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Council approves changes to Planning Commission membership, term limits and attendance rules

Thief River Falls City Council · January 20, 2026
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Summary

Thief River Falls council adopted an amendment to City Code Chapter 31 to set Planning Commission membership at nine (six citizens, three council members), limit commissioners to three three-year terms with a one-year break, add attendance rules, and move meeting dates; the council waived a second reading and approved final adoption in the same meeting.

The Thief River Falls City Council adopted an amendment to City Code Chapter 31 that restructures the Planning Commission and institutes term limits and attendance criteria.

City staff described the ordinance changes, which set the Planning Commission at nine members — six appointed residents and three council members — and make the community development director and city administrator ex officio members. Commissioners will serve staggered three-year terms, limited to a…

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