HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-047 Resolution Designating Election Judge Salaries (State Primary)RESOLUTION 2026-047
A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING ELECTION JUDGE SALARIES AND ELECTION JUDGES FOR THE
AUGUST 11, 2026, STATE PRIMARY ELECTION
There are scheduled elections in the City of Columbia Heights and the State of MN; and
The City Clerk's Office has determined the minimum number of Election Judges required to
adequately administer each polling location in the City, and will assign a Head Judge and
Assistant Head Judge to each polling location; and
Pursuant to Minnesota Statute§ 204B.19, the City Clerk's Office will ensure that no more than
half, plus one, of all Election Judges in a polling location be affiliated with the same major
political party; and
Pursuant to City Charter, Section 30, the Council shall appoint the following qualified voters to
be judges for the 2026 State Primary Election:
Allegra Birdseye-Hannula
Harold Clark
Monika Schachern
Angela Nielsen
Helen Carroll
Nancy Anderson
April Thomas
Janis Arnold
Nancy Hord
Awren Nuit
Jeffrey Berger
Nels Potvin
Barbara Carter
Jeremy Walcheski
Patti Highland
Beth AI-Qudah
Jill Wilkie
Renee Sawyer
Brad Johnson
JoEllyn Pilarski
Robert Peltier
Brent Yocum
Joyce Lipski
Robert Yount
Celeste Johnson
Julienne Wyckoff
Samara Bilyeu-Anderson
Coleen Forseide
Katherine Landwehr
Sarah Bloom
Dan Kleinfehn
Kathryn Morales
Sheridan Zuther
Dan Steiskal
Kelly Monahan
Sophia Walker
David Comstock
Lamar Hamilton
Stacy Nekora
Denise Johnson
Laurel Best
Stanley McFall
Derek Schansberg
Leslie Hunter -Larson
Stephen Emme
Diane Northrup
M. Catherine Troche
Sunshine Carter
Dirk Schmitz
Mark Emme
Susan Betzold
Douglas Jones
Marsha Stroik
Susan Earley
Elizabeth Poindexter
Mary Matthews
Teresa Brown
Francis Hoefgen
Melissa Roko
Teresa Carson
Gail Halling
Michael Deneen
Tracy Shaffer
Gene Forseide
Michael Dickson
Veronica Johnson
Gordon Anderson
Michael Hartel
Vicki Schroeder
Hannah McWhorter
Michael Parker
Warren Anderson
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights does
appoint the afore mentioned as election judges, for the State Primary Election on August 13, 2024,
with an hourly compensation of $17 for Head Judge, $16 for Assistant Head Judge, $15 for Election
Judge and $15 for Student Judge. The City Clerk may reassign judges to different precincts and
designate additional and/or emergency judges, as necessary.
Passed this 13th day of July, 2026
Offered by: Buesgens
Seconded by: Spriggs
Roll Call: All Ayes, James Absent
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Attest:
Sara Ion, City Clerk/Council Secretary