City Officials From Across Minnesota Gather At The DECC

DULUTH, Minn. — Over 700 Minnesota city officials gathered at the DECC over the past few days.

It was the League of Minnesota Cities Annual Conference. Mayors, council members, and other city officials were there to network, learn, and celebrate the work that’s been done over the past year.

The conference theme this year was “City Love” and gave them opportunities to share everything that their communities are doing.

The new president of the League of Minnesota Cities was just elected Thursday. She says hopes everyone leaves feeling good about the work they’ve done.

“I think we hope that just everyone’s energized to go back to their communities. To keep doing the work that they’re doing. Know that there’s support, there’s you can pick up the phone and call any number of people that they’ve met, and they’ve made some new friendships with here. And just to be excited about their communities and to have another great year,” said Jenny Max, President of the League of Minnesota Cities.

To end the conference, Governor Tim Walz gave a closing address thanking city officials for all of their hard work this year.