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Anoka County HRA elects 2026 officers, adopts rules and appoints executive leadership
Summary
At its organizational meeting the Anoka County Housing and Redevelopment Authority unanimously elected officers for 2026, adopted Resolution 2026-01 establishing meeting rules and notices, appointed Tanya West Heffner as executive director and confirmed deputy staffing including Josh Beck as assistant executive director.
The Anoka County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) at its organizational meeting elected trustee leadership for 2026, adopted a rules-and-notice resolution and confirmed executive appointments.
Trustee Gamache was elected chair of the HRA after nominations and a voice vote. Trustee Jepsen was elected vice chair and Trustee Jeff Reiner was elected secretary and treasurer and designated chair pro tem. The board conducted these votes by voice and recorded the outcomes as passing unanimously.
The board adopted Resolution 2026-01, "Establishment of certain rules and procedures and designation of public meeting notice facility and legal publication for the Anoka County Housing and Redevelopment Authority for 2026." Trustee Schulte said the change "does move our management committee to a committee of the whole. So the entire board is the management committee here." The motion to adopt the resolution passed unanimously.
The board appointed Tanya West Heffner to serve as the Anoka County HRA executive director for 2026. The nomination was moved and seconded and approved by the board. The board also confirmed deputy positions, designating the ACHRA associate administrative assistant or designee as deputy secretary and approving a deputy treasurer/chief financial officer to perform collection, investment and accounting functions.
Trustee Schulte moved to appoint Josh Beck as assistant executive director for program year 2026; the motion was seconded and approved unanimously.
During discussion of the secretary/treasurer/chair pro tem role, Trustee Jepsen asked whether the chair pro tem would preside when the chair was absent for a meeting. The board's attorney (identified in the transcript only as David) explained, "That's my understanding as well is that the vice chair will serve in the absence of the chair. And then, I guess, ordinarily, you can elect a chair pro tem at any point where both of those people are not available." That explanation framed the board's decision to include the chair pro tem designation as a preapproval for situations when both the chair and vice chair are unavailable.
The board reviewed and accepted the 2026 schedule for ACHRA committee and board meetings and confirmed that, for 2026, the management committee will operate as a committee of the whole. With no further business the chair adjourned the meeting.
The HRA did not take up any contested nominations or substantive policy debates at this meeting; actions were procedural and staffing confirmations to set leadership and operating rules for 2026.
