City of Fifty Lakes, MN

Public Office & Staff

Mayor & Council

Our Council consists of the Mayor and 4 Council Members. Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6pm at the city hall. All citizens are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Toni Buchite

MAYOR

PURCHASING/PERSONNEL, PARKS
TERM: 6/13/2023 - 12/31/2024

Mark Bradley

COUNCIL MEMBER

ROADS, MAINTENANCE & WEED INSPECTOR
TERM: 1/1/2023 - 12/31/2026

Gary Staples

COUNCIL MEMBER

PLANNING & ZONING
TERM: 1/1/2021 - 12/31/2024

Jill Radman

COUNCIL MEMBER

PUBLIC SAFETY (FIRE & RESCUE)
TERM: 1/1/2023 - 12/31/2026

Randy Zeigler

COUNCIL MEMBER

LIQUOR STORE
TERM: 6/13/2023 - 12/31/2024

To contact any of the above, please call city hall at 218.763.3113 or email clerk@fiftylakesmn.com

City Staff

Ann M. Raph

CLERK - TREASURER

CITY HALL

Jessica Istvanovich

DEPUTY CLERK

CITY HALL

Bethany Soderlund

PZ ADMINISTRATOR

PLANNING & ZONING

Diana Buchite

MANAGER

LIQUOR STORE

Chad Wosmek

MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

MAINTENANCE/ROADS

Greg Vukelich

MAINTENANCE WORKER

MAINTENANCE/ROADS

Committee Appointments

Park Improvement Committee

ANN RAPH
TONI BUCHITE
MARILYN MCKEEHAN
JENNA FITCHER
DIANA BUCHITE

Forestry Committee

MIKE PROUTY
FRED STROHMEIER
MARK BRADLEY (COUNCIL LIASON)

FLLP - 50 Lakes Lake Improvement Committee

BOB STANCER
FRED STROHMEIER
KEN NEIHART
MARK BRADLEY (COUNCIL LIASON)
ANN RAPH (CITY CLERK)

50 Lakes Day Committee

ANN RAPH (CHAIR)
DIANA BUCHITE
LORI CRAWFORD
TONI BUCHITE
RONDA VEIT

Fire & Rescue Executive Review Board

KEITH FITZPATRICK
ED SHETKA IV
BRANDON PETERSON
KEN HERSEY (COMMUNITY MEMBER)
JILL RADMAN (COUNCIL LIAISON)
ANN RAPH (CITY CLERK)

Executive Review Board

A five-member Executive Review Board shall be appointed by the City Council. The membership of this board shall include one City Council liaison, three members of the Fire & Rescue Department, and one Member-at-Large, a citizen of the City not holding elected office and not a member of the Fire & Rescue Department. Terms of office for this board shall be as follows: City Council liaison - one year, Member-at-Large - two years, Department members - two years. For the initial appointments to the Board, two Department member terms shall be for one year and one Department member term shall be for two years. The chief shall not be a member of this board. The Executive Review Board shall be responsible for screening new applicants and for recommending new members for appointment by the City Council. This board shall have the duties and administer the standards specified in Section 1.08. The City Clerk shall attend meetings of the Board for the purpose of keeping records and acting on decisions of the Board. The City Clerk shall not be a member of the Board. The Executive Review Board shall be responsible for recommending disciplinary action on insubordinate members of the Fire & Rescue Department. The chief and any member of the review board may present cases for review by submitting a written complaint referencing the ordinance or policy violation. Once a case is introduced, it must be reported to the City Council through the office of the City Clerk/Treasurer. Subjects of disciplinary action shall have notice of the written complaint and a right to be heard during consideration thereof.

Jesse Anderson

FIRE & RESCUE

Ed Shetka

FIRE & RESCUE

Keith Fitzpatrick

FIRE & RESCUE

Jill Radman

COUNCIL LIASON

Ken Hersey

MEMBER AT LARGE

Ann Raph

CITY CLERK (RECORDING)