Testy Exchange at Moorhead City Council over the Mayor's Choice for Mayor Pro Tem

After initially appointing a new Mayor Pro Tem, Carlson changes course and reappoints Hendrickson

MOORHEAD, MINN. – After a more than 30-minute discussion Monday night in Moorhead, Mayor Shelly Carlson reversed her initial course in naming a Mayor Pro Tem for the City. The Mayor Pro Tem stands in for the Mayor when she is absent or there becomes a vacancy. City Council member Chuck Hendrickson, who represents Ward 4 in Moorhead, had served in the position up until Monday night’s meeting, when Carlson announced she was making a change in the …

Moorhead City Council members hold up vote because of mayoral appointment

MOORHEAD — Moorhead City Council members held up a vote until Mayor Shelly Carlson changed her pick for who will lead the council in her absence. At the Moorhead City Council meeting Monday, Jan. 12, council members Deb White and Nicole Mattson stalled a vote to appoint Mayor Shelly Carlson to a number of boards until the mayor rescinded her pick for mayor pro tem. Carlson planned to appoint council member Lisa Borgen to serve as mayor pro tem. …

Testy exchange at Moorhead City Council over the mayor's choice for mayor pro tem

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A simple motion to appoint Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson to several area boards including Metro Flood Diversion Authority Planning Committee was derailed by a dispute over the mayor pro tem. Carlson announced that she was appointing Council Member Lisa Borgen to the role. The appointment was mistakenly added to the agenda but a vote was not required according to city charter. Council Member Deb White spoke out in opposit…