NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals City attorney: Crookston City Council members shouldn't have voting power on other boards Reynolds: Council members with voting power on boards like CHEDA, DCDP, CVB and other entities have a potential conflict of interest with their duties to the council/City and should only be liaisons Mike Christopherson The City of Crookston’s city attorney told the city council at a strategic planning session Wednesday evening that he’s not comfortable with council members serving as voting members of other boards and commissions because the business of those boards and commissions to varying degrees comes before the council and often that business involves money.