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Votes at a glance: Polk County Board approves grant applications, contracts and appointments
Summary
At its recent meeting, the Polk County Board approved a series of resolutions, contracts, equipment purchases and appointments, including RAISE grant lead-applicant status, opioid advisory council appointments, purchases tied to organics/grants, and county administrative housekeeping resolutions.
Polk County commissioners approved a series of resolutions, contracts and appointments during their meeting, taking formal votes on grant applications, equipment purchases and administrative housekeeping matters.
The actions included a resolution naming Polk County the lead applicant for a federal RAISE bridge funding application, a series of appointments to the county opioid settlement advisory council, acceptance of a $12,000 donation from Blue Cross Blue Shield for youth programs, approval of a memorandum of agreement naming Alooma as fiscal host for the Crookston Youth Foundation, and multiple routine county finance and personnel items.
Why it matters: Several of the approved measures affect county infrastructure planning and the county's distribution of settlement and grant funds. Approvals to pursue the RAISE grant and to buy equipment tied to organics and glass processing both position the county to pursue state and federal project funding and to adapt to upcoming extended…
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