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Carver County Board adopts operating-rule changes including work‑session recording, expense limits and public‑comment timer
Summary
The Carver County Board on Jan. 7 approved multiple amendments to its board operating rules aimed at increasing transparency and clarifying expense and technology policies.
The Carver County Board on Jan. 7, 2025, approved a set of amendments to its board operating rules that broaden transparency measures and set new limits for commissioner expenses and staff authorizations.
The changes, approved after a series of motions and separate amendments, require the county to livestream and record work sessions in addition to regular meetings; prohibit using the monthly commissioner expense allowance to reimburse home broadband; require separate board approval for any in‑home technical support visits; add a procedure allowing a commissioner to direct that an item be placed on the proposed agenda with at least 10 days' notice; and make a visible timer available for public commenters.
Board leaders and staff framed the package as a transparency and process-improvement…
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