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Board approves River Valley Drug Task Force grant and updates joint powers agreement
Summary
The board approved a $374,000 VSET grant for the River Valley Drug Task Force for 2026–27 and accepted minor corrections to the Joint Powers Agreement; the sheriff said funding decreased slightly due to more task forces statewide.
The Blue Earth County Board approved acceptance of a $374,000 Minnesota VSET grant for the River Valley Drug Task Force covering 2026–27 and approved an updated Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with minor grammatical and punctuation corrections. The sheriff told commissioners the grant amount represents a roughly 4–5% decrease from prior allocations and that the task force relies on the funding for a substantial portion of its operating budget.
The sheriff recommended approval of the grant and explained that each new grant requires updating the JPA with signatures. County counsel and staff reviewed the JPA and made only minor editorial corrections; commissioners approved both the GRAMA/grant exception motion and the amended JPA by voice votes.
The board record in the transcript does not show a roll‑call tally; approvals were recorded by voice vote as 'aye' with motions carrying.
