Every year the City holds a recognition banquet to honor the citizens that serve on our various advisory boards, commissions, committees, and task forces. We honor the time, energy and effort that our citizens devote to help make Eden Prairie a great community. In short, we honor their citizenship.
The photo below shows, from left to right, our guest keynote speaker, State Auditor Patricia Anderson; City Councilmember Brad Aho; retiring Heritage Preservation Commission member Elise Kist; and City Councilmember Ron Case. Ms. Kist received a plaque, applause, and the appreciation of her fellow citizens for her service on the HPC.
We also recognize students at this banquet who have participated in our Students on Commissions program. This program places high school students on our advisory boards and commissions as ex officio members. They participate in everything at the meetings, except casting a vote. The program is an opportunity for the City to promote citizenship education in the community, but it’s also an opportunity for us to learn from our young people. This is definitely a win-win program for all involved.
Here’s a photo of this year’s students with City Councilmember Phil Young on the left and State Auditor Patricia Anderson on the right.
The State Auditor gave the night’s keynote address reflecting on her own experience in Eagan as a citizen volunteer on their boards and commissions. A nice evening was had by all.
