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Pine County Board approves hires, grants access updates and holds several unanimous votes
Summary
The Pine County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on a package of routine and personnel items during its Oct. 21 meeting, approving an auditor‑treasurer hire, updating financial signers, authorizing a commissioner for second‑round interviews for an environmental services manager, keeping 2026 health insurance rates flat and approving a resolution to update county access to the Rural Utilities Service online system tied to the county's ReConnect broadband award.
The Pine County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on a package of routine and personnel items during its Oct. 21 meeting, approving an auditor‑treasurer hire, updating financial signers, authorizing a commissioner to sit on second‑round interviews for an environmental services manager, keeping 2026 health insurance rates flat and approving a resolution to update county access to the Rural Utilities Service online system for the county’s ReConnect award.
Why it matters: The motions confirm new county leadership in finance and update administrative access tied to ongoing broadband projects while preserving the county’s current health insurance rate structure for employees. Several of the votes also clear the way for an amended parks grant after a DNR easement blocked planned work.
The board approved the following actions (voice votes; motions…
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