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New Ulm Councilor-at-Large Charles Schmitz sits in the chair he has occupied at city council meetings for the past 12 years. Tuesday will be his last meeting.
NEW ULM Tuesday will be the last New Ulm City Council meeting of the year and last meeting with Councilor-At-Large Charlie Schmitz.
Schmitz has served as the Council-At-Large/Council President for 12 years. He said it was an experience he enjoyed, but is confident the council and city will remain strong going forward.
Schmitz is originally from Fairfax. He came to New Ulm in 1967 and found a job working at New Ulm Public Utilities as a coal handler. His first day at work was December 26, 1967. Two years later he would transfer into the gas department.