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2026-06-26 - Special City Council Meeting

Summary

Built from the official approved minutes (no agenda or video on file). Meeting adjourned at 8:08 AM.

  • Special meeting of the City Council sitting as the Canvassing Board for the June 23, 2026 municipal runoff election.
  • Present: Sigette, Soehl (telecom), Spellerberg (telecom), Thomason, Basye, Brown and Mayor TenHaken. Absent: David Barranco and Merkouris.
  • Regular agenda approved 6-0 (Sigette, Brown).
  • Resolution 70-26 declaring the runoff results adopted 6-0 (Brown, Sigette; sponsors Soehl and Brown). Elected: Christine Erickson as Mayor, James Oppenheimer as At-Large Council Member "A", Sara Pankonin for the Southeast District and Zak Okuwe for the Central District.
  • No new business and no public input. Adjourned on a motion by Basye, seconded by Sigette; 6-0.

Municipal Runoff Election Results

  • Mayor (four-year term): Christine Erickson 18,280 (49.91 percent); Jamie Smith 18,278. A two-vote margin.
  • At-Large Council Member "A": James Oppenheimer 18,693 (51.04 percent); Vince Danh 11,990.
  • Southeast District: Sara Pankonin 5,027 (45.81 percent); Michael A. Crane 4,245.
  • Central District: Zak Okuwe 3,313 (49.40 percent); Zach DeBoer 2,822.
  • The resolution takes effect on first publication.

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