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Finance Committee offers deputy clerk-treasurer/police clerk job to Jamie Meilahn
Summary
On Jan. 20, 2026, the Finance Committee of the Whole voted in closed session to offer Jamie Meilahn the Deputy Clerk-Treasurer/Police Clerk position at $19.00/hour, subject to a 60-day council review and a Feb. 2, 2026 start date.
The Finance Committee of the Whole decided in closed session on Jan. 20, 2026, to offer Jamie Meilahn the Deputy Clerk-Treasurer/Police Clerk position at $19.00 per hour, with a 60-day Council review and a start date of Feb. 2, 2026. The committee entered closed session at 5:05 p.m. and completed its deliberations later the same evening.
After discussion, "the Committee’s decision is to offer Jamie Meilahn the Deputy Clerk-Treasurer/Police Clerk position at $19.00/hour with a 60-day Council Review and to start the position February 2, 2026." The committee conducted interviews and discussed applicants in closed session; Clerk/Treasurer Tamra M. Harrington and Police Chief Wiorek were dismissed from the closed session at 7:06 p.m. before final deliberations.
A motion to convene the closed session (Prill/Triemstra) carried by unanimous consent. The minutes record a subsequent motion (Triemstra/Kazda) to adjourn the closed session and immediately adjourn the meeting; the meeting adjourned at 7:27 p.m. The appointment offer is subject to the committee’s 60-day review period and any Council action required under city rules.
