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Votes at a glance: Ramsey County approves consulting contracts, liquor licenses and comprehensive plan resolution
Summary
At its meeting commissioners approved a one-year HR consulting agreement with Lockguard Consulting LLC, continued a backup IT contract with Remark Consulting (Joe Kramer), approved liquor licenses and adopted the comprehensive plan resolution effective Aug. 1; several other administrative items were discussed or tabled.
Ramsey County commissioners completed a series of administrative votes and approvals, including contracting decisions and adoption of the county comprehensive plan.
Key actions recorded at the meeting:
- Lockguard Consulting LLC: Commissioners approved a one-year consulting agreement with Lockguard Consulting LLC for human resources services. Commissioners noted the agreement includes a 60-day termination provision and that a one-year trial would allow the county to assess the arrangement without committing to a permanent hire. The motion passed on a voice vote.
- Remark Consulting backup IT services: The board voted to continue a backup service contract with Kramer (recorded in the packet as Joe Kramer/Remark Consulting) to maintain server backups and software updates. The motion was seconded and passed on a voice vote; staff said the expense had been included in the budget as far back as 2020.
- Liquor licenses: Commissioners approved the list of liquor-license renewals provided in the meeting packet. The motion carried on a voice vote.
- Resolution adopting the comprehensive plan: The board approved a resolution adopting the county comprehensive plan. The resolution was adopted at the meeting date and set an effective date of Aug. 1 to allow for the required two weeks of publication. A roll-call vote was recorded: Commissioner Hodes—Aye; Commissioner Frith—Aye; Commissioner Volk—Aye; Commissioner Helmy—Aye; Commissioner Gessner—Aye. The motion carried.
Other business and status updates:
- Lease for the abstract office: Staff told commissioners that the lease negotiations and final adjustments remain in progress; a final public distribution was not ready at the time of the meeting and staff expected a draft next week.
- Multi-board appointments: Commissioners discussed vacancies and recruitment for citizen advisory committees, including a Homestead Rule Committee that still needed additional citizen members. A commissioner requested the matter be revisited in July.
Several of the motions were passed by voice vote without roll-call tallies recorded in the transcript; where roll call was taken, the results are recorded above.
