Aitkin County Board

The Board provides elected representatives of the County with legislative control over matters of policy, as established by State Statute. The County Board exercises budgetary control through the adoption of an annual budget certified by major fund. The County Board appoints various citizen committees to render advice on legislative and policy-related matters and provides general direction to the operating departments through the County Administrator.

Aitkin County Board
J. Mark Wedel - Chairperson, Commissioner District 1 Laurie Westerlund - Vice Chairperson, Commissioner District 2 Donald Niemi - Commissioner District 3 Brian Napstad - Commissioner District 4 Anne Marcotte - Commissioner District 5
Commissioner & District	2012 Boards & Committees
District 1 City – Aitkin Townships – Aitkin, Spencer J. Mark Wedel, Chair 515 6th Avenue SE Aitkin, MN 56431 218-927-6500 218-838-9324 (cell) mark.wedel@co.aitkin.mn.us Term: 2011-2014	Aitkin Airport Commission Aitkin County Water Planning Task Force Aitkin Economic Development Administration Central Minnesota Corrections Emergency Management Extension Committee Facilities Committee Historical Society (Liaison) Insurance Committee Investment Committee Kinship of Aitkin County Labor Management Committee Personnel Committee Purchasing/Building Committee

District 2 Townships – Farm Island, Hazelton, Malmo, Nordland, Wealthwood Laurie Westerlund, Vice-Chair 30517 270th Lane Aitkin, MN 56431 320-684-2652 laurie.westerlund@co.aitkin.mn.us Term: 2009-2012	Aitkin County Housing & Redevelopment Central Minnesota Corrections Development Achievement Center (Liaison) Employee Recognition Extension Committee H&HS Advisory Committee (Liaison) Insurance Committee Investment Committee Labor Management Committee (Alt.) MCIT Representative Mille Lacs Watershed Northeast Waste Advisory Committee (Alt.) Onanegozie (RCDC) Park Commission Planning Commission Public Land Classification Committee (Alt.) Purchasing/Building Committee Solid Waste Task Force Tri-County Community Health Services Board

District 3 City - McGrath Townships – Beaver, Glen, Idun, Kimberly, Lakeside, Lee, Millward North, Millward South, Pliny, Rice River, Salo, Seavey, Spalding, Wagner, White Pine, Williams Unorg Townships – 47-24, 45-24 Donald Niemi 32340 State Hwy 47 Aitkin, MN 56431 218-927-9947 don.niemi@co.aitkin.mn.us Term: 2011-2014	Arrowhead Regional Development Council Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Steering Committee Snake River Watershed Management Board Arrowhead Counties Association Development Achievement Center (Alt.) East Central Regional Library Board Economic Development Employee Recognition Investment Committee Lakes & Pines Law Library Mille Lakes Watershed MN Rural Counties Caucus (Alt.) Northeast MN ATP Personnel Committee Purchasing/Building Committee

District 4 Cities – McGregor, Tamarack Townships – Clark, Fleming, Haugen, Jevne, McGregor, Morrison, Shamrock, Workman Brian Napstad 51227 Long Point Place McGregor, MN 55760 218-426-3008 brian.napstad@co.aitkin.mn.us Term: 2009-2012	Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency Arrowhead Emergency Mgmt Services (Alt.) ATV Committee Big Sandy Lake Management Plan Board of Water & Soil Resources Environmental Assessment Worksheet Facilities Committee Forest Advisory Committee Investment Committee Joint Powers Natural Resources Board McGregor Airport Commission Mississippi Headwaters Board Minnesota Environmental Quality Board MnDNR Shoreland Regulations NE MN Office Job Training Northeast Waste Advisory Committee Northern Counties Land Use Advisory Board Ordinance Committee Purchasing/Building Committee Solid Waste Task Force

District 5 Cities – Hill City, Palisade Townships – Ball Bluff, Balsam, Cornish, Hill Lake, Libby, Logan, MacVille, Turner, Verdon, Waukenabo Unorg Townships – 52-27, 52-25, 52-24, 52-22, 51-27, 51-25, 51-22, 50-27, 50-26, 50-25, 49-27, 48-27 Anne Marcotte P.O. Box 192 Hill City, MN 55748 218-256-0277 anne.marcotte@co.aitkin.mn.us Term: 2011-2014	Aitkin County Growth, Board of Directors Arrowhead Counties Association Arrowhead Emergency Mgmt Services ATV Committee Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Steering Committee Big Sandy Lake Management Plan (Alt.) Economic Development Environmental Assessment Worksheet Forest Advisory Committee H&HS Advisory Committee (Liaison) Isanti County Interagency Agency Insurance Committee Investment Committee Lakes & Pines (Alt.) MN Rural Counties Caucus NCLUCB (Alt.) Onanegozie (RCDC) (Alt.) Ordinance Committee Public Land Classification Committee Purchasing/Building Committee