08-02-2025
New council member means new assignments
At the start of each year, the Hutchinson City Council has a laundry list of business that is taken care of at an annual organizational meeting. A big part of that is ratifying appointments of council members to various commissions, boards and committees.
The 2013 organizational meeting Wednesday morning included the swearing in of new Council Member Gary Forcier, which also prompted some shifts in appointments. Forcier replaces Eric Yost in Seat 3. Yost, because of his job in the Twin Cities, had just one appointment this past year – the Airport Commission.
Council Member Bill Arndt was once again elected the council's vice president.
Following are the assignments each council member has for 2013:
Mayor Steve Cook: Airport Commission, Tree Board, Fire Relief Association (with City Administrator Jeremy Carter and Fire Chief Brad Emans), resource allocation committee, city-school district joint planning committee and Radio Board.
Council Member Bill Arndt: Joint Planning Board, Mid-Minnesota Commission, Planning Commission and solid waste committee
Council Member Chad Czmowski: Economic Development Authority, Hutchinson Downtown Association, city-school district joint planning committee and wage committee
Council Member Gary Forcier: Creekside Advisory Board, Housing and Redevelopment Authority, and wage committee
Council Member Mary Christensen: Economic Development Authority; Library Board; Parks, Recreation and Community Education Board; Public Arts Commission; and resource allocation committee
In other business, the council:
< Appointed Jeremy Carter as city administrator,
< Designated the Hutchinson Leader as the city's official newspaper for publication of legal notices,
< Approved the 2013 calendar of city meetings,
< Appointed Carter to the solid waste committee and Betsy Czmowski to the Parks, Recreation and Community Education Board through August 2015 (with Chad Czmowski abstaining),
< Designated banks as official depositories of city funds,
< Approved a water tower easement with Ridgewater College for the city's south tower off of Century Avenue Southeast,
< and set a workshop for 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, to discuss the 'Bicycle Friendly Community' program and designation.
