![City of St Michael Administrator/City Engineer Steve Bot was presented with the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) 2019 James F. Miller Leadership Award on On June 27,. Pictured from left are LMC Executive Director Dave Unmacht, former St. Michael Councilor Joe Marx, former St. Michael Mayor Jerry Zachman, St. Michael City Councilor Keith Wettschrenk, Bot, St. Michael Mayor Kevin Kasel, St. Michael City Councilor Ryan Gleason, and LMC President Mike Mornson.](https://lrrb.org/wp-content/uploads/5d1652356d975.image_.jpg)
The League of Minnesota Cities has awarded Steve Bot, City of St. Michael Administrator and City Engineer, the James F. Miller Leadership Award, the top honor for non-elected public servants in the state. Bot, a member of the LRRB’s Research Implementation Committee, was recognized for his chairmanship of the Interstate-94 West Corridor Coalition and involvement with the City Engineers Association of Minnesota (CEAM), of which he is a past president. He was also cited for increasing St. Michael’s bond rating through capital budget management and improving retention of city staff.