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Anoka County Regional Rail Authority elects 2026 leadership, approves organizational resolutions and appoints executive staff
Summary
At its organizational meeting the Anoka County Regional Rail Authority elected Scott Schulte chair, Mandy Meisner vice chair, Julie Jepsen secretary and Jeff Reiner treasurer for 2026, approved two organizational resolutions and appointed its executive director and assistant executive director; all votes were unanimous.
The Anoka County Regional Rail Authority held its 2026 organizational meeting and elected officers, approved two organizational resolutions and appointed executive staff, with all measures passing by unanimous voice vote.
The board elected Commissioner Scott Schulte as chair for 2026 following a nomination and second; Commissioners then elected Mandy Meisner as vice chair, Julie Jepsen as secretary and Jeff Reiner as treasurer, each by voice vote. The votes were unopposed.
The meeting also approved Resolution 2026-1, establishing certain rules and procedures and designating a public meeting notice facility and legal publication for the authority for 2026. Commissioner Braustadt offered the resolution, which passed by unanimous voice vote.
The board approved appointments for deputy positions (items 8a and 8b) covering the deputy secretary/administrative assistant role and the deputy treasurer/chief financial officer role, again by unanimous voice vote.
On personnel matters, the board moved to appoint Dee Goodman as executive director for program year 2026; the motion was seconded, and a board member said, “she's done a stellar job all the years I've been here.” The appointment was approved unanimously. The board also appointed Tanya West Hafner as assistant executive director for 2026 after a motion, second and unanimous voice vote.
The authority approved Resolution 2026-2, identifying local officials for 2026; Commissioner Jepsen offered that resolution and the board adopted it by voice vote.
The chair described a plan to align the Regional Rail Authority’s management-committee format with the HRA model used elsewhere in county governance. Board members agreed to modify the relevant resolution at a future Regional Rail meeting and left the current informational appointments in place for now.
The meeting concluded with no further business and the chair adjourned the session.
What’s next: The board instructed staff to prepare the modified management-committee resolution for consideration at a future meeting; no calendar date was set during this session.
