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STACKIS, Emil "Mike"
STACKIS, Emil “Mike" (Dubuque, IA- ). MAYOR. Stackis, a printer at Union Hoermann Press, was selected mayor on Monday, January 3, 1977, following the council's tradition of choosing the councilman who received more votes than any other senior councilman who had not already been mayor. Stackis stated that he wanted the City Council to work efficiently despite a political battle over the council seat vacated by the resignation of former mayor Alvin Emil LUNDH. Stackis listed as his other goals the completion of the annexation process of 6.1 square miles and the extension of city services to the area, study of proposals for constructing recycling and energy recovery systems, provision for more downtown parking space, and a restructuring of city government.
After his term as mayor, Stackis continued his civic activity as chairman of Operation New View, a community agency that administered Head Start programs in Dubuque, as well as fuel assistance, self-help programs, and day care. In June 1985, Stackis was appointed to the City Council as the replacement for Tom Beurskens. In November 1985, Stackis was unsuccessful in winning election to the position. In January 1986, he was elected president of the Dubuque Federation of Labor.