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Commissioners debate $30,000 lobbyist contract as budget and state cost shifts loom
Summary
County administrator Tom Zemmer confirmed the county’s lobbyist contract is $30,000 per year; commissioners expressed skepticism about renewing that contract given state-level cost-shift risks and strong advocacy from local legislators, and the board signaled consensus to remove the item from the upcoming budget.
Beltrami County commissioners discussed the county’s $30,000 annual lobbyist contract during a broader budget-update conversation and signaled they will remove the contract from next year’s proposed budget pending further review.
County administrator Tom Zemmer told the board the contract is $30,000 for the year and that most work occurs during the legislative session, though the firm remains under contract to represent the county year-round. He…
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