City of Shakopee Minnesota - Mayor and City Council

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Mayor & City Council

The Mayor and City Council are the elected policy makers for the City of Shakopee. They are responsible for adopting and enforcing ordinances, establishing public and administrative policies, appointing the City Administrator and administrative staff, creating boards and commissions, managing the City's financial operations (including levying taxes, approving a budget, auditing expenditures, and borrowing money) and transacting all other city business as required by law. The 5 members of the City Council also serve as the Economic Development Authority (EDA).

The Mayor is the chief executive officer of the City and presides at meetings of the City Council. The Mayor is a voting member of the Council, with no power of veto. The Mayor is elected to serve a two-year term and receives an annual salary of $7,854. The four City Council Members are elected to staggered, four-year terms. A Council member’s annual salary is $6,715. Both the Mayor and the City Council Members are elected at-large, on a nonpartisan basis.

The City Council meets regularly on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 7 p.m., with special sessions scheduled when necessary. Meetings are held in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 129 South Holmes Street. Agenda packets containing background information on each agenda item are available here. Minutes are published online and in the Shakopee Valley News.

	Mayor Brad Tabke btabke@ci.shakopee.mn.us 1584 Harvest Lane Shakopee, MN 55379 Phone: 952-225-3124	First Took Office: January 1, 2012 Term Expires: December 31, 2013 *Liaisons - Metro Cities, Suburban Rate Authority, Interview Committee, Metropolitan Council, Municipal Legislative Commission, and Shakopee Fire Relief Association.
	Councilor Steven Clay sclay@ci.shakopee.mn.us 120 East 8th Ave. Shakopee, MN 55379 Phone: 952-445-6214	First Took office: January 1, 2006 Term expires: December 31, 2013 *Liaisons - Shakopee Public Utilities Commission Liaison.
	Councilor Matt Lehman mattlehmansr@comcast.net 815 East 8th Avenue Shakopee, MN 55379 Phone: 952-496-2069	First Took Office: January 1, 2002 Term expires: December 31, 2015 *Liaisons - U.S. 169 Corridor Coalition Board of Directors, Railroad Safety Committee Representative, and Derby Days Liaison.
	Councilor Pamela Schurman pschurman@ci.shakopee.mn.us 129 Holmes St. S. Shakopee, MN 55379 Phone: 612-234-1224	First Took Office: January 1, 2010 Term Expires: December 31, 2013 *Liaisons - Acting Mayor, Scott County Transit Review Board, and Suburban Transit Authority Board of Directors.
	Councilor Jay Whiting jaywhtng@aol.com 520 East 3rd Avenue Shakopee, MN 55379 Phone: 952-496-0959 952-746-6325	First Took Office: January 1, 2012 Term Expires: December 31, 2015 *Liaisons - I.S.D. 720 School Board, Shakopee Convention and Visitors Bureau, Shakopee Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Interview Committee, SCALE, SCALE Joint Training Facility Board, and Shakopee Diversity Alliance Liaison.

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