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Votes at a glance: Clay County Board actions April 22 — letters, hires, contracts and bids
Summary
At its April 22 meeting the Clay County Board approved a set of routine and substantive items including a letter-request motion (directing staff to notify state leaders about budget impacts), personnel hires, a dust-control contract, the low bid for a local road project and grant reapplication authorizations.
The Clay County Board of Commissioners took the following formal actions during its April 22 meeting (motions passed by voice vote; the transcript records only voice tallies):
• Agenda approval with an addition. Motion by Commissioner Moschel; second by Commissioner Bair. Outcome: approved.
• Approval of payments, bills and vouchers. Motion by Commissioner Behr; second by Commissioner Abernathy. Outcome: approved.
• Approval of Glacier Dust Control quote for 2025 dust control at $1.78 per gallon. Motion by Commissioner Mogile; second by Commissioner Ebinger. Outcome: approved.
• Award low bid for local road improvement project SEP 14-5904-2 (Fifteenth Street, Holly) to Hauge Incorporated (low bid $876,081.38), contingent on city of Holly approval. Motion by Commissioner Mogile; second by Commissioner Bair. Outcome: approved.
• Approval to replace a collections officer position in the child-support fraud and collections unit (position budgeted at grade 12 step 9; new hire projected at grade 12 step 1). Motion by Commissioner Ebinger; second by Commissioner Bair. Outcome: approved.
• Approval to reapply for the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) Community Living Infrastructure (CLI) grant with Clay County serving as fiscal host for the 10‑county region; estimated request approximately $980,000 for the 2025–27 cycle (final partner budgets not yet finalized). Motion by Commissioner Moschel; second by Commissioner Ebinger. Outcome: approved.
• Approval to hire a nurse for the West Central Regional Juvenile Center at grade 19 step 7 (recommended by the regional advisory board and PIC). Motion by Commissioner Eppinger; second by Commissioner Behr. Outcome: approved.
• Authorization to advertise and hire a full‑time registered nurse for the county’s Withdrawal Management/Detox facility (to replace an RN converting to variable hours). Motion by Commissioner Kravanoff; second by Commissioner Abernathy. Outcome: approved.
• Motion directing staff to prepare and send a letter to the governor and legislative leaders outlining Clay County’s projected fiscal impacts from the governor’s proposed budget (including disability‑waiver cost‑share, behavioral‑health fund changes and related employer/employee mandates). Motion by Commissioner Paul Mogile; second not specified on the record. Outcome: approved.
Notes and provenance: motions were recorded on the April 22 transcript; many motions were carried by unanimous voice vote (“aye”) and no roll‑call tallies were recorded in the public audio. The county auditor and county administrator will record final minutes and any numerical roll calls in the official record.
