Commissioners & Liaison Assignments

Mayor of Fargo Dr. Tim Mahoney

Department Liaison: City Commission, Finance/Assessors, Human Resources, Fargo Police Department, Public Works

Committee Liaison: Cass County Planning Commission, Diversion Authority, Diversion Authority Finance Committee, Diversion Authority Planning Committee, Economic Development Incentives Committee, Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation, Lake Agassiz Water Authority, Public Works Projects Evaluation Committee, Red River Regional Dispatch Center Board, Sustainability and Resiliency Commission

Board Liaison: Police Advisory & Oversight Board, Renaissance Zone Authority

Term Expires: June 2026

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701.241.1310

Deputy Mayor Denise Kolpack

Department Liaison: Communications & Gov. Affairs, Fire Department, Solid Waste, Water Reclamation, Water Treatment

Committee Liaison: Diversion Authority, MetroCOG, Vector Control, Metro Area Transit Coordinating Board, Utility Committee

Board Liaison: Arts & Culture Commission, Fargo Youth Initiative, Red River Regional Dispatch Center Board

Term Expires: June 2026

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701.715.4895

City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn

Department Liaison: Facilities, FARGODOME, Inspections, Planning, Strategic Planning & Research

Committee Liaison: Core Neighborhoods, Diversion Authority, Diversion Authority Finance Committee, Economic Development Incentives Commission, FARGODOME Authority Finance Committee, Lake Agassiz Water Authority (alternate), Liquor Control Board, Metro COG

Board Liaison: Board of Adjustment, Board of Appeals, FARGODOME Authority, Historic Preservation Commission, Planning Commission, Red River Basin Board, Renaissance Zone Authority

Term Expires: June 2026

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701.809.5449

City Commissioner John Strand

Department Liaison: Fargo Cass Public Health & Transit/Mobility

Committee Liaison: Ambulance Service Oversight Committee, Cass Clay Food Commission, Diversion Authority (alternate), Metro COG, Metro Area Transit Coordinating Board, Metro COG, Regional Housing Commission, Sustainability and Resiliency Committee

Board Liaison: Airport Authority, Board of Health, Civil Service, Downtown Community Partnership/InFocus, Housing Authority, Human Rights Commission, Native American Commission

Term Expires: June 2028

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701.715.3269

City Commissioner Michelle Turnberg

Department Liaison: Information Services, Engineering, Library

Committee Liaison: Diversion Authority (alternate), Diversion Authority Land Management Committee, Metro COG, Traffic Technical Advisory Committee

Board Liaison: House Moving Board, Library Board, Red River Basin Board (alternate), Special Assessment Commission

Term Expires: June 2028

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701.831.5915