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Coonton County board approves routine business, donations and procurements
Summary
At its May 27, 2025 meeting the Coonton County Board of Commissioners approved a string of routine items including the agenda and minutes, claims and warrant voids, a $100 donation to the sheriff's DARE/coffee fund, several personnel and procurement items, and acknowledgements of municipal cannabis delegation.
The Coonton County Board of Commissioners approved routine county business and a series of procurement and personnel items during its May 27, 2025 meeting.
The board voted to approve the meeting agenda and the minutes from the May 13, 2025 regular meeting. It also approved courthouse, highway, and public health and human services claims and accepted a $100 donation from Stephen Jester to the Sheriff's Office coffee/DARE fund under Minnesota Statute 465.03. The board approved two warrant voids: one for $3.83.19 (multiple charges billed under one vendor) and one for $35,194.55 (a duplicate payment).
The board accepted the resignation of Riley Jacobson from a part-time 9-1-1/dispatcher/inspections position effective June 1, 2025. It also approved a property tax repurchase by the former owner for specified lots in the plat of International Falls (allowed under state statute governing tax-forfeited property repurchases) and acknowledged a City of Big Falls resolution delegating municipal cannabis registration/enforcement authority to Coonton County.
On procurement and fleet matters, the board authorized the motor pool to seek state-bid and local quotes to replace an aging Chrysler 200 with a like-for-like all-wheel-drive Chevrolet Equinox (model year described in the record as a 2026 vehicle). The board also approved purchase of a large-format scanner/plotter, accepting a Loeffler quote for $12,144.49 over an E.O. Johnson quote of about $16,000; a trade-in/credit of $800 was included in both quotes. The board voted to adjourn at the meeting's close.
Votes at a glance (motions recorded in the meeting minutes): approve agenda (motion passed); approve minutes (passed); approve claims A/B/C (passed); accept $100 donation (passed); approve warrant voids (passed); accept Riley Jacobson resignation (passed); approve property repurchase (passed); acknowledge Big Falls cannabis delegation (passed); authorize motor pool vehicle procurement process (passed); approve Loeffler scanner purchase $12,144.49 (passed).
Several motions passed by voice vote without roll-call tallies recorded in the transcript. The meeting record does not list roll-call votes or per-member tallies for these items.
