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Anoka County approves SHIP and corrections funding, recognizes probation staff
Summary
The board authorized acceptance of multiple grants including a $660,160 Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) award and accepted an $8,028,465 community supervision distribution; the board also approved a Community Living Infrastructure grant and passed a resolution recognizing probation officers.
The Anoka County Board on July 16 approved a slate of human services actions that includes a Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) grant, a Community Living Infrastructure grant, a community supervision funding distribution and a resolution recognizing probation staff.
Commissioner Meissner told the board the county plans to enter contract C001135 with the Minnesota Department of Health for SHIP funding, with the first-year award estimated at $660,160 for the 11/1/2025 through 10/31/2026 period. Meissner said SHIP supports prevention programming across schools, worksites and health-care settings.
The board also approved a Community Living Infrastructure grant (contract C00115) from the Minnesota Department of Human Services. County staff said the Community Living Infrastructure funds help counties expand supports for Minnesotans with disabling conditions, including emergency hotel-shelter management, a housing resource specialist and a housing outreach worker.
Under community corrections, the board accepted the community supervision funding formula subsidy distribution for fiscal year 2026 from the Minnesota Department of Corrections, a net distribution of $8,028,465. County staff said the distribution reflects a 0.05 increase tied to a three-year look-back change in the state's formula.
The board also approved Resolution 2025 HS-10 to recognize probation officers and probation officer assistants during National Pretrial, Probation and Parole Supervision Week. Dylan Warkentin, director of Community Corrections, described probation work as "highly skilled, highly trained" and noted officers handle pretrial assessments, presentence investigations and supervision for reentry and alternatives to incarceration.
Commissioner Meissner moved approval of human services items 1 through 4; Commissioner Heinrich seconded. The board voted by roll call and the measures passed unanimously.
County staff said SHIP and the other grants will be used for prevention, housing supports and supervision services; contract execution and implementation steps were authorized. The board received a presentation on SHIP at committee and directed staff to proceed with the contracts and program implementation.
