# City of Clear Lake *City in Sherburne County, Minnesota; subject of one at-issue record entry (AI-Sherburne-051).* The City of Clear Lake is the municipal government of Clear Lake, a Sherburne County city in [[Minnesota]] that counted 641 residents in the 2020 census.[^1] The city appears in one entry in the project's at-issue catalogue, AI-Sherburne-051. According to that entry, three former city employees are charged with taking more than $200,000 from a city that reported about $800,000 in yearly revenue.[^2] The entry draws on news reporting and a city web page. It flags the matter as allegations: charges have been filed, and the disposition is not verified.[^2] According to the same entry, the [[Sherburne County Sheriff's Office]] received the complaint in April 2024, and the charges became public in November 2025. Officials of neighboring Anoka County signed the investigative affidavits.[^2] The record assembled here contains no charging document, court file, or audit for the matter.[^2] ## Who Clear Lake is organized as a city within Sherburne County.[^1] The at-issue entry identifies the three charged former employees only by their positions: the City Clerk, the Public Works Director, and a retired firefighter.[^2] The record here does not name them. According to the entry, the complaint went to the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office, and Anoka County officials, rather than Sherburne County officials, swore to the investigative affidavits.[^2] ## When Clear Lake's town plat dates to 1879.[^3] The at-issue entry places the complaint's receipt by the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office in April 2024. It states that the charges became public in November 2025, about nineteen months later.[^2] The entry records no plea, trial, or other disposition.[^2] ## Where The city's two principal routes are U.S. Highway 10 and Minnesota State Highway 24. It sits roughly 13 miles southeast of [[St. Cloud]] and 24 miles northwest of [[Elk River]].[^1] [[United States Census Bureau]] figures put its total area at 1.08 square miles: 1.03 square miles of land and 0.05 square miles of water.[^4] Amtrak's *Empire Builder*, running between Chicago and Seattle/Portland, crosses the town on BNSF track without stopping. The closest station is in St. Cloud, 12 miles to the northwest.[^5] Most of Clear Lake falls within the St. Cloud Area School District, where it is zoned to Clear View Elementary School, South Middle School, and Technical Senior High School. A separate, non-contiguous portion belongs to the [[Becker]] Public School District.[^6] ## How much The at-issue entry gives the city's reported annual revenue as roughly $800,000 and the amount allegedly taken as more than $200,000. By the entry's own figures, the alleged sum exceeds one-quarter of a year's reported revenue.[^2] Both figures come from the entry's news and city-web-page sources. The record here holds no budget, audit, or charging document stating either figure.[^2] ## How many The census recorded 266 residents in 102 households in 2000. In 2010 it recorded 545 residents in 205 households and 151 families, with a median age of 31.1 years.[^7] The 2020 count was 641.[^1] The at-issue entry states that three former city employees are charged.[^2] ## In the at-issue record Entry AI-Sherburne-051 belongs to the project's Sherburne package and is ranked 51 within section *II. The Two Offices (31–60)*. It is tagged for the Clear Lake matter, the Anoka County affiants, and the ratio of the alleged sum to the city's revenue.[^2] It cites three sources, on clearlakemn.govoffice2.com, fox9.com, and startribune.com, none of which is among this article's verified sources. It carries the flag that the matter is charged and its disposition not verified.[^2] The entry's anchor is a White House presidential action published in May 2026, whose web address refers to restoring integrity to America's financial system.[^8] The record here contains no text of that action. It does not establish how the action bears on the Clear Lake matter.[^8] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Clear Lake, Minnesota* (revision 1377156622, retrieved 27 October 2026), lead section. Establishes the county, the 2020 census population (641), the main highways, and the distances to St. Cloud and Elk River. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Lake,_Minnesota [^2]: Minnesota wiki project, *At-issue entry AI-Sherburne-051* (Sherburne package, year 2024). Records that three former City of Clear Lake employees (City Clerk, Public Works Director, retired firefighter) are charged with taking more than $200,000 from a city reporting roughly $800,000 in annual revenue. The complaint was received by the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office in April 2024, the charges became public in November 2025, and Anoka County officials signed the investigative affidavits. The entry's sources (clearlakemn.govoffice2.com, fox9.com, startribune.com) are not among this record's allowed URLs. Flagged "ALLEGATIONS — charged; disposition NOT VERIFIED." No URL is available in the pack. [^3]: Wikipedia contributors, *Clear Lake, Minnesota* (revision 1377156622, retrieved 27 October 2026), History section. Establishes the 1879 platting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Lake,_Minnesota [^4]: Wikipedia contributors, *Clear Lake, Minnesota* (revision 1377156622, retrieved 27 October 2026), Geography section, citing the United States Census Bureau. Establishes the total, land, and water area. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Lake,_Minnesota [^5]: Wikipedia contributors, *Clear Lake, Minnesota* (revision 1377156622, retrieved 27 October 2026), Infrastructure section. Establishes that the *Empire Builder* passes without stopping and that the nearest station is in St. Cloud. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Lake,_Minnesota [^6]: Wikipedia contributors, *Clear Lake, Minnesota* (revision 1377156622, retrieved 27 October 2026), Education section. Establishes the school district boundaries and school zoning. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Lake,_Minnesota [^7]: Wikipedia contributors, *Clear Lake, Minnesota* (revision 1377156622, retrieved 27 October 2026), Demographics section. Establishes the 2000 and 2010 census counts and the 2010 median age. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Lake,_Minnesota [^8]: The White House, *presidential action, May 2026* (title taken from the web address: restoring integrity to America's financial system). Identifies the document the at-issue entry names as its anchor; its text is not in the pack. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/05/restoring-integrity-to-americas-financial-system/