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Wright County adopts resolutions to implement Mississippi River–St. Cloud watershed plan, approves JPA signatures
Summary
The Wright County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted resolutions to implement the Mississippi River to St. Cloud Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan, approved a joint powers agreement and delegated administration of the plan to the local SWCD.
Wright County commissioners on Tuesday unanimously adopted resolutions to implement the Mississippi River to St. Cloud Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan, authorized a joint powers agreement to carry out the plan and delegated administration to the county Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD).
The actions were presented by Mr. Matthias, who told the board there were three actions before them: adopting the resolution to implement the plan, approving a joint powers agreement (JPA) to implement it, and removing the water management task force while delegating administration to the SWCD. "The other counties involved in this have all taken that action to this point," Matthias said, noting Wright County was a week behind other jurisdictions.
Commissioner Dietrich moved to adopt the resolution to delegate administration and implementation of the comprehensive watershed management plan; Commissioner Moyna seconded. Commissioners voted in favor and the first resolution passed unanimously. The board then voted to adopt the remaining resolution and to authorize signatures on the joint powers agreement; both measures passed on unanimous votes.
The board did not record individual roll-call votes in the public transcript beyond the unanimous ayes recorded for each resolution. Commission minutes show the board approved the resolutions and authorized signatures to execute the JPA.
The county’s action aligns Wright County with neighboring jurisdictions that have already accepted the plan and delegated local administration to SWCDs, a move Matthias said would consolidate administration and implementation responsibilities at the district level.
No amendments or conditions were recorded in the public discussion. Board members did not raise substantive objections during the floor discussion, and staff indicated the JPA and signature authorization were the remaining administrative steps.
The resolutions will enable Wright County to participate formally in the multi-jurisdiction watershed effort; administrative details, including next steps for implementation and any required funding, were not specified during the meeting.
