CITY COUNCIL

CITY COUNCIL

The form of government is the "Mayor-Council Plan." The Council shall exercise the legislative power of the City and determine all matters of policy.

City Council is comprised of the Mayor, who is elected at large to serve as the official head of the City and to preside over all Council meetings, and six Councilmembers. Each councilmember is a qualified elector of the ward of the City of Marshall for which they hold office. Each member of the City Council shall be elected and serve for a four-year term and shall serve until a successor is elected and qualified. 

The City Council meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month at Marshall City Hall, 344 West Main Street, in the Council Chambers at 5:30 p.m.

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Mayor

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Robert J. Byrnes

Cell: 507-828-2125
E-Mail: robert.byrnes@ci.marshall.mn.us


Serving his 10th term as Mayor (1992 to Present)
Served as a Councilmember for 6 years (1986 to 1992)

Biography:

Bob Byrnes was born and raised in Waukon, Iowa where he attended Waukon High School. Bob retired following a 40 year career with the University of Minnesota where he served as State-Wide Director of Operations for the University of Minnesota Extension. Bob is involved in several community organizations. He is on the Board of Directors for the Southwest Regional Development Commission; past Chairman of the Board of Directors of Prairieland Economic Development Corporation; Chair of the MnDOT Area Transportation Partnership; Vice Chair of the Highway 23 Coalition Board, Board Member of Habitat for Humanity of Redwood River, and Board Member of MARL. Some of the prestigious awards Bob has received are The League of Minnesota Cities  “CC Ludwig Award”;  “SMSU Alumni Honorary Membership Award”; "Outstanding Elected Official" by the Minnesota Association of Emergency Managers; "Purcell Pinacle Award for Outstanding Humanitarian"; and the University of Minnesota Community Service Award.

Bob and his wife Brenda have two adult children - Bridget and Brian and three granddaughters Quinn, Kennedy and Laine.



Councilmembers-Ward I


John Alcorn
John Alcorn

Cell: 507-401-1124
E-Mail: john.alcorn@ci.marshall.mn.us

Serving his 1st term as a Councilmember (Ward I) - 2022 to present

Biography:



Amanda Schroeder
Amanda Schroeder

Cell: 507-828-4117
E-Mail: amanda.schroeder@ci.marshall.mn.us

Serving her 1st term as a Councilmember (Ward I) - 2022 to present

Biography:

Amanda grew up in Marshall and graduated from Marshall High School. She went on to Minnesota State University, Mankato where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Urban and Regional Studies and then her Master of Arts degree in Urban Planning. She and her husband returned to Marshall after college to make roots and raise their two boys. Amanda’s professional experience includes interning for the City of Maple Plain, MN, assisting the City Administrator. She is also a licensed Insurance Producer and now works at Minnwest Bank as an IT Helpdesk Specialist. She has served several years on the Marshall Planning Commission and has been involved in the Chamber’s Marshall Leadership Academy as well as Young Professionals. Amanda and her family enjoy spending summers at the lake and winters watching/playing hockey.



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See Moua Leske

Cell: 507-609-0288
E-Mail: see.moua-leske@ci.marshall.mn.us

Serving her 1st term as Councilmember (Ward II) - 2022 to present

Biography:

See Moua-Leske is a first generation immigrant from Laos. See and her family sought refuge in America after spending time in a refugee camp in Thailand following their escape from Laos. Although her family made Marshall their home in 2000, she did not call Marshall home until 2010.

See graduated from Northland College with an undergraduate degree in elementary education. While teaching, she went on to earn masters in Special Education and Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) from Southwest Minnesota State University. After 9 years of teaching, See took on the role of Program Manager for Southwest Adult Basic Education- Marshall in 2018. The program offers free literacy classes to adults who want to learn or improve their English, finish their high school degree and learn other job skills to improve their employability opportunities.

See serves on the Southwest Minnesota Workforce Development Board, Southwest Regional Development Commission, Southwest United Way Board and sits on the Cultures on the Prairie Planning Committee.

See and Nick have one amazing son, Jett and two handsome dogs, Vinnie and Wally.



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Steven Meister

Cell: 507-828-9037
E-Mail: steven.meister@ci.marshall.mn.us

Serving his 1st term as Councilmember (Ward II) - 2017 to present

Biography:
Steve Meister was born in St. Paul, MN and raised in Cloquet, MN where he attended Cloquet Senior High School. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree at Dana College in Blair, NE in 1988. He obtained his medical degree from the University Of Minnesota School Of Medicine in 1997. His first taste of life as a Marshall resident was in 1995 when he did his 3rd year of medical school at ACMC through the U of MN School of Medicine Rural Physician Associate Program (RPAP). He served in the United States Navy for 7 years obtaining the rank of Lieutenant Commander. Upon discharge from the U.S. Navy Steve relocated to Marshall and has been a resident since 2004. Dr. Meister is a board certified family physician. In 2012 Dr. Meister obtained his Master’s in Business Administration degree through the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, MN. He has been employed by ACMC Health since 2004.

Steve and his wife Karen have 3 children- Noah, Sydney and Jayden. They enjoy outdoor activities and are active with high school and community events in the City of Marshall.

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James Lozinski

Cell: 507-530-4480 
E-Mail: james.lozinski@ci.marshall.mn.us

Serving his 1st term as Councilmember (Ward III) - 2017 to present

Biography:
James was born in St. Peter, MN and moved to Marshall when he was two with his family. He grew up in Marshall and attended Holy Redeemer School until eighth grade and attended Crosier Seminary and Preparatory School for high school and graduated in 1988. He then attended University of Wisconsin-Superior where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Sociology with a minor in psychology. After he graduated, James moved back to Marshall with his wife and began working for Lozinski Construction before starting his own construction business, James Lozinski Construction, Inc. He now owns and runs two local businesses.

James and his wife Emily have four children: Meghan, Nicholas, Madelynn, and Louis. James and Emily spend the occasional weekend making trips to visit the oldest three in college or being sure to support their youngest in his out-of-school activities.

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Craig Schafer

Cell: 612-723-2838
E-Mail: craig.schafer@ci.marshall.mn.us

Serving 2nd term as a Councilmember (Ward III) - 2014 to present

Biography:
I am a 1975 graduate from Hector High School in Hector, MN. My wife and I have been in Marshall since the spring of 1992. I have worked for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency since 1990 as a State Program Administrator Principal in the Emergency Response Program. I am extremely proud to be serving as a councilmember in Marshall and feel that this is one of many ways that we have to "give back".

He is married to Debra and they have three adult children, one grandson who is proudly serving in the US Army and another grandchild on the way!

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