2022.11.16 Special Council Meeting Packet
4141 Douglas Drive North • Crystal, Minnesota 55422-1696
Tel: (763) 531-1000 • Fax: (763) 531-1188 • www.crystalmn.gov
Posted: Nov. 10, 2022
CRYSTAL CITY COUNCIL
NOTICE OF NOV. 16, 2022 SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Crystal will hold a special meeting to
interview city manager finalists on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022 at 4 p.m. at Crystal City Hall, 4141
Douglas Dr. N., Crystal, MN and via Zoom.
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Topic: City Council Special Meeting
Time: Nov. 16, 2022, 4 p.m. Central Time (US and Canada)
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4141 Douglas Drive North • Crystal, Minnesota 55422-1696
Tel: (763) 531-1000 • Fax: (763) 531-1188 • www.crystalmn.gov
Posted: Nov. 10, 2022
City Council Special Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022
4 p.m.
Council Chambers/Zoom Meeting
1. Call to Order, Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance
2. Approval of Agenda
The Council will consider approval of the agenda.
3. Regular Agenda
3.1 The Council will interview the following city manager finalists:
Estimated Time Candidate
4:00 – 4:50 p.m. Aaron Kooiker
5:00 – 5:50 p.m. Mark Ray
6:00 – 6:50 p.m. Adam Bell
4. Continuation of meeting to Nov. 17, if needed, or adjournment.
City of Crystal, Minnesota
City Manager Finalists
Adam Bell currently serves as the City Administrator for the City of Bayport, Minnesota, where he has
been employed for nearly six years. Prior to this, he was employed by the City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota,
as the Assistant City Administrator/City Clerk (1.5 yrs.), City Clerk (1 yr.), and Deputy Clerk (3 mos.). He
also worked as a Department Supervisor – Recording/Vital Statistics (2 yrs.) and an Assistant Department
Supervisor – Administration (1.5 yrs.) for the Denton County Clerk’s Office, Texas. Mr. Bell holds a
bachelor’s degree in History from Gustavus Adolphus College and a Juris Doctor degree from the
University of St. Thomas School of Law.
Aaron Kooiker is currently employed by the City of Fairfield, Iowa, where he has been in the role of City
Administrator for five years. Prior to this, he served as the City Administrator for the City of Hull, Iowa, for
five years, as a Law Enforcement Instructor with the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy for four years, and
as a Senior Police Officer with the West Des Moines Police Department for eleven years. Mr. Kooiker holds
a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from University of Iowa and a master’s degree in Public Administration
from Bellevue University.
Mark Ray currently serves as the Director of Public Works/City Engineer for the City of Crystal, Minnesota,
where he has been employed since 2015. Prior to this, he served as Street Maintenance Supervisor (2 yrs.)
and as an Engineer (3 yrs.) for the City of Golden Valley, Minnesota. He was also employed as a Project
Engineer with SEH, Inc. of Minnetonka, Minnesota, for four years. Mr. Ray holds a bachelor’s degree in
Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and a master’s degree in Public
Administration from Hamline University.