BEMIDJI — Bemidji Mayor Jorge Prince and three Bemidji councilors will take the Oath of Office during tonight's city council meeting, kicking off the new year.
Ward 1 Councilor Gwenia Fiskevold Gould and Ward 5 Councilor Lynn Eaton will retake the Oath of Office as new Ward 3 Councilor Mark Dickinson will be introduced to the council as the first new Ward 3 representative in 24 years, replacing Ron Johnson, whose last meeting was on Dec. 16.
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After the council bands together with a new face, it will start moving through the consent agenda and will host a public hearing for possible charter amendments by ordinance from the Bemidji Charter Commission. Some of these amendments include changing terminology from "president pro-tem" to "mayor pro-tem" in Chapter 3, Council Procedure. Section 3.03 Mayor Pro-Tem, for example.
The council will then consider a couple of resolutions during new business, including approving a feasibility report about and setting a public hearing for a 2025 street renewal project — City Project 25-01 — and also a 2025 Park Avenue NW reconstruction project — City Project 25-02.
And following the regular meeting, the council will reconvene as the Bemidji Economic Development Authority for an annual meeting.
The Bemidji City Council meeting will take place at 6 p.m. tonight, Jan. 6, at City Hall. The meeting can also be viewed at