ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

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9:00 AM

1) J. Mark Wedel - County Board Chair
  1. Call to Order
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
  3. Approval of Agenda
  4. 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 shorten 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: June 24, 2025 — July 7, 2025
  2. Approve County Board Minutes - June 24, 2025 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  3. Approve EFT Report thru 06.30.25 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  4. Approve Manual Warrants - ELAN 06.05.25 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  5. Approve Auditor Vouchers - Auditor Warrant - HHS 06.27.25 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  6. Adopt Resolution - LG220 Application for Exempt Permit - MN Deer Hunters Assoc. McGregor (PDF, opens in new tab)
  7. Approve Manual Warrants - ELAN 06.20.25 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  8. Approve Manual Warrants 06.30.25 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  9. Approve Commissioner Vouchers - Commissioner Warrants 07.03.25 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  10. Adopt Resolution - Direct purchase of tax-forfeited land - Stephanie Werner (PDF, opens in new tab)
  11. Adopt Resolution - Final Contract Payment 20228 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  12. Approve Auditor Warrants 07.03.25 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  13. Adopt Resolution - Search & Rescue Donation - Turner Township (PDF, opens in new tab)
  14. Adopt Resolution - Search & Rescue Donation - Glen Township (PDF, opens in new tab)
  15. Adopt Resolution - Search & Rescue Donation - Lakeside Township (PDF, opens in new tab)
  16. Adopt Resolution - Adoption of Health Promotion Team Guidelines (PDF, opens in new tab)

9:05

3) Megan Cummings - HOPE Executive Director
  1. HOPE Presentation (PDF, opens in new tab)

9:25 AM

4) Dennis Thompson - Land Commissioner
  1. Approve Pine Knoll Public Water Access on the Mississippi River (PDF, opens in new tab)
  2. Approve Cooperative Land Use Agreement with Aitkin Township (PDF, opens in new tab)

9:35 AM

5) Andrew Carlstrom - Environmental Services Director
  1. Second Reading - Amendment to Septic Ordinance - Discussion Only (PDF, opens in new tab)
  2. Adopt Resolution - Amending the Aitkin County Septic Ordinance (PDF, opens in new tab)
  3. Approve Request of Committee of the Whole Meeting - Shoreland Ordinance (PDF, opens in new tab)

10:00 AM

6) Jim Bright - Facilities Coordinator
  1. Aitkin County Fair Updates - Discussion Item (PDF, opens in new tab)
  2. Adopt Resolution - Aitkin County Health & Human Services Office Space Lease Agreement (PDF, opens in new tab)

10:20 AM

7) Mark Jeffers
  1. County.Administration related Updates (PDF, opens in new tab)

10:25 AM

8) Board of Commissioners
  1. Commissioner Committee Reports (PDF, opens in new tab)

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