Carver County board approves consent agenda, including $13.6 million supervisors-and-managers contract and internal promotions

The Carver County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday approved its meeting agenda and passed a consent agenda that included the promotion of the county’s civil division manager, the hiring of a new attorney, approval of April minutes and a $13,600,000 collective bargaining agreement for supervisors and managers.

Commissioner Uterman moved to adopt the meeting agenda; Lynch seconded and the board approved it by voice vote. Commissioner Fahey moved to approve the April minutes; Lynch seconded and the board approved them by voice vote.

Carver County Attorney Mark Metz introduced Jennifer Tisci, who he said has led the civil division since 2007 and will be promoted to chief deputy county attorney following Peter Ivy’s retirement. Metz also introduced Meg Doyle, joining the office from the Scott County Attorney’s Office to work in civil matters including commitments and guardianships. The board placed both hires on the consent agenda for approval.

Commissioner Lynch moved approval of the consent agenda; Commissioner Anderson seconded. The board approved the consent agenda by voice vote. The consent agenda included a $13,600,000 collective bargaining agreement for supervisors and managers, which county staff described as the product of protracted negotiations; the board did not hold separate debate on the agreement during the meeting.

No roll-call vote totals were read into the record; the clerk recorded approval by voice vote. The county administrator said staff will follow up with implementation steps for the contract and internal personnel changes.