Commissions and Boards

Airport Commission

Mayor Appointment With Council Approval
Meet Wednesday after 2nd Monday of Each Month - Decorah Municipal Airport Lounge - 5:00 pm
6-year terms - 5 members

Name	Term Expires	Appointment	Phone
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: 12/5/27	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

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
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: Dan Bellrichard	Term Expires: 12/7/27	Appointment: 1/18/22	Phone: 563-419-8117
Name: Ron Onsager	Term Expires: 12/7/22	Appointment: 6/7/21	Phone: 563-419-9449

Cable TV Commission

Name	Term Expires	Appointment	Phone
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

City Planning and Zoning Commission

Mayor Appointment With Council Approval
Meet 2nd Monday of Each Month - City Hall Council Chambers - 5:30 p.m.
5-year terms - 7 members

Name	Term Expires	Appointment	Phone	Email
Name: Ryan Delaney	Term Expires: 1/7/24	Appointment: 1/22/19	Phone: 563-380-0621	Email: delaney6180@gmail.com
Name: Martin Refsal	Term Expires: 1/7/25	Appointment: 9/7/21	Phone: 507-210-7655	Email: mrefsal@gmail.com
Name: Hannah Garry	Term Expires: 1/7/26	Appointment: 1/18/22	Phone: 612-719-6926	Email: hgarry6@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: Holly Reilly	Term Expires: 1/7/26	Appointment: 1/18/22	Phone: 319-360-4726	Email: lookuphreilly@gmail.com
Name: Marla Klocke	Term Expires: 1/7/26	Appointment: 7/20/20	Phone: 563-382-3105	Email: marla@decorahdesigns.com

Civil Service Commission

Mayor Appointment With Council Approval
6 years terms - 3 members

Name	Term Expires	Appointment	Phone
Name: Larry Stevenson, Chair	Term Expires: 1st Monday in April 2024	Appointment: 2/18/02	Phone: -
Name: Steve Runde	Term Expires: 1st Monday in April 2025	Appointment: 6/21/21	Phone: -
Name: Rhonda Albert	Term Expires: 1st Monday in April 2023	Appointment: 4/15/19	Phone: -

Decorah MetroNet (DMN) 28E Board

Member Name	Agency Represented	Phone
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

Decorah Municipal Electric Utility Task Force

Meet (TBD) of the Month - City Hall Council Chambers - time (TBD)

Municipal Electric Utility Task Force Documents

Name	Contact number
Name : Carly Foster, MEU Task Force Chair	Contact number: 563-419-9112
Name : Larry Grimstad	Contact number:
Name : Doug Hamilton	Contact number:
Name : Reginald Laursen	Contact number:
Name : Mark Lovelace	Contact number:
Name : Andy Johnson	Contact number:
Name : Tom Marquardt	Contact number:
Name : Karen McLean	Contact number:
Name : Larry Wilson	Contact number:

Decorah Tree Committee

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
Name: Scott Timm, Chair	Term Expires: 12/31/23	Appointment: 11/20/17	Phone:
Name: Mark Faldet	Term Expires: 12/31/24	Appointment: -	Phone: 563-387-1425
Name: Donnie Shimek	Term Expires: 12/31/25	Appointment: 1/18/22	Phone: 563-202-0828
Name: Aaron TerBeest	Term Expires: 12/31/25	Appointment: 1/18/22	Phone: 507-951-3675
Name: Dick Guilgot	Term Expires: 12/31/24	Appointment: 3/21/18	Phone: 563-382-6434
Name: Drew Pellett	Term Expires: 12/31/24	Appointment: 1/7/19	Phone: 563-382-5779
Name: Tina Hall	Term Expires: 12/31/23	Appointment: 4/5/19	Phone: 906-235-1169
Name: Sam Hogenson, City Forester	Term Expires:	Appointment:	Phone: 563-277-5153

Historic Preservation Commission

Mayor Appointment With Council Approval
Meets the last Wednesday of each month - City Hall Council Chambers - 4:30 p.m.
3 year staggered terms – 7 members

Name	Term Expires	Appointment	Phone
Name: Mark Muggli, Chair	Term Expires: 6/30/22	Appointment: 9/2/14	Phone: 563-382-9863
Name: Diane Scholl	Term Expires: 6/30/24	Appointment: 12/15/14	Phone: 563-382-4802
Name: Karen Tjossem	Term Expires: 6/30/22	Appointment: 9/20/21	Phone: 563-380-1235
Name: Hayley Jackson	Term Expires: 6/30/24	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: 6/30/24	Appointment: 4/3/17	Phone: 563-517-1021

Human Rights Commission

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
Name: Melissa Koch, Chair	Term Expires: 2/1/24	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: Rowan Collins	Term Expires: 2/1/24	Appointment: 12/7/20	Phone: 617-314-0702
Name: Joshua Ratel-Khan	Term Expires: 2/1/25	Appointment: 1/18/22	Phone: 708-710-6143
Name: Sandhya Purohit Caton	Term Expires: 2/1/24	Appointment: 2/1/21	Phone: 563-379-9463
Name: Ben Krouse-Gagne	Term Expires: 2/1/23	Appointment: 8/3/20	Phone: 612-940-8440
Name: Maria Leitz	Term Expires: 2/1/25	Appointment: 1/18/22	Phone: 563-419-7629

Library Board of Trustees

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
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

Low Rent Housing Agency

Mayor Appointment With Council Approval
2-year terms - 5 members

Name	Term Expires	Appointment	Phone
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

Telecommunication Utility Board

Mayor Appointment With Council Approval
6 year staggered terms – 5 members

Telecommunications Board Documents

Name	Term Expires	Appointment	Phone
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

Park & Recreation Commission

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
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: -

Solid Waste Committee

Name	Term Expires	Appointment	Phone
Name: Dave Pahlas	Term Expires: -	Appointment: -	Phone: 563-380-7158

Sustainability Commission

Mayor appointment w/Council approval

Meet (TBD) of the Month - City Hall Council Chambers - time (TBD)

6 - year terms - 7 members

Sustainability Commission Documents

Name	Term	Contact number	Appointment
Name : Michelle Barness	Term: 6/30/22	Contact number: 612-242-8883	Appointment: 6/15/20
Name : Ben Grimstad	Term: 6/30/22	Contact number: 563-380-2619	Appointment: 6/15/20
Name : Molly McNicoll	Term: 6/30/23	Contact number: 563-387-1257	Appointment: 6/15/20
Name : Aaron Detter	Term: 6/30/23	Contact number: 563-202-0162	Appointment: 12/6/21
Name : Ann Mansfield	Term: 6/30/24	Contact number: 563-419-4116	Appointment: 6/15/20
Name : Jeremy Leitz	Term: 6/30/25	Contact number: 563-568-2148	Appointment: 6/15/20
Name : Jim Martin-Schramm	Term: 6/30/26	Contact number: 563-202-0909	Appointment: 6/15/20
Name : Jim Tripp	Term: 6/30/28	Contact number: 563-419-7168	Appointment: 2/21/22
Name : Kevan Klosterwill	Term: 6/30/28	Contact number: 706-296-6650	Appointment: 2/21/22

TIF/LMI Commission

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
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: -

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