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Board approves consent agenda, software subscription and designated fund balances; transit fund moved to general fund
Summary
The board approved the consent agenda (minutes, claims, per diems, and small purchases), authorized the annual budget software fee, and approved annual designated fund balances while excluding a transit fund to be returned to the general fund.
Wabasha County commissioners approved the consent agenda, the annual budget-software subscription fee, and the county's annual designated fund balances at the meeting.
The consent agenda included minutes from Feb. 18, claims, per diems, meal vouchers and purchasing items: two Motorola radios and radio batteries for Public Health, and a transmission for a 2019 Ford Fusion for Social Services. The board approved the consent agenda by voice vote.
County staff asked the board to note that the annual budget-software agreement fee was budgeted in the 2025 budget; a commissioner moved and seconded approval, and the board approved the subscription payment. Commissioners said the software had been useful and that this would be its third year in use.
On designated fund balances (annual set-asides for capital and equipment), staff presented the list of funds and their intended purposes, including jail washer replacement, Hiawatha Transit bus fund, pool car replacement, election equipment replacement, and other departmental equipment and maintenance funds. The board approved the designated fund balances but instructed staff to exclude the Hiawatha Transit designated fund and return those funds to the general fund after prior communications with Hiawatha Transit indicated the transition to general-fund support. A motion to approve the designated funds with that exclusion carried by voice vote.
Ending: Staff said they would update records to reflect the board's action and return the Hiawatha Transit funds to the general fund. Commissioners asked for minor follow-up on specific designated-fund items (court services intake details) to be provided outside the meeting.
