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Mayor Appointment With Council Approval
Meet Wednesday after 2nd Monday of Each Month - Decorah Municipal Airport Lounge - 4:00 pm
6-year terms - 5 members
Name | Term Expires | Appointment | Phone |
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Name: Brett Willie, Chair | Term Expires: 12/5/22 | Appointment: 2/18/02 | Phone: 563-382-9616 |
Name: Brian Petersburg | Term Expires: 12/5/24 | Appointment: 1/7/19 | Phone: 563-380-8073 |
Name: Pete Marso | Term Expires: 12/5/25 | Appointment: 1/6/20 | Phone: 563-379-1059 |
Name: Rick Hadley | Term Expires: 12/5/21 | Appointment: 5/20/19 | Phone: 319-981-0929 |
Name: Kevin Thompson | Term Expires: 12/5/22 | Appointment: 12/19/16 | Phone: 563-382-1041 |
Name: Mike Connell, Fixed Base Operator | Term Expires: | Appointment: | Phone: 563-382-8338 |
Board of Adjustment of Zoning
Council Appointment
Meet 1st Wednesday of Each Month - City Hall Council Chambers- 5:15 p.m.
5-year terms - 5 members
Name | Term Expires | Appointment | Phone |
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Name: Kraig Tweed | Term Expires: 12/7/23 | Appointment: 1/7/19 | Phone: 563-380-9131 |
Name: Janelle Pavlovec | Term Expires: 12/7/24 | Appointment: 1/4/10 | Phone: 563-380-8841 |
Name: Sue Sander | Term Expires: 12/7/25 | Appointment: 12/20/10 | Phone: 563-382-8172 |
Name: Carol Hagen | Term Expires: 12/7/21 | Appointment: 1/17/17 | Phone: 563-382-4007 |
Name: John Jenkins | Term Expires: 12/7/22 | Appointment: 5/21/18 | Phone: 563-517-1103 |
Name | Term Expires | Appointment | Phone |
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Name: Daniel Kirkeby, Chair | Term Expires: 1/1/18 | Appointment: | Phone: 612-720-8860 |
Name: Randy Borseth | Term Expires: 1/1/20 | Appointment: - | Phone: 563-379-4066 |
Name: Dave Pahlas | Term Expires: 1/1/20 | Appointment: - | Phone: 563-380-7158 |
Name: Vacant | Term Expires: 1/1/18 | Appointment: - | Phone: |
Name: Dennis Ellingson | Term Expires: 1/1/18 | Appointment: - | Phone: 563-379-3056 |
Mayor Appointment With Council Approval
Meet 2nd Monday of Each Month - City Hall Council Chambers - 7:00 p.m.
5-year terms - 7 members
Name | Term Expires | Appointment | Phone | |
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Name: Ryan Delaney | Term Expires: 1/7/24 | Appointment: 1/22/19 | Phone: 563-380-0621 | Email: delaney6180@gmail.com |
Name: Jared Essa | Term Expires: 1/7/25 | Appointment: 2/17/20 | Phone: 563-419-8635 | Email: jared.p.essa@gmail.com |
Name: Terri Byrnes | Term Expires: 1/7/22 | Appointment: 9/8/20 | Phone: 563-379-7426 | Email: terriabyrnes@gmail.com |
Name: Joel Zook | Term Expires: 1/7/24 | Appointment: 4/3/17 | Phone: 563-380-7137 | Email: joelzook@gmail.com |
Name: Nathan Thompson | Term Expires: 1/7/25 | Appointment: 6/2/16 | Phone: 563-277-0086 | Email: nathan.lee.thompson@gmail.com |
Name: Tony Clarke | Term Expires: 1/7/22 | Appointment: 1/3/17 | Phone: 563-277-5262 | Email: tclarke@co.winneshiek.ia.us |
Name: Marla Klocke | Term Expires: 1/7/21 | Appointment: 7/20/20 | Phone: 563-382-3105 | Email: marla@decorahdesigns.com |
Mayor Appointment With Council Approval
6 years terms - 3 members
Name | Term Expires | Appointment | Phone |
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Name: Larry Stevenson, Chair | Term Expires: 1st Monday in April 2020 | Appointment: 2/18/02 | Phone: - |
Name: Annette Schweinefus | Term Expires: 1st Monday in April 2024 | Appointment: 6/5/17 | Phone: - |
Name: Rhonda Albert | Term Expires: 1st Monday in April 2022 | Appointment: 4/15/19 | Phone: - |
Member Name | Agency Represented | Phone |
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Member Name: Kurt DeVore | Agency Represented: Decorah Schools | Phone: |
Member Name: Jon Lubke | Agency Represented: Winneshiek County | Phone: |
Member Name: Brian Lensch | Agency Represented: Winneshiek Medical Center | Phone: |
Member Name: Mark Franz | Agency Represented: Luther College | Phone: |
Member Name: Chad Bird | Agency Represented: City of Decorah | Phone: 563-382-3651 |
Council Appointment
Meet Last Thursday of Each Month - City Hall Council Chambers - 5:30 p.m.
3 year terms - 7 members
Name | Term Expires | Appointment | Phone |
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Name: Scott Timm, Chair | Term Expires: 12/31/20 | Appointment: 11/20/17 | Phone: |
Name: Mark Faldet | Term Expires: 12/31/21 | Appointment: - | Phone: 563-387-1425 |
Name: Brent Parker | Term Expires: 12/31/20 | Appointment: 5/20/19 | Phone: 563-422-7557 |
Name: Peter van der Linden | Term Expires: 12/31/21 | Appointment: 3/21/16 | Phone: 563-382-4282 |
Name: Dick Guilgot | Term Expires: 12/31/21 | Appointment: 3/21/18 | Phone: 563-382-6434 |
Name: Drew Pellett | Term Expires: 12/31/21 | Appointment: 1/7/19 | Phone: 563-382-5779 |
Name: Tina Hall | Term Expires: 12/31/20 | Appointment: 4/5/19 | Phone: 906-235-1169 |
Name: Sam Hogenson, City Forester | Term Expires: | Appointment: | Phone: 563-277-5153 |
Mayor Appointment With Council Approval
Meets 2nd Tuesday of Each Month - City Hall Council Chambers - 7:30 p.m.
3 year staggered terms – 7 members
Name | Term Expires | Appointment | Phone |
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Name: Mark Muggli, Chair | Term Expires: 6/30/22 | Appointment: 9/2/14 | Phone: 563-382-9863 |
Name: Diane Scholl | Term Expires: 6/30/21 | Appointment: 12/15/14 | Phone: 563-382-4802 |
Name: Steve Kelsay | Term Expires: 6/30/22 | Appointment: 9/6/16 | Phone: 540-497-1565 |
Name: Hayley Jackson | Term Expires: 6/30/21 | Appointment: 6/5/17 | Phone: 563-387-1725 |
Name: Adrienne Coffeen | Term Expires: 6/30/22 | Appointment: 9/18/17 | Phone: 563-382-5353 |
Name: Judy Vander Linden | Term Expires: 6/30/22 | Appointment: 3/21/16 | Phone: 563-382-4282 |
Name: Mark Branum | Term Expires: 6/30/21 | Appointment: 4/3/17 | Phone: 563-517-1021 |
Formed January 2006
Mayor Appointment With Council Approval
Meet 1st Tuesday of Each Month - City Hall Council Chambers - 5:30 p.m.
3 year staggered terms – 7 members
Name | Term Expires | Appointment | Phone |
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Name: Melissa Koch, Chair | Term Expires: 2/1/21 | Appointment: 9/18/17 | Phone: 415-867-7321 |
Name: Siri Steven | Term Expires: 2/1/23 | Appointment: 8/3/20 | Phone: 563-380-8657 |
Name: Lisa Scott | Term Expires: 2/1/21 | Appointment: 2/1/18 | Phone: 563-387-1834 |
Name: Andrew Ellingsen | Term Expires: 2/1/22 | Appointment: 4/5/19 | Phone: 952-457-3213 |
Name: Tiffany Macklin | Term Expires: 2/1/21 | Appointment: 12/18/17 | Phone: 612-226-6487 |
Name: Ben Krouse-Gagne | Term Expires: 2/1/23 | Appointment: 8/3/20 | Phone: 612-940-8440 |
Name: Maria Leitz | Term Expires: 2/1/22 | Appointment: 9/8/20 | Phone: 563-419-7629 |
Mayor Appointment With Council Approval
Meet 2nd Monday of Each Month - 4:00 p.m.
Currently meetings are held at the Decorah City Council Chambers and via Zoom. Link available on agendas.
6-year terms - 9 members
Name | Term Expires | Appointment | Phone |
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Name: Andrea Beckendorf, President | Term Expires: 7/1/22 | Appointment: 6/7/10 | Phone: 563-387-0936 |
Name: Andrew Hageman, Vice President | Term Expires: 7/1/24 | Appointment: 5/21/18 | Phone: 530-902-6504 |
Name: Shanna Putnam Dibble, Secretary | Term Expires: 7/1/26 | Appointment: 6/15/20 | Phone: 563-419-6624 |
Name: Ed Brooks | Term Expires: 7/1/22 | Appointment: Rural Representative | Phone: 563-380-9498 |
Name: Robert Felde | Term Expires: 7/1/22 | Appointment: 6/2/16 | Phone: 563-382-4612 |
Name: Scott Fjelstul | Term Expires: 7/1/24 | Appointment: - | Phone: 563-382-5210 |
Name: Shannon Horton | Term Expires: 7/1/26 | Appointment: 6/15/20 | Phone: 563-419-3841 |
Name: Elliott Johnson | Term Expires: 7/1/24 | Appointment: 5/21/18 | Phone: 563-419-7110 |
Name: Cheryl Pellet | Term Expires: 7/1/26 | Appointment: - | Phone: 563-382-5779 |
Mayor Appointment With Council Approval
2-year terms - 5 members
Name | Term Expires | Appointment | Phone |
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Name: UERPC Housing Department | 1/1/2020 Low Rent Housing merged with UERPC |Mary Ann Humpal appoint by Decorah City Council to Upper Explorerland Regional Housing Authority on January 6, 2020. | Term Expires: | Appointment: | Phone: 563-864-7551 |
Mayor Appointment With Council Approval
6 year staggered terms – 5 members
Telecommunications Board Documents
Name | Term Expires | Appointment | Phone |
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Name: Jarrad Walter, Chair | Term Expires: 5/31/21 | Appointment: - | Phone: 512-577-0422 |
Name: Paul Mattson | Term Expires: 5/31/24 | Appointment: 10/7/19 | Phone: 507-261-0769 |
Name: Paul Scott | Term Expires: 5/31/25 | Appointment: 7/20/20 | Phone: 563-380-8784 |
Name: Vacant | Term Expires: | Appointment: - | Phone: |
Name: Lydia Andersen | Term Expires: 5/31/23 | Appointment: - | Phone: 563-203-0137 |
Meet 3rd Thursday of Each Month - Council Chambers City Hall - 7:00 p.m. (subject to change)
4 year terms - 5 members
Name | Term Expires | Appointment | Phone |
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Name: Richard Gaard, Chair | Term Expires: 12/31/23 | Appointment: 1/1/20 | Phone: - |
Name: Kathy Bakken | Term Expires: 12/31/23 | Appointment: 1/1/20 | Phone: - |
Name: Brian Fuhrmann | Term Expires: 12/31/23 | Appointment: 1/1/20 | Phone: - |
Name: Cindy Albers | Term Expires: 12/31/21 | Appointment: - | Phone: - |
Name: Shirley Vermace | Term Expires: 12/31/21 | Appointment: 1/1/14 | Phone: - |
Name | Term Expires | Appointment | Phone |
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Name: Dave Pahlas | Term Expires: - | Appointment: - | Phone: 563-380-7158 |
Established By Ordinance - January 22, 2013
Mayor Appoints At-Large Member. All Affirmed By Council
3 year terms (no more than 2 consecutive terms) - 5 members
1 - NEICAC
1 - Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors
1 - City Council Member
2 - At-Large
Name | Representing | Term Expires | Appointment | Phone |
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Name: Steve Luse, Chair | Representing: City Council | Term Expires: 3/18/19 | Appointment: | Phone: 563-379-2327 |
Name: John Beard | Representing: NEICAC | Term Expires: 03/18/20 | Appointment: | Phone: 563-382-8128 |
Name: Pat Running | Representing: Habitat For Humanity | Term Expires: 03/18/21 | Appointment: | Phone: 563-419-0668 |
Name: Keith Bruening | Representing: Mayor Appointee | Term Expires: 03/18/20 | Appointment: | Phone: - |
Name: Jan Heikes | Representing: Mayor Appointee | Term Expires: 03/18/21 | Appointment: | Phone: - |
Mayor appointment w/Council approval
Meet (TBD) of the Month - City Hall Council Chambers - time (TBD)
6 - year terms - 7 members
Sustainability Commission Documents
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For more information on duties and functions of each board, please see the Decorah Municipal Code.
(Updated 2/17/17)