Renee Symanietz

Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your family.
I graduated from Albany High School and attended St Cloud Vocational School in Business. I work in sales, advertising and marketing at Lamar Outdoor Advertising. I have 2 children, Ian and Candyce.

What experience do you have that prepares you for public office?
Incumbent-serving on the St Joseph City Council
for the past 4 yrs
(Running for Re-Election)
Also served as:
St Joseph Acting Mayor
St Joseph Chamber
Law Enforcement Labor Service Committee
American Federation of County and Municipal Employees
St Cloud Area Planning District Board
Regional Human Rights Task Force
Life Cycle Housing Committee
North Corridor/CASH2 Realignment Committee
Stearns County League of Cities
League of MN cities Planning committee
Speaker at League of MN 2008 Conference
Board of Director for Women in City Government
St Joseph Hiring Committee
St Cloud Economic Development Partnership
St Joseph Park Board
Area League of Cities Committee
Dist 742 Playground planning committee

Why you decided to run for this office.
I am running for city council to continue to create long-range planning centered on the community. Also to have popular implementation of continued growth of the city to make sure
St Joseph is fiscally conservative. Also to encourage more input from the community. Also to bring energy saving techniques to the city of St Joseph.

Top three issues you would tackle, if elected.
-Proper implements of the continued growth of the city and fiscal stability.
-Supporting Public Safety in the City
-Ensuring transportation needs are evaluated