The Wright County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 6, 2025 approved an agreement with Community and Family Resources to use opioid‑settlement funds for detoxification services and granted a temporary liquor license to Brew LLC for an event at Bolton Farms, while tabling a proposed county segregation‑of‑duties policy for further review.

The actions came during the board’s regular session, which Chairman Rasmussen called to order. "All in favor? Aye," Rasmussen said after several routine votes, and the board recorded the motions as carried.

The board approved the agreement with Community and Family Resources for the use of opioid funds for detoxification after a motion by Supervisor Ellis, seconded by Supervisor Bosch. The motion was announced as carried on the meeting record. The board later approved a temporary liquor license for Brew LLC for Oct. 8–12, 2025 at the barn at Bolton Farms on a motion by Supervisor Rasmussen, seconded by Supervisor Ellis; that motion also carried.

Separately, the board discussed a proposed Wright County segregation‑of‑duties policy intended to strengthen internal controls and address recurring audit findings about limited staff segregation. A staff member identified as Erica advised that the policy language mirrors verbiage used in county audits and recommended adoption for hazard mitigation planning. Several supervisors and staff described common county constraints — including small office staffs that make strict separation of tasks difficult — and reviewed examples of fraud prevention from outside jurisdictions.

After discussion, the board voted to table the segregation‑of‑duties policy "until further review by the department heads and the attorney," and the motion was carried. The board did not adopt the policy at the meeting; the record shows the item remains under review.

Wright County Engineer Adam Clemens provided an update on secondary roads. He said crews have been reassigned to new territories, mowing and gravel programs are under way, and contractors have completed riprap and paving work at several locations. Clemens reported that Victor Avenue is open to traffic after hydroseeding, Hancock paving and shouldering are complete, and crews began painting an intersection the office will finish.

Board members also reported attendance at regional meetings. Supervisors Betty, Lynn and Ashley attended a renewable energy workshop that covered wind, solar and battery storage at a high level but did not dig into rural‑county implementation details. A supervisor who attended an Iowa Utilities Board hearing in Des Moines summarized arguments from attorneys representing Summit Carbon Solutions and parties opposing consolidation of permit phases; the judge did not announce a decision date but indicated it could be a matter of weeks.

The board approved routine items including the tentative agenda and minutes from the Sept. 29, 2025 meeting, and accepted revenue reports submitted by county officers. Several motions recorded "carried" on voice votes; no roll‑call tallies appear in the meeting transcript.

The segregation‑of‑duties policy will return to the board after review by department heads and the county attorney. The board did not set a public date for further action on that item.