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CITY MANAGERS AND ATTORNEYS
Since St. Louis Park was organized
as a Village in 1886, the local government consisted of a
mayor (aka Village Council President), three trustees, and a
clerk. Although the clerk position became full time in
1937, the clerk was still an elected position and a member
of the Council. With the postwar boom in houses,
people, and businesses, this type of government proved
inadequate. Becoming a City under State law would
allow the council to expand, and to institute professional
management in the form of a City Manager.
St. Louis Park hired its first City
Manager when the City Charter, making the Village a City, was approved in 1955.
These lists are not complete, so if you have any additional
information or corrections, please
contact us.
Also note that St. Louis Park was the first suburb to hire a
full-time City Attorney. An incomplete list is
provided below.
CITY MANAGERS
Phil W. Smith, Acting |
January 10, 1955 |
Tom Chenoweth |
August 1955-May 27, 1960 |
Mike Lenrow, Acting |
June 1-July 15, 1960 |
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July 15 [16,18], 1960-June 1968 |
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Chris Cherches |
October 15, 1968-April 1977 |
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David Rudberg, Acting |
April 18-October 16, 1977 |
John W. Elwell |
October 17, 1977-May 4, 1980 |
William Thibault, Acting |
May 5-August 10, 1980 |
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Jim Brimeyer |
August 11, 1980-June 1988 |
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Sharon Klumpp, Acting |
June-October 1988 |
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Bill Dixon |
October 1988-December 31, 1992 |
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Clint Pires, Acting |
January-April 1993 |
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Charlie Meyer |
April 1993-December 2003 |
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Tom Harmening |
April 3, 1995-present |
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CITY ATTORNEYS |
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Edmund T. Montgomery |
January 1, 1936-December 31, 1958 |
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H. Harrace "Ace" Burry |
January 1, 1959 - |
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