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Grand Forks council swears in members, elects Dana Sandy president and reappoints city attorney
Summary
At its July 6 organizational meeting the Grand Forks City Council swore in council members, unanimously elected Dana Sandy as council president and approved a memorandum reappointing the city attorney at roughly $525,000 under existing terms.
The Grand Forks City Council on July 6 administered oaths to returning and newly seated council members and chose leadership for the next two-year term.
Dana Sandy was elected council president in a unanimous voice vote after multiple members praised his outreach and long hours serving the community. "I really love our community," Sandy said after the vote, thanking colleagues for their support.
The council also elected Danny Weigel as vice president unanimously. Members cited Weigel's responsiveness and community volunteerism as reasons for the choice.
Council then considered a memorandum of understanding to reappoint the city attorney. The attorney described the proposed contract as unchanged from 2024 and said the total annual contract figure is about $525,000. He compared that figure with peer cities and outlined that the office had added two associates to handle growing municipal-court prosecutorial work. "Our staff has not increased at all," Judge Carrie Rosenquist told the council earlier when discussing court workload and staffing pressures, a point staff said the attorney's office has felt directly.
Council members moved to approve the memorandum and the reappointment; the motion carried unanimously.
The meeting included ceremonial recognition of Patricia Lunsky for her years of service in Ward 4 and brief remarks from colleagues. With organizational business complete, council adjourned the organizational session and later resumed the regular agenda.
The next procedural step is routine implementation tasks tied to the city attorney's MOU and administrative follow-up on swearing-in documentation.
