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Board fills Commissioner Lenzmeier’s committee seats, appoints John Wicker to Board of Adjustment and discusses stipends and fee policy
Summary
Following Commissioner Lenzmeier’s retirement, the Stearns County Board reassigned his committee appointments, unanimously appointed John Wicker to the Board of Adjustment and raised questions about per diems for planning and board site visits and after‑the‑fact permit fees.
After the board declared a vacancy in District 4, commissioners redistributed many of Commissioner Lee Lenzmeier’s committee assignments, appointed a new Board of Adjustment member and discussed compensation and procedural issues for advisory boards.
Appointments and committee coverage: - The board approved interim committee assignments to cover Lenzmeier’s vacancies through the end of the year. Commissioners volunteered for several committees: Council on Aging (Commissioner Persky), Regional Rail Authority (Commissioner Bertram), Area Planning Organization (APO) alternate (Commissioner Clark), Tri‑County Solid Waste and Wetland Appeals Panel (Commissioner Notch), Emergency Services alternate and…
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