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Public Officials Guide August 2020 SCOTT COUNTY PUBLIC OFFICIALS GUIDE 2021 Updated June 2021 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Scott County Page Commissioner Districts 4 Board of Commissioners 5 Commissioners Committee Appointments 6 County Attorney 11 County Sheriff 11 County Administrator/Division Directors 12 Department Heads 13 Library Branches 17 License Center Locations 18 Cities Page Map of Cities and Townships 19 Belle Plaine 20 Credit River 21 Elko New Market 22 Jordan 23 New Prague 24 Prior Lake 25 Savage 26 Shakopee 27 Townships Page Belle Plaine 28 Blakeley 29 Cedar Lake 30 Helena 31 Jackson 32 Louisville 33 New Market 34 St. Lawrence 35 Sand Creek 36 Spring Lake 37 2 School Districts Page Map of School Districts in Scott County 38 Belle Plaine ISD No. 716 39 Burnsville Eagan Savage ISD No. 191 40 Jordan ISD No. 717 41 Lakeville ISD No. 194 42 LeSueur-Henderson ISD No. 2397 43 New Prague ISD No. 721 44 Prior Lake-Savage Area ISD No. 719 45 Shakopee ISD No. 720 46 Southwest Metro Intermediate District 47 State and Federal Page Federal Elected Officials 48 State Offices 49 Maps of Legislative Districts in Scott County 50 State Legislators 51 Others Agencies and Organizations Page Map of Watershed Districts in Scott County 52 Watershed Areas/Districts 52 Metropolitan Council Representatives 53 Scott Soil and Water Conservation District 54 Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community 55 Three Rivers Park District 56 3 COMMISSIONER DISTRICTS Commissioner District 1 Cities: Belle Plaine, Jordan, New Prague (Precinct 2), and Shakopee (Precinct 5) Townships: Belle Plaine, Blakeley, Helena, Jackson, Louisville, St. Lawrence, and Sand Creek Commissioner District 2 Cities: Credit River, Elko New Market, and Prior Lake (Precincts 2-3) Townships: Cedar Lake, New Market, and Spring Lake Commissioner District 3 City of Shakopee (Precincts 1-4, 6-8, 12A, and 12B) Commissioner District 4 Cities: Prior Lake (Precincts 1, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, and 7), and Shakopee (Precincts 9-11, and 13) Commissioner District 5 City of Savage To determine your Commissioner District, go to pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us 4 SCOTT COUNTY, MN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Address: 200 4th Avenue West Board Meetings: 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 9am Shakopee, MN 55379 Phone: 952-445-7750 Website: www.scottcountymn.gov Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Population: 139,672 M-F District Commissioner/Contact Info Term Commissioner District 1 Barb Weckman Brekke Cities: Belle Plaine, Jordan, Cell: 612-616-1086 Four Year Term New Prague (Precinct 2), and [email protected] Ends 12-31-2024 Shakopee (Precinct 5) Townships: Belle Plaine, Blakeley, Helena, Jackson, Louisville, St. Lawrence, and Sand Creek Commissioner District 2 Tom Wolf Cities: Credit River, Elko New 952-440-6805 Four Year Term Market, and Prior Lake [email protected] Ends 12-31-2024 (Precincts 2-3) Townships: Cedar Lake, New Market, and Spring Lake Commissioner District 3 Michael Beard, Vice Chair City of Shakopee (Precincts 952-583-7090 Four Year Term 1-4, 6-8, 12A, and 12B) [email protected] Ends 12-31-2022 Commissioner District 4 Dave Beer Cities: Prior Lake (Precincts Cell: 952-393-5296 Four Year Term 1, 4, 5, 6A, 6B,and 7), and [email protected] Ends 12-31-2024 Shakopee (Precincts 9-11, and 13) Commissioner District 5 Jon Ulrich, Chair City of Savage 612-716-6724 Four Year Term [email protected] Ends 12-31-2022 To determine the Commissioner District you live in, go to: http://pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us/ 5 2021 SCOTT COUNTY APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMITTEES COMMITTEE DELEGATES Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC) District X All Commissioners Delegates County Administrator Lezlie Vermillion Deputy County Administrator Danny Lenz Public Affairs Coordinator Lisa Kohner AMC District X Committee All Commissioners AMC Board of Directors Commissioner Michael Beard Commissioner Barb Weckman Brekke, Alternate AMC Policy Committees: • Environment/Natural Resources Commissioner Michael Beard • General Government Commissioner Tom Wolf • Health and Human Services Commissioner Barb Weckman Brekke • Indian Affairs Advisory Committee Commissioner Michael Beard Commissioner Dave Beer, Alternate • Transportation/Infrastructure Commissioner Jon Ulrich • Public Safety and Corrections Commissioner Dave Beer Belle Plaine-Belle Plaine Township Joint Planning Commissioner Dave Beer Board Belle Plaine-Blakeley Township Orderly Annexation Commissioner Tom Wolf Board Belle Plaine-St. Lawrence Township Joint Planning Commissioner Dave Beer Board Cedar Lake Water and Sanitary Sewer District Board Commissioner Tom Wolf Environmental Health & Waste Programs Manager Kate Sedlacek Choose Not to Use Drug Prevention Task Force Commissioner Dave Beer • Education Sub-Committee Commissioner Dave Beer Community Corrections Advisory Board Commissioner Dave Beer Deputy County Administrator Danny Lenz Community Development Agency Commissioner Jon Ulrich, Liaison Commissioner Michael Beard, Alternate Community Health Board All Commissioners County/Court Communication and Policy Committee Commissioner Dave Beer Commissioner Barb Weckman Brekke 6 Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board Commissioner Barb Weckman Brekke Commissioner Tom Wolf, Alternate Ditch Boards – Joint • LeSueur-Scott Joint Ditch #4 Board Commissioner Barb Weckman Brekke Commissioner Tom Wolf • Scott-LeSueur Joint Ditch #1 Board Commissioner Barb Weckman Brekke Commissioner Tom Wolf Commissioner Michael Beard • Scott-LeSueur Joint Ditch #1, Lateral #2 Commissioner Michael Beard Board Commissioner Barb Weckman Brekke Commissioner Tom Wolf Families & Individuals Sharing Hope (FISH) All Commissioners • Board of Directors Commissioner Dave Beer Commissioner Jon Ulrich • Executive Committee Commissioner Jon Ulrich • Partner Outreach Commissioner Jon Ulrich • Programming Committee Commissioner Jon Ulrich Greater MSP Commissioner Jon Ulrich Human Services Resource Council Commissioner Barb Weckman Brekke, Liaison I35W Solutions Alliance Commissioner Tom Wolf Commissioner Michael Beard, Alternate Transportation Services Director Lisa Freese Inter-Governmental Work Group Commissioner Michael Beard Commissioner Dave Beer County Administrator Lezlie Vermillion Law Library Board of Trustees Commissioner Barb Weckman Brekke Live, Learn, Earn All Commissioners • Steering Committee Commissioner Jon Ulrich • Housing: Engaging Partners/Engaging Commissioner Michael Beard Community • Establishing Post Secondary Commissioner Dave Beer • Development Jobs Website Commissioner Tom Wolf • Building Early Childhood Network & Commissioner Barb Weckman Brekke Campaign • Unified Transit Management Plan Commissioner Jon Ulrich 7 Lower Minnesota River Watershed District Commissioner Michael Beard Mental Health Local Advisory Council Commissioner Barb Weckman Brekke Metro Alliance for Healthy Families Commissioner Barb Weckman Brekke Metro GIS Policy Board Commissioner Barb Weckman Brekke Metro Mobility Task Force Commissioner Jon Ulrich Metropolitan Council Transportation Advisory Board Commissioner Jon Ulrich Commissioner Michael Beard, Alternate Metropolitan Emergency Services Board Commissioner Dave Beer Commissioner Tom Wolf • Executive Committee Commissioner Tom Wolf • Finance Committee Commissioner Tom Wolf Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA) Commissioner Barb Weckman Brekke Metropolitan Mosquito Control District Board of Commissioner Michael Beard Directors Commissioner Dave Beer • Executive Committee Commissioner Dave Beer Minnesota Counties Insurance Trust Commissioner Michael Beard Commissioner Barb Weckman Brekke Minnesota Inter-County Association (MICA) Board of Commissioner Michael Beard Directors Commission Jon Ulrich Minnesota Transportation Alliance Commissioner Michael Beard Minnesota Valley Transit Authority Commissioner Jon Ulrich Transportation Services Director Lisa Freese, Alternate New Options Program Commissioner Barb Weckman Brekke New Prague-Helena Township Orderly Annexation Commissioner Tom Wolf Board Prior Lake-Spring Lake Township Orderly Annexation Commissioner Barb Weckman Brekke Board Prior Lake/Spring Lake Watershed District Commissioner Dave Beer, Liaison ProAct Commissioner Barb Weckman Brekke, Liaison Regional Hauler Licensing Board Commissioner Dave Beer 8 Scott-Carver-Dakota Community Action Program Commissioner Michael Beard Scott County Association for Leadership & Efficiency All Commissioners • Executive Committee Commissioner Jon Ulrich • Joint Regional Training Facility Board Commissioner Jon Ulrich Commissioner Michael Beard, Alternate • Service Delivery Committee Commissioner Michael Beard Commissioner Jon Ulrich Scott County Ditch Board All Commissioners Scott County Employee Insurance Committee Commissioner Tom Wolf Commissioner Michael Beard, Alternate Scott County Extension Committee Commissioner Dave Beer Commissioner Barb Weckman Brekke County Auditor, Cindy Geis, Statutory Secretary Scott County Historical Society Commissioner Barb Weckman Brekke Scott County Justice Steering Committee Commissioner Barb Weckman Brekke Scott County Labor Management Committees: • American Federation of State, County & Commissioner Barb Weckman Brekke Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Commissioner Michael Beard, Alternate • International Union of Operating Engineers Commissioner Barb Weckman Brekke (IUOE) Commissioner Michael Beard, Alternate Scott County Library Board of Advisors Commissioner Barb Weckman Brekke, Liaison Scott County Parks Advisory Commission Commissioner Jon Ulrich, Liaison Commissioner Michael Beard, Alternate Scott County Planning Advisory Commission/Board Commissioner Tom Wolf, Liaison
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