SHERBURN — At Monday’s meeting, the Sherburn City Council approved applying for a loan from the revolving fund of $500,000 for water improvement projects. This project would be voted on later and only if the loan was approved.

The regular business included a transfer of $53,000 from the Capital Expense Account to the Operating Account at the Temperance Lake Ridge facility to ensure payroll payments. The funds are promised to be reimbursed as soon as the funds are at the TLR that have not been received yet. The reason was stated that the waivers were not done in 2025 and needed to be worked out with the state.

The council heard from City Clerk, Andrea Ballard, who reported that 116 residents out of 520 have signed up for the E-Portal and billing offered by the city with a discount. Almost all of them are paying their bill on time and 55 were refunded. The software to help see water usage has been very helpful to see leaks and the residents have had their bills explained and fixed in those situations. Audit requests showed that the sales tax was not filed correctly after June 2024 and from January to March of 2025 and that was corrected and filed correctly.

The council also held a public hearing concerning conditional use in the city’s industrial zone. The resolution passed with the stipulation that there are no outdoor sales and display of products and that there is a permit annually. The conditional use permit application also passed.

In other news:

— The council approved of gambling permits for the Sherburn Lions Club for the Holiday Festival and Green Wing for their upcoming event.

— A request from the third grade for approximately $1,200 for a trip to the science museum was discussed. Due to other requests and annual requests anticipated, the council agreed to donate $200.

— A request for a second cannabis business registration in the city was discussed and denied since there is an ordinance for only one cannabis business in the city and there is one already.

— The new fire truck’s title certificate will be obtained this week. A safety meeting, including bloodborne pathogens and AWARE training, was held in February.

–There are four applicants for the part-time public works position and one applicant for the mayor position at the city.

— The council discussed some intersections and crossing lights that were not working.

The next meeting of the Sherburn City Council will be at 5 p.m. on March 16 at the City Hall.