Complete listing of city government organization
At the Monday, December 22 meeting of the Mountain Lake City Council, its members approved the 2016 annual list of elected officials, designations and appointments.
Following is that list:
Elected Officials
Mayor Mike Nelson – Term expires 12/31/16
Council Member David Savage – Term expires 12/31/16
Council Member Darla Kruser – Term expires 12/31/16
Council Member Andrew Ysker – Term expires 12/31/18
Council Member Dana Kass – Term expires 12/31/18
Annual Designations and Appointments
* Reappointment
** New appointment
Street Department – *Mike Nelson
Acting Mayor – **David Savage
Official Legal Publication – *Observer/Advocate
City Attorney – *Muske, Muske & Suhrhoff, Ltd.
City Forester and Weed Inspector – *Rick Oeltjenbruns
Emergency Management Director – *Douglas Bristol
Fire Chief – **Tim Coners
Ambulance Corps Director – *David Watkins
HIPAA Privacy Officer – *Wendy Meyer
Data Practices Compliance Officer – *Wendy Meyer
City Assessor – *Cottonwood County
Salary Negotiations – *Council
Official City Depository – *United Prairie Bank and *Northland Securities
Boards and Commissions
Library Board (5 members 3-year term)
Diane Englin – 1/1/14 to 12/31/16
Vicki Krueger – 1/1/14 to 12/31/16
Dennis Chords – 1/1/15 to 12/31/17
*Marci Hernandez – 1/1/16 to 12/31/18
*Barrie Wright – 1/1/16 to 12/31/18
*Darla Kruser, City Council Liaison
Utilities Commission (5 members, 3-year term)
Mike Johnson – 1/1/14 to 12/31/16
Mark Langland – 1/1/15 to 12/31/17
*Brett Lohrenz – 1/1/16 to 12/31/18
*Todd Johnson – 1/1/16 to 12/31/18
*John Carrison – 1/1/16 to 12/31/18
*David Savage, City Council Liaison
Planning and Zoning Commission (7 members, 3-year term)
Nathan Harder – 1/1/14 to 12/31/16
Bryan Bargen – 1/1/14 to 12/31/16
Tim Swoboda – 1/1/15 to 12/31/17
Nik Strom – 1/1/15 to 12/31/17
*Sharron Hanson – 1/1/16 to 12/31/18
*Douglas Regehr – 1/1/16 to 12/31/18
*Dean Janzen – 1/1/16 to 12/31/18
*Steve Carson, Building Inspector
*Dana Kass, Ex Officio
Housing and Redevelopment Authority (5 members, 5-year term)
Clara Johnson – 1/1/12 to 12/31/16
James Crawford – 1/1/13 to 12/31/17
Stan Schroeder – 1/1/14 to 12/31/18
Merv Rempel – 1/1/15 to 12/31/19
*Yvonne Hildebrandt – 1/1/16 to 12/31/20
Economic Development Authority (7 members; appointed members, 6-year term and council representatives, 2-year term)
Darla Kruser, Council – 1/1/15 to 12/31/16
Mike Nelson, Council – 1/1/15 to 12/31/16
Mark Hanson – 1/1/11 to 12/31/16
Brian Harder – 1/1/13 to 12/31/18
Steve Syverson – 1/1/14 to 12/31/19
Vern Peterson – 1/1/15 to 12/31/20
Jerry Haberman – 1/1/15 to 12/31/20
*Clara Johnson, Advisory
Lake Commission (7 members, 3-year term)
Jean Haberman – 1/1/14 to 12/31/16
Heather Funk – 1/1/14 to 12/31/16
Jim Peterson – 1/1/15 to 12/31/17
John Oeltjenbruns – 1/1/15 to 12/31/17
**Open Seat – 1/1/16 to 12/31/18
*Jay Schied – 1/1/16 to 12/31/18
*David Bucklin – 1/1/16 to 12/31/18
*Lester Rupp, Advisory
*Tim Klassen, Advisory
*Christine Bennett, Advisory
*Mike Nelson, City Council Liaison
Police Commission (5 members, 3-year term)
Susan Garloff – 1/1/14 to 12/31/16
Christopher Boldt – 1/1/14 to 12/31/16
Garret Wall – 1/1/15 to 12/31/17
Charles Witt – 1/1/15 to 12/31/17
*Norm Kunkel – 1/1/16 to 12/31/18
*Brian Lunz, Advisory
*Andrew Ysker, City Council Liaison
Tree Board (5 members, 3-year term)
Steve Harder – 1/1/14 to 12/31/16
Sonja Buller – 1/1/14 to 12/31/16
David Bucklin – 1/1/15 to 12/31/17
Jerry Logue – 1/1/15 to 12/31/17
**Open Seat – 1/1/16 to 12/31/18
*Mike Nelson, City Council Liaison
*Rick Oeltjenbruns, Advisory
*Judy Harder, Advisory
Fire Department
**Tim Coners, Chief
**Patrick Oja, Assistant Chief
*David Watkins, President
*Steve Peters, Treasurer
*Jason Kruser, Secretary
*Daron Friesen, Grass Rig Maintenance
*Tim Janzen, New Pumper Maintenance
*Rick Oeltjenbruns, Tanker Maintenance
*Patrick Oja and *Robert Gohr, Rescue Vehicle Maintenance
*Andrew Ysker, Old Pumper Maintenance
*Robert Gohr and *Patrick Oja, Training Officers
Ambulance Service
*David Watkins, Captain
*Dennis Siebert, Assistant Captain
*Tim Janzen, Secretary/Treasurer
*Paula Barnes and *Mark Warner, Training Officers
*Neal Wenner, Maintenance
City of Mountain Lake Meeting Dates
+ Mountain Lake City Council meets the first and third Mondays of every month at 6:30 p.m. (With the exception of – the second January meeting to be held on Tuesday, January 19; the second February meeting moved to Tuesday, March 1; the second meeting in June changed to Wednesday, June 22; the first July meeting switched to Tuesday, July 5; the first September meeting moved to Tuesday, September 6 and both December meetings to Tuesdays, December 6 and December. 20.
+ Utilities Commission meets the second and fourth Thursdays of every month at 7 a.m.
+ Economic Development Authority (EDA) meets the second Friday of every month at 12 noon.
+ Lake Commission meets the second Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m.
+ Library Board meets the second Wednesday of every month at 4:45 p.m.
+ Police Commission meets the second Thursday of every month at 7 p.m.
+ Planning and Zoning meets the last Monday of the month, if needed.
+ Tree Commission meets quarterly – January, April, July and October – at 7:45 p.m.
