Scott County board adopts 12-item consent agenda and authorizes closed meeting on labor-negotiation strategy

The Scott County Board of Commissioners adopted a 12-item consent agenda at its Oct. 7 meeting and later approved a resolution authorizing a closed meeting to discuss labor-negotiation strategy under Minnesota Statute 13D.03.

The consent agenda was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote without individual roll-call tallies recorded in the public minutes. The board passed the following consent items as presented (resolution numbers as stated at the meeting):

- Resolution 2025-193: Amendment to the cannabis and substance use prevention contract with the Minnesota Department of Health. - Resolution 2025-218: Final payment to McNamara Contracting Inc. for County Highway 2 and Cedar Lane/Baseline Avenue roundabout project. - Resolution 2025-222: Rezone of 40 acres from A-1 Agricultural Preservation District to A-3 Agricultural Preservation Density District and approval of preliminary and final plats for the Anthony Kuechly Addition (Anthony Kuechly, applicant; Carrie S. Kuechly Trust, property owner). - Resolution 2025-225: Agreement with Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc. (ESRI) for geographic information systems software. - Resolution 2025-227: Agreement with the Minnesota Department of Health for the Statewide Health Improvement Program. - Resolution 2025-228: Set public hearing for Oct. 21, 2025, at 10 a.m. on on-sale/combined intoxicating liquor license for Tonkin Strength LLC, DBA St. Patrick's Tavern and Restaurant (Cedar Lake Township). - Resolution 2025-231: Amendment to grant agreement with the Metropolitan Council for tree planting. - Resolution 2025-232: Agreement with Kimley-Horn (recorded at meeting as "him, Kimberly Horne and Associates Inc" — not specified) for design services for TH 13/County Highway 17 interchange project (applicant name as recorded: Kimberly Horne and Associates Inc). - Resolution 2025-233: Support for Demcon HZI Bioenergy LLC's Minnesota 2025 funding application for an anaerobic digester project. - Resolution 2025-237: Amendment to Scott County Ordinance Number 28 (social host ordinance). - Resolution 2025-240: Second contract increase for Ames Construction Inc. for the Merriam Junction Trail project. - Payroll processing and personnel actions (no resolution number specified for payroll processing in the public readout).

The board made and seconded a single motion to adopt the consent agenda; the motion carried by voice vote. No amendments or separate votes on individual consent items were taken during the meeting.

Later in the meeting the board considered and adopted Resolution 2025-239 to conduct a closed meeting as authorized by Minnesota Statute 13D.03 to discuss labor-negotiation strategy. The resolution specified the closed meeting time (Oct. 7, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as the agenda allows) and the room where the closed meeting would be held. Commissioners moved and seconded the resolution and approved it by voice vote.

No roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript for either the consent agenda or the closed-meeting resolution; the meeting record shows the motions, a second(s), and the board's voice approvals. The board recessed to hold the closed meeting and reconvened later in the session.

Votes at a glance - Consent agenda: motion to adopt consent agenda as presented; outcome: approved by voice vote. - Closed meeting (Resolution 2025-239): motion to adopt resolution authorizing a closed meeting under Minn. Stat. 13D.03; outcome: approved by voice vote.