Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Intergovernmental Agreements topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Wright County and neighboring counties approve updated MOUs to streamline joint drainage assessments
Summary
Wright County trustees and officials from Humboldt, Franklin and Hancock counties approved updates to memoranda of understanding allowing separate meetings for joint drainage assessment approvals and clarifying communication language.
Wright County drainage trustees and supervisors voted to approve updated memoranda of understanding with Humboldt, Franklin and Hancock counties that change how joint drainage assessments are handled, removing the requirement for a conference call at assessment time.
The change — approved in separate motions during conference calls with Humboldt, Franklin and Hancock county officials — adds language so the parties can hold separate meetings to approve assessments and updates a communication paragraph to use fixed amounts rather than percentages. Wright County Chairman Rick Rasmussen convened the trustees for the conference calls and announced the votes.
The updates were presented as administrative revisions intended to eliminate the need for synchronous conference calls when the counties approve joint levies. Trustees said routine paperwork and signatures will continue to be exchanged between counties; the MOU revisions are intended only to change the process for approving assessments.
Votes were recorded as carried in each conference call. Wright County supervisors present (Rick Rasmussen, Dean Klusz, Lynn Lukes and Buddy Ellis) voted in favor. In the conference with Franklin County trustees, Franklin County managers likewise approved the update; Hancock County joined a later call and approved an analogous revision for three joint drainage districts designated as county-control in the document. The board noted the language provided to them by the other counties and that small editorial clarifications (for example, DD versus JDD labeling) could be made on future drafts if the partner counties prefer them.
Trustees said all routine documents related to assessments will still be circulated and signed, and the MOUs simply streamline the logistics of joint assessment approval.
