Photo by Deb Gau Marshall Mayor Bob Byrnes presented City Council member Amanda Schwartz with a plaque recognizing her service on the council. Schwartz said she will be moving away from Marshall, and is stepping down from her council seat.

MARSHALL — Amanda Schwartz said she’s proud to call Marshall her hometown. While the Marshall City Council member will be moving away, and stepping down from her council seat, she said she still feels a connection to the community.

“These are my roots,” Schwartz said at Tuesday’s city council meeting. “I will be back very frequently.”

Tuesday was Schwartz’s last meeting as a member of the city council. She said she will be moving to the Waconia area for employment reasons. Sschwartz served about one year on the council, after taking office in 2025.

The city council will take formal action on acceptance of Schwartz’s resignation at its May 26 meeting, said Marshall City Clerk Steven Anderson. A special election for Schwartz’s council seat in Marshall Ward 2 will be held in November.

Anderson said a total of four Marshall city council seats will be up for election in the fall. One seat each will be up for election in Wards 1, 2, and 3, plus the special election in Ward 2.

At Tuesday’s meeting, Marshall Mayor Bob Byrnes presented Schwartz with a plaque in recognition of her service in the Marshall community.

“We do want to celebrate the contributions that she has made, not only to the Marshall City Council, but also the various volunteer organizations and community engagement that she has been involved in,” Byrnes said.

Schwartz thanked the community for the opportunity to serve on the city council.

“It’s always something that I wanted to do, and finally got the nerve to do it. And it’s just been such a great experience,” Schwartz said.

Schwartz said she has enjoyed getting to be part of city projects like the new Aquatic Center that is under construction. She is still involved with the planning committee for the center’s ribbon-cutting. She said it was also positive to see growth in the community, and the work and effort that went on in city government.

“I think Marshall doesn’t realize how wonderful our city administration, staff and leadership is,” she said. “I think we are very fortunate to have the people in place that we do.”

“Seeing Marshall thrive is also very important to me. That will never change,” Schwartz said.

Anderson said that because Schwartz has served more than 180 days of her term, the city will need to call for a special election to fill the council vacancy. Nov. 3 would be the earliest that the city would be able to hold the special election, he said.

The candidate filing period for city council position swill be July 14-28, he said.