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The board accepted several recommendations from a May 13 workshop: requiring the completion of the 2023 audit and presentation to the finance department before the 2025 fair-board funds are released; adopting a revised budget amendment workflow and monitoring its implementation; issuing an RFP to seek alternate vendors for employment and training services within Health and Human Services; and continued work on meeting-minute formats.

Commissioner Hall (full name not provided in the transcript) and Commissioner Moyna discussed cost pressures tied to printing full minutes in a local paper. \"The reason that we've consolidated the minutes is because of the cost,\" a commissioner said, adding that some counties lack local papers and must use larger circulating newspapers. Another commissioner noted state statute requires publishing minutes in the local newspaper and said they \"adamantly oppose\" moving solely to online posting when statute requires printed publication.

Board members ultimately voted to approve the workshop minutes and recommendations unanimously. The board also approved a motion to refer a separate item — restrictions on common-access lake lots and broader ordinance rewrites — to the revisers committee for further study and scheduling with planning and zoning staff.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Wright County Board Meeting 5/20/25","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved workshop minutes and recommendations including audit presentation deadlines for the county fair board and a request for an RFP on employment and training services; commissioners also discussed state statute requirements to publish minutes in a local newspaper and the county's move to shorten minutes to save costs.","taxTitle","Wright County, Minnesota","taxId",13660,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6232709,"Board approves Ditch 33 committee recommendations to pursue outlet engineering and wetland-banking options",85,977000,1062000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3425876-ebd38776d8ee5b9fcc3883f3ae5a3f3e&start=977&end=1062","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3425876-ebd38776d8ee5b9fcc3883f3ae5a3f3e/thumbnail_977000.jpg","/articles/6232709/Wright-County/Minnesota/Board-approves-Ditch-33-committee-recommendations-to-pursue-outlet-engineering-and-wetland-banking-options","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6232709-db00c7e7280b2487b08c93ba4e6250bc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141095&Signature=TA9BKd45Qm4J1P0MKfp-Vouh9fk979v1TPMYwEXZ0YW-QZlTSMtuWcy499cRaJBLE2v1Xnq5oeWW~0HgYq~h286h2KFGbOxCqAblvzEQIux8qBf-sHT2VTsDDDXbzZQnp3tON6VrQG3pjdIy7VAgL6iP9EYslqmPjasbXTW-9s0sp87FbMArbG49Ugfp71MYuNTqqWZecfW4TjQsllx9uHzRYCW3KUgyvDiWpy067ih-EsTjwjq~F5YtaBSwMabZMTQ2TQjNevk9IjBIuyANjLRQMpbwuQRLKeejVDoffE32OGRSpxJ3GOMi0DlTTYT3zMYwKiKyLgR3TyHRSB5Lsg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Wright County commissioners approved the ditch committee's recommendations to move forward with feasibility work and engineering on County Ditch 33, including exploring impoundment of wetland areas and wetland-banking acquisitions in collaboration with landowners and Houston Engineering.

The board was briefed that the action is primarily informational and grants authority to use funds within the Ditch 33 allotment for outlet engineering and to pursue wetland-banking options with property owners. The chair asked for a motion \"to approve the recommendations from the ditch committee on May 5;\" Commissioner Holland moved, Commissioner Shane seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.

A commissioner said the change would give the county \"the ability to use some of the funds within the Ditch 33 allotment to get engineering and to work with landowners on wetland banking and acquisitions.\" The board directed staff to proceed with feasibility work in coordination with landowners and Houston Engineering; no formal acquisition or funding beyond the ditch allotment was approved at the meeting.

The action was presented as a step to assess feasibility and next steps rather than a final decision to alter ditch configuration or purchase land.","Wright County’s ditch committee recommendations for County Ditch 33 were approved, allowing staff to use Ditch 33 allotment funds for engineering and to explore wetland impoundment and wetland-banking acquisitions with landowners.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6232713,"Wright County restores surety table in solar ordinance; board approves summary publication",139,774000,913000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3425876-ebd38776d8ee5b9fcc3883f3ae5a3f3e&start=774&end=913","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3425876-ebd38776d8ee5b9fcc3883f3ae5a3f3e/thumbnail_774000.jpg","/articles/6232713/Wright-County/Minnesota/Wright-County-restores-surety-table-in-solar-ordinance-board-approves-summary-publication","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6232713-834222e331171080bd29000a473b8ece/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141095&Signature=bdQrYM76SzhAJsxzngH7Fk-~b9fNqfH9wK61b5SG61u1vubn-q9-QfYnVfAN0WsEkwr3KDE8p8HYA6ee5nBI5VkLo~9LxP1gmbMpT6BjnlN7cUzUTnPRlw5Dikj9cHVHyOgqsHapvRuW7BlIN6c2zAforDloU8DbZSyfVB2daYKxzfQZE34jABK3mNHGOK4IJbt~45JKZWTY-uoBZ2IPkhhHO4rbU-Ppjb4q2bYlTHCAjmUePF2wmWwCh9GxqE1fXQaPJEVL9vHsVzzZ~vfCp4jUkYl-0~D8a-PGUjux1VbjxbcT6-1cK5zk4GvL0ukwPRvapjHB1EfXr2yBz~euAA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Wright County commissioners unanimously approved an amendment to the county land-use code (Ordinance 25.1) that reinstates a table establishing minimum surety and escrow amounts for solar projects and approved a separate resolution (25.34) to publish summary language of the amendment rather than printing the full ordinance.

County staff said the surety table had been adopted during the 2021 moratorium review but was inadvertently omitted during a full code rewrite and codification in early 2022. The amendment restores the table and sets minimum surety amounts scaled by project megawatt size; staff said the amounts were increased from the earlier 2021 figures and indexed for inflation.

\"This is a solar ordinance amendment that, when we went through the moratorium in 2021... we did adopt an amendment that included a table for the surety and escrow amounts,\" a planner or staff member told the board. The staff member said the county's current codification process posts amendments on the county's publishing site and waits for the codifier to recodify the ordinance, which is why the earlier amendment was missed.

Commissioner Shane moved to approve Ordinance 25.1; Commissioner Holland seconded. The board then unanimously approved Resolution 25.34 to publish summary language for the amendment, a cost-saving step staff said avoids paying to print the entire chart and full ordinance text in the legal notice.

County staff described the action as corrective maintenance tied to the county's previous change from conditional-use permits to interim-use permits for certain solar project reviews. The amendment updates surety amounts and restores the missing codified language so the county's code and online records match.","The county updated its land-use code to reinstate a surety and escrow table for utility-scale solar projects that was omitted during a prior codification. The board approved the ordinance amendment (25.1) and a resolution (25.34) to publish summary language rather than the full ordinance.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6232717,"Wright County names Charles Webb county surveyor; will take oath with recorder's office",82,359000,441000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3425876-ebd38776d8ee5b9fcc3883f3ae5a3f3e&start=359&end=441","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3425876-ebd38776d8ee5b9fcc3883f3ae5a3f3e/thumbnail_359000.jpg","/articles/6232717/Wright-County/Minnesota/Wright-County-names-Charles-Webb-county-surveyor-will-take-oath-with-recorders-office","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6232717-6ac60fd264dc9bdf3db06d8ea4ba38bd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141095&Signature=pAKxhqzXairmpRkCQf8VqE6Ew1lR~EB5tETa-KSwwzJrbxbbdTKnMrXldvx9eIxGqGiRmRkCQ7dYiyoMHH~weiMzNZ87iWG7TUEQLcQZ6YaEjYFxzqTaeWkqMHlO14T8yW7bB5WhIE7y7ptsvHzJ1DPF~EC-kVsPBcUmadklBpP-n6HAdeL65dWpnOLWgrcwDk0xvgUh1vjl4iYHNuQHn2EPOT5nH499QcQqB4ryCxdkGfX14imeYko8z2jPyJs5LyUSGU8q7V6-e2xJJ5zkZSdilO3BcvKjee-gXlSdTJj6JX81A2S~dvmfGER-hM3gEIQ17bnaAM1Z1VW8EKrMGA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Wright County Board of Commissioners unanimously appointed Charles Webb as Wright County Surveyor Monday, formalizing his role after serving as interim following a retirement earlier this year.

County staff told the board Webb had led the survey department through \"a lot of transition\" after the retirement of the previous surveyor on Jan. 31 and had built strong relationships with staff. \"Charles has proven to do a great job at his department,\" a county staff member said during the morning meeting. \"We went through interviews a couple of weeks ago. I believe Charles is our best candidate to lead our county surveyors department into the future.\"

Commissioner Moyna moved to appoint Webb; Commissioner Holland seconded. The motion passed on a unanimous voice vote. County staff said Webb will take his oath of office with Tanya West in the recorder's office after the meeting.

Board members praised Webb's work. \"You must be doing fantastic work,\" the board chair said during the appointment. Webb said only \"Thank you\" in response.

The appointment makes Webb the head of the county surveyor's office effective immediately, county staff said.","Charles Webb, previously interim county surveyor, was appointed Wright County Surveyor by unanimous vote. County officials praised his work through a transition following the retirement of the prior surveyor.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6232722,"Wright County board approves resolutions to preserve federal and state road project funding, authorizes condemnation steps",68,456000,524000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3425876-ebd38776d8ee5b9fcc3883f3ae5a3f3e&start=456&end=524","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3425876-ebd38776d8ee5b9fcc3883f3ae5a3f3e/thumbnail_456000.jpg","/articles/6232722/Wright-County/Minnesota/Wright-County-board-approves-resolutions-to-preserve-federal-and-state-road-project-funding-authorizes-condemnation-steps","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6232722-01984388f98b9f4ddde40ecb206c8ae1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141095&Signature=FT2fQE1wfcyJsp8L9CjJaIOMOepBET3pqmM2KGZa67L3oWrimTzltM5Ji2oIcO9mcWI9EdZJk~sKqHya2ey8nWc0qFzjBrHfjvy-K0BkkB1QI2UqC1ojerm2cCNYyZe5Fz0Nlb8gTb2PDnowJPdWhJkBJa7XB2ah~bwvhqe3fOGh3Blq1Svy62uRwKNPzKMVyFbTXPxGMUdjkBlK7l4qpR-SiAHWldL1~HvMbEuVoF--x8WsLwLng7XeD7s0vKsc25WyLF6M90SqZiwqzJmf86GIR8Ce1JIh~QGQ9XCOVeUJZ4SStd83~qdUkKD52ENduwHDuyW1IlITiAuSsQ9Bdg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Wright County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved resolutions Monday to begin condemnation proceedings for right-of-way on two road projects and to enter an agency agreement to swap federal funds with Benton County to preserve construction timetables.

County staff said the actions keep federal and state grant deadlines and timelines intact while the county continues negotiations with affected property owners. The board approved a resolution to begin eminent domain proceedings related to the 35-and-8 roundabout (Resolution 25-30), a condemnation resolution for right-of-way on County Road 137 tied to development near Interstate 94 (Resolution 25-31), and an agreement to exchange federal funds with Benton County so Wright County can receive an equal amount of state aid and delay construction until this fall (Resolution 25-32).

The board heard from a county staff member who said project teams expect to reach negotiated settlements with property owners but that beginning condemnation is needed to meet grant timelines. \"We have a federal grant. There's some timelines on when we have to begin work,\" the staff member said, adding that staff will continue \"to negotiate in good faith to try to avoid moving forward in the proceedings.\" The staff member also told the board the fund-swap approach administered by MnDOT would allow Wright County to keep doing work to federal standards while avoiding some federal prevailing-wage requirements during construction.

Commissioner Moyna moved to approve the condemnation resolution for the 35-and-8 roundabout; Commissioner Holland seconded. The motion carried unanimously. Commissioner Shane moved the condemnation resolution for County Road 137; Commissioner Holland seconded and that motion also passed unanimously. Commissioner Shane then moved the agency agreement enabling the federal/state fund swap with Benton County; Commissioner Holland seconded and that measure passed on a unanimous vote.

County staff said the County Road 137 action is tied to a project near I-94 and a Costco site and that the county had been refining right-of-way needs while working with property owners and state grant requirements. The board was told MnDOT will administer the fund-swap because it holds the relevant funding \"pots\" for the federal and state programs.

No members of the public spoke on these items during the meeting. The county emphasized these votes were procedural steps to preserve funding eligibility and timelines while negotiations with property owners continue.","The Wright County Board unanimously approved three resolutions to start condemnation proceedings for two road projects and to exchange federal funds with Benton County so state aid can be used later, steps county staff said are needed to keep federal and state grant timelines intact.","actionData","errors"]

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