January 29th, 2026

5:00 to 8:30pm

Hosted

City of Byron

680 Byron Main Court NE

Map Link:

https://surl.li/tkzfek

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/semlm-2026-annual-meeting-tickets-1980219749577

Doors open at 4:45 PM

Registration and Networking

5:00 PM - Social Time

Cash Bar - Beer, Wine, Seltzer, Sodas

6:00 PM - Dinner

Wildwood's "Hotdish Central"

House Salad - Crisp greens, tomatoes, carrots, red onions, and croutons. Served with Ranch and French dressing.

Tator Tot Hot Dish - Ground beef mixed with shredded pot roast and mushroom gravy. Topped with cheddar jack cheese and golden baked tater tots.

Vanilla Kissed Carrots - Sliced carrots sauteed in butter and finished with a touch of Madagascar vanilla.

Chocolate Chip Cookies!

NOTE -

EARLY START TIME

6:30 PM - Annual Meeting and SEMLM 2026 City Policy Voting

Annual Business for membership

Presentations

News about SE MN City topics current and coming up in 2026
Overview of 2026 Legislative Session news and city topics likely to see activity
Voting for 2026 SEMLM Legislative Policies (one vote per member city)
Ranking of adopted 2026 Policies (one ranking sheet per member city)

8:30 PM - Adjourn

Additional time for Networking

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In the news:

Governor Walz signed the 2024 Jobs Omnibus bill which includes funding to create new water and wastewater operator training programs at Riverland Community College to serve cities all across southern MN. The $350,000 amount will also be used to help with expanded recruitment efforts for these careers through Riverland and the Workforce Centers in southern MN. The fiscal agent for the funds is the City of Austin.

Thank you, Austin!

News coverage:

https://www.southernminn.com/lonsdale_area_news_review/news/new-grant-program-intended-to-help-alleviate-shortage-of-water-wastewater-operators/article_605e05bc-3adb-11ef-b8d7-cf1a0a7ede5b.html

https://www.newsbreak.com/austin-mn/3507699091228-new-grant-program-brining-new-wastewater-operator-training-to-riverland

https://www.southernminn.com/owatonna_peoples_press/community/riverland-bringing-training-closer-to-home-for-southern-minnesota/article_b83a8c46-2e7a-11ef-b0bb-035ce761c70a.html

https://www.kimt.com/video/riverland-community-college-announces-two-new-training-programs/video_9cd250bb-0902-532a-a82d-ff3635ab98f3.html

https://www.albertleatribune.com/2024/06/mueller-dornink-receive-regional-legislator-of-the-year-awards/

https://www.mnsenaterepublicans.com/jasinski-riverland-community-college-to-bring-training-closer-to-home-for-southern-mn-cities/

https://www.aol.com/training-programs-big-step-toward-021700789.html