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Mahtomedi council interviews advisory commission applicants, approves agenda and adjourns workshop
Summary
At its March 17, 2026 workshop, Acting Mayor Lilly Melander and three council members interviewed multiple applicants for advisory commissions, noted a 2020 policy limiting incumbent interviews, approved the evening's agenda unanimously and adjourned at 6:50 p.m.
Acting Mayor Lilly Melander called the Mahtomedi City Council workshop to order at 6:00 p.m. on March 17, 2026. Council members Jeff Charlesworth, Luke Schlegel and Jane Schneeweis were present; Mayor Richard Brainerd was absent with prior notice. City Administrator Scott Neilson attended.
The council approved the workshop agenda on a motion from Council member Jane Schneeweis, seconded by Council member Jeff Charlesworth; the motion passed unanimously. The minutes record that the council then conducted interviews with residents who had applied to serve on advisory commissions.
Applicants listed in the meeting record included Richard Lutz and Nora Slawik. The minutes also enumerate additional applicants and the commissions they sought: Christine Ahmann-Maples for the Environmental Commission; Anna Costello for the Park Commission; Alex Rogosheske, Dan Soler and Tony Chesek for the Planning Commission; and Mike Bromelkamp and Robert Pocrnich for the Finance Commission. The minutes note the council's 2020 policy decision not to interview incumbents seeking another term.
No formal appointments or vote tallies for commission seats are recorded in the minutes; the document lists the interviews as the substantive activity of the workshop. The meeting record shows the workshop adjourned at 6:50 p.m. following a motion by Council member Schneeweis, seconded by Council member Charlesworth, which passed unanimously.
The minutes were attested by City Administrator Scott Neilson and Acting Mayor Lilly Melander. The record does not specify next steps for appointments, timelines for follow-up, or individual interview responses.
