City Council Declaration
I am submitting my name to fill the vacated seat formerly held by Mayor Tom Ross.
Until 2016, Minot currently had a city council made up of two representatives from each of the seven wards. The original intent of the Make Minot proposal, as **I** was given to understand it, was to “bring more people and interest into the Minot city government.”
I agreed that more voices needed to be heard, but this plan was totally backwards. Instead of bringing in new voices, cutting the size of the city council ended up limiting new voices from having any say in how the city is run. Ending the Ward system also effectively ended representation for the working families of Ward 2.
As a resident of Ward 2 for over 40 years, I am submitting my name for the vacant seat. I am an active volunteer in the community, serving on the Board of Directors of the Second Story Club and on the Human Rights Committee at Kalix.
Thank you,
Nikki Paulsen