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ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

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The public is invited to join the meeting remotely by phone call:

  • Phone: 1-415-655-0001
  • Access Code: 2551 883 0124
  • Meeting Password: 7282

9:00 AM

1) J. Mark Wedel - County Board Chair
  1. Call to Order
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
  3. Approval of Agenda
  4. Health & Human Services (see separate HHS Agenda)
  5. Citizens’ Public Comment – Comments from visitors must be informational in nature and not exceed (5) minutes per person (when there is a large number of speakers to be heard, the Board of Commissioners may shorted this time). The County Board generally will not engage in a discussion or debate in those five minutes but will take the information and find answers if that is appropriate. As part of the County Board protocol, it is unacceptable for any speaker to slander or engage in character assassination at a public Board meeting.

    Anyone attending virtually wishing to speak during the public comment period should notify the County Administrator’s office at 218-927-7276 option 7 no later than 2:30 P.M. on the Monday before the meeting.
2) Consent Agenda – All items on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and have been made available to the County Board at least two days prior to the meeting; the items will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from this Agenda and considered under separate motion.
  1. Correspondence File: September 13, 2023 — September 26, 2023
  2. Approve County Board Minutes - September 12, 2023
  3. Approve Electronic Funds Transfer - 9-18-2023
  4. Approve Commissioner's Vouchers - Commissioner Warrants 9-15-2023
  5. Approve Auditor Voucher - Auditor Warrant - Sales-Use and Diesel Tax, August 2023
  6. Approve Manual Warrants - ELAN 8-31-2023
  7. Approve Manual Warrants - Manual Warrants 9-14-2023
  8. Approve Auditor Vouchers - Auditor Warrants 9-15-2023
  9. Approve Auditor Vouchers - Auditor Warrant - Tax Court Settlement 9-18-2023
  10. Adopt Resolution - Accept Donation - SAR - Minnewawa Sportsmen Club
  11. Adopt Resolution - Aprrove Application Temporary Liquor License - Hunter's Supper
  12. Approve Affidavit for Duplicate of Lost Warrant
  13. Approve Equipment Purchase - Used Backhoe-Loader
  14. Adopt Resolution - Accept Donation - STS - The Friends of Hammal Lake

10:05 AM

3) Dennis Thompson - Land Commissioner
  1. Hold Public Hearing - Heur Land Exchange
  2. Adopt Resolution - Approve Heur Land Exchange
  3. Adopt Resolution - Approve Northwoods ATV Trail Grant Appropriation
  4. Approve Out-of-State Travel for Training - Forestry Conference
  5. Information Only - Invitation for County Board to attend the NRAC Fall Tour

10:30 AM

4) Dan Guida - County Sheriff
  1. Hold Public Hearing - Cannabis Public Use Ordinance
  2. Adopt Resolution - Approve Cannabis Public Use Ordinance

10:50 AM

5) Kathleen Ryan - Chief Financial Officer
  1. Discussion Only - Presentation by CLA - 2022 Audit Review

11:10 AM

6) Andrew Carlstrom
  1. Discussion Only - Amendment to Zoning Ordinance - Solar Energy Systems Ordinance
  2. Discussion Only - Planning Commission Denial of Repealing 1945 Restricted Lands Ordinance

11:20 AM

7) Jessica Seibert - County Administrator
  1. Appoint Representative to the Snake River 1W1P JPA
  2. Adopt Resolution - 2024 Preliminary Levy
  3. Administrator Updates

11:37 AM

8) Board of Commissioners
  1. Commissioners Committee Report

11:42 AM

9) Jessica Seibert - County Administrator
  1. Closed Session under MN Statute 13D.03 1(b) Labor Negotiations

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