10.b Carnelian Marine St Croix Watershed Board of Managers nomination
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: March 19, 2024
To: City Council
From: Brenda Eklund, City Clerk
Re: Consider Nominations to Carnelian-Marine-St. Croix Watershed District Board of Managers
On March 15, 2024, municipalities located within the Carnelian-Marine-St. Croix Watershed District
received notice that terms of office for three Watershed Managers were expiring. The term of office for
Andrew Weaver, May Township (not seeking reappointment); Paul Richert, Scandia (is seeking reappointment)
and Wade Johnson, May Township (is seeking reappointment) will expire on June 21, 2024.
Minnesota Statute 103D.311 provides that the County Board will select Watershed District Managers
from a list of nominees submitted by the municipalities that are wholly or partially within the Watershed
District. The list must contain at least three nominees for each manager's position to be filled. The
statute directs the County Board to appoint managers to fairly represent the various hydrologic areas
within the Watershed District by residence of the manager appointed. If no list is submitted, the County
Board will then proceed to appoint a manager through its open appointment process.
Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District Manager Paul Richert resides in Scandia and is seeking
reappointment to his position as a Watershed Manager. If the Council of Scandia wishes to support his
reappointment, the attached draft letter will be sent to the Board of Commissioners by the deadline of
April 22, 2024.
County staff wrote that they encourage cities and municipalities to recommend a person (or multiple
people if that’s the case) that they feel would fit the position of Manager for Carnelian Marine St. Croix
Watershed District. Any names submitted by cities and townships will be compil ed into a combined list.
If that combined list contains more than 3 names per vacant position, the Commissioners shall appoint
from that list.
Requested Action:
If you wish incumbent Paul Richert to be considered for reappointment, an endorsement letter will be
submitted to the County by April 22, 2024. A motion to approve the attached letter of endorsement may
be voted on.
Council has an opportunity to recommend any qualified candidates be appointed to fill the expiring
terms. This list of names will be provided to the County by the April 22, 2024 deadline.
Attachments:
• Notice of expiring terms
• Draft letter of support for Paul Richert
From:Jennifer Ochocki
To:Holly Hess; b.eklund; "mosc@cityofmarine.org"; "linda@townofmay.org"; "clerk@stillwatertownshipmn.gov";
"bwolf@ci.stillwater.mn.us"; "clerk@cityofgrant.us"; City of Hugo - Michele Lindau
Cc:Kevin Corbid; "mike.isensee@cmscwd.org"
Subject:Carnelian-Marine St. Croix Watershed District Upcoming Reappointments
Date:Friday, March 15, 2024 8:00:45 AM
Subject: Carnelian-Marine St. Croix Watershed District Upcoming Reappointments
The term of office for Andrew Weaver, May Township (not seeking reappointment); Paul Richert,
Marine on St. Croix (is seeking reappointment) and Wade Johnson, May Township (is seeking
reappointment) will expire on June 21, 2024.
State statute provides that the County Board will select watershed district managers from lists of
nominees submitted by the municipalities that are wholly or partially in the watershed district. The
list must contain at least three nominees for each manager’s position to be filled. The list must be
submitted to the County at least 60 days prior to the expiration of the term of office of a manager. If
no list is submitted or if the list is not received 60 days prior to the manager’s term of office expiring,
the County Board will then proceed to appoint a manager through its open appointment process. In
either event, the County Board shall make its appointment 30 days prior to the term expiration.
If you wish to submit a list of nominees for consideration or wish the incumbent to be considered for
reappointment, your joint or separate list should be sent to holly.hess@co.washington.mn.us prior
to April 22, 2024.
A copy of the county's advisory board application form is available online at
https://www.co.washington.mn.us/300/Watershed-Districts-and-Water-Management. Please share
as necessary.
Thank you for your assistance in filling these important watershed positions.
Holly Hess | Administrative Assistant, Board of Commissioners
Washington County Office of Administration
14949 62nd Street North
Stillwater, MN 55082
Office: 651-430-6015
Mobile: 608-617-4869
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14727 209 th St. N., Scandia, Minnesota 55073
Phone (651) 433 -2274 Fax (651) 433 -5112 http://www.cityofscandia.com
March 20, 2024
Holly Hess, Administrative Assistant
Office of Administration
Washington County
14949 62nd Street North, PO Box 6
Stillwater, MN 55082-0006
Dear Ms. Hess:
The City of Scandia received your request for input on the upcoming appointment
to the Carnelian-Marine-St. Croix Watershed District Board of Managers.
At their March 19 meeting, the Scandia City Council voted to endorse the re-
appointment of Paul Richert of Scandia to the Board of Managers.
Please contact me at 651 433-2274 or by e-mail at b.eklund@ci.scandia.mn.us if
there are any questions.
Sincerely,
Brenda Eklund
City Clerk
cc: Fran Miron, Washington County Commissioner
Mike Isensee, Administrator, Carnelian-Marine-St. Croix Watershed
District