Minot Public School Board Retreat
When: Monday, 6 p.m.
Where: Candlelight II Room, Grand Hotel.
Agenda: During the retreat, the board will discuss future planning.
How to make your opinion known: Board meetings and retreats are open to the public. Board members are President Jim Rostad, Vice President Roger Kluck, Laura Mihalick, Brenda Foster and Steven Velk.
MAGIC Fund Screening Committee
When: Friday, 7:30 a.m.
Where: Minot City Hall, council chambers, second floor, 515-2nd Ave. SW.
Agenda: The committee will consider funding rail expansion at the ag complex/Port of North Dakota.
How to make your opinion known: Meetings are open to the public. Committee members are Chairman Jay Hight, Brent Mattson, Pat Bachmeier, Randy Bartsch, GW Melgaard, Roger Ness and Brad Johnson.
Minot City Council
When: Today, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Minot City Hall, council chambers, second floor, 515-2nd Ave. SW.
Agenda: The council will canvass election results and reorganize, with comments from the out-going council members and mayor.
How to make your opinion known: Meetings are open to the public. Council members are Mayor Curt Zimbelman, Scott Knudsvig, Tom Seymour, Mark Jantzer, Blake Krabseth, Kevin Connole, Lisa Olson, Dave Lehner, Larry Frey, Bob Miller, George Withus, Jim Hatlelid, Dean Frantsvog, Milt Miller and Amy Moen. To be seated are Chuck Barney as mayor and council members Miranda Schuler, Benjamin Berg and Dave Pankow.
Ward County Commission
When: Tuesday, 9 a.m.
Where: Ward County Courthouse, commission chambers
Agenda: The county will hear a building project update. The commission will meet as the board of equalization. Commissioners will discuss road issues in Rushville Township and other road and bridge projects.
How to make your opinion known: Meetings are open to the public. Members are Chairman Jerome Gruenberg, Alan Walter, Shelly Weppler, Jack Nybakken and John Fjeldahl.
Minot City Council
When: Monday, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Minot City Hall, council chambers, second floor, 515-2nd Ave. SW
Agenda: The council will consider a MAGIC Fund grant to Kalix and recommendations of its planning commission and standing committees, including whether to grant extensions to allow temporary housing units on private lots and a definition of community facilities eligible for sales tax funds. The council will consider temporarily suspending enforcement of overnight street parking restrictions downtown and a special assessment district on a storm sewer project.
How to make your opinion known: Meetings are open to the public. Council members are Mayor Curt Zimbelman, Scott Knudsvig, Tom Seymour, Mark Jantzer, Blake Krabseth, Kevin Connole, Lisa Olson, Dave Lehner, Larry Frey, Bob Miller, George Withus, Jim Hatlelid, Dean Frantsvog, Milt Miller and Amy Moen.