Tag: City of Minot

City promotes open records law change

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by: MinotVoice  |  

Navigating the tricky terrain of public transparency versus privacy, Minot city officials are pressing for changes to North Dakota’s open records law. Their recent experience with the high-profile internal police investigation highlights the need for confidentiality in certain personnel matters. City Manager Harold Stewart argues that public scrutiny complicates already sensitive issues and hinders constructive

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Snow Coming, the City is Prepared, Snow Emergency Proclamation Issued

by: MinotVoice  |  

The City of Minot has issued a snow removal emergency proclamation, beginning at 2 a.m. Thursday. The proclamation will be in effect for 24 hours. During the duration of the proclamation, no vehicle parking is allowed on Priority 1 and Priority 2 emergency snow routes. The proclamation’s parking restrictions will help City crews remove snow

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Minot City Council proposes more support services for first responders

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by: MinotVoice  |  

Minot’s City Council is taking a big step to support first responders dealing with trauma. They’re partnering with a Florida-based provider, FHE Health, to create an outreach and aftercare program that helps officers and other emergency workers grappling with post-traumatic stress. This comes after the heartbreaking loss of two officers to suicide in the last

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City of Minot Offers Free Holiday Landfill Access and Christmas Tree Disposal Options

by: MinotVoice  |  

The City of Minot will offer free dumping at the City Landfill to its sanitation customers between Dec. 23 and Jan. 4 to help dispose of household waste that could accumulate during the holidays. City of Minot Sanitation Superintendent Josh Kraft said residents receiving City sanitation services can dispose of trash at the landfill free

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City Council Agenda | December 16, 2024

by: MinotVoice  |  

The Minot City Council will hold its regular meeting on Monday, December 16, 2024, at 5:30 PM in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 10 3rd Ave SW. Residents in need of special accommodations are encouraged to contact the City Clerk’s office at 857-4752. This meeting will include the roll call, Pledge

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The Trees, the Forest, and the Gas Lighting Them on Fire

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

When it comes to the recently released independent investigator’s report on the situation inside the Minot Police Department, we shouldn’t lose sight of the forest for the trees.  On the one hand, we have the people who do the work of the City. Our employees. The trees. On the other hand, we have the City

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Ask AI: Institutional Gaslighting

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

This article is a reproduction of a conversation with ChatGPT. It is published here to provide deeper context to this recently published commentary. The original conversation can be viewed here. Chat, Are you familiar with the term “Institutional Gaslighting”? ChatGPT said: Yes, “institutional gaslighting” refers to situations where an organization, institution, or entity manipulates information

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We Should Have Expected This

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

The independent investigator’s report into the work environment at Minot’s Police Department has been out for a couple weeks now. Explicitly, there is no finding of a hostile work environment. Specifically, the report states: “A hostile work environment means conduct that is unwelcome or offensive in the workplace which causes one or more employees to

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City Council Agenda | December 2, 2024

by: MinotVoice  |  

The Minot City Council will hold its regular meeting on Monday, December 2, 2024, at 5:30 PM in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 10 3rd Ave SW. Residents in need of special accommodations are encouraged to contact the City Clerk’s office at 857-4752. This meeting will include the roll call, Pledge

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Report: Minot Police Needs Improvement

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by: MinotVoice  |  

On Friday afternoon, the City of Minot released the report of Yvette Heintzelman of the firm Clark Hill into what’s been happening inside the Minot Police Department. The primary finding of the report is that a hostile work environment was not present, but that leadership has considerable room to improve. A more detailed look at

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City Council Agenda, November 18, 2024

by: MinotVoice  |  

The Minot City Council will hold its regular meeting on Monday, November 18, 2024, at 5:30 PM in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 10 3rd Ave SW. Residents in need of special accommodations are encouraged to contact the City Clerk’s office at 857-4752. This meeting will include the roll call, Pledge

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City Council Agenda | November 4, 2024

by: MinotVoice  |  

The Minot City Council will hold its regular meeting on Monday, November 4, 2024, at 5:30 PM in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 10 3rd Ave SW. Residents in need of special accommodations are encouraged to contact the City Clerk’s office at 857-4752. This meeting will include the roll call, Pledge

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City Council Agenda | August 20, 2024

by: MinotVoice  |  

The Minot City Council will hold its regular meeting on Monday, August 20, 2024, at 5:30 PM in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 10 3rd Ave SW. Residents in need of special accommodations are encouraged to contact the City Clerk’s office at 857-4752. This meeting will include the roll call, Pledge

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City Council Agenda | August 5, 2024

by: MinotVoice  |  

The Minot City Council will hold its regular meeting on Monday, August 5, 2024, at 5:30 PM in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 10 3rd Ave SW. Residents in need of special accommodations are encouraged to contact the City Clerk’s office at 857-4752. This meeting will include the roll call, Pledge

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City Council Agenda | July 15, 2024

by: MinotVoice  |  

The Minot City Council will hold its regular meeting on Monday, July 15, 2024, at 5:30 PM in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 10 3rd Ave SW. Residents in need of special accommodations are encouraged to contact the City Clerk’s office at 857-4752. This meeting will include the roll call, Pledge

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City of Minot Requests Land Purchase for Public Works Expansion

by: Josh Wolsky  |  

The City of Minot Public Works Department is requesting City Council approve purchase of 7.5 acres of land immediately East and adjacent to the existing Public Works complex in Southeast Minot. The item is on tonight’s City Council agenda, and the request is for a budget amendment and purchase agreement approval in the amount of

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