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May 29, 2019 <br />Contact:Erik Thorson, Communications Director, 763-324-4612, or e-mail: <br />Erik.Thorson@co.anoka.mn.us <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br />Schulte Elected Chair, Braastad Vice Chair of Anoka County Board <br />Anoka County Commissioner Scott Schulte was elected chair of the Anoka County Board <br />of Commissionersfor the remainder of 2019May 28. <br />Commissioner Julie Braastad was elected vice chair. <br />Schulteresigned from his vice chair duties andtook the chairpost with a unanimous vote. <br />Braastad was named vice chair bya 6-1 vote; Commissioner Mandy Meisner had nominated <br />Commissioner Matt Look as vice chair, but her motion was not voted on because it did not gain a <br />second. <br />County <br />her years of leadership as chair. I will do my best in my new position to ensure meetings continue <br />to be run in aprofessional manner. nities and challenges <br />Schulte replaces Commissioner Rhonda Sivarajah as chair, who stepped down from the <br />post at the meeting.May 14 <br />meeting; she will begin serving the county in that capacity June 12. She had served as chair since <br />2011 and has been a commissioner, representing District 6, on the board since 2003. <br />-30- <br />Respectful, Innovative, Fiscally Responsible <br />rd <br />Government Center 2100 3Avenue, Suite 700 Anoka, MN 55303-5024www.anokacounty.us <br />Office: 763-324-4700 Fax: 763-324-5490 <br />43 <br />Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer <br /> <br />