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CityConnect March/April 2025
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Department Spotlight: Human Resources Division.................................3
BlaineMN.gov Debuts New Look....................................................................4
City Launches Search for Next Leader City Manager Plans Retirement Blaine City Manager Michelle Wolfe recently announced her retirement. Wolfe who has led the City since September 2019 will retire at the end of June. The city manager is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the City. A city manager is equivalent to a CEO of a major corporation. The city manager oversees the various department heads and works directly with the city council to implement their policy level decisions.
2025 Arbor Day Tree Sales Begins, Tuesday, April 1........................................8
Blaine Police Department Updates Uniforms
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The city manager is the one position where the hiring responsibility falls to the City’s elected leaders. The city council has already begun discussing the process for recruiting and selecting the next city manager. The first step for the council will be to select a recruitment firm to conduct a nationwide search for the next city manager. A process took place in February for executive recruitment firms to submit proposals to the city council for consideration. The council is expected to select a firm and begin the search in March.
At the start of 2025 the Blaine Police Department rolled out a new look with a new badge and patch design on their uniforms. The new designs were the result of collaboration within the department as officers worked together on the new design elements. Both the new badge and patch include images that represent Blaine’s wetlands and natural beauty. The department’s core values of integrity, respect, and professionalism are included as well as the new Minnesota state seal. It had been decades since the department uniforms had received any updates. This project was funded through one time money from the State of Minnesota and did not have any impact on the city budget or local tax levy.