ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL
MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2010
Meeting called to order by
Mayor Knudson in the Council Chambers of City Hall at 7:00 p.m.
PRESENT: Mayor Knudson and Alderpersons Randy
Morrissette II, Mary Yacoub, Lori Bernard, Lee Wyland, Scot O'Malley and Alan
Burchill.
OTHERS PRESENT: Devin Willi, Randy Hanson, Peter and Michael
Bernard; Essa, Jordan, and Matthew Yacoub; Elaine and Ana Martins.
ADMINISTERING
OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY ELECTED ALDERPERSONS: Clerk Nancy Korson administered the oath of
office to Dean Knudson as Mayor; Mary Yacoub as Alderperson in District Two;
Lori Bernard as Alderperson in District Three; and Lee Wyland as Alderperson in
District Four.
PURPOSE
OF THE MEETING: MAYOR’S APPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS COMMITTEES, BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS: Mayor Knudson announced
that the purpose of the meeting was to appoint individuals to various
committees, boards and commissions.
PRESIDENT
OF THE COUNCIL: MOTION by Burchill,
second by Yacoub to nominate Lori Bernard for the position of Council President.
MOTION by Wyland to nominate
Scot O’Malley for the position of Council President, Mayor Knudson called for a
second three times; MOTION FAILED for lack of a second.
MOTION by Morrissette to
nominate Alan Burchill for the position of Council President. Burchill withdrew himself from the
nomination.
Mayor
Knudson called for other nominations; none were given, the original motion was
voted on. Ayes (6), MOTION CARRIED; Lori
Bernard was elected Council President.
PLAN COMMISSION: Mayor Knudson nominated Alan Burchill for
appointment to the Plan Commission.
Mayor Knudson stated a 2/3 vote was needed and called for any comments; none
were given. All ayes (6), MOTION
CARRIED.
STANDING
COMMITTEES: Mayor Knudson
distributed a two-page list and announced his appointments to the Standing
Committees, as follows:
Finance
Committee: Mayor Dean Knudson,
Chairman, and Alderpersons Alan Burchill, Lee Wyland, and Lori Bernard.
Public
Safety Committee: Alderperson, Randy
Morrissette Chairman, and Alderpersons Lee Wyland and Yacoub.
Public
Works Committee: Alderperson Alan
Burchill, Chairman and Alderpersons Lori Bernard and Scot O’Malley.
OTHER COMMITTEES: Mayor Knudson announced the following
Alderpersons were appointed as voting members of the respective boards and
commissions:
Community Access Board - Alderperson Mary Yacoub
Hudson Area Joint Library Board - Alderperson Scot O’Malley
Park Board – Alderperson Randy Morrissette
Advisory Joint Fire Board - Alderperson Lee Wyland
ALDERMANIC LIAISONS: Mayor Knudson appointed Alderperson Randy
Morrissette as liaison to the Tourism Bureau, and Alderperson Lee Wyland as
liaison to the Public Utility Commission.
APPOINTMENTS
TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS: Mayor
Knudson announced the following appointments:
Hudson
Area Joint Library Board: Mayor
Knudson appointed Roy Sjoberg to a three-year term.
Board
of Zoning Appeals: Mayor Knudson
requested confirmation of his appointments.
MOTION by Wyland, second by O’Malley, to confirm Mayor Knudson’s appointment
of Jeff Tersteeg, Mary Claire Olson, and James Pratt for three-year terms on the
Board of Zoning Appeals. All ayes (6),
MOTION CARRIED.
Park
Board: MOTION by O’Malley, second by
Bernard, to confirm the appointment of Pam Brokaw as a citizen member of the
Park Board for a three-year term. It was
noted that she would be filling the position vacated by Tom Smith. All ayes (6), MOTION CARRIED.
Plan
Commission: Mayor Knudson stated he
would like to reappoint Mary Claire Olson to a three-year term on the Plan
Commission; Council confirmation was not required.
Police and Fire Commission: Mayor Knudson appointed Peter Post to a five-year
term on the Police and Fire Commission; Council confirmation was not required.
Intergovernmental
Advisory Council: Mayor Knudson
stated the Mayor and Council President have attended the Intergovernmental
Advisory Council meetings for the past few years, and he would like to have
them continue attending.
Advisory
Joint Fire Board: Mayor Knudson
appointed Peter Post to the Advisory Joint Fire Board for a five year term.
Ad Hoc Deer Management Committee: Mayor Knudson stated that due to the recent adoption
of an ordinance for a Deer Management Program which recommended having a
committee, the following appointments were
made for a one year
term:
Tom Zeuli - Public Works/Parks Director
Marty Jensen - Police Chief
Pat Casanova - Park Board
Kevin Hartman - Citizen
Dean Knudson - Mayor
Approval of claims from april 19, 2010
common council meeting: MOTION by Wyland, second by
Bernard to approve the claims for payment in the amount of $515,522.12. Roll call vote taken, all ayes (6) MOTION
CARRIED.
MOTION by O’Malley, second by Burchill to adjourn the meeting. All ayes (6) MOTION CARRIED at 7:15 p.m.
Nancy J. Korson
City Clerk
I hereby certify that the Clerk has submitted the foregoing
minutes to me, and I hereby by my signature approve said minutes and all acts
of the Common Council as set forth therein.
Dean Knudson
Mayor
Date Approved
By Council: