Rice Lake expected to name Acting Mayor
UPDATE: The City of Rice Lake says in a news release they still consider Suzanne Herstad to be Mayor until her resignation letter is presented at their Monday, July 14 city council meeting. The news release says if the letter is accepted which it “most likely” will be, then Jayme Heim would officially become Acting Mayor.
Heim was selected to fill the Acting Mayor role if needed at the first city council meeting of 2025.
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Jayme Heim
(Rice Lake Handout)
RICE LAKE, Minn. – The Rice Lake City Council has appointed an Acting Mayor following the resignation of Mayor Suzanne Herstad on Monday, July 7, 2025.
A news release says city councilor Jayme Heim will become the Acting Mayor.
Acting Mayor Heim will be performing the duties of mayor during the absence and vacancy.
The news release did not state how or when the city council decided Heim would be Acting Mayor.
The Acting Mayor is only be a temporary appointment.
Per state law, the City will have to hold a Special Election on before the next regular city election to fill the remainder of former Mayor Suzanne Herstad’s unexpired term.
That term ends December 31, 2028.
