Griggs County Commission approves routine business: extension hire, maintenance certification, abatements and recorder travel
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Summary
The commission approved recruiting a full-time NDSU extension agent, signed the annual federal‑aid highway maintenance certification, approved two abatements and authorized the county recorder to attend a PREA symposium using document‑preservation funds. Several letters (DOT, Verizon) were also approved.
At the Nov. 10 meeting the Griggs County Commission completed a set of routine administrative actions.
The board approved a motion to recruit and fill the county extension agent position after Leslie Lubinow, East District Director for NDSU Extension, explained the county pays 50 percent of salary and operating costs for the position. The motion to recruit and hire was made, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Commissioners also approved the yearly maintenance certification the North Dakota Department of Transportation requires for federal-aid highway projects, confirming county inspection and maintenance practices.
Two abatements that had been approved at the township or city level were accepted by the commission by voice vote following the county's customary practice of deferring to local approvals.
The county recorder requested approval to attend the Property Records Industry Association (PREA) National Winter Symposium in Virginia Beach in late February 2026 to learn fraud‑prevention and records-preservation practices. She proposed funding the trip from the recorder's document-preservation fund (funded by recording fees and subscription revenue). Commissioners moved, seconded and approved the travel request.
The board also approved draft letters — including a request to the state DOT concerning safety and shoulder width on Highway 1 and a separate letter to Verizon about local connectivity problems — and voted to publish holiday‑closure notices and require staff to use vacation or unpaid leave for certain post‑holiday closure days.
Next steps: extension hiring will proceed to candidate recruitment and an eventual salary approval vote; recorder will report back on symposium attendance. Letters will be sent to DOT and Verizon per the motions.
