South Range Council approves bank-signer changes, insurance payment and bills totaling $43,676.24

The Village Council approved several financial and administrative actions at its Oct. 1 meeting.

Trustee Balma moved to remove Steven Dorsey as an authorized signer on Village bank accounts at Miners State Bank and Superior National Bank and to add Trustee Justin Marier; Trustee Korby seconded and the motion carried (Ayes: President Eakin, Trustee Hill, Trustee Parolini, Trustee Marier, Trustee Harkonen). The Council also approved payment of the annual insurance premium in the amount of $29,863.80 (motion by Trustee Marier, seconded by Trustee Balma; roll call recorded Ayes: President Eakin, Trustee Hill, Trustee Parolini, Trustee Korby, and Trustee Harkonen).

Later in the meeting Trustee Harkonen moved to approve payment of the September 2026 bills totaling $43,676.24; the motion carried by roll call (Ayes: President Eakin, Trustee Parolini, Trustee Marier, Trustee Balma, and Trustee Hill). The minutes note Clerk Schwandt reviewed account coding requirements and that the Village recovered funds from two fraudulent checks and will change account numbers and order new checks.