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The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community <br />engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br />To <br />City Council <br />Item Number <br />6.2 <br /> <br />Meeting Date <br />July 7, 2025 <br />Prepared By <br />Joe Stremcha, Business Services Director/Assistant <br />City Administrator <br /> <br />Item Description <br />Introduction of New Employees <br />Reviewed by <br />Joe Audette <br />Cal Portner <br />Tina Allard <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Cannabound Manager Jacqara Jackson and IT Network Specialist Jake Tourville will be introduced to the City <br />Council. <br /> <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />Ms. Jackson holds an Associate's degree in Science for Health Professions and a Bachelor's degree in <br />Environmental and Earth Science. She has worked for the Detroit Parks and Recreation Department as both a <br />program manager and outdoor educator. She is a co-founder and property manager at Copperhouse Detroit, <br />which is a cannabis-themed, short-term rental property. She is also the operations manager at Sozo <br />Companies, overseeing the cultivation and processing of cannabis. Ms. Jackson is excited to find this position <br />and join her spouse, who has been working in the upstart of the cannabis industry in Minnesota. <br /> <br />Mr. Tourville holds an AAS in Networking and Data Services from South Central College in Mankato where <br />he also worked as an IT lab assistant. He served as an artillery data systems operator in the Army National <br />Guard and has been working as a service desk technician II at the Mankato Clinic for the past year. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />None <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />Together we win <br /> <br />Attachments <br />None <br /> <br /> <br />Page 145 of 309