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New CHEDA Board votes 7-0 to terminate Hoiseth, effective immediately
City attorney says Hoiseth was placed on leave July 6, reinstated, then placed on leave again at an emergency meeting July 16
Mike Christopherson
The new board of directors of the Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority (CHEDA), now comprised of Mayor Dale Stainbrook and six Crookston City Council members, voted 7-0 Monday evening to terminate CHEDA Executive Director Craig Hoiseth, effective immediately.
The motion was made by Ward 3 Council member Clayton Briggs and seconded by Ward 6 Council member Dylane Klatt after a closed session, allowed by state statute, that ran for almost an hour in the city hall council chambers. Once the closed session ended and the CHEDA Board returned to open session, City Attorney Corky Reynolds said that during the closed session the board discussed “unprofessional conduct” on behalf of
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Mike Christopherson
The Crookston City Council Monday evening voted 6-2 in favor of calling for a public hearing that will take place when they next meet on July 12 at which making major changes to the Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority (CHEDA) will be discussed. After that hearing, it’s anticipated that the council agenda for that evening’s meeting will include a resolution calling for a council vote on the major changes being proposed.
Voting in favor were council members Kristie Jerde, Clayton Briggs, Don Cavalier, Joe Kresl, Dylane Klatt and Wayne Melbye. Voting against were council members Tom Vedbraaten and Steve Erickson, both of which also serve on the CHEDA Board. Melbye is a “council liaison” to the CHEDA Board.
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Finch: I know I ve handled this differently than my predecessors
City administrator discusses what led her to propose dissolving CHEDA, and what she envisions in regard to a re-established HRA and City Community Development Department, if she gets council approval
Mike Christopherson
The interview in her office completed Thursday afternoon, City of Crookston Administrator Amy Finch asked if she could add a comment on the “continuing story” she said she’s heard since she came to Crookston last October, the continuing story being told and re-told having to do with various issues arising in recent years between the City of Crookston – whether it’s the city council, previous mayors or previous administrators – and CHEDA, whether that’s CHEDA Executive Director Craig Hoiseth or the CHEDA Board of Directors.
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