Rochester League Reports -
Monitor the meetings of local government & public officials
Rochester League Reports -
Monitor the meetings of local government & public officials
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Monitor the meetings of local government & public officials
LWV Minnesota Observer Corps Resources
Note that these materials focus on state government advocacy but provide a useful template and training for local government engagement as well.
Observer Corps home page
Observer Corps Report Form – submissions go to LWV Minnesota
Action Alert Proposal Form – suitable for issues at local (school board, city, county), state (legislature, agencies, Governor), or federal (Congress, agencies, President) levels
LWVR reference for local Observer Corps efforts – updated July 2025
Olmstead County public meetings: olmstedcounty.primegov.com/public/portal
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meetings
LWVR outreach
1st Tues monthly 11am
Adult Mental Health Local Advisory Council
Chester Heights Sewer District Advisory Board
Dodge & Olmsted (D&O) Joint Powers Board
Housing & Redevelopment Authority (HRA)
Mobilizing Olmsted Voices for Equity (M.O.V.E.) community council
Olmsted County Justice Council (OCJC)
Olmsted-Wabasha Lake Zumbro Joint Powers Board
Public Health Services Advisory Board
Rochester Housing Alliance - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AmI3edg9r3WPNGOwZpcEpWg4-N0EaIXzePbRhQWa-hs/edit?usp=sharing
Rochester Olmsted Council of Governments (ROCOG)
Sheriff’s Civil Service Commission
Soil and Water Conservation District Board
Rochester government public meetings: rochestermn.gov/meetings/council-meetings
City Council meeting
most weeks Monday 6:00 PM
City Council study session
some Mondays 3:30 PM
Rochester Economic Devel Auth
following some Council meetings
Boards & Commissions: rochestermn.gov/government/boards-commissions/list-of-boards-commissions
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meetings
LWVR outreach
2nd Tues monthly 2:00 PM
1st & 3rd Wed monthly 5:00 PM
2nd Tues on odd # months 4:30 PM
Rachel (2025-27), Walt (2022-26) both serve
no fixed schedule, 4:30 PM
Ethical Practices Board Meeting
no fixed schedule, 10:30 AM
no fixed schedule
gen’ly 4th Tues monthly 5:00 PM
Walt attended regularly in past
Rochester Public Library Board
3rd Tues?? 4:30 PM
no fixed schedule 4:00 PM
Outside Agency Oversight Commit
4th Mon every 3 months 1:00 PM
Walt is a regular observer
1st Tues monthly 4:30 PM
Walt follows frequently
Pedestrian/Bicycle Advis Commis
2nd Monday monthly 6:30 PM
2nd & 4th Wed monthly 5:00 PM
no fixed schedule 3:00 PM
Police Policy Oversight Commis
2nd Tues quarterly 3:30 PM
last Tues monthly 4:00 PM
Sustainability & Resiliency Commis
2nd Wed monthly 4:30 PM
1st & 3rd Wed monthly 6:00 PM
Local community groups
Am Assn of University Women (AAUW) / Rochester
Bolder Options
Common Cause
Community Engagement Response Team (CERT)
Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la Acción Latina (COPAL) Rochester
First Unitarian Universalist Church (First UU)
Walt is a member
Indivisible 507
Intercultural Mutual Assistance Assn (IMAA)
ISAIAH Rochester
NAACP Rochester Branch
Rise for Youth Program
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Rochester Community Initiative
Rochester’s People Action Committee
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