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• Morrissette picked for Hudson City Council president
• North Hudson Village Hall open house is Thursday

By Randy Hanson

rhanson@rivertowns.net

In the end, there was no contest for City Council president. At their April 15 re-organizational meeting, the council postponed electing a president because it didn't appear that either of the two nominees could win the necessary two-thirds majority of the vote. But at the first regular meeting of the new City Council on Monday night, Randy Morrissette II got the job without a contest.

Alderman Scot O'Malley, who had nominated Lee Wyland for council president at the April 15 meeting, suggested starting the process over at Monday night's meeting. The other council members concurred. Mayor Dean Knudson asked for nominations, and Alderman Alan Burchill again nominated Morrissette.

An awkward silence followed Knudson's invitation for additional nominations.

"I find this an interesting circumstance," he said with a grin. O'Malley then moved to close the nominations and the motion carried. Morrissette was named president by acclimation of the council.

Appearing somewhat surprised by the development, Morrissette thanked the council members for their vote of confidence, adding, "I guess."

Wyland later said he asked O'Malley not to nominate him for the position again.

He said that with chairing the Public Safety Committee, as well as an ad hoc committee looking into the facility needs of the city, he had enough duties on his plate.

For more information see the April 24 edition of the Star-Observer.

The public is invited to an open house at the newly completed North Hudson Village Hall Thursday (Apriol 24) from 3 to 8 p.m. at 400 Seventh St. N. Refreshments will be served. Elliot Architects of Hudson designed the expansion and renovation, and Derrick Commercial Contracting of New Richmond directed the construction.