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A county speaker told commissioners, \"Rather than having individual meeting, I think, what we need to do is get that personnel policy, a handbook approved, because that outlines a lot of the things asking on procedures.\" Another speaker stated a target: \"My goal was on July 16. Sixteenth. Okay. Get that approved. Goal is on July 16.\"

Commissioners asked to preview the document at a workgroup session and requested the latest draft be posted to the county help desk for review. A staff person said Andy would put the latest version on the help desk and staff will circulate the most recent draft to commissioners.

No formal action was taken at the meeting; commissioners directed staff to schedule a workgroup session and prepare the personnel handbook for formal consideration on the July 16 agenda.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Official Houston County Board Meeting 7-1-25","oneSentenceSummary","Commissioners discussed adopting a county personnel policy/handbook to standardize HR procedures, onboarding and other personnel matters, with staff proposing a target approval date of July 16 and department heads already reviewing the draft.","taxTitle","Houston County, Minnesota","taxId",73152,"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},6163016,"Board approves $16,970 tax abatement for Traditions of La Crescent LLC after building fire",70,535500,605895,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5436762-5c8ddf004fb69c120b2bef171260d4ec&start=535&end=605","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5436762-5c8ddf004fb69c120b2bef171260d4ec/thumbnail_535500.jpg","/articles/6163016/Houston-County/Minnesota/Board-approves-16970-tax-abatement-for-Traditions-of-La-Crescent-LLC-after-building-fire","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6163016-c9ccd523db5b08738388423044fd895b/orig.mp4?Expires=1774844647&Signature=PX8QJ-mr-Sk91Gx7y8j~wCsZ0e1pfeeyqBQdOHdmdfNKJ88LysuM2XSwH7sj7TKv~QEjRxnibMGSHMrOGqPJYyGPaf2W~gOljPum~GFLBLwWN6-Gknipzvca~aAuAkw9ukz8dCcVYH6ZJaNStjvztc2W9sq1CrhJ9RlUrNvurShj3qlcP5MrRbRgbL2C3yp6wrTwhzvUNdd6jKvx7oqvkgBeuCL5o55KVhbpKv3rw4dd8Gu68Jcu4bwoWn5fgBR6ZOT7CWLgSeF7BKMHeGUY5aRFBi7aBxCy~0W1AzObV11OS9rU1ve7vAyYjRT93NXbBYTQqIzStiwUiKcuURIPHA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The County Board of Commissioners approved a 2025 tax abatement of $16,970 for Traditions of La Crescent LLC after staff said the building was destroyed by fire in October 2024.

Assessor staff and county staff explained the abatement corrects a previous error: two separate two‑month abatements for 2024 payable taxes had been approved in error. \"Right, kind of like, Carol said, the abatement was for 2 months, for 2024 payable taxes. That evidently got approved twice, sort of by accident, I guess. So we are looking to approve a credit for 2025, payable taxes. And the amount on that is for the 16,970,\" a county speaker said on the record.

A motion to approve the abatement was made, seconded and carried on a voice vote. The assessor's office was present during the discussion to confirm the property status; the property remains an empty lot, staff said.","The board approved a $16,970 tax abatement for Traditions of La Crescent LLC for 2025 payable taxes after firefighters destroyed the building in October 2024; assessor staff explained the credit corrects duplicate abatements approved for 2024.",{"_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},6163022,"Money Creek Haven approved for on‑sale, Sunday and off‑sale liquor licenses under new owner",227,307700,535240,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5436762-5c8ddf004fb69c120b2bef171260d4ec&start=307&end=535","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5436762-5c8ddf004fb69c120b2bef171260d4ec/thumbnail_307700.jpg","/articles/6163022/Houston-County/Minnesota/Money-Creek-Haven-approved-for-onsale-Sunday-and-offsale-liquor-licenses-under-new-owner","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6163022-c7f40790ec9c3a7dd483320461b6c188/orig.mp4?Expires=1774844647&Signature=ZZOsCyfG714yTugVBS8gZO2g6CJFmW-~S~FZ0kTsvtZ9jyrYhRwjmMfD1FMuqpM709f~qF0RKAzgDN2hf1QWv0rby4u9g4k-HrkUSOHNJOBpFMkO~2rpXjm62mnagwtl4zAeth3Um1Y1OCOnJBw-f7K1gJqOfew-MXcenrrEuuGUecJjOQ3Rl~9fhWPJLBroqcyHB-URgwhm9F0zzkXSEz2B3HseIJs1iRp3~XFQkotsOU8Lv~~j56mwtBa2b8vZyqOYqF5wquzRX3dKVRBJpMeey2tA1N4~t0QKgrzJ3ZU8mEoOxrFJ0iwgFLjtF5sPPONyUOzru-~781GY99rqjg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The County Board of Commissioners approved on‑sale, Sunday and off‑sale liquor licenses for Money Creek Haven Incorporated under new ownership following a public hearing held under Minnesota Statute 340A.405.

At the hearing the new owner identified himself: \"I'm Michael, your new owner.\" Michael told the board the business would continue the same types of liquor licenses as the prior owner and said off‑sale inventory would be limited. \"No, we do not off sale any bottled liquor. Okay, so it's just beer? Beer, yep, sealed beer,\" Michael said. He added that the off‑sale is a small part of the business.

During the meeting the auditor/treasurer clarified that the license expiration dates should read June 30, 2026, not June 30, 2025; the board corrected that in the motions. A motion to approve the on‑sale and Sunday license was made and seconded and carried on voice vote; a separate motion to approve the off‑sale license, set to the same June 30, 2026 expiration, also passed on voice vote.

No members of the public spoke during the hearing. The county recorded the approvals at the meeting; specific roll‑call votes were not recorded in the public transcript.","After a public hearing under Minnesota Statute 340A.405, the board approved on‑sale and Sunday licenses and an off‑sale license for Money Creek Haven under its new owner. The new owner told the board off‑sale sales will be limited to sealed cans of beer; no bottled hard liquor will be sold.",{"_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},6163026,"County declares state emergency after storms, cites $121,100 in preliminary damages",43,623070,666531,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5436762-5c8ddf004fb69c120b2bef171260d4ec&start=623&end=666","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5436762-5c8ddf004fb69c120b2bef171260d4ec/thumbnail_623070.jpg","/articles/6163026/Houston-County/Minnesota/County-declares-state-emergency-after-storms-cites-121100-in-preliminary-damages","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6163026-9c5535832ff371f69941799e8c7d6f85/orig.mp4?Expires=1774844647&Signature=H5Scjz2Sv9t3-wpg-0VSEpLa~pfYR0ejmTZlzBKDRPhftRRT~cfMqpqXTW8qI4dTTTm0FU~IFDb2REL5CQj2k3empwxgj9V9MSfoTDf04-1tAoLC5a7~E9NWy101-L9tM2sEBTu2JdRla6jCoQYNgWHTeZAJIzB6Q2uIeeVLD4qSVwkwjYUx0CzN1LygTH5E6Cr5YodWYLnImO-6OdAl4HvQrEJ1eIl5KnWB2tkKyEcfCbS6kP0cbr2IMhEw6b~etrl3OCttHz63zULBi2ahBCLuiABegBsgTChCq~KAtnWJy1TYddzlsaejqBK0HwfFGb8rw1hpNw35yzaOrey8Vg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a resolution declaring a state emergency for damage resulting from severe storms, heavy rains and tornadoes on June 25, 2025, after staff told the board the county had submitted $121,100 in preliminary eligible costs and expected that total to rise.

A county staff member working the damage assessment told the board that \"to qualify for a state level disaster, the threshold is $45,469.48. As of walking into this meeting, I have a total of $121,100 being submitted. And I expect that to rise.\" The staff member said submissions so far covered eight townships, the County Highway Department, MnDOT and a private contractor, MyEnergy.

The staff member read National Weather Service findings to the board: three tornadoes were confirmed in the county, including an EF‑1 with peak winds of about 100 mph that traveled roughly 6.47 miles, an EF‑0 near Hokah with peak winds near 75 mph that was on the ground about 0.11 miles, and a third EF‑0 that crossed into the county from Allegany County and remained on the ground about 3.64 miles.

The staff member told the board that each affected entity must have a project threshold of $4,000 per damage category to qualify; the three categories with current submissions were debris removal, road and bridge work, and public utilities.

A motion to approve the emergency‑declaration resolution was made, seconded and adopted. The board recorded the resolution as number 20517. The board did not record individual roll‑call votes in the public record beyond the ayes called at the meeting.

County staff told commissioners they expect additional cost submissions and will continue compiling documentation to support the state‑level disaster request.","The County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution declaring a state emergency for damage from severe storms, heavy rains and tornadoes on June 25, 2025, after staff reported $121,100 in preliminary eligible costs and National Weather Service confirmation of three tornadoes in the county.","actionData","errors"]

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