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Votes at a glance: Meeker County Board actions on May 20, 2025
Summary
The Meeker County Board approved the agenda, carried the consent agenda, and approved a feedlot conditional use permit, two plats, a billboard contract for a suicide-prevention grant, and a classification change for the finance director.
The Meeker County Board of Commissioners took the following recorded actions during its May 20, 2025 regular session.
• Agenda: The board adopted the meeting agenda as presented. Motion by Commissioner Schmidt; second by Commissioner Van Ort. Outcome: motion carried.
• Consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda, which included approval of the May 6 board meeting minutes; approval of Health and Human Services, County and Hospital accounts payable; reappointment to the Sauk River Watershed District Board of Managers; and approval of a quote for ExacqVision security camera servers. Outcome: motion carried.
• Conditional Use Permit 16,588 (feedlot expansion): Approved. Motion by Commissioner Schmidt; second by Commissioner Van Ort. Staff described an increase from 1,650 animal units to 1,929.8 animal units with building additions and a required lagoon expansion. Outcome: approved; Land Use Department will coordinate permit conditions and lagoon work with the applicant.
• Preliminary plat — Asheville Shores 6 (three-lot preliminary plat): Approved. Motion by Commissioner Oldberg; second by Commissioner Samkee. The preliminary plat covers a 21.2-acre parcel; 4.6 acres will be platted into three lots with lot sizes and access described in staff materials. A previously granted variance allows nonstandard septic systems for the three lots.
• Final plat — Bayside Estate (two-lot final plat): Approved. Motion by Commissioner Psaki; second by Commissioner Van Ort. Lot sizes and access approvals were reviewed by staff and the county attorney’s representative; required owner and mortgage signatures must be satisfied before final recording.
• Billboard contract for suicide-prevention grant (Lamar; up to $15,800): Approved. The county public health unit requested contracting with Lamar for three billboards in Litchfield, Darwin and Grove City to display the 988 crisis lifeline and related messaging. Staff reported a vendor quote of $15,150. Motion by Commissioner Schmidt; second by Commissioner O'Bourke. Outcome: approved.
• Reclassification of finance director position from D61 to D71 scale: Approved. The county’s class and compensation committee recommended moving the finance director (county treasurer position) to the D71 pay scale to align the range with the market average ahead of active recruitment. Motion by Commissioner Oberg; second by Commissioner Schmidt. Outcome: approved; implementation timing to be managed by human resources.
Notes: In several votes the board recorded verbal “aye” responses but did not read a roll-call vote into the transcript; specific per-member vote records were not included in the public transcript excerpt. Where motion and second were recorded in the transcript, those names are shown above.
