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Luverne City Administrator John Call receives CGMC Distinguished Rural Leadership award

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Luverne City Administrator John Call received the Bob Filson Award for Distinguished Rural Leadership on July 28 at the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities’ three-day summer conference in Red Wing.
The award is given upon retirement to CGMC city staff members who have been actively engaged in rural policy matters throughout their careers and made significant contributions to the CGMC.
The award is named for former Worthington City Administrator Bob Filson who showed “consistent and relentless dedication” to issues that mattered to the CGMC and its members.
Call is retiring from his position with the City of Luverne after serving as city administrator for 17 years. Throughout this time he has been a strong supporter of the CGMC and a frequent attendee at the organization’s conferences, lobby days at the Capitol, and other events.
With his breadth of knowledge and experience, he has been a reliable contributor on a range of issues including Local Government Aid (LGA), economic development, and infrastructure needs, according to CGMC president Pat Baustian, Luverne.
“John has been a fervent advocate for the CGMC,” said Baustian. “He understands the importance of uniting rural communities through an organization like the CGMC. We are grateful for his years of service to Luverne and Greater Minnesota.”

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