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Lake Benton council confirms 2026 mayoral and council appointments
Summary
The Lake Benton City Council on Jan. 5 approved the mayor's 2026 appointments (including Acting Mayor Rosie DeZeeuw) and the council's administrative appointments such as City Administrator/Clerk Eileen Christensen, library and fire leadership, legal counsel, official newspaper and bank depository.
The Lake Benton City Council on Jan. 5 approved a slate of 2026 mayoral and council appointments presented at the regular meeting. Mayor Patrick Haynes' proposed mayoral appointments were approved on a motion by Trustee Rosie DeZeeuw, seconded by Trustee Scott Christensen; the motion carried.
The mayoral appointments approved include Acting Mayor Rosie DeZeeuw; Street Commission appointments to Patrick Haynes and Karen Lichtsinn; Heritage Center/Community Center/Opera House oversight assigned to Mayor Haynes; Water/Sewer/Refuse assigned to Mayor Haynes and Karen Lichtsinn; Library oversight to Trustee Rosie DeZeeuw; Recreation/City Parks to Mayor Haynes and Jon Olson; Chamber of Commerce/CVB/Tourism assignments to Karen Lichtsinn and Rosie DeZeeuw; Weeds to Trustee Scott Christensen; Fire Department oversight to Scott Christensen; First Responders oversight to Jon Olson; Law Enforcement Liaisons to Scott Christensen and Jon Olson; Cable TV to Rosie DeZeeuw; EDA representatives to Patrick Haynes and Karen Lichtsinn; Personnel/Human Resources to Patrick Haynes and Karen Lichtsinn; and Fire Relief Association Trustees to Scott Christensen and Jon Olson.
Council appointments approved (motion by Scott Christensen, seconded by Rosie DeZeeuw) included City Administrator/Clerk Eileen Christensen; Tree Inspector Jim Roggenbuck; Library Director Jodi Lichtsinn; Fire Chief Darin Herschberger; Civil Defense assigned to First Responders; retention of law firm Quarnstrom & Doering at $150 per hour not to exceed $150 per meeting; designation of the Lake Benton Valley Journal as the official newspaper; and First Security Bank of Lake Benton as the official depository for city funds. The minutes record the motions as carried; no roll-call vote counts appear in the minutes.
The appointments set administrative and liaison responsibilities for 2026 and confirm the city's legal and financial service arrangements for the year.
