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H.6 Approve Appointment of Springsted, Inc. as Financial Advisor <br />Financial advisors Paul Steinman, Mikaela Huot, and Nick Dragisich and the other members of <br />the Springsted, Inc. team have served the City very well over the years on a wide variety of <br />projects. City staff recommends approval of Paul Steinman, Mikaela Huot, and Nick Dragisich, <br />from Springsted, Inc., as the City's financial advisors for the year 2017. <br />H.7 Approve Appointment of Fire Chief Kevin Colvard Emergency Management Director <br />Each year, Council appoints a member of the City staff to serve in the role of Emergency <br />Management Director. For the past decade, the Fire Chief has served in this position. City staff <br />recommends the appointment of the Fire Chief Kevin Colvard as the City's Emergency <br />Management Director for 2017. <br />H.8 Approve Appointment of US Bank as Depository for City Funds <br />Each year, Council selects a depository/bank for the deposit of City funds. For many years, <br />Council has selected the local Hugo branch of US Bank. City staff recommends the approval of <br />U.S. Bank -Hugo as the official depository for City funds for 2017. <br />H.9 Approve Appointment of The Citizen as Official Newspaper <br />Each year, Council selects a newspaper as the official publication for all public notices and <br />publishing of ordinances. For the past eight years, the City Council appointed The Citizen as the <br />City's new official newspaper, and The Citizen would like to continue to provide this service at a <br />slightly increased rate. City staff recommends Council approve The Citizen as the City's official <br />newspaper for 2017. <br />H. 10 Approve Appointments to Hugo Firefighter Relief Association <br />Minnesota State Statute requires the official appointment of the ex -officio members of the Hugo <br />Fire Department Relief Association Board. Council must appoint two elected or appointed <br />members. City staff recommends appointment of Mayor Tom Weidt, with Councilmember Chuck <br />Haas as his designee in his absence, and Finance Director Ron Otkin as ex -officio members of the <br />Hugo Fire Department Relief Association Board. <br />H.11 Approve Appointment of Bronwen Kleissler as Chair of the Planning Commission <br />Annually, Council appoints a member of the Planning Commission to serve as the Chair, and the <br />Commission appoints the Vice Chair. Bronwen Kleissler has been serving as the Chair of the <br />Planning Commission since August, 2015. Staff recommends Council approve the <br />reappointment Bronwen Kleissler as the Chair of the Planning Commission. <br />H.12 Approve Appointment of Dave Strub as Chair and Cathy Moore-Arcand as Vice <br />Chair of the Parks and Recreation Commission <br />Dave Strub has served as Chair of the Parks and Recreation Commission since November, 2016. <br />At the Parks Commission meeting on December 14, the Commission talked about Cathy Moore- <br />