ORTONVILLE CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES
WORKSHOP MEETING
Coalition of Greater
Minnesota Cities
DIALYSIS BUILDING
345 Eastvold Avenue, Ortonville, MN
Monday, August 4, 2008
6:00 P.M.
CALL TO
ORDER AND ROLL CALL:
Pro Tem
Mayor Nick Anderson called the Workshop Meeting of the Ortonville City
Council to order at 6:05 P.M. Roll Call was taken with the following
Present: Pro Tem Mayor Nick Anderson, Craig Randleman, Steve Berkner, Mike
Dorry, Bob Meyer, John Cunningham. Absent: Mayor Johnson. Staff Present:
City Administrator David Lang, Deputy City Clerk Susan Lundell, and Joe
Sullivan of Flaherty & Hood, P.A.
Joe
Sullivan of Flaherty & Hood is an attorney and lobbyist representing the
Coalition of Greater MN Cities (CGMC), an organization that lobbies the
legislature on behalf of member cities.
Council
Member Dorry arrived at the meeting at 6:25 P. M.
CGMC works on four main issues on
behalf of member cities. Those are: 1) Local Government Aid, 2)
Annexation, 3) Transportation, and 4) Economic Development. Joe Sullivan
reviewed a handout explaining the accomplishments of the CGMC during the
past year, and thanked the Council for joining the organization in 2007.
Pro Tem
Mayor Anderson adjourned the meeting by consensus at 6:30 P. M.