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Votes at a glance: Dunn County Board approves fund-balance policy amendment, pay plan, health premiums and several ordinances/resolutions
Summary
The Dunn County Board adopted amendments to the fund-balance policy, approved a related resolution, passed a 2025 budget amendment and approved several committee resolutions and ordinances including a 2026 pay plan, health/dental premiums and fee/boarding-rate ordinances.
The Dunn County Board of Supervisors took a series of formal actions during the meeting. Key outcomes are listed below. Where a motion mover or seconder was recorded in the meeting transcript, that information is included; vote tallies were not recorded on the transcript excerpts and are reported as "motion passed" when the audio recorded the board adopting the item.
Votes at a glance
- Amendment to Chapter 7, Section 5 (Fund Balance Policy) — Moved by Supervisor Bachand; seconded by Supervisor Morehouse. The board adopted an amendment (changing committee oversight language to the executive committee). Outcome: adopted (motion passes).
- Resolution approving Fund Balance and Networking Capital Policy — Moved by Supervisor Bachand; seconded by Supervisor Hagen. The board adopted the resolution as amended. Outcome: adopted (motion passes).
- 2025 budget amendment (technical appropriation adjustments) — Moved by Supervisor Story; seconded by Supervisor Hagen. The board approved the budget amendment (roll call vote set up; motion passed). Outcome: adopted (motion passes).
- Planning, Resources and Development — Ordinance rezoning, Hatches LLC — Moved by Supervisor Quinn; seconded by Supervisor Wolf. Outcome: adopted (motion passes).
- Planning, Resources and Development — Resolution authorizing application for surface-water grants (DNR) — Moved by Supervisor Morehouse; seconded by Supervisor Headland. Outcome: adopted (motion passes).
- Committee on Administration — Resolution adopting the 2026 pay plan and wage structures — Moved by Supervisor Wolf; seconded by Supervisor Headland. Outcome: adopted (motion passes).
- Committee on Administration — Resolution adopting the 2026 health and dental premiums — Moved by Supervisor Bachand; seconded by Supervisor Bauer. Outcome: adopted (motion passes).
- Judiciary and Law — Ordinance amending Chapter 7, §7.6.01 (Sheriff's office fees) — Second reading; no clarifying questions recorded. Outcome: adopted (motion passes).
- Judiciary and Law — Ordinance amending Chapter 26 (Maintenance and boarding of prisoners) — Supervisor Berndt moved an amendment to require reporting to Judiciary & Law when the sheriff and county manager deviate from the established daily rate; Supervisor Bachand seconded the amendment. The amendment passed and the amended ordinance was adopted. Outcome: adopted (motion passes).
Several routine items (approval of minutes, appointment confirmations and report acceptance) were also adopted earlier in the meeting.
Motion details and references to the county code and ordinance sections were discussed on the floor; where the transcript recorded a mover and seconder those are listed above. Vote tallies were not read into the meeting transcript for most items — the clerk recorded that motions passed after questions and debate were closed.
