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Board approves consent agenda; one item debated and approved separately
Summary
The Olmsted County Board approved its consent agenda with one contested item (B) removed for separate consideration; the board later approved item B after discussion and a recorded nay was noted verbally on the record.
The Olmsted County Board approved its consent agenda in block after amending the motion to exclude item B at the request of a commissioner. After separate discussion, the board later approved item B.
Items listed on the consent agenda included approval of board minutes for May 6; a transfer of excess municipal funds; an agreement between the Rochester-Olmsted Council of Governments (ROCOG) and MnDOT on safety action plan 055589001 with IIJA match funding; designation of a deputy clerk of the county board; an amendment to the "whatever it takes" grant agreement; and acceptance of a mobile crisis startup grant from the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
A commissioner asked that item B be excluded from the block approval. The board amended the motion to approve the consent agenda other than B, carried that motion by voice vote, and then took a separate motion to approve item B. That motion carried as well after a voice vote in which a nay was audible; the record did not provide a roll-call with individual vote names.
No further details or dissenting arguments about item B were recorded in the transcript beyond the commissioner’s stated opposition to including the funds in county action.
