League of Women Voters

This Week at the Northfield City Council Meeting

• Hearing Set for Safety Center Funding
• Domestic Partnership Ordinance Moves Forward

This Week at the Northfield School Board Meeting

• Cluster Grouping Serves High-Ability Students
• Community Services proposes 2012-13 Budget
• Operating Capital & Health/ Safety Budgets

This Week at the Northfield City Council Meeting

• Future of Public Library Discussed
• Council Reviews Debt Study
• First Steps on 2012 Budget Discussed

This Week at the Northfield Hospital Board Meeting

• Board appoints 3 to Council-Board Task Force
• Financial results down from last year
• CFO says hospital triages first, then collects info.
• Gina Franklin elected Board Chair

This Week at the Northfield City Council Meeting

• Council Meets with Fire Relief Association
• Rural Fire Protection District and Council Discuss Negotiations
• Charter Commission Suggests Subcommittee
• Rental Ordinance Changes Considered

This Week at the Northfield City Council Meeting

• EMS Property Purchase Approved if OK'd by Planning Commission
• Council Takes First Steps in 2012 Budget Process
• Joint Council/Hospital Board Task Force Approved
• Council Approves New Polling Places

This Week at the Northfield City Council and Hospital Board Joint Meeting

• Council and Hospital Board Hold Joint Meeting
• Council Considers New EMS Propery Purchase
• City Administrator Review Reported

This Week at the Northfield School Board Meeting

• Sibley PLC reports flex grouping results
• Student Activity Fee revised

This Week at the Northfield City Council Meeting

• New Police Officer Sworn In
• April 8-14, 2012 Designated Library Week
• Cowles Property Negotiations Move Forward
• Local Options Sales Tax Discussed
• Pros & Cons of Drug Court Idea to be Investigated

On Thursday, April 12^th, Dr. Edward Ehlinger, Commissioner of Health for Minnesota, will describe what the ACA means for Minnesotans at a Health Care Forum sponsored by the Northfield-Cannon Falls League of Women Voters.  The public is invited to hear his talk, “Health Care Reform in Minnesota: The Realities and the Promise,” 7 p.m., at St. John’s Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall in Northfield.

This Week at the Northfield Hospital Board Meeting

• Auditor Praises 2011 Financial Performance
• Emergency Response Services Relocation Approved
• Board Frames April 10 Meeting with City Council

This Week at the Northfield City Council Work Session

• Council Discusses Joint Meeting with Hospital Board