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<br />2019 Annual Report • Administration • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />II. 2019 Highlights <br />CHANGES IN COUNCIL <br />On November 5th, a municipal election was held in St. Anthony. <br />Councilmember Randy Stille received the highest number of votes for the <br />office of Mayor and Thomas Randle and Bernard Walker revived the <br />highest number of votes for the two open City Council positions. Since Councilmember Stille <br />would have less than two years left of his City Council term, an appointment process that <br />included applications and City Council interview was conducted. Five residents applied and <br />four were interview (one withdrew). Wendy Webster was appointed at the January 14, 2020 City <br />Council meeting. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />TOBACCO 21 <br />On October 8, 2019, the City Council passed an updated tobacco <br />ordinance that raised the legal age to purchase tobacco in the City of St. <br />Anthony to 21 years of age. In recent years, a number of cities and <br />counties in Minnesota have raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21. Other updates <br />were incorporated into the ordinance, like enhanced language to ensure that vaping forms of <br />tobacco are clearly identified as also being prohibited to sell to anyone under 21 years of age. <br />The ordinance became effective on October 18, 2019 and the intention is to increase the age gap <br />between kids and those who can legally buy tobacco, to help keep tobacco out of the school <br />environment and reduce early adoption of tobacco use among young people.