3. Carnelian Marine St Croix Watershed Board of Managers nomination
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: April 5, 2023
To: City Council
From: Brenda Eklund, City Clerk
Re: Consider Nominations to Carnelian-Marine-St. Croix Watershed District Board of Managers
On March 22, 2023, municipalities located within the Carnelian-Marine-St. Croix Watershed District
received notice that terms of office for three Watershed Managers were expiring. Manager Warner,
Manager White and Manager Dupre have submitted their applications and are seeking reappointment
to their positions.
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 lists submitted, either together or separately, by the municipalities will be provided to the
county board. If the list submitted to the county board contains at least 3 names, the county board
must either choose a nominee on the list, if it chooses a person who resides in any of the municipalities
that provided a list, or choose a person that resides from a municipality that did not provide a list . 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.
Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District Manager Michael White resides in Scandia and is seeking
reappointment to his position as a Watershed Manager. Mr. White has requested a recommendation
letter for his reappointment. If the Council of Scandia wishes to support his reappointment, this will be
sent to the Board of Commissioners by the deadline of April 22, 2023.
Requested Action:
If you wish to submit a list of nominees for consideration or wish the incumbent to be considered for
reappointment, the list must be submitted to the County by April 22, 2023.
Attachments:
• Notice of expiring terms
• Draft letter of support for Michael White
Government Center • 14949 62nd Street North • P. O. Box 6 • Stillwater, MN 55082-0006
Telephone: 651-430-6001 • Fax: 651-430-6017 • TTY: 651-430-6246
www.co.washington.mn.us
Washington County is an equal opportunity organization and employer
Office of Administration
Kevin Corbid, County Administrator
Jan Lucke, Deputy Administrator
Jennifer Wagenius, Deputy Administrator
March 22, 2023
TO: Grant, Hugo, Marine on St. Croix, Scandia, May Township, Stillwater Township
The terms of office for Ann Warner, Victoria Dupre and Michael White, with the Carnelian Marine
St. Croix Watershed District, expire on June 21, 2023.
Minnesota Statute 103D.311 requires that the County Board select watershed district managers from
an aggregate list of persons nominated by the townships and municipalities that are within the
watershed district. Lists from townships and municipalities must be submitted to the county board at
least 60 days prior to the expiration of the term of office of a manager. The County Board shall
make its appointment at least 30 days prior to the term expiration.
The county will aggregate the names of nominees from all the lists submitted by the townships and
municipalities for the board’s consideration. If the aggregate list of nominees contains at least 3
names, the county must appoint a manager from the list of township and municipality nominees. In
making the appointment, the county must also consider the statutory requirement that managers be
appointed to fairly represent the hydrological areas of the district.
If the aggregate list contains less than 3 nominee names, or if appointing a nominee from the
submitted lists will not allow for fair representation of the various hydrological areas of the district,
the county board may appoint any individual who resides within the watershed district and is
otherwise eligible to serve.
If you wish to submit a list of nominees for consideration or wish the incumbent to be considered
for reappointment, your list should be sent to me prior to April 22, 2023.
The county's advisory board application form is attached. Please duplicate it as necessary.
Thank you for your assistance in filling this important watershed position.
Sincerely,
Holly Hess
Administrative Assistant
14949 62nd Street North
Stillwater, MN 55082
Cc: County Board of Commissioners
Kevin Corbid, County Administrator
Stephanie Souter, Public Health Program Supervisor, Public Health & Environment
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Tom Dietrich, Planner II, Public Health & Environment
Mike Isensee, Watershed Administrator
14727 209 th St. N., Scandia, Minnesota 55073
Phone (651) 433 -2274 Fax (651) 433 -5112 http://www.cityofscandia.com
April 6, 2023
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 April 5 meeting, the Scandia City Council voted to endorse the re-
appointment of Michael White 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