[Call Board of Commissioners Meeting to Order: Chair]
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WE'LL CALL THE MEETING OF THE NICOLLET COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TO ORDER FOR MAY 9TH, 2023.
TO BEGIN WITH, THE FLAG PLEDGE.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
I WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE HERE TODAY.
WE'RE FINALLY SEEING THE GREENING OF MINNESOTA AGAIN WITH LEAVES ON THE TREES AND.
AND LAWNS THAT ARE ACTUALLY GREEN.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO LIVE.
I ASK FOLKS TO SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES, AND THE CHAIR WOULD ASK FOR AN APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
[Approval of Agenda]
SO MOVED.IS THERE A SECOND COMMISSIONER ZINS ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED IT CARRIES APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[Approval of Consent Agenda]
IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO PULL ANY OF THOSE ITEMS OFF TO DISCUSS? IF NOT, A MOTION WOULD BE IN ORDER.IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? MOTION AND A SECOND DISCUSSION.
HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
THANK YOU. WE ARE AT PUBLIC APPEARANCES.
[Public Appearances]
DURING PUBLIC APPEARANCES, WE WOULD ASK THOSE WHO WISH TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD TO SPEAK FROM THE TABLE IN THE FRONT HERE AND GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. ANYONE HERE WISH TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD? MARY. COME FORWARD.MY NAME IS MARY LADE AND I WORK.
WELL, IT'S THE OUTSKIRTS OF NEW ULM.
MY ADDRESS IS 56933 BROOKVIEW LANE.
I HAVE LIVED THERE FOR 50 YEARS.
I'M 74 YEARS OLD, AND I AM THE MOTHER OF TWO.
I AM CURRENTLY, AND FOR THE LAST 35 YEARS, HAVE WORKED AT MINNESOTA VALLEY TESTING LABS.
THE REASON I AM HERE THIS MORNING I AM HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH MY NEIGHBORS NEXT DOOR.
THEY HAVE TRIED TO BAN ME FROM USING AN EASEMENT ROAD, WHICH I HAVE TRAVELED ON FOR 50 YEARS.
WHAT I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS HOW DO I ADDRESS THIS? HOW WHO DO I TAKE TO? BECAUSE I, FROM WHAT I'M SEEING, THERE ARE STATUTES, VERY LIMITED STATUTES FOR NICOLLET COUNTY, BUT THERE ARE MINNESOTA STATUTES THAT ADDRESS THIS.
AND, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO I NEED TO GO TO TO GET INFORMATION AND TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.
I HAVE SOUGHT COUNSEL AND THEN DEALING WITH A SITUATION THERE.
SO, WHICH HAVE SORT OF STOPPED.
THE MOST RECENT ISSUE IS I GOT A LETTER FROM THE POST OFFICE REQUESTING I MOVE MY MAILBOX BECAUSE THEY SAY THAT IT IS ON THE PRIVATE ROAD.
SO, I GUESS THAT IS MY MAIN QUESTION AS TO WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED AND MAKE MY HOME THE SAFE HAVEN THAT IT HAS BEEN FOR THE LAST 50 YEARS? THANK YOU. MARY.
I APPRECIATE YOU SHARING THAT WITH THE COUNTY BOARD.
AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY.
I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THOSE DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE.
ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COUNTY BOARD TODAY? LET'S MOVE ALONG IN THE AGENDA TO PUBLIC, TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
[Health and Human Services]
GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIR. AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.EXCUSE ME. THIS MORNING FOR MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH MONTH.
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WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL PROCLAMATION, THIS MORNING TO BE READ BY ONE OF OUR LIGHTHOUSE ON MARSHALL MEMBERS.MY JOB AND HONOR TODAY IS TO READ THE PROCLAMATION.
ABOUT MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH MONTH.
WHEREAS MENTAL HEALTH IS ESSENTIAL TO OVERALL PHYSICAL HEALTH AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING.
AND WHEREAS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS ARE AFFECTED BY MENTAL ILLNESS EACH YEAR.
WHEREAS 1 IN 5 ADULTS EXPERIENCE MENTAL ILLNESS AND 17% OF YOUTH AGES SIX THROUGH 17 YEARS OF AGE EXPERIENCE MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS.
AND WHEREAS 50% OF ALL LIFETIME MENTAL ILLNESS BEGINS BY AGE 14 AND 75% BY AGE 24, WITH THE AVERAGE DELAY BETWEEN ONSET OF SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT BEING 11 YEARS.
AND WHEREAS 160 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN AREAS DESIGNATED AS HAVING SHORTAGES IN MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, AND WHEREAS STIGMA CONTINUES TO BE A BARRIER TO PEOPLE GETTING THE HELP THEY NEED.
AND WHEREAS NICOLLET COUNTY OBSERVES MENTAL HEALTH MONTH EVERY MAY TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND PROMOTE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MENTAL ILLNESSES, CAN LIVE FULL AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES.
JACK KOLARS, CHAIR, NICOLLET COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ATTEST MANDY LANDKAMER, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR CLERK TO THE BOARD. THANK YOU, MR. LUEPKE. THANK YOU.
YOU'VE HEARD THE PRESENTATION AND THE RESOLUTION.
IS THERE A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT? SO MOVED.
THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. COMMISSIONER ZINS.
ANY DISCUSSION? I JUST SAID THIS IS A NICE CELEBRATION OF MENTAL HEALTH MONTH, AND WE'VE ALL BECOME INCREASINGLY AWARE OF THE CHALLENGES FOR MENTAL HEALTH IN MINNESOTA.
SO THIS IS A GREAT PROCLAMATION.
AS PART OF THIS TOPIC, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO COLLABORATIVE SAFETY, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS SOME OF OUR MENTAL HEALTH TEAMS ARE DOING AT THE LIGHTHOUSE ON MARSHALL RIGHT NOW.
THE REMODEL IS UNDERWAY, SO THE WALLS HAVE ALL COME DOWN TO CREATE AN OPEN SPACE THAT WILL BE USED FOR DROP IN HOURS AND OTHER LARGE ACTIVITIES USING SHIP GRANT FUNDS. WE ARE PUTTING UP GARDEN BEDS AND STARTING A GARDENING GROUP TO GROW VEGETABLES FOR USE IN COOKING GROUPS POST-COVID.
WE ARE NOW LOOKING TO START OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM AGAIN AT THE CLUBHOUSE SO THAT MEMBERS HAVE OWNERSHIP IN THE CLUBHOUSE BY PROVIDING OUTREACH, ANSWERING PHONES, CONTRIBUTING TO THE OPERATIONS AND THE CLUBHOUSE HAS SEEN A STEADY INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE THIS YEAR IN COMPARISON TO 2022, WHICH IS REALLY GREAT TO SEE.
SINCE IMPLEMENTATION THIS JANUARY, WE'VE SERVED 51 ADULTS AND CHILDREN BETWEEN 16 FAMILIES.
OUR CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH TEAM IS LOOKING FORWARD TO OFFERING A SECOND SUMMER OF SKILLS GROUPS, TEACHING KIDS NEW ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS HOW TO WORK COOPERATIVELY AND BUILD PEER CONNECTIONS.
WE'VE BEEN CREATIVE WITH OUR USE OF THE RESPITE GRANT.
SO NOT JUST USING IT FOR TRADITIONAL RESPITE, BUT ALSO THINGS LIKE SUMMER CAMPS, ART SUPPLIES, STATE PARK PASSES AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES TO OFFER THEIR CHILDREN RECREATION ACTIVITIES.
AND RECENTLY, THE REGION ESTABLISHED A CHILDREN'S CABINET.
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SO JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THOSE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED RECENTLY.I MIGHT ASK YOU, HOW IS THE BUILDING WORKING FOR? FOR THIS ENTERPRISE THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
HOW IS THAT PROPERTY COMING INTO SHAPE FOR YOU FOLKS? AT LIGHTHOUSE ON MARSHALL? YES. I THINK OVER THE PAST YEAR IT'S SERVED WELL.
I THINK WE'RE THE MOST EXCITED NOW SEEING THOSE WALLS COME DOWN.
SO AS SOON AS IT'S DONE, WE'LL MAKE SURE TO GET PICTURES TO THE BOARD AND HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE.
RIGHT? BUT THE SPACE LOOKS JUST WONDERFUL.
VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.
SHALL WE DISCUSS COLLABORATIVE WORKPLACE? YES. I WOULD INVITE SCOTT AND KELLY TO COME UP, GRAB ANOTHER CHAIR.
ACTUALLY, I'LL PROBABLY SIT RIGHT HERE.
I'LL GET OUT OF YOUR WAY. SO THIS MORNING WE HAVE SCOTT AND KELLY FROM COLLABORATIVE SAFETY.
TODAY WE START OUR TWO DAY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE WITH THEM.
AND THEY'RE HERE TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW FOR THE BOARD.
GOOD MORNING. AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I'M NOT SURE HOW BEST TO CLICK.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE TECHNOLOGY.
YOU GOT GOOD WEATHER AND TECHNOLOGY.
YEAH. SO, MY NAME IS SCOTT MODELL AND WITH ME IS KELLY KNUTSON.
AND WE'RE WITH COLLABORATIVE SAFETY.
TODAY. WE'RE GOING TO DO A BRIEF PRESENTATION ABOUT 3.5 HOURS.
WE'LL GET THROUGH IT IN 20 MINUTES OR SO.
WE'LL GET THROUGH IT RELATIVELY QUICKLY.
WE'RE IN VARIOUS AGENCIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE A PRETTY LARGE FOOTPRINT IN MINNESOTA AS WELL.
SO I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A BACKGROUND ON COLLABORATIVE SAFETY.
SO COLLABORATIVE SAFETY USES A SCIENCE.
IT'S FOUNDED IN A SCIENCE CALLED HUMAN FACTORS AND SYSTEMS SAFETY ALSO KNOWN AS SAFETY SCIENCE.
AND IT ORIGINALLY STARTED IN SAFETY CRITICAL INDUSTRY AVIATION ENGINEERING, NUCLEAR POWER.
AND IT REALLY FIRST STARTED WITH HOW DO WE HANDLE CRITICAL INCIDENTS.
AND THEN WHAT WE LEARNED VERY QUICKLY IS AS THE SCIENCE EVOLVED, NOT ONLY CAN THIS SCIENCE SUPPORT CRITICAL INCIDENTS, IT CAN SUPPORT EVERYDAY INCIDENTS, EVERYDAY LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH TODAY.
VERY BRIEFLY, WE'RE GOING TO START HIGH LEVEL.
AND WHEN WE THINK ABOUT CRITICAL INCIDENTS IN HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
IF WE TAKE A TOUR ACROSS THE UNITED STATES THROUGH VARIOUS INDUSTRIES.
THIS IS TYPICALLY FOLLOWED BY PUBLIC OUTRAGE.
AND THEN PEOPLE START GETTING FIRED.
IF WE LOOK TO GEORGIA, WE SEE A HIGH PROFILE EVENT, TYPICALLY FOLLOWED BY PUBLIC OUTRAGE.
HIGH PROFILE CRITICAL INCIDENT.
SO YOU COULD PROBABLY GUESS THE FIRST SLIDE IN MASSACHUSETTS IS THAT HIGH PROFILE EVENT.
I WOULD ALSO ADD THAT THIS SAME PATTERN HAPPENED IN MINNESOTA, IF YOU ALL RECALL, BACK IN 2015, WITH THE HIGH PROFILE CHILD DEATH OF ERIC DEAN IN POPE COUNTY AND THE GOVERNOR'S TASK FORCE, WE SAW THE SAME PATTERN.
YEAH, AND A LOT OF STATES HAVE THIS PATTERN REPEATED OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
SO WE'LL SEE IN ALBANY THIS WAS A PROVIDER AGENCY.
THEY WERE DROPPING A VAN OFF TO GET REPAIRED.
THEY ACCIDENTALLY LEFT ONE OF THE ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES ON THE VAN.
THE RESPONSE WAS FIRED THE WORKER, ADD MORE PAPERWORK, ADD MORE DOCUMENTATION, ADD MORE PROTOCOL.
WE HAVE A SEIZURE MED THAT WAS NOT GIVEN TO ONE OF THE RESIDENTS.
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WE HAVE A CHOKING INCIDENT WHERE SOMEBODY TRAGICALLY DIED CHOKING ON A STUFFED ANIMAL.THE RESPONSE IS FIRED THE WORKER, ADD MORE TRAINING, ADD MORE PROTOCOL TO THE SYSTEM.
IF WE LOOK TO MENTAL HEALTH, WE'LL SEE AN INCIDENT OF A SUICIDE ATTEMPT.
GOVERNOR STEPS IN AND FIRES THE CEO.
SO TENNESSEE, THIS IS WHERE COLLABORATIVE SAFETY SORT OF WAS BORN.
I WAS THEIR DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES, AND PRIOR TO THAT, I WAS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITY SERVICES, AND I WAS WORKING FOR DISABILITY SERVICES WHEN TENNESSEE WAS GOING THROUGH THE HIGH PROFILE EVENTS, THE PUBLIC OUTRAGE, THE FIRINGS, THE LEGISLATURE GOT INVOLVED.
AND I SAID, WHAT'S UP? HE SAID, GET BACK TO NASHVILLE.
AND ON THE WAY BACK TO NASHVILLE, THE CHILDREN'S SERVICES COMMISSIONER WAS FIRED.
SO FAST FORWARD TO THAT EVENING.
AND WE WERE TASKED WITH DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
IF WE FOLLOWED THAT SAME PATTERN, WE WOULD JUST BE RIGHT WHERE WE WERE A FEW YEARS FORWARD.
SO WE SAID, WHO DOES SAFETY BETTER THAN ANYBODY? AND THE SAME INDUSTRIES KEPT COMING UP.
WELL, THEY WHO DO THEY DRAW FROM? WELL, THEY DRAW FROM THIS SCIENCE CALLED HUMAN FACTORS SYSTEM SAFETY OR SAFETY SCIENCE.
SO WE DID THAT AND PEOPLE STARTED TO NOTICE AND SAID, HEY, THIS IS AWESOME.
YOU KNOW, OTHER STATES CAME PRESIDENT OBAMA'S COMMISSION TO ELIMINATE CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT FATALITIES NOTICE THEY ASKED US TO COME TESTIFY AND THEY SAID, HEY, ARE YOU TRYING TO MAKE CHILD WELFARE WORKERS LIKE PILOTS OR SURGEONS? AND WE SAID, NO. BUT LIKE PILOTS AND SURGEONS, CHILD WELFARE WORKERS, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE WORKERS MAKE HIGH CONSEQUENCE, HIGH PROFILE DECISIONS EVERY DAY.
NEXT ON THE AGENDA THIS MORNING IS HUMAN RESOURCES.
[Human Resources]
GOOD MORNING KRISTY.GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, NICOLLET COUNTY HAS A POLICY CALLED UTILIZATION OF PAID LEAVE DURING A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY POLICY. AND WHAT THIS POLICY ESSENTIALLY ALLOWS FOR IS FOR EMPLOYEES TO BORROW SICK LEAVE, UM, WHEN THERE'S A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY GOING ON, AND THEN THAT BORROWED SICK LEAVE IS FORGIVEN OVER TIME.
40 HOURS AFTER ONE YEAR OF SERVICE, AND UP TO 80 HOURS AFTER TWO YEARS OF SERVICE.
THIS POLICY WAS ACTIVATED BY THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, DURING COVID, IT'S BEEN USED IN THE PAST FOR WAS IT H1N1? IT WAS ACTIVATED AND DEACTIVATED.
SO NOW THAT THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED OVER ON A STATE LEVEL, AND IT'S BEING IT'S OVER ON A NATIONAL LEVEL ON THE 11TH OF THIS MONTH, WE ARE PLANNING TO DEACTIVATE THIS POLICY, UM, AS OF MAY 11TH BECAUSE THE EMERGENCY HAS ENDED.
SO WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT IN WORKSHOP.
THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ACTIVATE AND DEACTIVATE THIS POLICY.
WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE BOARD WAS AWARE THAT WE WERE GOING TO DO THIS AND GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR INPUT BEFORE WE GO AHEAD WITH THAT DEACTIVATION.
IS THIS BOARD COMFORTABLE WITH, UH, HAVING US PLACE THE AUTHORITY INTO THE HANDS OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR ITEMS LIKE THIS IS THE QUESTION.
CAN I ASK ONE QUESTION FIRST? AND JUST FOR CLARIFYING, WHEN WE'RE SAYING BORROWING, WE'RE BORROWING THIS FROM THE OUR HUMAN RESOURCES BANK.
CORRECT? WE'RE ESSENTIALLY LETTING THEM GO INTO THE HOLE ON THEIR SICK LEAVE WITH THE COUNTY.
THEY'RE NOT BORROWING IT FROM ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.
OKAY. THANK YOU. AND YES, I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? TURN YOUR MIC BACK ON. I'M FINE WITH THE ADMINISTRATOR MAKING THESE JUDGMENTS.
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AND I WOULD ASK THE ADMINISTRATOR, ARE YOU COMFORTABLE IN YOUR ABILITY TO MAYBE YOU CAN COME FORWARD? TO REALIZE WHAT EFFECT IT HAS ON OUR EMPLOYEES.AND WOULD YOU BE? HOW WOULD YOU ARRIVE AT THE DECISION? IF THE NEED ARISES IN THE FUTURE TO ACTIVATE THIS POLICY I WOULD SUSPECT THERE WOULD BE SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS LEADING UP TO IT, BOTH WITH THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR, THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY BASED ON THE NEED AND THE POTENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WITH IT.
AND I LIKE THAT RESPONSE BETTER THAN SAYING, THIS IS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
I WANT FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THOSE IDEAS.
THAT'S MY PERSONAL OPINION, SO THAT WE LEARN AND SEE HOW PEOPLE ARE IMPACTED BY IT.
SO YOU'RE ASKING US TO APPROVE THIS MEASURE OR TO JUST SAY YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT AND IT'S THE BOARD IS OKAY.
JUST THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IT IN THE BOARD IS OKAY.
I BELIEVE IT'S INFORMATION ONLY.
YES IT IS. I'M SORRY I WHEN KRISTY IS HERE, WE JUST HAVE TO QUESTION, YOU KNOW.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO AT THIS TIME, HOWEVER, DEACTIVATE OUR PRACTICE OF HAVING PEOPLE REPORT TO HUMAN RESOURCES WHEN THEY HAVE COVID OR WHEN THEY'VE BEEN BEEN EXPOSED TO COVID, AND WE WILL STILL BE FOLLOWING CDC GUIDANCE IN TERMS OF QUARANTINE AND ISOLATION AND MASKING AND SO FORTH.
YEAH, WE HAD DURING THE PANDEMIC, WE HAD ABOUT TEN EMPLOYEES TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS POLICY SO THEY WERE ABLE TO NOT COME TO WORK WHEN THEY WERE SICK, OR WHEN THEY HAD BEEN EXPOSED, OR WHEN THEIR KIDS WERE SICK OR AND SO FORTH.
SO WE WE DID HAVE TEN EMPLOYEES BENEFIT FROM THIS POLICY BEING IN PLACE DURING THE EMERGENCY.
MR. CHAIR. YES. I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY.
JUST A QUESTION JUST CAME TO MIND, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ALL THAT RELEVANT, BUT WHAT HAPPENS IN A SITUATION WHERE, AN EMPLOYEE IS IN ARREARS OR IN A NEGATIVE IN THEIR PTO TIME AND THEY CHOOSE NOT TO BE EMPLOYED HERE ANYMORE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE HAS THAT BEEN THOUGHT OF OR IS THERE A PROVISION FOR THAT? OR WE'VE HAD TWO INSTANCES OF THAT AND IT WAS THE HOURS WERE DEDUCTED FROM THEIR FINAL PAYCHECK.
THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT TODAY AND WE APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU. MOVING ALONG THE AGENDA, WE'LL GO TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY UPDATE.
[County Attorney Update]
AND I'LL REMIND KURT, WE'LL START WITH YOU AS WE COME THIS WAY.GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIR. I THINK THE ONLY UPDATE THAT I HAVE FOR THE BOARD IS THE BOARD LAST YEAR HAD AUTHORIZED WITH THE USE OF PANDEMIC DOLLARS TO CHANGE OUR SORRY DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
AND WE DID THAT TRANSITION THE LAST WEEK OF APRIL, AND WE ARE STILL LEARNING THE SYSTEM.
SO I APPRECIATE THE BOARD SUPPORTING THAT TRANSITION.
AND WE'RE JUST CONTINUING TO PLUG ALONG ON UNDERSTANDING A BRAND NEW OPERATING SYSTEM.
AND THAT IS ALL THAT I HAVE FOR AN UPDATE UNLESS ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AT THIS TIME? VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.
[Commissioner Committee Reports, Meetings & Conferences]
TERRY AND I BOTH ATTENDED OR MET WITH THE INSURANCE COMMITTEE MEETING TO DISCUSS THE LIFE AND LONG TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE, FOR THE COUNTY.I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT AND TOUR THE REMOTE COUNTY SHOPS WITH SETH AND MIKE.
WE ALSO, AS A BOARD, MET WITH THE COUNTY HEALTH OR THE FULL BOARD MEETING.
THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER DEHEN.
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AND THE GMG BOARD, AND THEN ATTENDED THE COUNTY HEALTH BOARD MEETING.THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER DRANTTEL.
I HAD A TRI COUNTY SOLID WASTE QUARTERLY MEETING, PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETING MORE UNION ALSO ATTENDED THE BROWN NICOLLET COMMUNITY HEALTH BOARD MEETING, AND IT WAS A MUCH SAFER DRIVE THIS TIME.
YOU KNOW, DIDN'T TAKE AN HOUR AND A HALF TO GET THERE.
SAME ON THE COUNTY HEALTH BOARD.
[Chair’s Report]
OUR TDS TRAVERSE DES SIOUX LIBRARY IS CONSIDERING THEIR BUDGET FOR THE COMING YEAR.SO WE'VE HAD MEETINGS ON THAT.
THE HHS MEETING, ALSO, THE MANKATO AREA PLANNING ORGANIZATION MAPO MET THIS PAST WEEK, AND WE'RE DISCUSSING ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH THAT TRANSPORTATION PLANNING BOARD AND PERSONNEL WITH MEETING A CANDIDATE FOR ONE OF THE POSITIONS HERE IN NICOLLET COUNTY.
YOU HAVE HEARD FROM ADMINISTRATOR LANGKAMER THAT THE MEETING FOR THE DISTRICT 7 AMC IS IN JUNE 7TH.
AM I REMEMBERING THAT CORRECTLY? IT'S IN GLENCOE, SO THAT STARTS AT 8:30 IN THE MORNING.
IT TAKES AN HOUR TO GET THERE AND THERE'S USUALLY A LUNCH.
SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO PUT THAT ON YOUR CALENDAR.
WE USUALLY GET OUT OF THERE BY NOON, AND I'M CERTAIN THAT THAT WILL BE YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY UPDATING WHAT THE LEGISLATURE DID OR DIDN'T DO FOR COUNTIES AND THE STATE FOLKS AT THAT MEETING.
SO THAT'S WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH OF JUNE, AT 8:30 IN THE MORNING IN GLENCOE AT THEIR COURTHOUSE, CORRECT? YES. OR THEIR GOVERNMENT CENTER.
MOTION TO APPROVE THE PER DIEMS FOR EXPENSES.
[Approve Per Diems and Expenses]
SO MOVED. SECOND.DEHEN HAS SECONDED. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? IT CARRIES.
[Call Drainage Authority Meeting to Order: Chair]
9TH, 2023.JACI KOPET IS COMING FORWARD AND WE WILL HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.
DRANTTEL AND DEHEN HAVE MOVED AND SECONDED.
APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ON THE DITCH AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES.
IS THERE A SECOND? DRANTTEL HAS SECONDED.
ANY PUBLIC APPEARANCES FOR THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY.
SEEING NONE MS. KOPET WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY THIS MORNING? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
TO CLOSE THAT CONTRACT OUT PERTAINING TO THE TILE PORTION OF THE COUNTY DITCH 86 A PROJECT.
SO IF YOU RECALL, ON APRIL 26TH THERE WAS A PUBLIC I'M SORRY, APRIL 25TH.
AT THAT HEARING, THE BOARD MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FINAL ACCEPTANCE REPORT AS PRESENTED BY ISG AND DIRECTED MYSELF TO PREPARE THE FINDINGS FOR THE NEXT REGULAR DRAINAGE AUTHORITY MEETING.
SO ATTACHED ARE THOSE FINDINGS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR FINAL APPROVAL.
ALL RIGHT, YOU SEE THE ITEMS ON PAGES 35 AND 36 OF YOUR PACKET.
THERE AREN'T ANY QUESTIONS OF MISS KOPET.
WE WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE.
I WOULD APPROVE OR MAKE IT A MOTION.
COMMISSIONER DEHEN. DISCUSSION ON THE ITEMS. HEARING NONE. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL SARAH.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE DRAINAGE AUTHORITY AT THIS TIME? THAT IS IT TODAY.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS? SUNDAY IS MOTHER'S DAY, LET'S NOT FORGET.
ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
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THANK YOU.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.