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Votes at a glance: Wright County board actions and contracts, April meeting
Summary
This roundup lists formal motions recorded at the Wright County Board meeting, including drainage and intercounty agreements, a contract award, union contract approval, a proclamation, and the five-year roads program.
Below are the formal actions recorded during the Wright County Board meeting and related trustee sessions. Where the transcript recorded a voice vote of "All Aye," the meeting minutes also list the five supervisors present (Cloos, Bosch, Rasmussen, Lukes, Ellis).
1) Memorandum of Understanding (Humboldt County and Wright County) - Action: Motion to approve memorandum of understanding concerning joint drainage districts (up to $15,000 each side). - Motion: made by Wright County trustee (unnamed in transcript); second by Humboldt trustee (unnamed in transcript). - Vote: Wright County supervisors present voted in favor; Humboldt County trustees also voted in favor. - Outcome: Approved.
2) Drainage work order: DD136 (Lake Township) - Action: Motion to approve a work order to televise an underground tile on DD136 to investigate a possible plug; investigation requested by landowner Jacob Weiss. - Motion: made by drainage trustee (unnamed); seconded. - Vote: All ayes in trustee session. - Outcome: Approved; televising scheduled.
3) Award contract: Project BROS C O 99... (Bridge north of Rowan) - Action: Resolution 2025-16 awarding contract to Peterson Contractors in the amount of $186,029.75 for a bridge/box culvert project. - Motion: by county staff (as recorded in minutes); seconded. - Vote: Supervisors recorded as "All ayes." - Outcome: Approved; contract award to Peterson Contractors.
4) Secondary roads five-year program (FY 20262030) - Action: Motion to approve the Secondary Roads five-year program and IUDT budget (as presented). - Motion: seconded. - Vote: All ayes. - Outcome: Approved; engineering to proceed with design and bid letting.
5) Union contract: Sheriff Deputies and Jailers - Action: Motion to approve negotiated union contract effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2029 (includes post-retirement health language and participation options). - Motion: made and seconded. - Vote: All ayes. - Outcome: Approved pending signatures and final execution by union representative and county signatories.
6) Proclamation: Child Abuse Prevention Month - Action: Motion to proclaim April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Wright County (proclamation read by Angela Westlake of Parent Connection). - Motion: seconded. - Vote: All ayes. - Outcome: Proclamation adopted; signature to be obtained.
7) Budget hearing date - Action: Motion to hold the Wright County budget hearing on April 28 at 9:30 a.m. for FY 2025-26. - Motion: seconded. - Vote: All ayes. - Outcome: Date set for publication and hearing.
8) Communications director full-time hire (rescind/replace language) - Action: Board rescinded a prior motion and then approved a revised motion to hire a communications director as a full-time position with salary adjustments language replacing the phrase "cost of living." The approved hire included staged pay increases described in the personnel paperwork. - Motion(s): rescind previous motion; motion to approve revised hire language. - Vote: All ayes. - Outcome: Revised personnel action recorded; HR to manage signatures and final paperwork.
Notes on vote tallies: the transcript and meeting minutes record voice votes and "all ayes" on multiple items. The board roll as recorded in the meeting minutes for this session lists five supervisors (Cloos, Bosch, Rasmussen, Lukes, Ellis). Where roll-call was not explicitly recorded in the transcript, the summary above notes the unanimous voice vote as reported in the record.
