Dear Citizens 

of New York Mills,

I would like to take a moment to thank those who voted for me in my recent attempt to earn a seat on the New York Mills School Board.  Although I did not earn enough votes to guarantee a spot on this board, I would like to strongly encourage all of us to become more engaged in local government.  School Board meetings usually occur the last Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. Information about the NYM School Board can be found at: https://www.nymills.k12.mn.us/schoolboard

Anyone who wishes to publicly speak at a board meeting needs to request a time to speak during the Visitor’s Comments at the beginning of the meeting.  Staff will be available to assist you with requests such as these.

The City of New York Mills holds monthly council meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 4:30 p.m. and a public forum at 5 p.m.  Information about city council matters can be found at: https://newyorkmills.govoffice2.com/index.asp?SEC=D828ED8D-DA4D-447A-845F-14342B7B40D5

It has been my observation that our community has had very little engagement with these decision-making bodies.  These individuals deserve to be accountable to you, for you all voted for them.  They possess a tremendous responsibility that should be transparent, ethical, and honest. Because our personal and work lives become busy, some of us blindly trust them to make sound decisions.  That responsibility belongs to all of us.

Your current school board members are:

Wendy Hetland, Chair whetland@nymills.k12.mn.us

Kristina Ehnert, Vice-Chair kehnert@nymills.k12.mn.us

Teresa Pederson, Clerk tpederson@nymills.k12.mn.us

Derek Braukmann, Treasurer dbraukmann@nymills.k12.mn.us

Derek Geiser, Director degeiser@nymills.k12.mn.us

Brian Schermerhorn, Director bschermerhorn@nymills.k12.mn.us

Amy Mursu, Director amursu@nymills.k12.mn.us

Your new school board members come January 2025 will be: Amy Mursu, Kristina Ehnert, Derek Braukmann, Derek Geiser, Brian Schermerhorn, Jodi Seelhammer, Ethan Kern

Your current city council members are: Mayor Marsha Maki, Councilmember Jerald Nesland, Councilmember Eric Hammond, Councilmember Richard Grotheer Councilmember Latham Hetland

Your new city council members come January 2025 will be: Mayor-Elect Latham Hetland, Councilmember Jerald Nesland, Councilmember-Elect Marsha Maki, Councilmember Eric Hammond, Councilmember Richard Grotheer

Thank you for taking the time to read this, and for making it a priority to become more engaged in your local politics.

Sincerely,

Adam Tervola Hultberg

New York Mills