9.g Recommendation on filling expiring terms on the Comfort Lake Forest Lake Watershed District Board
Staff Report
Date of Meeting:
To: City Council
From: Neil Soltis, Administrator
Re: Expiring term on the Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District
Background: Washington County sent a letter informing the City that the term of office for Stephen
Schmaltz, of Forest Lake, on the Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District, will expire on September
23, 2017. The County Board makes the appointments to the Board based on lists submitted by the
municipalities within the watershed boundaries. See the letter that follow. If the City wishes to submit a
list of nominees for consideration or wish the incumbent to be considered for reappointment, that
information will need to be submitted to the County prior to July 28, 2017.
The City posted the notice of the expiring term and the application process on its Facebook page and
website on July 6.
Issue: Does the City wish to advance any nominees on a list for consideration by the County?
Proposal Details: The City posted notice of the vacancy and has not received any applications for
consideration.
Options:
1. Take no action
2. Submit the name(s) of resident that has not applied for consideration.
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Office of Administration
Molly F. O’Rourke, County Administrator
Kevin Corbid, Deputy Administrator
July 7, 2017
TO: City Clerks: Forest Lake Scandia
The term of office for Stephen Schmaltz, Forest Lake, on the Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed
District, will expire on September 23, 2017.
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 me prior to July 28, 2017.
A copy of the County's advisory board application form is enclosed. Please duplicate it as necessary.
Further information on the nature of duties involved is attached and may also be copied.
Thank you for your assistance in filling this important watershed position.
Sincerely,
Alyssa Soderlund
Office of Administration
(651)430-6015
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c County Board of Commissioners
Molly O’Rourke, County Administrator
Stephen Schmaltz, Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District
Mike Kinney, Administrator, Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District
Jessica Collin-Pilarski, Senior Planner