The City of International Falls’ City Council convened a Canvassing Board meeting held in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building on Monday, November 14, 2022, at the hour of 4:00 P.M. directly preceding the Budget & Finance and Committee-of-the-Whole Meetings.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Droba and Councilors Buller and Ditsch.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Councilor Krause and Holden
STAFF PRESENT: Betty Bergstrom (City Administrator), Adam Mannausau (Fire Chief), Brad Ettestad (Finance Officer), Jared Baldwin (Fire Marshal), Kelly Meyers (Building Official), Makayla Werdier (Office Clerk), Mike Kostiuk (Police Chief), Ted Brokaw (Public Works Director), Todd Ojala (IT Administrator), and Sherri Stensland (Human Resources & Safety Director)
OTHERS PRESENT: Wong Nystrom (Enterprise Fleet Management Lease Program Sr. Account Executive) and Timothy Wegner (Center Ward Councilor Candidate)
The following votes were cast in the ballots tabulated for the municipal offices in the November 8, 2022 General Election and were presented to the Canvassing Board by City Administrator Betty Bergstrom:
OFFICE EAST WARD CENTER WARD WEST WARD TOTAL
East Ward Councilor
Michael H. Bahr 189 189
Pete Kalar 417 417
Write-In 1 1
Center Ward Councilor
Tim Wegner 501 501
Write-In 10 10
West Ward Councilor
Walt Buller 780 780
Write-In 4 4
The tally sheets were reviewed by the Canvassing Board.
| ACCEPTED ELECTION RETURNS AS PRESENTED | Upon review and consideration of the tally sheets for the three (3) voting Wards of the City, presented by the City Administrator, and canvassing of the returns, the consensus of the City Council as the Canvassing Board accepts the returns. |
| CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION
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Certificates of election will be issued to the following candidates when the deadline date for contesting elections has passed:
East Ward Councilor Pete Kalar Center Ward Councilor Tim Wegner West Ward Councilor Walt Buller |
| ADJOURNMENT | Mayor Droba adjourned the Canvassing Board meeting at 4:10 P.M. |
Harley M. Droba, Mayor
ATTEST:
Betty Bergstrom, City Administrator
Attachment: 2022 General Election for City of International Falls, Original Abstract and Return of the Votes Cast.
