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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 />Economic Development Authority <br />Item Number <br />4.1 <br /> <br />Meeting Date <br />January 20, 2026 <br />Prepared By <br />Brent O'Neil, Economic Development Director <br /> <br />Item Description <br />Annual Election of Officers <br />Reviewed by <br />Brent O'Neil <br />Cal Portner <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Nominate and elect, by motion, the EDA President, Vice President, and Treasurer for 2026. <br /> <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />The positions of president, vice president and treasurer are elected annually. The role and duties of the <br />secretary and the assistant treasurer have been delegated in the bylaws to the EDA’s Executive Director. In <br />2025, the officer positions were appointed as follows: <br /> <br />President – Matt Westgaard <br />Vice President – Jennifer Wagner <br />Treasurer – Jeff Hartwig <br /> <br />The bylaws state the following regarding each position: <br />President: Shall be selected from among the commissioners, shall preside at all meetings of the <br />commissioners, and shall have general charge of and control over the affairs of the Authority subject to the <br />approval of the commissioners. <br /> <br />Vice President: Shall be selected from among the commissioners, shall preside at all meetings in the <br />absence of the president, and shall perform such duties as may be assigned by the commissioners. <br /> <br />Treasurer: Shall be selected from among the commissioners, shall receive and be responsible for Authority <br />money, and for the acts of the assistant treasurer. <br /> <br />Secretary: The secretary shall be the Authority’s executive director. The secretary shall be responsible for <br />taking and preparing minutes of each meeting of the Authority. Further, the secretary shall be responsible <br />for maintaining any appropriate files as deemed necessary by the commissioners, including files of the <br />minutes, publications of meetings, and meeting agendas. The Secretary shall also perform such functions as <br />may be deemed necessary by the President. <br /> <br />Assistant Treasurer: The assistant treasurer shall be the Authority’s executive director. The powers of the <br />treasurer are delegated to the assistant treasurer. The assistant treasurer shall receive and be responsible <br />for the Authority's money. The assistant treasurer shall disburse the Authority's money by check only and <br />Page 3 of 40