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: Notice of Intent to File for Office — County Recorder
  2. Approve January 27, 2026 County Board Minutes (PDF, opens in new tab)
  3. Approve Auditor Vouchers - Auditor Warrants - HHS 01.23.26 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  4. Investment Report - Information Only (PDF, opens in new tab)
  5. Approve Manual Warrants - ELAN 01.02.26 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  6. Approve Commissioner Vouchers - Commissioner Warrants 01.30.26 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  7. Approve Manual Warrants - ELAN 01.15.26 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  8. Approve Auditor Vouchers - Auditor Warrants - HHS 01.30.26 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  9. Approve McGrath Fire Department - 2026 Contract (PDF, opens in new tab)
  10. Approve Consumption & Display Permits - Larson's Barn LLC (PDF, opens in new tab)
  11. Approve Auditor Vouchers - Auditor Warrants - R&B Contract Payments 02.06.26 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  12. Adopt Resolution - Final Contract Payment 20253 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  13. Adopt Resolution - Bridge Priority List (PDF, opens in new tab)
  14. Adopt Resolution - Application to Make Sales of Tobacco Products - Dollar General No. 30997 (PDF, opens in new tab)

9:05 AM

3) John Welle - County Engineer
  1. Adopt Resolution - Award Contract 20264 (PDF, opens in new tab)

9:10 AM

4) Dennis Thompson - Land Commissioner
  1. Adopt Resolution - Designation of LLCC from GMRPT (PDF, opens in new tab)

9:20 AM

5) Kathleen Ryan - County Auditor
  1. Approve Statement of Work - CLA, SBITA Consulting (PDF, opens in new tab)

9:25 AM

6) Andrew Carlstrom - Environmental Services Director
  1. Adopt Resolution - Amending the Aitkin County Shoreland Ordinance (PDF, opens in new tab)
  2. Approve 2026 Residential Waste Electronics Collection (PDF, opens in new tab)
  3. Approve Recycling Contract with Garrison Disposal (PDF, opens in new tab)

9:50 AM

7) Jim Bright - Facilities Coordinator
  1. Health & Human Services Building Renovation Update - Information Only (PDF, opens in new tab)

10:00 AM

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

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