Statutes Sections 13D.04 and 13D.05 to evaluate the performance of an in…
June 10, 2025packet1223 / 18The Kenyon City Council met June 10, 2025 with all five members present. Brad Falteysek of Abdo presented the 2024 City and Kenyon Municipal Utility audits, rep…video
May 13, 2025packet1220 / 11The Kenyon City Council met May 13, 2025 with all five members present and spent much of the evening on the 2025 Street & Utility Improvements project. During c…video
April 29, 2025work session16 / 1The Kenyon City Council held a work session on April 29, 2025, called to order at 6:07 p.m. by Acting Mayor Mary Bailey in the City Council chambers. Council me…
April 8, 2025packet721 / 13The Kenyon City Council met April 8, 2025 with Mayor Donald Kirchmann presiding and Council Member Lee Sjolander absent. Citizens raised three matters: Pat Shea…video
March 11, 2025packet1122 / 12Acting Mayor Mary Bailey presided over the March 11, 2025 regular council meeting in Mayor Don Kirchmann's absence, with four members present. The council appro…video
February 11, 2025packet725 / 11The Kenyon City Council met February 11, 2025 with all five members present and moved through a light agenda in 40 minutes. The council adopted an amended conse…
January 14, 2025packet1216 / 10The Kenyon City Council opened 2025 with the administration of the Oath of Office to Mayor Donald Kirchmann and Council Members Mary Bailey and Elana Brunner, f…video
January 13, 2025packet—24 / 17No minutes are on file for this date, so this summary reflects only the published agenda and packet materials for the Kenyon City Council regular session schedu…

2024 22 meetings

MeetingDocumentsMotionsThreadsSummary
December 10, 2024packet1416 / 10The Kenyon City Council met December 10, 2024, the final meeting for Mayor Doug Henke and Council Member Molly Ryan. The council adopted the 2025 budget and tax…
December 3, 2024agenda19 / 4The Kenyon City Council met in special session at 6:00 p.m. on December 3, 2024 for two purposes: reviewing the proposed 2025 fire protection contracts with the…
November 12, 2024packet1417 / 6The Kenyon City Council met November 12, 2024 with Mayor Doug Henke presiding and Council Member Molly Ryan absent; Mary Bailey left at 7:40 p.m., reducing late…
November 7, 2024special122 / 10The Kenyon City Council met in special session at 5:30 p.m. on November 7, 2024, for the single purpose of completing the hiring of a permanent city administrat…
October 29, 2024agenda36 / 4The Kenyon City Council met in special session at 9:30 a.m. on October 29, 2024, to interview candidates for the vacant city administrator position. Mayor Doug …
October 28, 2024special——
October 8, 2024agenda1014 / 5The Kenyon City Council met October 8, 2024, with Mayor Doug Henke presiding and Council Members Bailey, Helgeson and Ryan (via Teams) present; Lee Sjolander ar…
September 10, 2024packet815 / 5Acting Mayor Mary Bailey presided over the September 10, 2024 Kenyon City Council meeting with only three of five members present (Council Members Doug Henke an…
August 29, 2024special, work session—21 / 7No minutes are on file for this date, so this summary reflects only the posted agenda and packet materials. The August 29, 2024 gathering was noticed as a City …
August 20, 2024agenda—29 / 8No minutes are on file for the August 20, 2024 regular session, so this summary reflects only the published agenda and packet materials; no votes or outcomes ca…
July 30, 2024agenda026 / 11The City Council held a special work session on July 30, 2024, beginning at 1:00 p.m., to review the draft 2025 levy and the department budgets funded by it. Fi…
July 9, 2024packet1420 / 8The Kenyon City Council met July 9, 2024, with Mayor Doug Henke presiding and Council Member Mary Bailey absent. Wanamingo City Council member Jeremy Flotterud …
June 20, 2024agenda210 / 4The Kenyon City Council held a special work session on June 20, 2024, devoted entirely to choosing a firm to recruit and hire a new full-time City Administrator…
June 11, 2024packet1124 / 13The Kenyon City Council met June 11, 2024 with all five members present. Citizen comment dominated the opening: Goodhue County Commissioner Todd Greseth updated…
May 22, 2024special13 / 1The Kenyon City Council held a special work session at 3:00 p.m. on May 22, 2024, called under Minnesota Statutes, Section 13D.04, subdivision 2, for the sole p…
May 14, 2024agenda, special2324 / 8At a special session preceding the regular meeting, the council discussed the still-unfilled Interim City Administrator position; Attorney Scott Riggs summarize…
April 25, 2024packet225 / 14The Kenyon City Council held a special work session on April 25, 2024, devoted almost entirely to the question of whether to hire an interim city administrator.…
April 23, 2024work session14 / 2The Kenyon City Council held a work session on April 23, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. in the City Council chambers with a single substantive item: issues raised by the fi…
April 9, 2024packet1928 / 10The Kenyon City Council met April 9, 2024, with Mayor Doug Henke presiding and Council Members Kim Helgeson and Mary Bailey present; Lee Sjolander was absent. G…
March 12, 2024packet—24 / 8No minutes are on file for March 12, 2024, so no record of votes or outcomes exists; this summary describes only what was scheduled and what the packet containe…
February 13, 2024packet1530 / 12Meeting with only three of five council members present (Bailey and Ryan absent), the council moved through a full slate of spending and policy items. Police Ch…
January 9, 2024agenda1821 / 13The Kenyon City Council met January 9, 2024, with all five members present, and moved through a full slate of annual organizational business plus several projec…video

2023 18 meetings

MeetingDocumentsMotionsThreadsSummary
December 12, 2023packet1320 / 8The Kenyon City Council met December 12, 2023, with Mayor Doug Henke presiding and Council Member Mary Bailey absent. The Council completed its 2024 budget work…
December 5, 2023minutes only113 / 2The Kenyon City Council held a special meeting on December 5, 2023, called to order by Mayor Doug Henke at 6:09 p.m., with council members Sjolander, Helgeson a…
November 28, 2023special118 / 13The Kenyon City Council held a work session at 5:00 p.m. on November 28, 2023, in the council chambers for the sole purpose of reviewing the proposed 2024 enter…
November 14, 2023packet1320 / 10The Kenyon City Council met November 14, 2023 with four members present (Molly Ryan absent) and moved through a full agenda of engineering, legal and administra…video
October 25, 2023special422 / 17The Kenyon City Council held a special work session on October 25, 2023, called under Minnesota Statutes, Section 13D.04, subdivision 2, to resolve a contested …video
October 10, 2023packet824 / 14The Kenyon City Council met October 10, 2023 with all five members present. Goodhue County Commissioner Todd Greseth opened citizen comments, reporting the Coun…video
September 12, 2023packet1122 / 13The Kenyon City Council met September 12, 2023 with Mayor Doug Henke presiding and Council Member Molly Ryan absent. Kenyon-Wanamingo Superintendent Beth Giese …video
September 6, 2023minutes only130 / 12The Kenyon City Council met in a work session at 5:00 p.m. on September 6, 2023, to review the draft 2024 levy and the department budgets funded by it. Mayor Do…video
August 8, 2023packet717 / 6The Kenyon City Council met August 8, 2023, with Mayor Doug Henke presiding and Council Member Molly Ryan absent. Resident Tedd Pederson opened citizen comment …video
July 11, 2023packet921 / 5The Kenyon City Council met July 11, 2023 with all five members present. Engineer Derik Olinger reported bids for the Pearl Creek Sewer project "were opened las…video
June 13, 2023packet1025 / 10The Kenyon City Council met June 13, 2023, with all five members present, and moved a heavy slate of infrastructure, legal and personnel items. On engineering, …video
May 9, 2023packet1020 / 11The Kenyon City Council met May 9, 2023 with all five members present, though Council Member Molly Ryan left at 7:45 p.m. Citizen Ed Doyle opened by arguing the…video
April 11, 2023packet919 / 12Kenyon's City Council met April 11, 2023 with Mayor Doug Henke presiding and Council Members Kim Helgeson and Molly Ryan present; Lee Sjolander and Mary Bailey …video
March 28, 2023packet126 / 18The Kenyon City Council held a special work session on March 28, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. devoted entirely to reviewing options for contracting out city payroll proce…
March 14, 2023packet819 / 8The Kenyon City Council met March 14, 2023 with Acting Mayor Molly Ryan presiding and Mayor Doug Henke absent. Resident Briana Jensen asked the council to consi…video
February 14, 2023packet726 / 20The Kenyon City Council met February 14, 2023, with Acting Mayor Molly Ryan presiding; Mayor Doug Henke attended via Zoom but could not vote on motions until la…video
January 24, 2023minutes only14 / 1The Kenyon City Council held a work session on January 24, 2023, called to order at 6:05 p.m. by Acting Mayor Ryan, with Mayor Doug Henke participating via Zoom…
January 10, 2023packet1015 / 10At its first meeting of 2023, held January 10 with Acting Mayor Molly Ryan presiding, the Kenyon City Council seated new and returning members after Lee Sjoland…video

2022 17 meetings

MeetingDocumentsMotionsThreadsSummary
December 13, 2022agenda, minutes1317 / 7Meeting at 5:30 p.m. with Mayor Doug Henke presiding and Council Member Kim Helgeson absent. The Council approved the agenda and a consent agenda covering check…video
December 6, 2022minutes29 / 4The Kenyon City Council held a special meeting on December 6, 2022, combining a fire contract review with the annual Truth in Taxation hearing. City Administrat…
November 16, 2022minutes, packet926 / 11The Kenyon City Council met November 16, 2022, in a meeting rescheduled from its usual date because of the November 8 General Election. Kenyon-Wanamingo 7-12 Pr…video
October 26, 2022minutes, special011 / 4The Kenyon City Council held a special work session on October 26, 2022, to review the enterprise fund portion of the draft 2023 budget and to hear a third-quar…
October 11, 2022minutes, packet915 / 7Meeting on October 11, 2022 opened with Mayor Doug Henke presiding; Council Member Molly Ryan was absent and Mary Bailey participated via Zoom. The Council appr…video
September 13, 2022minutes, packet1017 / 9The Kenyon City Council met September 13, 2022 with Mayor Doug Henke presiding and Council Member Molly Ryan absent. County Commissioner Todd Greseth opened wit…video
September 7, 2022minutes only030 / 20The Kenyon City Council held a work session at 5:00 p.m. on September 7, 2022, solely to review the draft 2023 levy and the department budgets funded by it. No …
August 30, 2022minutes only28 / 4The Kenyon City Council held a 5:00 p.m. workshop-style meeting on August 30, 2022, with all five members present, to make decisions about the city's long-range…
August 15, 2022minutes, packet1019 / 12The Kenyon City Council met August 15, 2022 with Mayor Doug Henke presiding; Council Member Molly Ryan was absent and Mary Bailey arrived late. Tyler See of Abd…video
July 12, 2022minutes, packet1220 / 14The Kenyon City Council met July 12, 2022 with all five members present and held two public hearings. The first concerned nuisance and hazardous conditions at 1…video
June 14, 2022minutes, packet713 / 10The Kenyon City Council met June 14, 2022, with Mayor Doug Henke presiding and Council Member Mary Bailey absent. The council amended the agenda to add a MetroN…video
May 10, 2022minutes, packet925 / 9The Kenyon City Council met May 10, 2022 with Mayor Doug Henke presiding and Council Member Molly Ryan absent. Attorney A.J. Lindell of Jacobsen Law Firm presen…video
April 14, 2022minutes only226 / 8The Kenyon City Council, sitting as the Local Board of Appeals and Equalization, met at 5:00 p.m. on April 14, 2022, with Mayor Doug Henke and Council Members D…
April 12, 2022minutes, packet1517 / 11The Kenyon City Council met April 12, 2022, with all five members present, and moved quickly through a full agenda of engineering, legal and public safety items…video
March 8, 2022minutes, packet1414 / 7The Kenyon City Council met March 8, 2022, with Mayor Doug Henke presiding and Council Members Dan Rechtzigel, Mary Bailey and Molly Ryan present. The council a…video
February 8, 2022minutes, packet03 / 3The only official record available for February 8, 2022 is the minutes of the City Council work session, held at 6:00 p.m. in the Council chambers ahead of the …video
January 11, 2022packet1530 / 17The Kenyon City Council met January 11, 2022, with Acting Mayor Dan Rechtzigel presiding in chambers while Mayor Doug Henke, Administrator Mark Vahlsing and Att…video

2021 13 meetings

MeetingDocumentsMotionsThreadsSummary
December 14, 2021minutes, packet130 / 15Kenyon's City Council held a 6:30 p.m. work session on December 14, 2021, to review the proposed 2022 budget and levy. Administrator Mark Vahlsing presented sev…
November 9, 2021minutes, packet817 / 5The Kenyon City Council met November 9, 2021, with all five members present. Goodhue County Commissioner Todd Greseth opened with a citizen comment updating the…
October 12, 2021minutes, packet714 / 8The Kenyon City Council met October 12, 2021, with all five members present. The agenda was adopted with a revision to the Pay Request #8 amount, and the consen…
September 14, 2021minutes, packet926 / 13The Kenyon City Council met September 14, 2021, with Mayor Doug Henke presiding and Council Member Molly Ryan absent. Goodhue County Commissioner Todd Greseth a…
September 8, 2021minutes, packet016 / 5The City Council held a work session on September 8, 2021, to review the draft 2022 budget and proposed levy. Department heads presented their proposed budgets …
August 10, 2021agenda, minutes918 / 12The Kenyon City Council met August 10, 2021, with all five members present, and moved quickly through a short agenda of construction approvals, personnel update…
July 13, 2021minutes, packet1223 / 15The Kenyon City Council met July 13, 2021 with Mayor Doug Henke presiding and Council Member Dan Rechtzigel absent. Chris Knopik of Clifton, Larson, Allen LLC p…
June 8, 2021minutes, packet616 / 9The Kenyon City Council met June 8, 2021, with Mayor Doug Henke presiding and Council Member Molly Ryan absent. Resident Matthew Maring opened citizen comment w…
May 11, 2021minutes, packet920 / 11The Kenyon City Council met May 11, 2021 with Mayor Doug Henke presiding and Council Member Mary Bailey absent. The council adopted an amended agenda, approved …
April 13, 2021minutes, packet1022 / 11The Kenyon City Council met April 13, 2021, with all five members present, and moved through a full slate of infrastructure, licensing and personnel items. Gran…
March 9, 2021minutes, packet1223 / 10The Kenyon City Council met March 9, 2021, with all five members present, and moved through a public hearing, several legal actions and routine purchases. The C…
February 9, 2021minutes, packet814 / 6The Kenyon City Council met February 9, 2021, with Mayor Doug Henke presiding and new Council Member Mary Bailey reading her Oath of Office. During citizen comm…
January 12, 2021minutes, packet1618 / 5The Kenyon City Council opened 2021 with the administration of the Oath of Office to Mayor Doug Henke and Council Members Tom Gard and Molly Ryan, with Mary Bai…

2019 7 meetings

MeetingDocumentsMotionsThreadsSummary
December 3, 2019minutes114 / 3The Kenyon City Council held a special meeting on December 3, 2019, primarily to review proposed 2020 fire protection contracts with the six townships served by…
August 13, 2019minutes1326 / 2With the mayor's seat vacant, the Council opened a 6:00 p.m. work session to discuss filling it and reviewed proposals for a historic structures study, then at …
July 23, 2019minutes010 / 3The Kenyon City Council held a work session on July 23, 2019, devoted entirely to financing the planned Red Wing Avenue reconstruction project. Acting Mayor Ric…
July 9, 2019minutes1024 / 11Meeting on July 9, 2019 opened with a moment of silence for Mayor Mike Engel, who had died, and closed with tributes from council and staff. His family was gran…
June 11, 2019minutes1021 / 11The Kenyon City Council met June 11, 2019, with all five members present. The council approved the consent agenda including check numbers 69706 through 69798, 3…
May 14, 2019minutes1013 / 5The Kenyon City Council met May 14, 2019, with all five members present. Chris Knopik of Clifton, Larson, Allen LLC presented a summary of the 2018 City and Ken…
January 8, 2019minutes1423 / 4The Kenyon City Council met January 8, 2019, with Mayor Mike Engel and Council Members Dan Rechtzigel, Richard Nielsen and John Mortensen present. The council a…