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Pine City council reappoints Mike Serzer to EDA and asks staff to review conflict concerns
Summary
Council voted to appoint Mike Serzer to the EDA and separately directed staff to investigate potential conflicts of interest related to two bank-affiliated EDA members and report back to council.
The council moved to fill an EDA vacancy and voted to reappoint Mike Serzer to the Economic Development Authority.
During the membership discussion, several council members expressed concern that two potential or current EDA members work for entities that share ownership or corporate relationships and asked for clarity about whether that situation creates a conflict of interest in EDA deliberations or loan decisions.
After appointing Serzer by voice vote, the council approved a separate motion directing staff to investigate potential conflict-of-interest issues related to appointments and return a recommendation. The motion named staff and the city attorney as the parties to investigate and report back to council.
Chair closed the item by asking staff to contact applicants and to return findings about conflicts and membership status in time for further council action.
