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“I don’t like feeling helpless, and I feel like a citizen and the county commissioner. I feel helpless that our society does not wanna take care of this problem,” the commissioner said, adding that the county lacks capacity to care for people with severe mental-health concerns and that the community needs to consider ways to keep firearms from people who are dangerous.

The commissioner said the state’s public-health organizations could be the vehicle to frame and advance policy solutions, drawing a parallel to how public health led anti-smoking efforts. “The only organization that has ever solved a problem is public health,” the commissioner said, and suggested public health agencies could formulate legislation and move it to the legislature.

How the matter arose: the commissioner said they were at another meeting when they received a text from a family member that a shooting had occurred at a school and that family members were involved; the commissioner described assisting with the immediate response and learning of children who were hospitalized and two fatalities.

No formal board action was taken on the commissioner’s remarks; the comments were raised during the board and committee reports portion of the meeting. The commissioner named public-health staff members (Denise and Shager) and thanked them and others in public health for their work but said public-health staff were already overburdened.

The commissioner urged further discussion about how the county and state agencies could respond, but the transcript contains no motion, referral or staff directive stemming from the comments.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Olmsted County Board Meeting - September 2, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A commissioner told the Olmsted County Board that a recent school shooting involving local children left them feeling helpless and urged public health to take a lead on preventing such deaths, comparing the approach to past public‑health campaigns such as anti-smoking efforts.","taxTitle","Olmsted County, Minnesota","taxId",3597,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6478671,"Olmsted County board approves consent agenda including cannabis lottery entries, easements and contracts",0,184000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5708540-57ba40be5fc1c79bbf11495ff1e68155&start=184&end=184","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5708540-57ba40be5fc1c79bbf11495ff1e68155/thumbnail_184000.jpg","/articles/6478671/Olmsted-County/Minnesota/Olmsted-County-board-approves-consent-agenda-including-cannabis-lottery-entries-easements-and-contracts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6478671-d887984b12b4fe51dee3d8a54666d7fc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771058788&Signature=dmMSfsDbJllHTIdQQqhLfWSk9U-ZC4y7fkdKzUnJAiLGVCmvOcVglXnN8ZXb30esFOqSwaXsDOh6vXKSmGjolG0cwrarhUE0f4bQ0u-1mADaOGKTvhb052kJfo60GmEZCclCK974wMe6hDiEW0yWzg5V-D6BIVSz4KE13uXGJUl-migMKj~vJOTz5GruxaRavAFaflmQfssAKpq-4PHH9KYdZvcOUWJD8xgR7PR9~Y8TtbHiluF91eCNWoQHyieSGBQcLRwKUPWxtM-dRaiRf214IIDj7EqSCKUTHH-XGXlWUKwgkamFeMkVpZDWF70I0kaFnKrxDBUHfInMo80YAQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Olmsted County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a consent agenda that included entry of eligible cannabis meso-business applicants into a Sept. 11 meso-business registration lottery, approval of utility easements for Grama Park, awarding a contract for boat-launch improvements at Lake Zumbro, approval of law-enforcement service contracts for 2026–27, adoption of the 2026–27 Minnesota Family Investment Program biennial plan, approval of a revised Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) grant application for a regional groundwater protection and soil-health initiative, and approval of county public-facing fees.

The items were bundled on a single consent motion. A member moved to approve the consent agenda; another member seconded. The chair called for the voice vote: “Aye.” The motion carried by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.

Why it matters: consent-agenda approvals advance contracts, easements and program plans without separate debate, enabling procurement and grant submissions to proceed. The items approved include procurement (the Lake Zumbro boat-launch improvements), property-authority actions (utility easements for Grama Park), program planning (the Minnesota Family Investment Program biennial plan) and a grant application to LCCMR for a regional groundwater protection and soil health initiative.

Details of approved items:
• Cannabis registration lottery: Eligible applicants were entered into the Sept. 11 meso-business registration lottery. The consent listing did not specify the number of applicants or individual applicant names.
• Grama Park easements: The board approved utility easements for Grama Park; the consent description did not specify easement dimensions or affected parcels.
• Lake Zumbro boat-launch improvements: The board awarded a contract for boat-launch improvements at Lake Zumbro; contract amount and contractor name were not specified in the consent description.
• 2026–27 law-enforcement service contracts: The board requested approval for 2026–27 law-enforcement service contracts; the consent motion carried but specific jurisdictions, contract lengths and dollar amounts were not specified in the meeting transcript.
• Minnesota Family Investment Program: The board reviewed and approved the 2026–27 Minnesota Family Investment Program biennial plan; plan details and funding levels were not specified in the consent listing.
• LCCMR grant application: The board approved a revised Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources grant application for a regional groundwater protection and soil-health initiative; the consent listing did not state the requested amount.
• Public-facing fees: The board approved Olmsted County public-facing fees as listed on the consent agenda; the transcript did not list fee amounts or which departments were affected.

No separate debate or roll-call votes on individual consent items were recorded in the transcript. The board moved on to committee reports after the motion carried.","The Olmsted County Board of Commissioners approved a consent agenda that placed eligible cannabis applicants into a September registration lottery and cleared utility easements, a boat-launch contract and several service and grant items; the motion passed by voice vote.","actionData","errors"]

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Commissioner urges public‑health approach to gun violence after report of local school shooting

Olmsted County board approves consent agenda including cannabis lottery entries, easements and contracts