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Council reports city attorney's resignation and names interim; recruitment to start immediately
Summary
In executive-session reports read into the public record, the council accepted the city attorney's resignation effective Aug. 13, 2026, approved Monique Cody as interim city attorney effective Aug. 14, and directed an immediate recruitment for a permanent replacement.
At the start of the meeting Monique Cody (speaker 8) read verbatim the motions that had passed during executive session.
"I move that council accept reluctantly the resignation of city attorney Kurt Christiansen, effective 08/13/2026," the motion read, and continued: "And further, that Monique Cody be approved as interim city attorney, effective 08/14/2026, and that a recruitment process to permanently fill the city attorney position start immediately, as direction was given." The motion was reported as having passed unanimously in executive session.
Monique also reported that council had unanimously appointed Dan Winseck to the Planning and Zoning Commission during the same executive-session period.
The council's executive-session report placed the interim city attorney appointment into effect in mid-August and instructed staff to begin recruitment for a permanent city attorney; a recruitment timeline and further staffing details were not specified in the public report.
What happens next: Staff will return to council with details on the recruitment process and timeline; the interim appointment is effective Aug. 14, 2026, as read into the record.
