 Last night's Brainerd City Council meeting was the last one for current City Administrator Jim Thorin. Thorin announced his resignation in July and will finish out his duties until the end of the year. On January 1st, Cassandra Torstensen will take over as a new Brainerd City Administrator. Torstensen was most recently working in Bismarck, North Dakota as part of the governor's staff after receiving her master's in public administration in 2012. I love being in strategic leadership positions. I've served in a number of different strategic leadership positions over the years and so I'm very excited to be able to work with the City Council and the department heads to help cultivate a very progressive and wonderful future for the city of Brainerd. Torstensen is excited to move to Brainerd with her husband and four young boys to explore the outdoor activities in the Brainerd Lakes area. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland news please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland public television.