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Employee Spotlight General Election Name: - , November 8, 2016 Jo Thieling The General Election is scheduled Position & Department: 9.. for Tuesday,November 8,2016. All City Clerk polling places are open from 7:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m. For more information,in- Administrative Services Department - cluding the list of polling locations and Year Started Work with City: where you vote,visit wwwcityoframsey. 1989 com/elections. You may also obtain information by calling City Clerk Jo Length of Time in Current Role: Thieling at 763-433-9840 or emailing at 27 years with the City- 19 years in current role jthieling@ci.ramsey.mn.us round: IVOCT E I administer the elections and oversee records management as well In-Person • as data practices requests. I issue City licenses such as liquor, tobacco, special events,waste haulers,etc. I am a staff liaison for the Charter Absentee Voting Commission. I publish hearing notices,City ordinances and work with City Code updates. I work closely with the City Administrator, City Ramsey residents may vote in-person Department Heads and the City Council as well as the City Council absentee at the Ramsey Municipal Cen- ter or the Anoka County Government agenda process. I started working for the City of Ramsey in 1989 as a Secretary Center,beginning Friday,September 23. and back-up Receptionist. In 1990,I applied for and was appointed as Voting can be done from 8:00 a.m.to Recording Secretary and took minutes at all City meetings,as well as 4:30 p.m.,Monday through Friday. City worked on agendas and records retention. I added administering the Hall will be open for absentee voting 00 Elections in 1994. In 1997,I was promoted to Deputy City Clerk and on Saturday,November 5,from p.m. then City Clerk. a.m.to 3:00 p.m. and until 5:00 p.m. My husband and I moved to a lake this year and are thoroughly on Monday,November 7. You may also enjoying it. My interests include entertaining, cooking, decorating,and vote absentee via U.S.mail by contacting scrapbooking. AND my most favorite thing: I love the get-togethers Anoka County Elections at 763-323- with our children,grandchildren and great-grandchildren! 5275 or requesting a ballot on line at www.sos.state.mn.us. For more infor- Fun Fact about Jo: mation on absentee voting,you may I can do a fair rendition of Louie Armstrong's"Hello Dolly" and contact City Clerk Jo Thieling at 763- "What a Wonderful World": 433-9840 or jthieling@ci.ramsey.mn.us. Did You Know . . . The township was organized in 1857 and was named Watertown but was changed by the Anoka County --- Commissioners to Dover on November 15, 1858. Later, that same year,the name was changed to Ramsey. Do you know for what person the township of Ramsey was named? Answer on Page 14. We Deliver THE SOIL EXPERTS. Quality... Soil, sand, rock, Plaisted City ofRamsey Mission Statement. . . mulch, pavers, Companies and much more NCORP D R A T E D It is our mission to work together to responsibly grow our community, plaistedcompanies.com Elk River • 763.441.1100 and to provide quality,cost-efective,and efficient government services.