Cass County commissioners appoint Mike Dietrich vice president after Stadjar resignation

The Cass County Board of Commissioners reorganized its leadership at a meeting on Feb. 2, 2026, after the resignation of Commissioner Michael Stadjar. Chair called for a motion to appoint Mike Dietrich as vice president; a fellow commissioner seconded the motion and the vote was recorded in favor.

"I make a motion to appoint Mike Dietrich as the vice president of the commissioners," the chair said during the opening agenda items, and the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.

The board then approved the minutes from the regular January meeting and the Jan. 27 joint executive session, and approved claims and payroll as presented. The routine approvals passed on voice motions from a commissioner and subsequent aye votes.

The reshuffle follows an announced resignation and was handled as the first substantive agenda item. The board moved quickly from reorganization to its consent items and then into ordinances and department reports later in the meeting.

Next procedural steps recorded in the minutes include the formal installation of Dietrich in the vice-presidential role and the continuation of typical administrative business; no further details about Stadjar's resignation were provided at this meeting.