From railroad underpasses to lift stations, Carlson says city's future on track 7:00 am, Feb. 14, 2021 × Shelly Carlson is the new mayor of Moorhead. David Samson / The Forum MOORHEAD — Shelly Carlson was elected to the Moorhead City Council in November of 2018 to fill a Ward 2 seat that belonged to a council member who resigned in April of that year. "I was elected on a Tuesday, and I started the following Monday. Apparently, that's the only way I do public service; I just start immediately," said Carlson, who experienced another abrupt change this past week when she was appointed to the job of mayor following the resignation of Johnathan Judd.