Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Organizational Meeting Appointments topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Moose Lake City Council administers oaths, approves annual appointments and notes multiple board vacancies
Summary
At a Jan. 2, 2025 organizational meeting, the Moose Lake City Council administered oaths, approved a slate of annual professional and board appointments including city engineer and financial advisors, and announced vacancies on several boards to be filled through posted applications.
Moose Lake City held its organizational meeting on Jan. 2, 2025, at 12:02 p.m., where Mayor Mel administered the oath of office for two councilors and the mayor, and the council approved the meeting agenda and a slate of annual appointments.
The council approved professional appointments and contracts the mayor read into the record, including the city engineer (Matt Bol as listed in the transcript), financial advisor Northland Securities, bond counsel Kennedy Graven, charter city auditor Westburg, and First National Bank of Moose Lake as the city depository. The presiding officer moved the slate and the council voted to accept the appointments without discussion.
The mayor then read nominations and appointments to the city’s boards and commissions. Appointees named in the meeting included members for the Planning Commission, Economic Development Authority, Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Parks and Recreation, Public Utilities Commission, Library Board, Cemetery Board and others. The council noted a vacancy on the Planning Commission and additional vacancies across the Economic Development Authority, Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Arts and Recreation board, Cemetery board, Public Utilities Commission and the Library board. The mayor said postings are live and letters of interest will be accepted and brought forward to the council for consideration.
City administration and departmental roles listed during the meeting and accepted by motion included city administrator and city clerk Alissa Owens, clerk Taylor Hansbury, city superintendent Phil Etner, municipal liquor store manager Mari Boss, library director Laura Hood and deputy motor vehicle registrar Aaron B. The transcript also references other staff and committee assignments read by the mayor.
There was a public comment period announced with a three-minute time limit for speakers, but the meeting record indicates no public commenters during that period. The council concluded the organizational items with a motion to adjourn, which carried.
The meeting primarily formalized annual appointments and committee rosters for 2025 and identified multiple vacancies for which the city will solicit applications.
