City Council, April 21, 2026

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Shakopee Police Officer of the Year 2025 presentation

Citizen life-saving award presentation

Informational update on 2026 property assessment

Notable Quotes (4)

Officer Filon and Officer Godfrey make up our proactive police unit. Where one is, the other is not far behind.
— Chief Pearson

Police Officer of the YearPresenting the Officer of the Year award.

MDMA, I knew you were going to ask me about that, Mayor. It's a narcotic. It's similar to that of ecstasy, more commonly known as ecstasy.
— Mayor Lehman

Police ReportClarifying drug types mentioned during police report.

The interest rate is not impacting our assessed value. Our assessed value is based on sales of properties.
— Michael Thompson

Property AssessmentExplaining the relationship between interest rates and property taxes.

If we're not within the range for a specific property type or jurisdiction, the state will come in after the fact and they will increase or decrease values across the board.
— Michael Thompson

Property AssessmentWarning about state oversight of property assessments.

People (11)

DelaneyCouncil member

Attending Shakopee City Council meeting.

WeidingerCouncil member

Attending Shakopee City Council meeting.

ContrerasCouncil member

Attending Shakopee City Council meeting.

LaraCouncil member

Attending Shakopee City Council meeting.

LehmanMayor

Presiding over the Shakopee City Council meeting.

Officer FilonOfficer

Member of the proactive police unit, recognized for 2025 accomplishments.

Officer GodfreyOfficer

Member of the proactive police unit, recognized for 2025 accomplishments.

Alejandra GarciaCitizen

Recognized for rescuing an elderly woman from a burning vehicle on January 6, 2025.

Chief PearsonPolice Chief

Presenting awards and updates to the Council.

Michael ThompsonAssessor

Providing a 2026 property assessment update.

Mr. ReynoldsStaff

Assisting with award distribution and logistics.

Places Mentioned

ShakopeeAllina Clinic on St. Francis AvenueHighway 494Scott CountyNew PragueElkan New Market

Events & Meetings (2)

Shakopee City Council Meeting, April 21st, 2026
Vehicle fire incident, January 6th, 2025

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